Terminology (week 2) Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
Ca
A
Calcium
2
Q
YOB
A
Year of Birth
3
Q
gr.
A
Grain
4
Q
FUO
A
Fever of unknown origin
5
Q
STAT/stat
A
Immediately
6
Q
O.D/OD
A
Right eye
7
Q
O.S/OS
A
Left eye
8
Q
O.U/OU
A
Both eyes
9
Q
ESR
A
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
10
Q
ss/ss
A
W/ With
11
Q
Dr.
A
Doctor
12
Q
dr.
A
Dram
13
Q
amt
A
Amount
14
Q
CA/ca
A
Cancer
15
Q
RTW
A
Return to work
16
Q
C
A
Cervical
17
Q
SX
A
Symptoms
18
Q
DNR
A
Do not resuscitate
19
Q
MI
A
Myocardial infarction
20
Q
PE
A
Pulmonary embolism
21
Q
s
A
Without
22
Q
q.h./qh
A
Every hour
23
Q
NPO/npo
A
Nothing by mouth
24
Q
DX/dx
A
Diagnosis
25
TST
Treadmill stress test
26
SL/subling
Sublingual
27
EENT
Ear Nose & Throat
28
tsp.
Teaspoon
29
HR
Heart rate
30
VD
Venereal disease
31
ext
External
32
O/O
On the account of
33
KLS
Kidney Liver Spleen
34
neg
Negative
35
WNL
Within normal limits
36
CNS
Central Nervous System
37
wt.
Weight
38
rev
Review
39
RN
Registered nurse
40
exc
Excisior
41
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
42
reg
Regular
43
ER
Emergency room
44
ROS
Review of symptoms
45
c
w/ with
46
BID/b.i.d/bid
Twice a day
47
oint
Ointment
48
PO/per os
By mouth
49
qhs
Hours of sleep
50
NS
Normal saline
51
mcg
Microgram
52
liq
Liquid
53
PRN/p.r.n/prn
As needed
