Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(174 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
AD
A
right ear
3
Q
AU
A
both ears
4
Q
amp.
A
ampule
5
Q
admin
A
administer
6
Q
aq
A
water
7
Q
BID
A
twice per day
8
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
9
Q
BS
A
bowel sounds/blood sugar
10
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
11
Q
CA
A
cancer
12
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
13
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
14
Q
CHD
A
coronary heart disease
15
Q
Cl-
A
Chloride
16
Q
cm
A
centimeter
17
Q
c/o
A
complains of
18
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
19
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
20
Q
cm3
A
cubic centimeters/ mL
21
Q
dc/ D/C
A
discontinue/discharge
22
Q
ad
A
up to, to make
23
Q
AS
A
left ear
24
Q
ac
A
before meals
25
ad lib
at pleasure, freely
26
AM
morning
27
ATC
around the clock
28
BM
bowel movement
29
bpm
beats per minute
30
BSA
body surface area
31
c (with line above it)
with
32
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
33
cap
capsule
34
CC
chief complaint
35
CHF
congestive heart failure
36
Ca+
Calcium
37
CNS
central nervous system
38
CrCl
Creatinine clearance
39
C&S
culture and sensitivity
40
CVD
cardiovascular disease/cerebrovascular disease
41
dil
dilute
42
DM
diabetes mellitus
43
d
day
44
DNR
do not resuscitate
45
disp
dispense
46
D5LR
dextrose 5% in lactated ringer's
47
Dx
diagnosis
48
elix
elixir
49
ESRD
end stage renal disease
50
ft
make
51
FBS
fasting blood sugar
52
fl3 or f3
fluid dram = teaspoonful = 5 mL
53
g
gram
54
gt(t)
drop(s)
55
h/hr
hour
56
HB/Hgb
hemoglobin
57
Hct/Ht
hematocrit
58
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
59
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
60
HPI
history of present illness
61
HCO3-
sodium bicarbonate
62
HTN
hypertension
63
ic
between meals
64
ID
intradermal
65
d.t.d.
give of such doses
66
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
67
div
divide
68
D5NS
dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)
69
D10W
dextrose 10% in water
70
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram/electrocardiography
71
EOMI
extraocular muscles intact
72
et
and
73
FBG
fasting blood glucose
74
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
75
fl3ss or f3ss
half-fluid ounce = tablespoonful = 15 mL
76
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
77
gal
gallon
78
H&P
history and physical
79
HbA1c
hemaglobin A1c; glycated hemoglobin
80
HDL
high density lipoprotein
81
HIPAA
health insurance portability and accountability act
82
h/o
history of
83
HR
heart rate
84
hs
at bedtime
85
I&O
intake and output
86
inj
injection
87
IM
intramuscular(ly)
88
of each
aa
89
right ear
AD
90
both ears
AU
91
ampule
amp.
92
administer
admin
93
water
aq
94
twice per day
BID
95
blood pressure
BP
96
bowel sounds/blood sugar
BS
97
blood urea nitrogen
BUN
98
cancer
CA
99
coronary artery disease
CAD
100
complete blood count
CBC
101
coronary heart disease
CHD
102
Chloride
Cl-
103
centimeter
cm
104
complains of
c/o
105
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
106
cerebral vascular accident
CVA
107
cubic centimeters/ mL
cm3
108
discontinue/discharge
dc/ D/C
109
up to, to make
ad
110
left ear
AS
111
before meals
ac
112
at pleasure, freely
ad lib
113
morning
AM
114
around the clock
ATC
115
bowel movement
BM
116
beats per minute
bpm
117
body surface area
BSA
118
with
c (with line above it)
119
coronary artery bypass graft
CABG
120
capsule
cap
121
chief complaint
CC
122
congestive heart failure
CHF
123
Calcium
Ca+
124
central nervous system
CNS
125
Creatinine clearance
CrCl
126
culture and sensitivity
C&S
127
cardiovascular disease/cerebrovascular disease
CVD
128
dilute
dil
129
diabetes mellitus
DM
130
day
d
131
do not resuscitate
DNR
132
dispense
disp
133
dextrose 5% in lactated ringer's
D5LR
134
diagnosis
Dx
135
elixir
elix
136
end stage renal disease
ESRD
137
make
ft
138
fasting blood sugar
FBS
139
fluid dram = teaspoonful = 5 mL
fl3 or f3
140
gram
g
141
drop(s)
gt(t)
142
hour
h/hr
143
hemoglobin
HB/Hgb
144
hematocrit
Hct/Ht
145
head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
HEENT
146
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
147
history of present illness
HPI
148
sodium bicarbonate
HCO3-
149
hypertension
HTN
150
between meals
ic
151
intradermal
ID
152
give of such doses
d.t.d.
153
deep vein thrombosis
DVT
154
divide
div
155
dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride)
D5NS
156
dextrose 10% in water
D10W
157
electrocardiogram/electrocardiography
ECG/EKG
158
extraocular muscles intact
EOMI
159
and
et
160
fasting blood glucose
FBG
161
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
162
half-fluid ounce = tablespoonful = 15 mL
fl3ss or f3ss
163
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GERD
164
gallon
gal
165
history and physical
H&P
166
hemaglobin A1c; glycated hemoglobin
HbA1c
167
high density lipoprotein
HDL
168
health insurance portability and accountability act
HIPAA
169
history of
h/o
170
heart rate
HR
171
at bedtime
hs
172
intake and output
I&O
173
injection
inj
174
intramuscular(ly)
IM
