EMT Abbreviations Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
MICN
A
mobil intensive care nurse
2
Q
min
A
minutes
3
Q
mL
A
milliliter
4
Q
mo
A
month
5
Q
MVA
A
motor vehicle accident
6
Q
NA
A
not applicable/not available
7
Q
NAD
A
no apparent distress
8
Q
narc
A
narcotic
9
Q
NB
A
newborn
10
Q
neg
A
negative
11
Q
NKA
A
no known allergies
12
Q
NKM
A
no known medications
13
Q
NP
A
nurse practitioner
14
Q
npo
A
nothing per mouth
15
Q
NSR
A
normal sinus rhythm
16
Q
NTG
A
nitroglycerin
17
Q
nv
A
nausea/vomiting
18
Q
n/v/d
A
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
19
Q
O2
A
oxygen
20
Q
O2sat
A
oxygen saturation
21
Q
OB/GYN
A
obstetrical/gynecological
22
Q
OD
A
overdose
23
Q
/p
A
after
24
Q
P
A
para
25
PE
physical exam/pedal edema/pulmonary embilus
26
Peds
pediatric
27
perf
perforation
28
PIH
pregnancy induce hypertension
29
pm
evening
30
PMH
past medical history
31
PMS
pulse, motor, sensation
32
po
by mouth
33
post
posterior/after
34
pr
per rectum
35
prn
as needed
36
PSI
passenger space intrusion
37
Psych
psychiatric
38
pt
patient
39
PTA
prior to arrival
40
pull
pulmonary
41
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
42
q
every
43
R
right
44
RLE
right lower extremity
45
RLL
right lower lobe (lung)
46
RLQ
right lower quadrant
47
RML
right middle lobe (lung)
48
RN
registered nurse
49
r/o
rule out
50
RUE
right upper extremity
51
RUL
right upper lobe (lung)
52
RUQ
right upper quadrant
53
Rx
prescription
54
SOB
short of breath
55
SQ
subcutaneous
56
SW
stab wound
57
TB
tuberculosis
58
TBC
total body check
59
TC
traffic collision
60
TIA
transient ischemic attack
61
TKO
to keep open (IV flow)
62
TV
tidal volume
63
unk
unknown
64
UTI
urinary tract infection
65
vag
vaginal
66
vol
volume
67
vs
versus
68
VS
vital signs
69
wk
weak
70
WNL
within normal limits
71
w/o
without
72
wt
weight
73
y/o
year old
74
yr
year
75
@
at
76
&
and
77
>
greater than
78
<
less than
