Symbols Flashcards
1
Q
1°
A
1st Degree or Primary
2
Q
1°
A
1st Degree or Primary
3
Q
2°
A
2nd Degree or Secondary
4
Q
@
A
At
5
Q
Δ
A
change
6
Q
↓
A
decrease, down
7
Q
↑
A
increase, up
8
Q
→
A
leads to
9
Q
↔
A
to and back
10
Q
-
A
deficiency or negative
11
Q
+
A
excess
12
Q
±
A
plus or minus
13
Q
=
A
equal
14
Q
A
less than
15
Q
>
A
greater than
16
Q
≠
A
not equal to
17
Q
~
A
approximately
18
Q
∅
A
nothing
19
Q
:
A
ratio
20
Q
#
A
number
21
Q
X
A
times
22
Q
%
A
percent
23
Q
°
A
degree
24
Q
♀
A
female
25
♂
male
26
ā
before (a with line over it)
27
c̄
with (c with line over it)
28
p̄
after (p with line over it)
29
s̄
without (s with line over it )
30
√
within normal limits/ meets standard
31
μg
microgram
32
ac
before meals
33
pc
after meals
34
c/o
complaint of
35
dc
discontinue
36
f/u
follow up
37
GB
gallbladder
38
HS
hours of sleep
39
inj
injection
40
NOC
night
41
AROM
active range of motion
42
PROM
Passive range of motion
43
RTC
return to clinic
44
ⓜ
murmur (m with circle around it)
45
Ⓡ
right (r with circle around it)
46
Ⓛ
left (L with circle around it)
47
PRN
as needed / as required
48
ASAP
as soon as possible
49
STAT
emergently/immediately
50
s/p
status post
51
spec
specimen
52
resp
respirations
53
yo
years old
54
yr
year
55
w/u
work up
56
wt
weight
57
WNL
within normal limits
58
2°
2nd Degree or Secondary
59
@
At
60
Δ
change
61
↓
decrease, down
62
↑
increase, up
63
→
leads to
64
↔
to and back
65
-
deficiency or negative
66
+
excess
67
±
plus or minus
68
=
equal
69
< symbol
less than
70
>
greater than
71
≠
not equal to
72
~
approximately
73
∅
nothing
74
:
ratio
75
#
number
76
X
times
77
%
percent
78
°
degree
79
♀
female
80
♂
male
81
ā
before (a with line over it)
82
c̄
with (c with line over it)
83
p̄
after (p with line over it)
84
s̄
without (s with line over it )
85
√
within normal limits/ meets standard
86
μg
microgram
87
ac
before meals
88
pc
after meals
89
c/o
complaint of
90
dc
discontinue
91
f/u
follow up
92
GB
gallbladder
93
HS
hours of sleep
94
inj
injection
95
NOC
night
96
AROM
active range of motion
97
PROM
Passive range of motion
98
RTC
return to clinic
99
ⓜ
murmur (m with circle around it)
100
Ⓡ
right (r with circle around it)
101
Ⓛ
left (L with circle around it)
102
PRN
as needed / as required
103
ASAP
as soon as possible
104
STAT
emergently/immediately
105
s/p
status post
106
spec
specimen
107
resp
respirations
108
yo
years old
109
yr
year
110
w/u
work up
111
wt
weight
112
WNL
within normal limits
