VTNE Abbreviations Flashcards
(156 cards)
1
Q
What unit is used for weight/mass?
A
grams
2
Q
What unit is used for volume?
A
liters
3
Q
What unit is used for length?
A
meter
4
Q
nanogram
A
ng
5
Q
microgram
A
mcg or ?g
6
Q
milligram
A
mg
7
Q
centigram
A
cg
8
Q
decigram
A
dg
9
Q
gram
A
g
10
Q
dekagram
A
dkg
11
Q
hectogram
A
hg
12
Q
kilogram
A
kg
13
Q
nanoliter
A
nL
14
Q
microliter
A
mcL or ?L
15
Q
milliliter
A
mL
16
Q
centiliter
A
cL
17
Q
deciliter
A
dL
18
Q
liter
A
L
19
Q
dekaliter
A
dkL
20
Q
hectoliter
A
hL
21
Q
kiloliter
A
kL
22
Q
nanometer
A
nm
23
Q
micrometer
A
mcm or ?m
24
Q
milimeter
A
mm
25
centimeter
cm
26
decimeter
dm
27
meter
m
28
dekameter
dkm
29
hectometer
hm
30
kilometer
km
31
milliequivalent
mEq
32
cubic centimeter
cc
33
meter squared
m²
34
cup
c
35
fluid ounce
fl oz
36
gallon
gal
37
grain
gr
38
drops
gtt
39
pound
lb
40
ounce
oz
41
pint
pt
42
quart
qt
43
tablespoon
T, Tbs or Tbsp
44
teaspoon
t or tsp
45
day
d
46
hour
h or hr
47
minute
min
48
second
sec
49
#10
number (since it's placed in front of the numeral)
50
10#
pound (since it's placed after the numeral)
51
incisor (dental)
I or i
52
canine (dental)
C or c
53
premolar
P or p
54
molar
M or m
55
as much as desired
Ad lib
56
right ear
AD
57
adenosine diphosphate
ADP
58
alanine aminotransferase
ALT
59
anterior-posterior
AP
60
left ear
AS
61
aspartate aminotransferase
AST
62
adensosine triphosphate
ATP
63
both ears
AU
64
atrioventricular
AV
65
broncho alveolar lavage
BAL
66
2 times a day
bid or b.i.d.
67
buccal mucosal bleeding time
BMBT
68
body score
BS
69
body surface area
BSA
70
blood urea nitrogen
BUN
71
calcium
Ca
72
complete blood count
CBC
73
creatine kinase
CK
74
centimeters of water
cm H20
75
central nervous system
CNS
76
carbon dioxide
CO2
77
isoform of cyclo-oxygenase
COX-1
78
isoform of cyclo-oxygenase
COX-2
79
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
80
constant rate infusion
CRI
81
capillary refill time
CRT
82
central venous pressure
CVP
83
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
84
dermatophyte test media
DTM
85
electrocardiogram
ECG or EKG
86
ethylenediaminetetraccetic acid
EDTA
87
enzyme linked immunosorbant assay
ELISA
88
end tidal carbon dioxide
ETCO2
89
feline leukemia virus
FeLV
90
feline infectious peritonitis
FIV
91
femtoliter
fL
92
fine needle aspiration
FNA
93
female spayed
F/S
94
gastric dilitation volvulus
GDV
95
gastrointestinal
GI
96
hematocrit
HCT
97
hemoglobin
Hgb
98
intradermal
ID
99
intramuscular
IM
100
intraosseous
IO
101
intraperitoneal
IP
102
intermittent positive pressure ventilation
IPPV
103
intravenous
IV
104
potassium
K
105
kilopascal
kPa
106
kilovolt peak
kVp
107
left displaced abomasum
LDA
108
lactated ringer's solution
LRS
109
mean arterial pressure
MAP
110
milliamperage
mA
111
milliamperage seconds
mAs
112
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCH
113
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCHC
114
millimeters of mercury
mm Hg
115
male neutered
M/N
116
messenger ribonucleic acid
mRNA
117
sodium chloride
NaCl
118
N-methyl-D aspartate
NMDA
119
nothing by mouth / nothing per os
NPO
120
nucleated red blood cell
NRBC
121
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID
122
oxygen
O2
123
right eye
OD
124
ovariohysterectomy
OHE or OVH
125
left eye
OS
126
both eyes
OU
127
packed cell volume
PCV
128
picograms
pg
129
per os- by mouth
PO
130
parts per million
ppm
131
as needed
PRN
132
pounds per square inch
psi
133
prothrombin time
PT
134
partial thromboplastin time
PTT
135
once a day
qd or q.d. or sid or s.i.d.
136
4 times a day
qid or q.i.d.
137
right displaced abomasum
RDA
138
red blood cell
RBC
139
ribonucleic acid
RNA
140
sinoatrial
SA
141
subcutaneous
SC or SQ
142
source image distance
SID
143
species
Sp. or spp.
144
oxygen saturation via pulse oximeter
SpO2
145
triiodothryonine
T3
146
throxin
T4
147
3 times a day
tid or t.i.d.
148
total intravenous anesthesia
TIVA
149
total protein
TP
150
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
151
thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
152
urinalysis
U/A
153
veterinarian-client-patient-relationship
VCPR
154
ventrodorsal
VD
155
tidal volume
VT
156
white blood cell
WBC
