Test 26- Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A3
A
attend surgery in 3 days
2
Q
AF
A
artial fibrillation
3
Q
A/G ratio
A
albumin/globulin ratio
4
Q
AS
A
asthma
5
Q
BOR
A
bowels open regularly
6
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
7
Q
•⬆️ BP (check the vocabulary book)
A
no raised blood pressure
8
Q
Cgh
A
cough
9
Q
CO
A
casualty officer
10
Q
C/O
A
complains of
11
Q
CVS
A
cardiovascular system
12
Q
D&C
A
dilation and curettage
13
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
14
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
15
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
16
Q
Ep
A
epilepsy
17
Q
G and A
A
gas and air
18
Q
HPC
A
history of present complaint
19
Q
•JACCOL (check the vocabulary book)
A
no jaundice, anemia, cyanosis, clubbing, oedema
20
Q
LBP
A
low back pain
21
Q
•LKKS (check the vocabulary book)
A
no palpable liver, kidneys, spleen
22
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarct
23
Q
MRU
A
mass radiography unit
24
Q
N&V
A
nausea and vomiting
25
OD
overdose
26
O/E
on examination
27
OPA
outpatient appointment
28
PM
post-mortem
29
PMH
past medical history
30
PR
per rectum
31
RS
respiratory system
32
Sat
satisfactory
33
SH
social history
34
SOB
short of breath
35
T
temperature
36
•TB (check the vocabulary book)
no tuberculosis
37
U/S
ultra sound
38
XR
x-ray
