Rx_CommonAbbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
MDI
A
Metered-Dose Inhaler
2
Q
MVI
A
Multivitamin Injection
3
Q
ESBL
A
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases
4
Q
FEV1
A
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second
5
Q
NKA
A
Not known Allergies
6
Q
CBC
A
Complete Blood Count
7
Q
ANS
A
Autonomic Nervous System
8
Q
PT
A
Prothrombin Time / Physical Therapy
9
Q
LFTs
A
Liver Function Tests
10
Q
TSH
A
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
11
Q
MAP
A
Mean Arterial Pressure
12
Q
HUS/TTP
A
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
13
Q
HCT
A
Hematocrit
14
Q
ac
A
Before meal
15
Q
H/O
A
History of
16
Q
NKDA
A
Not Known Drug Allergies
17
Q
VT
A
Ventricular Tachycardia
18
Q
HR
A
Heart Rate
19
Q
UA
A
Urinanalysis
20
Q
CP
A
Chest Pain or Cerebral Palsy
21
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
22
Q
MS
A
Multiple Sclerosis (Do not use this abbreviation for Mrophine Sulfate - Potential med error)
23
Q
PCOS
A
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
24
Q
AGEP
A
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
25
ARNI
Angiotensin Receptor and Neprilysin Inhibitor
26
ACOG
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
27
PEK
Proteus Mirabilis, E. Coli, Klebsielle Pneumonia
28
PCN
Penicillin
29
N / V / D
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
30
MDR
Multidrug-Resistant
31
PPD
Purified Protein Derivative
32
CA-MRSA
Community-Acquired MRSA
33
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
34
LLSB
Left Lower Sternal Border
35
DJD
Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis)
36
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
37
MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume
38
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
39
BIW
Two Times Per Week
40
AVP
Arginine Vasopressin
41
GI
Gastrointestinal
42
CVP
Central Venous Pressure
43
UFH
Unfractionated Heparin
44
A&O
Alert & Oriented
45
ARF
Acute Renal Failure
46
au
Each ear
47
cAMP
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
48
MIC
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
49
NOAC
New Oral Anticoagulant
50
CrCl
Creatinine Clearance
51
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
52
RBC
Red Blood Cell
53
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
54
Dx
Diagnosis
55
CPK
Creatine Phophokinase
56
ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
57
RASS
Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale
58
QS
Sufficient Quantity
59
TOP
Topically
60
PRBC
Packed Red Blood Cells
61
PET
Positron Emission Tomography
62
ARB
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
63
HJR
Hepatlojugular Reflex
64
QID
Four Times a Day
65
BEE
Basal Energy Expenditure
66
S or w/o
Without
67
PPSV23
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Valent (23-valent)
68
DOC
Drug of Choice
69
PCC
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate
70
CRF
Chronic Renal Failure
71
HCTZ, HCT
Hydrochlorothiazide
72
ROS
Review of Systems
73
HPA
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal
74
EC
Enteric coated
75
PR
Per Rectum
76
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
77
IHD
Ischemic Heart Disease
78
LDH
Lactate Dehydrogenase
79
HSV
Herpes Simplex Virus
80
Pt
Patient
81
AIN
Acute Interstitial Nephritis
82
HDL, HDL-C
High Density Lipoprotein
83
Rx
Prescription
84
OS
Left Eye
85
HNPEK
Heamophilus influenza, Neisserai spp, Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia
86
MVA
Motor Vehicle Accident
87
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
88
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
89
MD
Maintenance Dose
90
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
91
OROS
Osmotic Release Delivery System
92
TTP
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpurea
93
Supp, sup
Suppository
94
Spp.
