Medical Acronyms/ Abbrevitions Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
PRN
A
as needed
2
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
3
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
4
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
5
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
6
Q
LLE
A
left lower extremity
7
Q
RLE
A
right lower extremity
8
Q
RUE
A
right upper extremity
9
Q
LUE
A
left upper extremity
10
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
11
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
12
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarction (heart attack)
13
Q
TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
14
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
15
Q
MVC
A
motor vehicle collision
16
Q
MCI
A
mass casualty incident
17
Q
AOS
A
arrived on scene
18
Q
YOF
A
year old female
19
Q
YOM
A
year old male
20
Q
Ped
A
pediatric
21
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IV
A
intravenous
22
Q
ICP
A
intracranial pressure
23
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
24
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ABC
A
airways, breathing, circulation
25
ADD
attention deficit disorder
26
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
27
AHA
American heart association
28
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
29
ALS
advanced life support
30
ARF
acute renal failure
31
ASA
aspirin
32
AVPU
levels of consciousness (alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive)
33
DCAP-BTLS
trauma assessment (deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures OR penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling)
34
SAMPLE
assessment (signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, prior history, last oral intake, events prior)
35
BP
blood pressure
36
BVM
bag valve mask
37
BSI
body substance isolation
38
PPE
personal protective equipment
39
C-spine
cervical spine
40
CDC
centers for disease control
41
CISM
critical incident stress management
42
CNS
central nervous system
43
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
44
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
45
D/C
discontinue
46
D50
50% dextrose and water
47
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
48
DOA
dead on arrival
49
DRT
dead right there
50
DT's
delirium tremens
51
EKG/ECG
electrocardiogram
52
EVOC
emergency vehicle operations course
53
FEMA
federal emergency management agency
54
Fx
fracture
55
GI
gastrointestinal
56
gtt
drop
57
GTT
glucose tolerance test
58
HEPA
high efficiency particulate air
59
Hx
history
60
I/C
instructor/coordinator
61
ICF
intracranial fluid
62
ICS
incident command system/ intercostal space
63
NIMS
national incident management system
64
IM
intramuscular
65
SUBQ/SUBcut
subcutaneous
66
IO
intraosseous
67
IVP
intravenous push
68
KED
Kendrick extrication device
69
KVO
keep vein open
70
TKO
to keep open
71
LOC
levels of consciousness OR loss of consciousness
72
Lpm
liters per minute
73
LZ
landing zone
74
MAST
medical anti shock trousers
75
PASG
pneumatic anti shock garment
76
ml
millileters
77
cc
cubic centimeters OR chief complaint
78
MOI
mechanism of injury (trauma)
79
N/V
nausea/ vomiting
80
NOI
nature of illness (medical)
81
N/V/D
nausea/ vomiting/ diarrhea
82
NFPA
national fire protection association
83
NG
nasogastric
84
NKDA
no know drug allergies
85
NKA
no known allergies
86
NS
normal saline
87
NaCl
sodium chloride
88
NTG
nitroglycerine
89
O2
oxygen
90
OB
obstetrics
91
OPA
oropharyngeal airway
92
NPA
nasopharyngeal airway
93
OPQRST
assessment of pain (onset, provokes, quality, referred, severity, time)
94
OSHA
occupational safety health adminitration
95
OTC
over the counter
96
PCR
patient care report
97
PE
pulmonary embolus OR physical examination
98
PEARL
pupils equal and responsive to light
99
PERRL
pupils equal, round, reactive to light
100
PMS
pulse, motion, sensation
101
PO
by mouth OR post-operative
102
Pt
patient
103
PTL
pharyngeotracheal lumen airway
104
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
105
QA/QI
quality assurance/ quality improvement
106
Rx
prescription
107
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
108
SOB
short of breath
109
START
simple triage and rapid treatment
110
Tx
treatment
111
SWAG
silly wild ass guess
112
VF/ V-fib
ventricular fibrillation
113
ITLS
international trauma life support
114
PHTLS
prehospital trauma life support
115
ACLS
advanced cardiac life support
116
EMSC
ems for children
