Medical Abbreviations Flashcards by Brooke Fraser | Brainscape

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A & P

A

anatomy and physiology

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ABG🔪⛽️

A

Arterial blood gas

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Abd❤️

A

abdominal

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AMI (less than 90°)

A

Acute myocardial infection

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ADL🏃🏽‍♀️💃🏽🙏🏽

A

Activities of daily living

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BKA🔪🏃🏽‍♀️

A

Below knee amputation

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bpm❤️❤️❤️❤️

A

Beats per minute

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bid✌🏽

A

Twice a day

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CHO🏃🏽‍♀️

A

carbohydrate

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BUN🔪🇹🇹🚶🏽‍♀️👜

A

Blood urea migration

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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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NPO🚫👄

A

Nothing by mouth

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DNR🚫🙌🏽❤️

A

Do not resuscitate

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Hypo

A

Hypodermic injection

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Fx🖖🏾🚫😓

A

Fracture

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qd (S,M,T,W,T,F,S)

A

every day

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GI⛽️

A

Gastrointestinal

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H&H

A

Hemoglobin and hematocrit

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HCG

A

Human chronic gonadotropin

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qhs💤🌃

A

Every night at bedtime

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CSF

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

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LDL⬇️💪🏽

A

Low density lipoprotein

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CNS🏟🤕

A

Central nervous system

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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

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HDL⬆️💪🏽

A

High density lipoprotein

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DOA🔪⏰

A

Dead on arrival

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PKU

A

Phenylketonuria

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DPT

A

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

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L

A

Lumbar

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Hyst

A

Hysterectomy

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IV

A

intravenous

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TB🌬

A

Tuberculosis

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qid👍🏾

A

Four times a day

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K+

A

Potassium

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FBS🏃🏽‍♀️❤️

A

Fasting blood sugar (diabetes)

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Hct

A

Hematocrit