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1
Q

abd

A

abdomen

2
Q

ABGs

A

arterial blood gases

3
Q

AD

A

Alzheimer’s Disease

4
Q

ADL

A

activities of daily living

5
Q

ADR

A

Adverse drug reaction

6
Q

ad lib

A

as desired

7
Q

AKA

A

above the knee amputation

8
Q

ARDS

A

acute respiratory distress syndrome

9
Q

BE

A

Barium Enema

10
Q

BKA

A

Below the Knee amputation

11
Q

BM

A

Bowel Movement

12
Q

BP

A

Blood Pressure

13
Q

BPH

A

Benign prostatic Hypertrophy

14
Q

BRBPR

A

Bright red blood per rectum

15
Q

BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

16
Q

Bx

A

Biopsy

17
Q

CA

A

Cancer

18
Q

CABG

A

Coronary Artery Bypass

19
Q

CAD

A

Coronary artery disease

20
Q

CBC

A

complete blood count

21
Q

CBS

A

Chronic Brain syndrome

22
Q

CC

A

chief complaint

23
Q

CCU

A

Coronary Care Unit

24
Q

CHD

A

Coronary heart disease

25
Q

CNS

A

Central nervous system

26
Q

c/o

A

complains of

27
Q

COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

28
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

29
Q

CRF

A

Chronic renal failure

30
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

31
Q

CVD

A

cardiovascular disease

32
Q

CX

A

chest x-ray

33
Q

DEXA

A

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

34
Q

DM

A

Diabetes mellitus

35
Q

DOA

A

dead on arrival

36
Q

DOB

A

date of birth

37
Q

DOE

A

dyspnea on exertion

38
Q

Dx

A

diagnosis

39
Q

ECG,EKG

A

electrocardiogram

40
Q

ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

41
Q

ENT

A

Ear, nose and throat

42
Q

ED

A

Emergency department

43
Q

ETOH

A

Ethyl alcohol

44
Q

FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

45
Q

FH

A

Family history

46
Q

F/U

A

follow-up

47
Q

FUO

A

Fever of undetermined origin

48
Q

FX

A

fracture

49
Q

GERD

A

gestroesophageal reflux disease

50
Q

GI

A

Gastrointestinal

51
Q

GTT

A

Glucose Tolerance Test

52
Q

GU

A

Genitourinary

53
Q

HF (CHF)

A

Heart failure (congestive heart failure)

54
Q

HCT

A

hematocrit

55
Q

HEENT

A

Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

56
Q

Hgb

A

hemoglobin

57
Q

H&P

A

History and physical

58
Q

h/o

A

history of

59
Q

IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

60
Q

IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

61
Q

ICU

A

intensive care unit

62
Q

I&O

A

intake and output

63
Q

IM

A

intramuscular

64
Q

IPPB

A

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

65
Q

IV

A

Intravenous

66
Q

LFTS

A

liver function tests

67
Q

LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

68
Q

LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

69
Q

L&W

A

living and well

70
Q

MA

A

mental age

71
Q

MCH

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

72
Q

MCHC

A

Mean corpuscula hemoglobin concentration

73
Q

MD

A

muscular dystrophy

74
Q

MI

A

myocardial Infarction

75
Q

MMI

A

Maximal medical improvement

76
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resoncance imaging

77
Q

NBS

A

Normal breath or bowel sounds

78
Q

NG

A

Nasogastric

79
Q

NKA

A

No Known allergies

80
Q

N/V/D/C

A

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation

81
Q

PDR

A

Physician’s Desk Reference (medication)

82
Q

PFT

A

Pulmonary Function Test

83
Q

PERRLA

A

pupils are equal, round, react to light, and accomodation

84
Q

PH

A

past history

85
Q

PI

A

present illness

86
Q

PID

A

pelvic inflammatory disease

87
Q

PMH

A

past medical history

88
Q

PT

A

prothrombin time

89
Q

Pt

A

patient

90
Q

PTCA

A

percutaneous translumnal coronary angioplasty

91
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

92
Q

Px

A

physical examination

93
Q

R

A

respiration

94
Q

RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

95
Q

RBC

A

Red blood cell count

96
Q

RDS

A

Respiratory distress syndrome

97
Q

RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

98
Q

R/O

A

Rule out

99
Q

ROM

A

range of motion

100
Q

ROS

A

Review of systems

101
Q

RUQ

A

right upper quadrants

102
Q

RX,Rx

A

treatment, prescription

103
Q

S/P

A

Status Post

104
Q

SH

A

Social History

105
Q

SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

106
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of Breath

107
Q

SX

A

symptoms

108
Q

T

A

Temperature

109
Q

T & A

A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

110
Q

TB

A

Tuberculosis

111
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

112
Q

TFT

A

Thyroid function tests

113
Q

TLC

A

Total lung capacity

114
Q

TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, respirations

115
Q

TX

A

Treatment

116
Q

UA

A

urinalysis

117
Q

UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

118
Q

URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

119
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

120
Q

VS

A

Vital signs

121
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell count

122
Q

W/D

A

Well developed

123
Q

WDWN

A

Well-developed, Well-nourished

124
Q

W/N

A

well nourished

125
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WNL

A

within normal limits

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