Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(154 cards)
0
Q
Telephone order
A
TO
1
Q
Verbal order
A
VO
2
Q
Within normal limits
A
WNL
3
Q
White blood cells or white blood count
A
WBC
4
Q
Vital signs
A
VS
5
Q
Venereal disease
A
VD
6
Q
Urinary tract infection
A
UTI
7
Q
Treatment
A
TX
8
Q
Turn, cough, deep breathe
A
TCDB
9
Q
Temperature, pulse, respirations
A
TPR
10
Q
Three times a day
A
tid
11
Q
Transient ischemic attack
A
TIA
12
Q
Triglyceride
A
TG
13
Q
Tuberculosis
A
TB, TBC
14
Q
Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
A
T&A
15
Q
Symptoms
A
SX
16
Q
Signs and symptoms
A
S/S
17
Q
Suspension
A
susp
18
Q
Sexually transmitted disease
A
STD
19
Q
Immediately
A
Stat
20
Q
Subcutaneous
A
Sq, subq
21
Q
Specific gravity
A
Sp gr; SG, sg
22
Q
Write on label
A
Sig
23
Q
Sudden infant death syndrome
A
SIDS
24
Subcutaneous
SC
25
Without
—
| S
26
Right upper quadrant
RUQ
27
Right upper lobe
RUL
28
Range of motion or rupture of membrane
ROM
29
Right middle lobe
RML
30
Right lower quadrant
RLQ
31
Right lower lobe
RLL
32
Respiratory distress syndrome
RDS
33
Four times a day
qid
34
Every 4 hours
Q4h
35
Every 3 hours
Q3h
36
Every 2 hours
Q2h
37
Every
Q
38
Premature ventricular contraction
PVC
39
Partial thromboplastin time
PTT
40
Prothrombin time; Physical therapy
PT
41
When required, as often as necessary
prn
42
Purified protein derivative
PPD
43
Orally
PO, po
44
Partial pressure of oxygen
PO2
45
Evening
PM
46
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PID
47
Pupils equil, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
PERRLA
48
Through, by way of
per
49
After meals
pc
50
Post anesthesia care unit
PACU
51
Ounce
oz
52
Over-The-Counter
OTC
53
Operating room
OR
54
Out of bed
OOB
55
Oxygen
O2
56
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID
57
Normal saline
NS
58
Nothing by mouth
NPO
59
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM
60
Sodium
Na+
61
Motor vehicle accident
MVA
62
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
63
Cubic millimeter
mm3
64
Millimeter
mm
65
Milliliter
mL
66
Myocardial infarction
MI
67
Milligram
mg
68
Microgram
mcg
69
Meter
m
70
Left upper quadrant
LUQ
71
Lumbar puncture
LP
72
Left lower quadrant
LLQ
73
Left lower lobe
LLL
74
Liter
L
75
Keep vein open
KVO
76
Kilogram
Kg
77
Potassium
K+
78
Intravenous push; Intravenous pyelogram
IVP
79
Intravenous
IV
80
Intermittent positive pressure breathing
IPPB
81
Intraocular Pressure
IOP
82
Intramuscular
IM
83
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
84
Intensive care unit
ICU
85
Intracranial Pressure
ICP
86
Intake and output
I&O
87
History
Hx, he
88
Hypertension
HTN
89
At bedtime
hs
90
Human immunodeficiency (AIDS) virus
HIV
91
Hemoglobin
hb or hgb
92
Hematocrit
hct
93
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
H&H
94
History & physical examination
H&P
95
History of
h/o
96
Hour
H/hr
97
Water
H2O
98
Gynecological
Gyn
99
Genitourinary
GU
100
Glucose tolerance test
GTT
101
Drop
gtt
102
Grain
gr
103
Gram
g/gm/Gm
104
Emergency room
ER
105
Elixir
Elix
106
End-stage renal disease
ESRD
107
Electroencephalogram
EEG
108
Electrocardiogram
ECG, EKG
109
Estimated blood loss
EBL
110
Deep tendon reflexes
DTR
111
Diabetes mellitus
DM
112
Diet as tolerated
DAT
113
Do not resuscitate
DNR
114
Degenerative joint disease
DJD
115
Discontinue or discharge
D/C
116
5% dextrose in water
D5W
117
Cerbrovascular accident or costovertebral angle
CVA
118
Continuous positive airway pressure
CPAP
119
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
120
Central nervous system
CNS
121
Centimeter
cm
122
Congestive heart failure
CHF
123
Center for disease control
CDC
124
Coronary care unit, critical care unit
CCU
125
Chief complaint
CC
126
Complete bed rest
CBR
127
Complete blood count
CBC
128
Capsule
Cap.
129
Coronary artery bypass graft
CABG
130
Complains of
C/O
131
With
—
| C
132
Blood urea nitrogen
BUN
133
Body surface area
BSA
134
Bathroom privileges
BRP
135
Blood pressure
BP
136
Basal metabolic rate
BMR
137
Bowel movement
BM, bm
138
Basic cardiac life support
BLS, BCLS
139
Two times a day
bid
140
Barium Enema
BE
141
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
142
AIDS-related complex
ARC
143
Against medical advice
AMA
144
Morning
am
145
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIDS
146
Activities of daily living
ADL
147
Freely as desired
ad lib
148
Advanced cardiac life support
ACLS
149
Before meals
ac
150
Arterial blood gas
ABG
151
Microgram
mcg
152
Degrees Fahrenheit
°F
153
Degrees centigrade
°C
