Abbr #6 Flashcards
1
Q
oz
A
ounce
2
Q
P
A
poor
3
Q
P:
A
indicating the beginning of the Plan, Interventions Plan, or Plan of Care (varies by facility) section of the SOAP note
4
Q
P.A.
A
physician’s assistant
5
Q
PA
A
posterior-anterior
6
Q
para
A
paraplegia
7
Q
pc
A
after meals
8
Q
PCL
A
posterior cruciate ligament
9
Q
PE
A
pulmonary embolus
10
Q
PEEP
A
positive end-expiratory pressure
11
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography
12
Q
per
A
by/through
13
Q
PO or p.o.
A
by mouth
14
Q
PERRLA
A
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
15
Q
P.H.
A
past history
16
Q
p.m.
A
afternoon
17
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
18
Q
PNF
A
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
19
Q
PNI
A
peripheral nerve injury
20
Q
POMR
A
problem-oriented medical record
21
Q
pos.
A
positive
22
Q
post
A
posterior
23
Q
post-op
A
after surgery (operation)
24
Q
PRE
A
progressive-resistive exercise
25
pre-op
before surgery
26
PRN or prn
whenever necessary, as often as necessary
27
PROM
passive range of motion
28
PSF
posterior spinal fusion
29
PSIS
posterior superior iliac spine
30
PT
physical therapy/therapist
31
PT/PTT
prothrombin time/partial thrombo-plastin time
32
Pt./pt.
patient
33
PTA
physical therapist assistant, prior to admission
34
PTB
patellar tendon bearing
35
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
36
PWB
partial weight bearing
37
qt.
quart
38
R
right
39
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
40
RBBB
right bundle branch block
41
RBC
red blood cell (count)
42
R.D.
registered dietician
43
re:
regarding
44
rehab
rehabilitation
45
reps
repetitions
46
resp
respiratory, respiration
47
RN
registered nurse
48
R/O, r/o
rule out
49
ROM
range of motion
50
ROS
review of systems
51
RR
respiratory rate
52
RROM
resistive range of motion
53
RT
respiratory therapy/therapist
54
Rx.
intervention plan, prescription, therapy
