Ab Flashcards
a
before
amp
ampule
amt
amount
aq, AQ
water
B
both
Bib, bib
drink
BM
bowel movement
bpm
beats per minute
CP
cardio pulmonary
d
day
DNR
do not resuscitate
DOB
Date of birth
Dx, dx
Diagnosis
ED
emergency department
EP
Established patient
ER
Emergency Room
FH
Family history
F/u, F/U, f/u
Follow-up
Fx, FX
Fracture
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
HA
Headache
HEENT
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
H&P
History and physical
I&D
Incision and drainage
inj
injection
Left
L with a circle around it
Right
R with a circle around it
NB
Newborn
noc, noct
Hight
NP
New patient
N&V, N/V
Nausea and vomitting
oint
ointment
OTC
Over the counter
After
P with line on top
PE
Physical examination
per
By, with
PH
Past history
p/o
Post operative
Pt
Patient
q.a.m, qam
Every morning
ROM
Range of motion
Sig
Label
surg
Surgery
VS
Vital signs
gtts
drop
bid
twice a day
tid
three times a day
gm, G
gram
pc
after meal
fl
fluid
STAT
Immediately
prn
as required
q3h
every 3 hours
qid
four times a day
po
orally
TBSP
tablespoon
tsp
teaspoon
sol
solution
oz
ounce
Fe
iron
kg
kilogram
caps
capsule
npo
nothing by mouth
mcg
microgram
ac
before meals
mL
milliliter
D/C, dc
discontinue
qh
every hour
SOB
Shortness of breath
CC
Chief Complaint
DAW
Dispense as written
c with line on top
With
s with line on top
Without
NKDA
No known drug allergies
NKA
No known allergies
LMP
Last menstrual period
PCN
Penicillin
ASA
Aspirin
IM
Intramuscular
ID
Intradermal
SQ, subq
Subcutaneous
Na
Sodium
K+
potassium
UA, U/A
Urinalysis
abd
abdomen
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflex disease
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
O2
Oxygen
LBP
Lower back pain
Hx, H
History
Tx
Treatment
wt
weight
Sx
Symptom
Ht
Height
h/o
History of
CO2
Carbon dioxide
BP, B/P
Blood pressure
c with a line on top
With
CBC
Complete blood count
CPE
Complete physical examination
D&C
Dilation and curettage
dx
diagnosis
ECG, EKG
Electrocardiogram
Gl
Gastrointestinal
GYN
Gynecology
I&D
Incision and drainage
MI
Myocardial infraction
N&V
Nausea and vomiting
P
Pulse
R
Respiration
ROM
Range of motion
ROS
Review of systems
s with a line on top
Without
SOB
Shortness of breath
T
Temperature
URI
Upper respiratory inflection
UTI
Urinary tract inflection
-ology
Subject of study
-plasia
Formation or development
-esthesia
Sensation
Cerebr/o
Brain
Mening/o
Meninges, covers the brain
radicul/o
Nerve root of spinal cord
-graphy
Process of recording
Poster/o
After, behind
Psych/o
The mind
-itis
Inflammation of
-ostomy
To make a mouth opening
-otomy
Incision, surgical cutting
Dys-
Difficult, painful, abnormal
-megaly
Enlargement
-stasis
Stoppage