Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(87 cards)
1
Q
( < )
A
less than
2
Q
>
A
greater than
3
Q
Ac
A
before meals
4
Q
AD
A
right ear0
5
Q
ad lib
A
at will, as desired
6
Q
adm
A
admission, admitted
7
Q
AS
A
left ear
8
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
9
Q
AU
A
both ears
10
Q
Bid
A
twice a day
11
Q
Bm
A
bowel
12
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
13
Q
c/o
A
complains of
14
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
15
Q
Cap
A
capsule
16
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
17
Q
CRT
A
capillary refill time
18
Q
CXR
A
Chest x-ray
19
Q
d/c
A
discontinue or discharge
20
Q
DLH
A
Domestic long hair
21
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
22
Q
DSH
A
Domestic short hair
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Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
24
Q
ECG or EKG
A
electrocardiogram
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ER
emergency room
26
F
Fahrenheit
27
Fb
Foreign Body
28
fx
Fracture
29
gt
drop
30
gtt
drop-liquid measurement
31
H2O
water
32
HBC
hit by car
33
HR
Heart Rate
34
hr
hour
35
hs
hour of sleep (bedtime)
36
Hx
history
37
I & O
intake and output
38
IC
intracardiac
39
ID
intradermal
40
IM
intramuscular
41
IP
intraperitoneal
42
IV
intravenous
43
L
left
44
Lb or #
pound
45
LRS
lactated ringers solution
46
Mg
milligram
47
Mvt
movement
48
N/A
not appilicable
49
NPO
Nothing by mouth
50
O2
oxygen
51
OD
right eye
52
OHE/OHV
ovariohysterectomy
53
OS
left eye
54
OTC
over the counter
55
OU
both eyes
56
Oz
ounce
57
pc
after meals
58
PD
polydipsia
59
Pe
physical exam
60
po
by mouth
61
post-op
postoperative (after surgery)
62
pre-op
preoperative (before surgery)
63
prn
as needed
64
pt
patient
65
PU
polyuria
66
q
every
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q4h
every 4 hours
68
qd
every day
69
qh
every hour
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qid
four times a day
71
qod
every other day
72
qp
as much as needed
73
R
right
74
Rx
prescription, treatment
75
s
without
76
sid
once a day
77
sq
subcutaneous
78
stat
immediately
79
sx
surgery
80
tab
tablet
81
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
82
Tx
treatment
83
URI
upper respiratory infection
84
UTI
urinary tract infection
85
vs
vital signs
86
wnl
within normal limits
87
wt
weight
