GP 10 - Patient Note Abbreviations (non-obvious only) Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
Hour and Minute
A
hr
min
2
Q
Microgram
A
mcg
mg is milligram
3
Q
Ounces
A
oz
4
Q
Respirations and Temperature
A
R
T
5
Q
Intramuscularly
Intravenously
Orally
A
IM
IV
po
6
Q
Without or no
A
∅
7
Q
Positive and Negative
A
+ or pos
- or neg
8
Q
Abdomen
A
Abd
9
Q
Anteroposterior
Posteroanterior
A
AP (from front to back)
PA (from back to front)
10
Q
Coronary artery bypass grafting
A
CABG
11
Q
Congestive heart failure
A
CHF
12
Q
Computed Tomography
A
CT
13
Q
Cerebrovascular accident
A
CVA
14
Q
Central venous pressure
A
CVP
15
Q
Chest X-ray
A
CXR
16
Q
Diabetes mellitus
A
DM
17
Q
Deep tendon reflexes
A
DTR
18
Q
Extraocular muscles
A
EOM
19
Q
Alcohol
A
EtOH
20
Q
Extremities
A
Ext
21
Q
Female
Male
A
“f” or ♀
“m” or ♂
22
Q
Genitourinary
A
GU
23
Q
History of
A
h/o
24
Q
Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
A
HEENT
25
Hormone Replacement Therapy
HRT
26
Hypertension
HTN
27
Jugular Venous Distention
JVD
28
Left
Right
L
R
29
Last Menstrual Period
LMP
30
Medications
Meds
31
Motor vehicle accident
MVA
32
Neurologic
Neuro
33
Non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM
34
No know allergies
NKA
35
No known Drug Allergies
NKDA
36
Normal/Normal limits
Within normal limits
nl
wnl
37
Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
PERRLA
38
Range of motion
ROM
39
Shortness of breath
SOB
40
Transient ischemic attack
TIA
41
Urinalysis
U/A
42
Upper respiratory tract infection
URI
43
Year-old
yo
44
Chief Complaint
CC
45
History of Presenting Illness
HPI
46
Review of Systems
ROS