Nursing Abbreviations Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
Q
Abx
A
antibiotics
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ac
A
before meals
3
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ad lib
A
at will, as desired
4
Q
adm
A
admission, admitted
5
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
6
Q
Bid
A
twice a day
7
Q
Bm
A
bowel movement
8
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
9
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
10
Q
C
A
Centigrade, Celsius
11
Q
Cap
A
capsule
12
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
13
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
14
Q
c/o
A
complains of
15
Q
C02
A
carbon dioxide
16
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
17
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
18
Q
d/c
A
discontinue or discharge
19
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
20
Q
ECG or EKG
A
electrocardiogram
21
Q
EBL
A
estimated blood loss
22
Q
ER
A
emergency room
23
Q
F
A
Fahrenheit
24
Q
Fb
A
foreign body
25
fx
fracture
26
gtt
drop-liquid measurement
27
H&P
history and physical
28
HR
heart rate
29
hr
hour
30
hs
hour of sleep (bedtime)
31
H20
water
32
i
1
33
ii
2
34
iii
3
35
iv
4
36
v
5
37
I&O
intake and output
38
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
39
IV
intravenous
40
IM
intramuscular
41
Mg
milligram
42
Ml
milliliter
43
MVA
motor vehicle accident
44
NPO
nothing by mouth
45
NTG
nitroglycerin
46
O2
oxygen
47
OD
right eye
48
OS
left eye
49
OU
both eyes
50
post-op
postoperative (after surgery)
51
pre-op
preoperative (before surgery)
52
po
by mouth
53
pt
patient
54
prn
as needed
55
pc
after meals
56
qd
every day
57
qh
every hour
58
qid
four times a day
59
r/o
rule out
60
r/t
related to
61
Rx
prescription, treatment
62
sc/sq
subcutaneous
63
s/p
status post
64
sx
symptoms
65
s/s
signs and symptoms
66
stat
immediately
67
SOB
short of breath
68
Sx
surgery
69
tab
tablet
70
Thx
therapy
71
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
72
vs
vital signs
73
vss
vital signs stable
