Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
CHR
A
CHRONIC
2
Q
ACS
A
ALTERED CONSCIOUS STATE
3
Q
CRF
A
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
4
Q
CVC
A
CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER
5
Q
AMI
A
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (heart attack)
6
Q
CVA
A
CEREBRO VASCULAR ACCIDENT (stroke)
7
Q
CCF
A
CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE
8
Q
EAR
A
EXPIRED AIR RECUSSITATION
9
Q
GTN
A
GLYCERYL TRINITRATE
10
Q
CAGS
A
CORONARY ARTERY GRAFTS
11
Q
CA
A
CANCER
12
Q
D&V
A
DIARRHOEA AND VOMITING
13
Q
DX
A
DIAGNOSIS
14
Q
COAD
A
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE
15
Q
HI
A
HEAD INJURY
16
Q
IABP
A
INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP
17
Q
INJ
A
INJURY
18
Q
LAC
A
LACERATION
19
Q
ETT
A
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
20
Q
FI
A
FOR INVESTIGATION
21
Q
FIB
A
FIBULA
22
Q
LHS
A
LEFT HAND SIDE
23
Q
SURG
A
SURGERY
24
Q
THR
A
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT
25
TKR
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
26
TX
TREATMENT
27
UNCON
UNCONSCIOUS
28
#
FRACTURE
29
NOF
NECK OF FEMUR
30
PIC
PAIN IN CHEST
31
PSYCH
PSYCHIATRIC
32
RHS
RIGHT HAND SIDE
33
RTA
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
34
RX
PRESCRIPTION
35
+
MILD
36
++
MODERATE
37
+++
SEVERE
38
->
RADIATING
