N113 Lab Terms Flashcards
1
Q
1PA and 2PA
A
One person assist and two person assist
2
Q
+++
A
much more! Emphasis!
3
Q
△
A
change
4
Q
♀
A
female
5
Q
♂
A
male
6
Q
AAT
A
activity as tolerated
7
Q
Ac
A
before meals
8
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
9
Q
BID
A
twice daily
10
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
11
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
12
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
13
Q
Brady
A
bradycardia
14
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
15
Q
d/c
A
discontinue
16
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
17
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
18
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
19
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
20
Q
L/min
A
litres per minute
21
Q
HNV
A
has not voided
22
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
23
Q
HOH
A
hard of hearing
24
Q
HR
A
heart rate
25
HS
hour sleep/at bedtime
26
Hx
history
27
I&O
intake and output
28
Ind
independent
29
Irreg
irregular
30
Lt
left
31
MAR
medication administration record
32
N/A
not applicable
33
N&V
nausea and vomiting
34
NC or NP
nasal canula or nasal prongs
35
NKA/NKMA/NKDA
no known allergies/no known drug allergies/no known food allergies
36
NOK
next of kin
37
NPO
nothing by mouth
38
NWB
non-weight bearing
39
NYD
not yet diagnosed
40
O2
oxygen
41
P
pulse
42
Pc
after meals
43
PO
by mouth
44
PR
by rectum
45
Prn
as needed
46
Pt
patient
47
PWB
partial weight-bearing
48
QD
 every day
49
QH
every hour
50
Q
every
51
QID
four times a day
52
RA or R/A
room air
53
R&M
routine and microscopic
54
C&S
culture and sensitivity
55
Reg
regular
56
ROM
range of motion
57
RR
 respiration rate
58
Rt
right
59
Rx
prescription
60
S&S
signs and symptoms
61
Sat and SpO2
saturation and oxygen saturation
62
SBA
stand-by assist
63
SOB and SOBOE
short of breath and short of breath on exertion
64
STAT
 immediately
65
Supp
 suppository
66
Sx
 surgery
67
T
temperature
68
Tachy
 tachycardia
69
TID
three times per day
70
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
71
Tx
treatment
72
UA
urinalysis
73
VS
vital signs
74
VSS
vital signs stable
75
w/o or s̅
without
76
w/ or c
with
77
WBAT
weight-bearing as tolerated
78
WC
wheelchair
79
Dys
difficult, painful
80
Hemi
half
81
Supra
above
82
Emia
blood condition
83
Itis
 inflammation
84
-pnea
breathing
85
-uria
condition of the urine
86
-stomy
surgically created opening
87
-pathy
disease
88
-oma
Tumor, mass
89
-algia
pain
