National Test: Abbreviations Flashcards
(155 cards)
1
Q
IV
A
Intravenous
2
Q
dil.
A
Dilute
3
Q
RBC
A
Red blood cell
4
Q
P
A
Pulse
5
Q
emuls.
A
Emulsion
6
Q
cib
A
Food
7
Q
comp.
A
Compound
8
Q
VSA
A
Vital signs absent
9
Q
MVC, MVA
A
Motor vehicle crash, motor vehicle accident
10
Q
DNR
A
Do not resuscitate
11
Q
s/p
A
Status post
12
Q
cap., caps.
A
Capsule
13
Q
ml
A
Milliliter
14
Q
VSS
A
Vital signs stable
15
Q
mist.
A
Mix
16
Q
x
A
Times
17
Q
troche
A
Lozenge (cough drop)
18
Q
div.
A
Divide, divorced
19
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals
20
Q
Lbs
A
Pounds
21
Q
I&D
A
Incision and drainage
22
Q
GSW
A
Gunshot wound
23
Q
UTI
A
Urinary tract infection
24
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count (laboratory test)
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amp
Ampule
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STAT
Immediately
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agit
Stir/shake
28
H
Hypodermic
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susp
Suspension
30
s.o.s./si op. sit
If there is a need
31
aa
Equal part of each
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mg
Milligrams
33
per neb
By nebulizer
34
c.f./c.c. (first letter best written as c̄)
With food/meals (Latin: cum cibus); cc can also indicate cubic centimeter
35
c/o
Complains of
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MI
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
37
OTC
Over the counter
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HA
Headache
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bis
Twice (bid/BID/b.i.b.=bis in die =twice a day)
40
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
41
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
42
eod
every other day
43
disp.
Disposition or dispense
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bid/BID/b.i.d.
Twice a day (bis in die)
45
J, jt.
Joint
46
w
with
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
48
A.T.C.
Around the clock
49
elix.
Elixir
50
pig./pigm.
Paint
51
H&P
History and Physical
52
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
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CNS
Central nervous system
54
BP
Blood pressure (b/p)
55
HTN
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
56
wt.
Weight (in kg or lbs)
57
Kg
Kilogram
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mEq
Milliequivalent
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n.p.o.
Nothing by mouth
60
WBC
White blood cell
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rep. / rept.
repeats
62
CA
CA is cancer (Ca is the symbol for the element calcium, also used for carcinoma and cancer)
63
A.D.L.
activities of daily living
64
TX
treatment
65
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
66
vag
Vagina
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per
by or through
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ASA
aspirin
69
oz.
ounce
70
Ad lib
as needed or when necessary
71
q.a.m.
every day before noon
72
yrs.
Years
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m.d.u.
to be used as directed
74
IM
Intramuscular (regarding injections)
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N.T.E.
not to exceed
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O_2 or O2 or o.u.
both eyes (sometimes written as O2); o.d.=right eye; o.s.=left eye; o.u.=is also both eyes
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DTR
deep tendon reflexes (elicited with reflex hammer, ex. patella)
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IVP
Intravenous push
79
PV
via the vagina
80
fl.,fld.
fluid
81
g, gm
gram
82
o.p.d.
once per day
83
t.i.d./TID
three times per day (ter in die)
84
QWK
Every week
85
q.s
quantity sufficient
86
c̄
symbol for "with" (Latin: cum)
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BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel (Laboratory test)
88
lytes
electrolytes
89
non rep.
no repeats
90
D&C
Dilation and curettage
91
Rx
take, take this (regarding prescription/treatment)
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prn/PRN
as needed
93
T
temperature
94
RR
respiratory rate
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IVPB
intravenous piggyback
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BSA
body surface area
97
URTI, URI
upper respiratory (tract) infection (ex. sinusitis)
98
q.d.s./q.i.d.
4 times a day (spell out to avoid confusion w/ q.d. or q.1.d.)
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ID
intradermal
100
ung.
ointment
101
lact.
lactic
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DT
delirium tremens
103
w/a
while awake
104
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
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Dx
Diagnosis
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mm
millimeter
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q
every, per
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ex aq
in water
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tr, tinc., tinct.
tincture (tincture is an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol)
110
d.o.b.
date of birth
111
q.p.m.
every day after noon or every evening
112
STD/STI
sexually transmitted disease/infection
113
p.c.
after meals
114
gr.
grains (dosage)
115
WNL
within normal limits
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alt. h.
every other hour
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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qqh/q4h
every four hours
119
tsp
teaspoon
120
EKG
electrocardiogram (ECG)
121
dL
deciliter
122
noct.
at night, nocturnal
123
Sol.
solution
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mcg
microgram (use instead of "ug" which can be confused w/ "mg")
125
e.m.p.
as directed
126
pulv.
powder
127
h, hr
hour
128
syr
syrup
129
dieb.alt./q.a.d.
every other day
130
y.o.
years old
131
T.P.N.
total parenteral nutrition (occurring outside the intestine)
132
p.r/PR
by rectum
133
liq.
liquid
134
D5W
dextrose 5% solution
135
supp
suppository
136
Hx
history
137
gt, gtt
drop, drops
138
q.h./q.th./q.1
every hour/ every 1 hour
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tbsp.
Tablespoon
140
CVA
cerebrovascular accident or stroke
141
KCl (lower case L, not upper case i)
potassium chloride
142
QC
quality control
143
wf
with food/with meals
144
w/o
without (the symbol "s (with line above its)" also indicates "without"
145
C&S
culture and sensitivity (identifies infection cause and antibiotic sensitivity)
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lig.
ligament
147
C
Celsius or Centigrade
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mg/dl
milligrams per deciliter
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sig
write on label
150
Fx
Fracture
151
amt
amount
152
et
and
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q.a.d.
q.a.d.= every other day (don't use q.o.d. which is on JC Do Not Use List; spell out "every other day")
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tab
tablet
155
top.
topical
