medical abbreviations Flashcards
(115 cards)
1
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aa
A
of each
2
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ab
A
abortion
3
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ac
A
before meals
4
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
5
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AM or a.m.
A
before noon
6
Q
amt
A
amount
7
Q
Ap
A
apical pulse
8
Q
approx
A
approximately
9
Q
appt
A
appointment
10
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
11
Q
BA
A
backache
12
Q
BC
A
birth control
13
Q
bid
A
twice a day
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Q
BM
A
bowel movement
15
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
16
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
17
Q
BSE
A
breast self- examination
18
Q
C
A
with
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Q
caps
A
capsules
20
Q
cath
A
catheter, catheterize
21
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
22
Q
chemo
A
chemotherapy
23
Q
CMA (AAMA)
A
certified medical assistant (american association of medical assistants)
24
Q
c/o
A
complaints of
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CS
cesarean section
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Cx
cervix
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d
day
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/d
per day
29
disch
discharge
30
DNKA
did not keep appointment
31
DOB
date of birth
32
DRE
digital rectal examination
33
DTaP
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellulare pertussis vaccine
34
DVA
distance visual acuity
35
OTC
over the counter
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OV
office visit
37
P
pulse
38
Pap
papanicolaou (pap) test
39
path
pathology
40
pc
after meals
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peds
pediatrics
42
per
by of through
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pharm
pharmacy
44
PM or p.m.
afternoon
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PMS
premenstrual syndrome
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po or PO
by mouth
47
pos
positive
48
postop
postoperative (after surgery)
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preop
preoperation (before sugery)
50
prep
preparation
51
prn
as needed
52
PT
physical therapy
53
Pt of pt
patient
54
qh
every hour
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q(2,3,4)h
every (2,3,4) hours
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qid
four times a day
57
R
respiration
58
reg
regular
59
rehab
rehabilitation
60
RMA
registered medical assistant
61
Rx
prescription
62
S
without
63
S/E
side effects
64
SOB
shortness of breath
65
sol
solution
66
spec
specimen
67
STAT
immediately
68
surg
surgery
69
T
temperature
70
tabs, tab
tablets, tablet
71
temp
temperature
72
tid
three times a day
73
TLC
total lung capacity
74
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
75
tr
trace
76
TSE
testicular self- examination
77
ss
one half
78
T
tablespoon
79
tsp
teaspoon
80
Dx
diagnosis
81
H/O
history of
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H&P
history physical
83
Hx
history
84
PE of Px
physical examination
85
Sx
symptoms
86
Tx
treatment
87
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
88
CA
cancer
89
CAD
coronary artery disease
90
CHF
congestive heart failure
91
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
92
CRC
colorectal cancer
93
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
94
DM
diabetes mellitus
95
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
96
GC
gonorrhea
97
GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
98
HTN
hypertension
99
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
100
MI
myocardial infraction
101
MS
multiple sclerosis
102
OA
osteoarthritis
103
OM
otitis media
104
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
105
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
106
RF
rheumatic fever
107
STD (STI)
sexually transmitted disease (sexually transmitted infection)
108
TB
tuberculosis
109
URI
upper respiratory infection
110
UTI
urinary tract infection
111
CT, CAT
computed axial tomography
112
CXR
chest x-ray
113
ECG
electrocardiogram
114
Echo
echocardiogram
115
EEG
electroencephalogram
