Medication Abbreviations Flashcards
(72 cards)
1
Q
ac
A
Before meals - Ante cibum
2
Q
pc
A
After meals - post cibum
3
Q
TFI
A
Total fluid intake
4
Q
Abd
A
Abdomen
5
Q
Abx
A
Antibiotics
6
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
7
Q
BPH
A
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (slowed urination and ejaculated)
8
Q
amt
A
amount
9
Q
BID bid
A
twice daily
10
Q
bm
A
bowel movement
11
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
12
Q
c (with line over top)
A
with
13
Q
s (with line over s)
A
without
14
Q
CBR
A
Complete bed rest
15
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
16
Q
d/c
A
discharge / drainage
17
Q
drsg
A
dressing
18
Q
FBS
A
Fasting blood sugar
19
Q
GI
A
gastro - intestinal
20
Q
hs
A
Hours of sleep
21
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
22
Q
CNS
A
Central nervous system
23
Q
TID tid
A
3 times daily
24
Q
QID qid
A
4 times
25
Q4h q4h
Every 4 hours
26
VS
vital signs
27
VSS
Vital signs stable
28
IV
Intravenous
29
IM
inter-muscular
30
I+O
Intake and output
31
stat
Right now
32
t.
temperature
33
p.
pulse
34
r.
respiration
35
BP
blood pressure
36
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
37
O2
Oxygen
38
o2 sats
oxygen saturation
39
dx
diagnosis
40
tx
treatment
41
Rx
prescription
42
Sx
surgery
43
OD
daily
44
RBS
Random blood sugar
45
MSK
musculoskeletal
46
hx
history
47
SOB
Shortness of breath
48
SOBOE
Shortness of breath on exertion
49
SC
subcutaneous
50
4ww
4 wheel walker
51
2ww
2 wheeled walker
52
HNV
has not voided
53
OTC
over the counter
54
pt
patient
55
ct
client
56
w/c
wheel chair
57
emesis
vomit
58
fl
fliud
59
OD
Right eye
60
OS
Left eye
61
OU
Both eyes
62
o.d
Once daily
63
cath
catheter
64
edema
swelling
65
PNS
peripheral nervous system
66
CSF
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
67
MI
myocardial infarction
68
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
69
HOB
head of bed
70
ABI
ankle - brachial index
71
brady
slow
72
tachy
fast
