Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(72 cards)
1
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
2
Q
ac
A
before meals
3
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillation
4
Q
ax
A
axilla, axillary, armpit
5
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
6
Q
bid
A
twice a day
7
Q
BM
A
bowel movement, bone marrow
8
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
9
Q
BMR
A
basal metabolic rate
10
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
11
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
12
Q
c
A
with
13
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
14
Q
CBR
A
complete bed rest
15
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
16
Q
cl liq
A
clear liquid
17
Q
c/o
A
complains of
18
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
19
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
20
Q
D/C
A
discontinue, discharge
21
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
22
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
23
Q
EKG & ECG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
FBAO
A
foreign body airway obstruction
25
FBS
fasting blood sugar
26
FF
force fluids
27
Hgb
hemoglobin
28
Hct
hematocrit
29
hs
hour of sleep
30
ht
height
31
hx
history
32
IM
intramuscular
33
IV
intravenous
34
LOC
level of consciousness
35
LTC
long-term care
36
L
liter
37
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
38
N/A
not applicable
39
neg
negative, none
40
NG
nasogastric tube
41
NKA
no known allergies
42
NPO
nothing by mouth
43
O2
oxygen
44
OOB
out of bed
45
OR
operating room
46
OTC
over the counter
47
p
after
48
pc
after meals
49
po
by mouth
50
PPE
personal protective equipment
51
prn
whenever necessary, as needed
52
pt
patient, pint
53
q2h
every two hours
54
qhs
every night at bedtime
55
qid
four times a day
56
R
respiration, rectal
57
RBC
red blood cell
58
R/O
rule out
59
ROM
range of motion
60
Rx
prescription, take, treatment
61
s
without
62
STAT
immediately, at once
63
STD
sexually transmitted disease
64
tab
tablet
65
tid
three times a day
66
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
67
UA
urinalysis
68
VS
vital signs
69
WBC
white blood cell
70
w/c
wheelchair
71
wt
weight
72
WNL
within normal limits
