Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(175 cards)
1
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
2
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
3
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
4
Q
AM
A
in the morning; before noon
5
Q
Amb
A
ambulatory
6
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
7
Q
BID; b.i.d
A
twice a day
8
Q
BMR
A
basic metabolic rate
9
Q
B/P; BP
A
blood pressure
10
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
11
Q
°C
A
centigrade, Celsius temperature
12
Q
c (line on top of letter)
A
with
13
Q
Ca
A
calcium
14
Q
CA
A
cancer
15
Q
Cath
A
catheter, catheterization
16
Q
cap
A
capsule
17
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
18
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
19
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
20
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
21
Q
cm
A
centimeter
22
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
23
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
24
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
25
CT scan
computerized tomography scan
26
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
27
D&C
dilation and curettage
28
DOA
dead on arrival
29
DOB
date of birth
30
Dx
Diagnosis
31
ECG; EKG
Electrocardiogram
32
ED; ER
Emergency department; emergency room
33
EMG
Electromyogram
34
ENT
Ear, nose, and throat
35
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
36
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
37
Fr
Iron
38
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
39
Fx
Fracture
40
GB
Gallbladder
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gm
Gram
42
gtt
drop
43
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
44
Hgb
Hemoglobin
45
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
46
ICU
Intensive care unit
47
IV
Intravenous
48
kg
Kilogram
49
L&D
Labor & Delivery
50
L, l
Left, liter
51
lab
Laboratory
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LPN, LVN
Licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse
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lytes
Electrolytes
54
mcg
Microgram
55
MD
Doctor of medicine
56
mEq
Millequivalents
57
mg
Milligram
58
MI
Myocardial infraction
59
mL
Milliliter
60
mm
Millimeter
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MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
62
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
63
N/A
Not applicable; not available
64
NPO
Nothing by mouth
65
OB/GYN
Obstetrics/gynecology
66
OD
Overdose; right eye
67
OR
Operating room
68
ORTH
Orthopedics
69
oz
Ounce
70
PDR
Physician’s desk reference
71
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
72
p.o
By mouth
73
p/o
Postoperative
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preop
Before surgery
75
pt
Patient
76
q
Every
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QID, q.i.d
Four times a day
78
R
Respiration, right
79
ROM
Range of motion
80
R/O
Rule out
81
RT
Right, radiation therapy
82
Rx
Prescription
83
s (line above)
Without
84
Staph.
Staphylococcus
85
STAT, stat
Immediately
86
STI, STD
Sexually transmitted infection/ disease
87
T&A
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
88
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
89
TID, t.i.d
Three times a day
90
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
91
UA
Urinalysis
92
URI
Upper respiratory infection
93
UTI
Unitary tract infection
94
VD
Venereal disease
95
VS
vital signs
96
wt
Weight
97
acr/o
extremities
98
aden/o
gland
99
albin/o, alb/o
white
100
angi/o
vessel
101
arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
103
audi/o
hearing
104
aur/o
ear
105
bi/o
life
106
blephar/o
eyelid
107
brachi/o
arm
108
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
109
bucc/o
cheek
110
carcin/o
cancer
111
cardi/o
heart
112
cephal/o
head
113
cerebr/o
brain
114
cervic/o
neck
115
chol/e
bile
116
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
117
chondr/o
cartilage
118
chrom/o
color
119
col/o, colon/o
colon
120
cost/o
ribs
121
crani/o
skull
122
cutane/o
skin
123
cyan/o
blue
124
cyst/o
bladder
125
cyt/o
cell
126
dacry/o
tear
127
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
128
dent/i
tooth
129
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
130
enter/o
intestine
131
erythr/o
red
132
esophag/o
esophagus
133
fasci/o
band; fibrous
134
gastr/o
stomach
135
gingiv/o
gum
136
gloss/o
tongue
137
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar, sweet
138
gynec/o, gyn/o
woman
139
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
140
hepat/o
liver
141
hist/o
tissue
142
home/o
sime; similar
143
hydr/o
water
144
hyster/o
uterus
145
icter/o
jaundice
146
idi/o
unknown; individual; distinct
147
ile/o
ileum (part of the small intestine)
148
kerat/o
cornea; scaly
149
lact/o
milk
150
lapar/o
abdomen
151
leuk/o
white
152
lingu/o
tongue
153
lip/o
fat
154
lith/o
stone
155
mast/o
breast
156
melan/o
black
157
mening/o, meningi/o
membrane covering the brain or spinal cord
158
mon/o
one; single
159
myc/o
fungus
160
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
161
my/o
muscle
162
narc/o
stupor; sleep
163
nas/o
nose
164
necr/o
death
165
nephr/o
kidney
166
neur/o
nerve
167
ocul/o
eye
168
onc/o
tumor
169
oophor/o
ovary
170
ophthalm/o
eye
171
orch/o, orchi/o
testicle
172
orth/o
straight
173
oste/o
bone
174
ot/o
ear
175
path/o
disease
