Hospital Abbreviations Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
ABR
A
Auditory Brainstem Response/Absolute Bed Rest
2
Q
a.c./ac
A
Before a meal
3
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ad/AD
A
right ear, to, up to, Alzheimer’s Disease
4
Q
ALS
A
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Acute Lateral Sclerosis, Advanced Life Support
5
Q
amb
A
Ambulatory
6
Q
amt
A
Amount
7
Q
as/AS
A
left ear
8
Q
ASA
A
Aspirin (acetylsalicyclic acid), atrial septal aneurysm
9
Q
au/AU
A
both ears, allergenic (allergy) units
10
Q
b.i.d./BID
A
twice daily
11
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
12
Q
BR
A
Bedrest
13
Q
Bx
A
Biopsy
14
Q
/c
A
With
15
Q
CA
A
Cancer, Carcinoma, Cardiac Arrest
16
Q
CBR
A
Complete Bedrest
17
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CC/C.C.
A
Chief Complaint
18
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
19
Q
CHI
A
Closed Head Injury
20
Q
c/o
A
Complaint of
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CVA
A
Cerebrovascular Accident
22
Q
Cx
A
Cervix, Cancel
23
Q
CXR
A
Chest X-Ray
24
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/d
A
per Day
25
DAT
Diest as Tolerated, Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
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d/c
Discharge, Discontinue
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Fx
Fracture
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HBP
High Blood Pressure
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H/O
History of
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lac
Laceration
31
MCA
Middle Cerebral Artery, Middle Cerebral Aneurysm, Motorcycle Accident
32
NAS
No Added Salt, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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N&V
Nausea and Vomiting
34
NVS
Neurological Vital Signs
35
OD
Right Eye, Overdose, Optic Disc
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OM
Otitis Media, Osteomyelitis
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OOB
Out of Bed
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OS/O.S.
Left Eye, Oral Surgery
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OU
Both Eyes
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/p
After (Post)
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p.c./pc
After Meals
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PCA
Posterior Cerebral Artery, Posterior Communicating Artery
43
PRN/prn
Whenever Necessary
44
PTA
Prior to Admission, Pure-Tone Average, Physical Therapy Assistant
45
q
Every (qam = every morning, qd = every day, qn = every night)
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qid
Four Times a Day
47
qo
Every Other (qod = every other day, qoh = every other hour)
48
R/O
Rule Out
49
Rx
Therapy, Prescription, Treatment
50
/s
Without
51
sc/SC
Subcutaneous(ly)
52
SOB
Shortness of Breath
53
s/p
Status Post
54
ss
a Half
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Sx
Symptoms, Surgery
56
Sz/sz
Seizure
57
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
58
t.i.d.
Three Times a Day
59
TO
Telephone Order
60
Tx
Treatment, Traction, Transplant
61
VER
Visual Evoked Response
62
WA
While Awake
