(2) Patient Orders and Charting Flashcards
ASAP
as soon as possible
as tol
as tolerated
ausc
auscultation, ascultate
B.M.
Bowel Movement
bm
B.R.
Bed Rest
BRP
bathroom privileges
c¨
with
cath
catheterize
CBR
complete bed rest
cib
food
ck
check
cl liq
clear liquid
DAT
diet as tolerated
DC, D/C
discontinue
disch
discharge
DNI
Do Not Intubate
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
DOB
Date of Birth
DR
Doctor
dr
dressing
D/S
dextrose with saline
DSD
dry, sterile dressing
DW
distilled water
D/W
Dextrose and Water
Dx
diagnosis
E
enema
EBL
estimated blood loss
et
and
FM
flow meter
FU
follow-up
gtt
drops
HO
hyperbaric oxygen
HOB
Head Of Bed
ht
height
Hx
History
irrig
irrigation
isol
isolation
IV
intravenous
L
liter (1,000ml, quart)
lap
laparotomy
lb
pound
L & D
Labor & Delivery
lg
large
liq
liquid
L/min
liters per minute
Na
sodium
N/C
no complaints
neg
negative
NG
nasogastric
NPO
nothing by mouth
N/S
normal saline
N & V
nausea & vomiting
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
O2
oxygen
OOB
out of bed
per
by
pH
acidity
p.o. (per os)
by mouth
PO
postoperative
preop
preoperative
prep
prepare
p.r.n.
whenever necessary
pt
patient; pint (500ml)
Px
prognosis (prog)
q.s.
sufficient quantity
qt
quiet
rehab
rehabilitation
resp
respiration
rt
right, routine
Rx
treatment
s¯
without
¯ss¯
one-half
semi
half
sm
small
sos
if necessary
spec
specimen
SSE
Soap Suds Enema
stat
at once
Surg
surgery
Sx
symptoms
tinct
tincture
TKO
To Keep Open
top
topically
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
TWE
tap water enema
Tx
traction
ung.
ointment (oint)
ur
urine
w/c
wheelchair
wt
weight
YOB
Year of Birth
U/C
urine culture
U/A
urine analysis