HOSA Bowl- Medical Symbols & Abbreviations Part 1 Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
Q
C/O
A
complains of
2
Q
CC
A
chief complaint(s)
3
Q
CTA
A
clear to ausculation
4
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
5
Q
F/U
A
follow-up
6
Q
FH
A
family history
7
Q
H/O
A
history of
8
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
9
Q
Hx
A
history
10
Q
PE
A
physical examination; pelvic examination; pulmonary embolism
11
Q
PH/SH
A
personal and social history
12
Q
PI
A
present illness
13
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
14
Q
ROS
A
review of systems
15
Q
SH
A
social history
16
Q
Tx
A
treatment
17
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
18
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
19
Q
GU
A
genitourinary
20
Q
EENT
A
ears, eyes, nose and throat
21
Q
HEENT
A
head, ears, eyes, nose and throat
22
Q
Ob/Gyn
A
obstetrics and gynecology
23
Q
Peds
A
pediatrics
24
Q
UCD
A
usual childhood diseases
25
A & P
auscultation and percussion
26
ADL
activities of daily living
27
CN III
third cranial nerve (there are CN I to XII)
28
RCM
right costal margin (there is also a LCM)
29
RUQ
right upper quadrant (also there is RLQ, LUQ and LLQ)
30
TM
tympanic membrane
31
AAOX 3
alert, awake and oriented to person, place and time
32
ad lib
at will, as desired
33
BM
bowel movement
34
BP
blood pressure
35
CVAT
costovertebral angle tenderness
36
DTR
deep tendon reflex
37
EOMI
extraocular muscles intact
38
HJR
hepatojugular reflux
39
JVD
jugular venous distention
40
IBW
ideal body weight
41
LBW
lean body weight
42
BSA
body surface area
43
LMP
last menstrual period
44
NAD
no apparent distress; no apparent disease
45
NC/AT
normocephalic, atraumatic
46
NKA
no known allergies
47
NKDA
no known drug allergies
48
o.d.
right eye
49
o.s.
left eye
50
o.u.
both eyes
51
PERRLA
pupils equal, round,reactive to light and accomodation
52
IOP
intraocular pressure
53
ROM
range of motion
54
VS
vital signs
55
P
pulse
56
T
temperature
57
RR
respiratory rate; recovery room
58
HR
heart rate
59
RRR
regular rate amd rhythm (heart)
60
Ac
before meals
61
YO
year old
62
DOB
date of birth
63
+
positive; present; plus
64
-
negative; absent; minus
65
c (with bar on top)
with
66
õ
negative; without
67
W/O
without
68
adm
admission, admitted
69
AD
Alzheimer disease
70
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
71
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
72
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
73
MI
myocardial infarction
74
CHF
congestive heart failure
75
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
76
HT
hypertension (also HTn);height
77
DM
diabetes mellitus
78
AODM
adult onset diabetes mellitus
79
IDDM
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
80
NIDDM
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
81
PD
Parkinson disease
82
AOM
acute otitis media
83
Ca
cancer
84
COAD
chronic obstructive airway disase
85
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
86
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
87
SOB
shortness of breath
88
URI
upper respiratory infection
89
TB
tuberculosis
90
CVA
cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle
91
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
92
NV
nausea and vomiting
93
NVD
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; neck vein distention
94
PONV
postoperative nausea and vomiting
95
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
96
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
97
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
98
OA
osteoarthritis
99
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
100
TIA
transient ischemic attack
101
HA
headache
102
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia)
103
UTI
urinary tract infection
104
STD
sexually transmitted disease
105
MVA
motor vehicle accident
106
ANA
antinuclear antibody
107
Alb
albumin
108
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
109
LFT
liver function test
110
aPTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
111
AST
asparate aminotransferase
112
BG
blood glucose; blood gases
113
BS
blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds
114
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
115
CK-MB
creatine Kinase, MB function
116
CO2
carbon dioxide
117
CPK
creatinine phosphokinase
118
CrCl
creatinine clearance
119
C & S
culture and sensitivity
120
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
121
Gluc
glucose
122
FBS
fasting blood sugar
123
HbA1c
glycosylated hemoglobin
124
CHOL
cholesterol
125
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
126
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
127
LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
128
Trig
triglycerides
129
INR
international normalized ratio
130
DB
direct bilirubin
131
TB
total bilirubin
132
TP
total protein
133
Ca
Calcium (also Ca++)
134
Cl
Chloride (also Cl-)
135
K
Potassium (also K+)
136
Mg
Magnesium (also Mg++)
137
Na
Sodium (also Na+)
