Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
Ortho
A
Orthopaedics
2
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Obs-Gyn
A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
3
Q
Yrs
A
Age in years
4
Q
Pap smear
A
Papanicoulaous smear test (of cervical cells)
5
Q
Chol
A
Cholesterol
6
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Cy
A
Cyanosis
7
Q
Esp.
A
Especially
8
Q
BF
A
- Both feet (podiatrist)
- Breast feeding (nursing)
9
Q
CT
A
- Computed Tomography or CT Scan
- Coronary thrombosis
- Cerebral tumour
10
Q
LLL
A
Left lower lobe / left lower limb / left lower lid (eye)
11
Q
Px
A
Past history / prognosis
12
Q
RA
A
Right atrium / rheumatoid atrhritis
13
Q
RBC
A
Red blood count / red blood cell
14
Q
RV
A
Residual volume (respiration) / right ventricle
15
Q
URTI
A
Upper Respiratory Tract infection
16
Q
UTI
A
Urinary tract infection
17
Q
SOBE
A
Shortness of breath on exertion
18
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath (which may imply they suffer SOB at all times)
19
Q
ac
A
(Latin: ante cibum) before a meal
20
Q
BD/bd
A
Twice a day
21
Q
TDS/tds/tid
A
Three times a day
22
Q
QID/qid
A
Four times a day
23
Q
Hrs/hrs
A
Hours
24
Q
hrly
A
hourly
25
Mane
Morning
26
Nocte
Night time
27
pc
(Latin: post cibum) after meals
28
PRN/prn
When needed/as required
29
Stat
Immediately
30
1/7
One day
31
2/52
Two weeks
32
4/24
Four times per day. NOT: 4hrly
33
cap
Capsule
34
cream
cream (no abbreviation for this word)
35
inj
injection
36
oint
ointment
37
pca
patient controlled analgesia
38
pess
pessary (vaginal suppository)
39
supp
suppositories
40
tab
tablet
41
IM
intramuscular
42
IV
intravenous
43
NG
naso-gastric
44
PEG
Percutaneous enteral gastrostomy
45
PO
oral
46
PR
per rectum
47
Subcut
Subcutaneous
