A-H abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
A
AAA
2
Q
Activity as Tolerated
A
AAT
3
Q
Abdomen, abdominal
A
Abd
4
Q
Arterial Blood Gas
A
ABG
5
Q
Abnormal
A
abn.
6
Q
Before Meals (ante cibrum)
A
a.c.
7
Q
Adrenocorticotropin hormone
A
ACTH
8
Q
Antidiuretic hormone
A
ADH
9
Q
Activities of Daily Living
A
ADL
10
Q
Freely, as desired (ad libitum)
A
ad lib
11
Q
Admitted, admission
A
adm
12
Q
Air Entry
A
A/E
13
Q
Acid Fast Bacilli
A
AFB
14
Q
Silver Nitrate
A
AgNO3
15
Q
Above Knee
A
A/K
16
Q
Above Knee Amputation
A
A/KA
17
Q
Albumin
A
Alb
18
Q
TERM
A
ABRREV.
19
Q
Alkaline
A
Alk.
20
Q
Ambulate
A
amb.
21
Q
Ampule, Amputa
A
Amp.
22
Q
Amount
A
amt.
23
Q
Anterior
A
ant.
24
Q
Anterior and Posterior
A
AP
25
Auscultation and Percussion
A&P
26
Appointment
appt.
27
AIDS Related Complex
ARC
28
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARDS
29
Acute Renal Failure
ARF
30
Arterial
art.
31
Aspirin
ASA
32
As Soon As Possible
ASAP
33
Atrial-Septal Defect
ASD
34
Arteriovenous
AV
35
Axillary, Axilla
Ax
36
TERM
ABRREV.
37
Barium
Ba
38
Bundle Branch Block
BBB
39
Birth Control Pill
BCP
40
Breast Feeding
BF
41
Twice Daily (bis in die)
BID
42
Bilateral
bil.
43
Bilirubin
Bili.
44
Below Knee Amputation
B/KA
45
Blood, Bleeding
bld
46
Bowel Movement
BM
47
TERM
ABRREV.
48
Basal Metabolic Rate
BMR
49
Blood Pressure
BP
50
Bathroom Privileges
BRP
51
Bedrest
BR
52
Blood Sugar
BS
53
Bilateral Salpino-Oophrectomy
BSO
54
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUN
55
Blood Work
B/W
56
Biopsy
Bx
57
Chief Complaint
CC
58
Cesarian Section
CS
59
Cancer
CA
60
Calcium
Ca+
61
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CABG
62
Catheter
Cath
63
Coronary Artery Disease
CAD
64
Calorie
cal
65
Capsule
Cap.
66
Complete Blood Count
CBC
67
Common Bile Duct
CBD
68
Complete Bedrest
CBR
69
Congenital Dislocated Hip
CDH
70
Cystic Fibrosis
CF
71
Congenital Heart Disease
CHD
72
Chemistry
chem.
73
Congestive Heart Failure
CHF
74
Change
chg.
75
Cholesterol
Chole.
76
Circumference, Circulation, Circumcision
circ.
77
Check
Ck
78
Chloride
Cl
79
Clear Fluids
cl. flds.
80
TERM
ABRREV.
81
Central Nervous System
CNS
82
Carbon Monoxide CO
83
Carbon Dioxide
CO2
84
Complains of
c/o
85
Coagulation
coag.
86
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
COLD
87
Condition
cond.
88
Continuous
cont.
89
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD
90
Cerebral Palsy
CP
91
Cephalopelvic Disproportion
CPD
92
Creatinine Phosphokinase
CPK
93
Continuous Passive Motion
CPM
94
Chronic Renal Failure
CRF
95
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
CRP
96
Culture and Sensitivity
C&S
97
Cerebrospinal Fluid
CSF
98
Cerebrovascular Accident
CVA
99
Central Venous Pressure
CVP
100
Cardiovascular System
CVS
101
Chest X-ray
CXR
102
Cervix
Cx
103
Chest Tube
C/T
104
TERM
ABRREV.
105
Diet as Tolerated
DAT
106
Deep Breathing and Coughing
DB&C
107
Discontinued, Discharged
D/C
108
Dilatation and Curettage
D&C
109
Dry and Intact
D&I
110
Differential
Diff.
111
Diabetes Mellitus
DM
112
Do Not Resuscitate
DNR
113
TERM
ABRREV.
114
Dead on Arrival
DOA
115
Date of Birth
DOB
116
Dressing
dsg.
117
Delirium Tremens
DTs
118
Diabetic Urine
D/U
119
Diarrhea and Vomiting
D&V
120
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT
121
Diagnosis
Dx
122
Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT
123
Expected Date of Delivery
EDD
124
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
EENT
125
Electrocardiogram
ECG
126
Elixir
elix.
127
Ear, Nose, and Throat
ENT
128
TERM
ABRREV.
129
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
ERCP
130
Ethanol
ETOH
131
Endotracheal Tube
ETT
132
Examination Under Anaesthesia
EUA
133
Excision
exc.
134
Extraction, External, Extension
ext.
135
TERM
ABRREV.
136
Foreign Body
FB
137
Fasting Blood Sugar
FBS
138
Iron
Fe
139
Ferrous Sulphate
FeSO4
140
Femoral
fem.
141
Femoral Popliteal Bypass
Fem. Pop.
142
TERM
ABRREV.
143
Fresh Frozen Plasma
FFP
144
Family History
FH
145
Fluid
fld.
146
Formula
form.
147
Full Strength
F/S
148
Follow Up
F/U
149
TERM
ABRREV.
150
General Anesthetic
GA
151
Gastrointestinal
GI
152
Gravida
G, grav.
153
TERM
ABRREV.
154
Glucose Tolerance Test
GTT
155
Drops
gt, gtt
156
Genitourinary, Gastric Ulcer
GU
157
TERM
ABRREV.
158
Water
H2O
159
Hydrogen Peroxide
H2O2
160
Bicarbonate
HCO3
161
History and Physical
H&P
162
Head of Bed
HOB
163
Has Not Voided
HNV
164
High Humidity Oxygen
HHO2
165
High Humidity Mask
HHM
166
TERM
ABRREV.
167
Head, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
HEENT
168
Hydrochloric Acid
HCL
169
History of Present Illness
HPI
170
Heart Rate
HR
171
Hormone Replacement Therapy
HRT
172
Hour of Sleep, Bedtime
HS
173
History
Hx
