Test 7 Abbreviations Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
abd
A
Abdomen
2
Q
AD
A
Right ear
3
Q
AS
A
Left ear
4
Q
AU
A
Both ears
5
Q
BaE
BE
A
Barium enema
6
Q
b.i.d.
bid
A
Twice a day
7
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
8
Q
Bx
A
Biopsy
9
Q
cath
A
Catheterize
10
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
11
Q
CCU
A
Coronary care unit
12
Q
CT
CT scan
CAT scan
A
Computed (axial) tomography
13
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular accident
14
Q
CXR
A
Chest x-ray
15
Q
D/C
A
Discontinue
Discharge
16
Q
DM
A
Diabetes mellitus
17
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
18
Q
ECG
EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
19
Q
EEG
A
Electroencephalogram
20
Q
ENT
A
Ears, nose, throat
21
Q
Fx
A
Fracture
22
Q
GERD
A
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
23
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
24
Q
Hx
A
History
25
IDDM
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
26
IM
Intramuscular
27
IV
Intravenous
28
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray test)
29
LPN
Licensed practical nurse
30
MD
| M.D.
Doctor of medicine
| Muscular dystrophy
31
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
32
NB
Newborn
33
NPO
Nothing by mouth
34
OA
Osteoarthritis
35
OD
| O.D.
Right eye
36
OS
Left eye
37
OU
Each eye
38
PH
Past history
39
PI
Present illness
40
post-op
After operation
41
pre-op
Before operation (preoperative)
42
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen
43
pt
Patient
44
PT
Physical therapy
45
q
Every
46
q.d.
| qd
Each day
47
RBC
| rbc
Red blood cell count
48
ROM
Range of motion
49
ROS
Review of systems
50
SOB
Shortness of breath
51
STAT
Immediately
52
Sx
Symptoms
| Signs
53
TB
Tuberculosis
54
t.i.d.
| tid
Three times a day
55
Tx
Treatment
56
UA
| U/A
Urinalysis
57
URI
Upper respiratory infection
58
US
| u/s
Ultrasound
59
UTI
Urinary tract infection
60
WNL
Within normal limits
