N113 Abbreviations Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
Q
ADLs
A
activities of daily life
2
Q
BADLs
A
basic activities of daily living
3
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
4
Q
BSC
A
bedside commode
5
Q
NWB
A
non-weight bearing
6
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
7
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
8
Q
PWB
A
partial weight bearing
9
Q
TTWB
A
toe touch weight bearing
10
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WBAT
A
weight bearing as tolerated
11
Q
FT
A
feeding tube
12
Q
ID
A
intradermal
13
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
14
Q
IV
A
intravenous
15
Q
IVP
A
intravenous push
16
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggyback
17
Q
NG; NGT
A
nasogastric; nasogastric tube
18
Q
PO
A
per oral; orally; by mouth
19
Q
PR
A
per rectum
20
Q
SL
A
sublingual (route of medication administration); saline lock (vascular access status)
21
Q
subcut
A
subcutaneous
22
Q
Supp
A
suppository
23
Q
SUSP
A
suspension
24
Q
tab
A
tablet
25
A/O
alert and oriented
26
ALOC
altered level of consciousness
27
AMS
altered mental status
28
BP
blood pressure
29
BS
bowel sounds; breath sounds; blood sugar (meaning depends on context)
30
CSM or CMS
circulation, sensation, movement; circulation, movement, sensation (note commas)
31
GCS
Glasgow Coma Scale
32
HR
heart rate
33
MAE
moves all extremities
34
PEARL
pupils equal and reactive to light
35
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
36
PR
pulse rate
37
RR
respiratory rate
38
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration (note commas)
39
UTA
unable to assess
40
VS
vital signs
41
VSS
vital signs stable
42
WDL
within defined limits
43
WNL
within normal limits
44
a (with line over it)
before
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AC
before meals
46
ad lib
as desired
47
BID
two (2) times per day
48
p (with line over it)
after
49
PC
after meals
50
prn
as needed
51
q
every
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QID
four (4) times a day
53
STAT
at once/immediately
54
TID
three (3) times per day
55
WA
while awake
56
amp
ampule
57
c (with line over it)
with
58
c/o
complains of
59
CC
chief complaint
60
CNS
central nervous system
61
DNI
do not intubate
62
DNR
do not resuscitate
63
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
64
dsg
dressing
65
EHR
electronic health record
66
EMR
electronic medical record
67
F/U
follow-up
68
FH, FHx
family history
69
FM
face mask
70
FSBS; FSBG
fingerstick blood sugar; fingerstick blood glucose
71
h/o
history of
72
H&P
history and physical
73
HOB
head of bed
74
HOH
hard of hearing
75
HPI
history of present illness
76
Hx
history
77
I&O
intake & output (measuring fluid intake/output); in & out (type of urinary catheter)
78
IS
incentive spirometer
79
LOS
length of stay (# of days in hospital)
80
LPM, L/min
liters per minute (usually referring to oxygen delivery)
81
MAR
medication administration record
82
N/V
nausea/vomiting; neurovascular check
83
NAD
no acute distress; no abnormalities detected
84
NC
nasal cannula (type of O2 delivery)
85
NKA
no known allergies (note plural)
86
NKDA
no known drug allergies (note plural)
87
NPO
nothing per oral / nothing by mouth
88
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
89
per
by
90
PIV
peripheral IV
91
PMH, PMHx
past medical history
92
POA
present on admission
93
POC
point of care (e.g., performed at the bedside) or plan of care (e.g., care plan)
94
POCT
point of care testing (e.g., a lab test performed at the bedside)
95
POD
post-operative day (referring to how many days since surgery)
96
pt
patient
97
RRT
rapid response team
98
ROS
review of systems
99
s (with a line over it)
without
100
s/p
status post
101
SBAR
situation, background, assessment, recommendation
102
SOB
shortness of breath
103
TKO
to keep open
104
TKVO
to keep vein open
