General Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
abx
A
antibiotics
3
Q
ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
4
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily life
5
Q
ALS
A
advanced life support
6
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
7
Q
Amt
A
amount
8
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
9
Q
A&W
A
alive and well
10
Q
BCP
A
birth control pill
11
Q
BLS
A
basic life support
12
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
13
Q
c
A
with
14
Q
c/o
A
complaint of
15
Q
c/w
A
consistent with
16
Q
Cx
A
culture
17
Q
D/C
A
discharge
18
Q
Ddx
A
differential diagnosis
19
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
20
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
21
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
22
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
23
Q
Dz
A
disease
24
Q
D/O
A
disorder
25
ED
emergency department
26
EMS
emergency medical services
27
EP
emergency physician
28
Fx
fracture
29
g
gram(s)
30
H&P
history & physical
31
ICU
intensive care unit
32
kg
kilogram(s)
33
LOS
length of stay
34
MVA
motor vehicle accident
35
MVC
motor vehicle collision
36
NKDA
no know drug allergies
37
NKMA
no known medical allergies
38
Ø
none, not, no
39
OOT
out of town
40
o/w
otherwise
41
p
after
42
PCP
primary care physician
43
PMD
primary doctor
44
Pt
patient
45
PTA
prior to arrival
46
q.c.
quality control
47
rec
recommend
48
RN
registered nurse
49
R/O
rule out
50
RS
rescue squad
51
s
without
52
s/p
status post
53
s/s
signs/symptoms
54
sts
states
55
sx
symptom
56
TDO
temporary detaining order
57
THC
marijuana
58
UTD
up to date (as in immunizations)
59
via
by way of
60
WC
wheelchair
61
W&D
warm and dry
62
yo
year old
