Abbrev. Flashcards
1
Q
bilat
A
bilaterally
2
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
3
Q
C
A
celsius
4
Q
F
A
fever
5
Q
FUO
A
fever of unknown origin
6
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
7
Q
LA
A
left arm
8
Q
NAD
A
no acute distress
9
Q
P
A
pulse
10
Q
R
A
respirations/rate
11
Q
RA
A
right arm
12
Q
RR
A
respiratory rate
13
Q
T
A
temperatire
14
Q
VS
A
vital signs
15
Q
wnl
A
within normal limits
16
Q
Wt
A
weight
17
Q
NCAT
A
normal cephalic atromatic
18
Q
SCM
A
sternocleidomastoid
19
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending (artery)
20
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
21
Q
TMJ
A
tempromandibular joint
22
Q
MMM
A
moist mucous membrane
23
Q
ROMI
A
range of motion intact
24
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
25
AC
before eating
26
AD
right ear
27
AU
both ears
28
AS
left ear
29
HOH
hard of hearing
30
TM
tympanic membrane
31
URI
upper respiratory tract infection
32
ANUG
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
33
OE
Otitis externa
34
AOM
Acute Otitis media
35
A/V
audio/visual
36
OD
right eye
37
PERRLA
pupils equally round & reactive to light & accomodating
38
C/D ratio
cup/disk ratio: measurement used to assess glaucoma progression
39
OS
left eye
40
APD
afferent pupillary defect
41
EOMI
extraoccular movements intact
42
OU
both eyes
43
AP
angina pectoris
44
CXR
chest x-ray
45
LUL
left lower lobe
46
RML
Right middle lobe
47
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
48
LCTA
lungs clear to auscultation
49
PE
pulmonary embolism
50
RUL
right upper lobe
51
CTA
Computed tomography angiography
52
LLL
left lower lobe
53
RLL
right lower lobe
54
CAD
coronary artery disease
55
CVA
cerebrovascular attack
56
CHF
congestive heart failure
57
CV
cardiovascular
58
DP
Deep pulse
59
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
60
JVD
jugular venous distension
61
JVP
jugular venous pressure
63
m/r/g
murmurs/rubs/gallops
64
S1
closure of AV valves
65
S2
closure of semilunar valves
66
S3
"prodiastolic gallop"; associated with heart failure
67
S4
rare extra heart sound that occurs immediately before the normal S1, S2; occurs just after atrial contraction and immediately
69
MI
myocardial infarction
70
PMI
past medical illness
71
POP
Pain on palpation
72
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
73
PT
pericardial tamponade
74
RRR
Regular Rate and Rhythm
75
AAA
abdominal aoritc aneursym
76
ABD
abdomen
77
BS
bowel sounds
78
ESLD
end stage liver disease
79
ESRD
end stage renal disease
80
GERD
gastric esophageal refult disease
81
G-tube
gastrostomy tube
82
HOB
head of bed
83
J-tube
jejunostomy feeding tube
84
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
85
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
86
RLQ
Right Lower quadrant
87
RMCL
right midclavicular line
88
RUQ
right upper quadrant
