Medical Abbreviations (O, P, Q, R, S) Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
Q
O
A
origin
2
Q
OA
A
osteoarthritis
3
Q
OAE
A
otoacoustic emission
4
Q
OCD
A
obsessive-compulsive disorder
5
Q
OCP
A
oral contraceptive pill
6
Q
ODD
A
oppositional defiant disorder
7
Q
OGTT
A
oral glucose tolerance test
8
Q
OM
A
otitis media
9
Q
Ophth
A
ophthalmology
10
Q
OR
A
open reduction
11
Q
ORIF
A
open reduction, internal fixation
12
Q
OSA
A
obstructive sleep apnea
13
Q
OT
A
oxytocin
14
Q
OTC
A
over the counter
15
Q
Oto
A
otology
16
Q
PA
A
physician’s assistant; posteroanterior (from back to front); pulmonary artery
17
Q
PAC
A
premature atrial contraction
18
Q
PACAB
A
port-access coronary artery bypass
19
Q
Pap
A
Papanicolaou (test for cervical/vaginal cancer)
20
Q
PCOS
A
polycystic ovary syndrome
21
Q
PCV
A
packed-cell volume
22
Q
PD
A
panic disorder; Parkinson disease
23
Q
PDA
A
patent ductus arteriosus
24
Q
PDD
A
pervasive developmental disorders
25
PDR
proliferative diabetic retinopathy
26
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
27
PET scan
positron emission tomography scan
28
PFT
pulmonary function test
29
PGH
pituitary growth hormone
30
pH
measurement of acidity/alkalinity
31
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
32
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
33
PIP
proximal interphalangeal joint
34
PK
penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplant)
35
PKD
polycystic kidney disease
36
PKU
phenylketonuria
37
plats
platelets; thrombocytes
38
PMB
postmenopausal bleeding
39
PMDD
premenstrual dysphoric disorder
40
PMN
polymorphonucleocyte
41
PMNs
polymorphonucleocytes
42
polys
polymorphonucleocytes
43
PMS
premenstrual syndrome
44
PNS
peripheral nervous system
45
pos
posterior
46
PPB
positive-pressure breathing
47
PPD
purified protein derivative
48
PRK
photorefractive keratectomy
49
PRL
prolactin
50
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
51
PSG
polysomnography
52
PT
prothrombin time
53
PTA
prothrombin activator
54
PTC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
55
PTCA
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
56
PTH
parathyroid hormone
57
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
58
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
59
PTU
propylthiouracil
60
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
61
PUVA
psoralen plus ultraviolent A
62
PV
pulmonary vein
63
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
64
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
65
QFT
QuantiFERON-TB
66
RA
rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium
67
RAD
reactive airway disease
68
RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake
69
RBC
red blood cell (count)
70
RCA
right coronary artery
71
RF
rheumatoid factor
72
RFCA
radiofrequency catheter ablation
73
Rh
Rhesus (factor)
74
RIA
radioimmunoassay
75
RLL
right lower lobe (of the lung)
76
RLQ
right lower quadrant
77
RML
right middle lobe (of the lung)
78
RNA
ribonucleic acid
79
ROM
range of motion
80
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
81
RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
82
RUL
right upper lobe (of the lung)
83
RUQ
right upper quadrant
84
RV
right ventricle
85
Rx
prescribed
86
S1-S5
sacral vertebrae, first through fifth; sacral nerves
87
SA
sinoatrial
88
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
89
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
90
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
91
SCLC
small cell lung cancer
92
SG
skin graft; specific gravity
93
SIADH
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
94
SIRS
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
95
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
96
SNS
somatic nervous system
97
SOB
shortness of breath
98
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
99
SPF
sun protection factor
100
SSRI
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
101
SSS
sick sinus syndrome
102
STD
sexually transmitted disease
103
STH
somatotropic hormone
104
STI
sexually transmitted infection
105
STSG
split-thickness skin graft
106
sup
superior
107
SVT
superficial vein thrombosis
108
sx
symptoms