Species
95
MI
Myocardial Infarction
96
SL
Sublingual
97
ERA
Endothelin Receptor Antagonist
98
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
99
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
100
ANC
Absolute Neutrophil Count
101
D2
Dopamine 2 Receptor
102
OU
Each Eye
103
MCHC
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
104
QD
Every Day
105
NR
No Refills
106
BPM
Beats Per Minute, Breaths Per Minute
107
SJS
Stevens Johnson Syndrome
108
RSV
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
109
APTT
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
110
pc
after meals
111
CDI
C.difficile infection
112
ULN
Upper Limit of Normal
113
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
114
ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
115
SVR
Systemic Vascular Resistance
116
TEG
Thromboelastography
117
HIT
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
118
ACS
Acute Coronary Syndrome
119
QS
Sufficient Quantity to Make
120
IVP
Intravenous Push
121
F/U
Follow up
122
Non-DHP
Non-Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers
123
NG
Nasogastric
124
NTG
Nitroglycerin
125
QOD
Every Other Day
126
ANA
Antinuclear Antibody
127
CMV
Cytomegalovirus
128
WBC
White Blood Cells
129
BP
Blood Pressure
130
AST
Aspartate Aminotransferase
131
UC
Ulcerative Colitis
132
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
133
HPI
History of Present Illness
134
C/O
Complaining of
135
TC
Total Cholesterol
136
V1
Vasopressine 1 Receptor
137
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
138
DRESS
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
139
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
140
CCB
Calcium Channel Blocker
141
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
142
CRE
Carbapenem-Resistant Enteriobacteriaceae
143
STAT
Immediatly
144
TBW
Total Body Weight
145
NTE
Not To Exceed
146
URTI
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
147
CA
Cancer
148
D1
Dopamine 1 Receptor
149
HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
150
D5W
5% Dextrose in Water
151
ARA
Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
152
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
153
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
154
y/o
Years Old
155
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
156
WA
While Awake
157
Hx
History
158
CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
159
PTCA
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
160
ADT
Alternate Day Therapy
161
PCV13
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent)
162
MSSA
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus
163
TB
Tuberculosis
164
ODT
Orally Desintegrating Tablet
165
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
166
Hgb
Hemoglobin
167
PMH
Past Medical History
168
VRE
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
169
ADH
Anti-Diuretic Hormone
170
NS
Normal Saline
171
ETOH
Ethanol
172
LR
Lactated Ringers
173
IE
Infective endocarditis
174
gtt, gtts
Drop, drops
175
SCr
Serum Creatinine
176
SIG
Write On Label
177
DVT
Deep Venous Thrombosis
178
CD
Crohn's Disease
179
rxn
Reaction
180
CV
Cardiovascular
181
ad
Right ear
182
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
183
ASCVD
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
184
MRSA
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
185
TID
Three Times a Day
186
SSTI
Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection or Skin and Skin-Structure Infection
187
PAP
Pulmonary Artery Pressure
188
IVPB
Intravenous Piggyback
189
P-gp
P-glycoprotein
190
LVH
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
191
STI
Sexually Transmitted Infection
192
ALT
Alanine Aminotransferase
193
N/V, N&V
Nausea and Vomiting
194
INR
International Normalized Ratio
195
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
196
PE
Pulmonary Embolusor Physical Exam
197
PRN
As Needed
198
RML
Right Middle Lobe
199
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
200
PCI
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
201
Yr
Year
202
MCH
Mean Cell Hemoglobin
203
TG
Triglycerides
204
ATN
Acute Tubular Necrosis
205
Sx
Symptoms
206
WPW
Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome
207
PTH
Parathyroid Hormone
208
DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
209
SIADH
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
210
TEN
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
211
NPO
Nothing By Mouth
212
SC, SQ, Subc, Subq
Subcutaneous
213
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
214
ECG
Electrocardiogram
215
BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel
216
Tx
Treatment
217
GNR
Gram Negative Rod
218
TIBC
Total Iron Binding Capacity
219
CF
Cystic Fibrosis
220
UNG
Ointment
221
ATC
Around The Clock
222
VF
Ventricular Fibrillation
223
IBW
Ideal Body Weight
224
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
225
VTE
Venous Thromboembolism
226
ACIP
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
227
C or w/
With
228
ADR
AdverseDrug Reaction
229
dtd
Of such doses
230
GFR
Glomerular Filtration Rate
231
x
Times
232
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
233
LD
Loading Dose
234
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
235
TdP
Torsade de Pointe
236
NSR
Normal Sinus Rythm
237
DHP CCB
Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers
238
TIW
Three Times a Week
239
HFrEF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
240
CC
Chief Complaint
241
AF
Atrial Fibrillation or A.Fib
242
NRT
Nicotin Replacement Therapy
243
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
244
Q
Every
245
V2
Vasopressin 2 Receptor
246
HACEK
Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella
247
I&O
Intake and Output, Input and Output
248
S/Sx
Signs and Symptoms
249
BM
Bowel Movement
250
HFpEF
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
251
HCV
Hepatitis C virus
252
M. ft.
Mix and Make
253
CH
Cholesterol
254
HF
Heart Failure
255
PCWP
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
256
as
Left ear
257
ss
One-half
258
FT4
Free Thyroxine (T4)
259
CXR
Chest X-Ray
260
CRP
C-reactive Protein
261
EIAD
Extended-Interval Aminoglycoside Dosing (PK chapter)
262
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
263
DDIs
Drug-Drug Interactions
264
PKU
Phenylketonuria
265
RSI
Rapid Sequence Intubation
266
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
267
S/P
Status Post
268
CT
Computerized Tomography
269
DPI
Dry Powder Inhaler
270
OD
Right Eye
271
WNL
Within Normal Limits
272
CAPES
Citrobacter, Acinetobacter, Providencia, Enterobacter, Serratia
273
ID
Intradermal
274
HTN
Hypertension
275
R/O
Rule Out
276
CI
Cardiac Index, Contraindicated
277
mPAP
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure
278
HA
Headache
279
SOB
Shortness of Breath
280
D/C
Discontinue or Discharge
281
HS
At bedtime
282
C&S
Culture & Sensitivity
283
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