Terminology Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
Q
aa
A
of each
2
Q
abd
A
abdomen or abdominal
3
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
4
Q
ad lib.
A
as desired
5
Q
adm.
A
admitted or admission
6
Q
A.D.L.
A
activities of daily living
7
Q
a.m.
A
morning- midnight to noon
8
Q
amp.
A
ampule
9
Q
am’t
A
amount
10
Q
aq or h20
A
water
11
Q
A.S.A. Comp.
A
A.S.A. Compound (aspirin compound)
12
Q
Ax.
A
axillary
13
Q
b.i.d.
A
2 times a day
14
Q
B/P
A
blood pressure
15
Q
B.M.R.
A
basal metabolic rate
16
Q
B.R.P.
A
bathroom privileges
17
Q
C
A
Centigrade
18
Q
c with a line over it
A
with
19
Q
C.B.C.
A
Complete Blood Count
20
Q
CO2
A
Carbon dioxide
21
Q
comp.
A
compound
22
Q
cm
A
Centimeter
23
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
24
Q
D&C
A
dilatation and curettage
25
dil.
dilute
26
discon't or DC
discontinued
27
Dr.
Doctor
28
E.E.N.T.
eyes, ears, nose, throat
29
elix.
elixir
30
et
and
31
ext.
extract
32
F
Fahrenheit
33
F.H.T.
fetal heart tones
34
fl.
fluid
35
Fr.
French
36
G.I.
gastro-intestinal
37
gm
gram
38
gtt or gtts
drop or drops
39
G.U.
genitor-urinary
40
(H)
hypodermic
41
h
hour
42
H2O2
hydrogen peroxide
43
h.s.
hour of sleep or at bedtime
44
I&O
intake and output
45
I.M.
intramuscular
46
I.V.
intravenous
47
L
liter
48
(L)
left
49
Lab.
labratory
50
liq
liquid
51
mg
milligram
52
min
minute
53
mod
moderate
54
no. or #
number
55
N.P.O.
nothing by mouth
56
OOB
out of bed
57
O.R.
operating room
58
os.
mouth
59
oz
ounce
60
p with a line over it
after
61
p.c.
after meals
62
per
thru; by
63
p.o.
by mouth
64
p.r.n.
as needed
65
pulv.
powder
66
q with a line over it
every
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q.h.
every hour
68
q.i.d.
4 times a day
69
qt
quart
70
R.
rectal
71
(R)
right
72
R.B.C.
red blood count
73
R.H.C.
respirations have ceased
74
Rm.
room
75
ROM
range of motion
76
Rx.
take (medicinal)
77
s with a line over it
without
78
sat.
saturated
79
SC
subcutaneous
80
SOB
shortness of breath
81
Sig.
directions to patient - written on label
82
sol.
solution
83
s.o.s.
if necessary or required
84
spec.
specimen
85
SQ
subcutaneous
86
ss
one half
87
SS
soap suds
88
stat
immediately
89
Subq
subcutaneous
90
Susp
suspension
91
syr.
syrup
92
tab.
tablet
93
t.i.d.
three times a day
94
T.O.
telephone order
95
T.P.R.
temperature, pulse, respirations
96
tr.
tincture
97
ung
ointment
98
vag.
vaginal
99
V.O.
verbal order
100
V.S.
vital signs
101
W.B.C.
white blood count
102
wt.
weight
