Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
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A
Fracture
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Abx
A
antibiotics
3
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Adh
A
anti diuretic hormone
4
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aicu
A
adult intensive care unit
5
Q
af
A
atrial fibrillation
6
Q
aids
A
acquired immune deficiency virus
7
Q
ami
A
acute myocardial infarction
8
Q
mi
A
myocardial infarction
9
Q
abdo
A
abdominal
10
Q
av node
A
atrio ventricular node
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Q
axr
A
abdominal x ray
12
Q
b/k
A
below knee
13
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bm
A
blood sugar level
14
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bmi
A
body mass index
15
Q
bp
A
blood pressure
16
Q
bo
A
bowels opened
17
Q
bno
A
bowels not opened
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Q
ccf
A
congestive cardiac failure
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Q
bnf
A
british national formulary
20
Q
ccot
A
critical care outreach team
21
Q
cd
A
controlled drug
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cons
A
consultant
23
Q
copd
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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cxr
A
chest x ray
25
csf
cerebral spinal fluid
26
DN
district nurse
27
dka
diabetic ketoacidosis
28
dna
did not attend
29
dvt
deep vein thrombosis
30
echo
echocardiogram
31
ed
emergency department
32
ent
ear nose and throat
33
et tube/ett
endotracheal tube
34
fbg
fasting blood glucose
35
gtn
glyceryl trinitrate
36
gcs
glasgow coma scale
37
fwb
fully weight bearing
38
hypo
hypoglycaemia
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ibs
irritable bowl syndrome
40
icu
intensive care unit
41
im
intra muscularly
42
ivi
intravenous infusion
43
loc
loss of consciousness
44
mdt
multi disciplinary team
45
n/k
not known
46
nka
no known allergies
47
02 sat
oxygen saturation
48
ot
occupational therapist
49
pe
pulmonary embolism
50
prn
as required (pro re nata, as the situation commands)
51
pmh
past medical history
52
svt
supra ventricular tachycardia
53
T
temperature
54
tbc
to be confirmed
55
us
ultrasound
56
vf
ventricular fibrillation
57
vt
ventricular tachycardia
58
ppci
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
