Abbrevations Flashcards
ADL
Activities of Daily Life
A
Assessment or analysis
BP
Blood pressure
CC
Chief complaint
c/o
Complaints of patients description of symptoms
CP
Chest pain
D/C
Discontinue
DOWN ARROW*
Decrease or decreasing
Dx
Diagnosis
MALE SYMBOL*
Male
FEMALE SYMBOL*
Female
H & P
History and physical
Ht
Height
Hx
Personal medical HISTORY
ICU
Intensive care unit
UP ARROW*
Increase or increasing
IP
Impatient
L WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
Left
NKA
No known allergies
NKDA
No known drug allergies
O WITH LINE THROUGH IT
None
OP
Outpatient
OR
Operating room
P
Pulse
PE
Physical examination
PI
Present illness
Postop
Recovery room
Preop
Pre-operating area
pt
Patient
Px
Physical examination
R
Respirations
R WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
Right
R/O
Rule out
ROM
Range of motion
ROS
Review of symptoms
SOB
Shortness of breath
S
Signs
Sx
Symptoms
T
Tempature
Tx
Treatment
VS
Vital signs
WNL
Within normal limits
Wt.
Weight
a WITH LINE ABOVE*
Before
B WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT*
Both sides(bilateral)
b.i.d.
Twice a day
c WITH LINE ABOVE IT
With
d.
Day
>
Greater than
<
Less than
h.
Hour
p with line above
After
p WITH LINE ABOVE.c.
After meals
p.o.
By mouth
p.r.n.
As needed
q.
Each or every
q.d.
Everyday
q.h.
Every hour
q.i.d.
4 times a day
Rx
Prescription (recipe)
stat.
Immediately
t.i.d.
Three times a day
s WITH LINE ABOVE*
without
wk
Week
yr
Year
x WITH LINE ABOVE*
Times or for
