abbreviations 1-57 Flashcards
1
Q
⬆
A
increased
2
Q
⬇
A
decreased
3
Q
ā
A
before
4
Q
a.c. , AC
A
before meals
5
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
6
Q
abd.
A
abdomen
7
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
8
Q
AKA
A
above the knee amputation
9
Q
ADLs
A
activities of daily living
10
Q
AM
A
morning
11
Q
amb.
A
ambulate, abmulatory
12
Q
amp.
A
ampule
13
Q
amt
A
amount
14
Q
approx.
A
approximate
15
Q
as tol.
A
as tolerated
16
Q
AP
A
apical pulse
17
Q
ax.
A
axillary
18
Q
BBS
A
bilateral breath sounds
19
Q
BG
A
blood glucose
20
Q
BID
A
twice a day
21
Q
BKA
A
below the knee amputation
22
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
23
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
24
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
25
Bx
biopsy
26
C
celsius, centigrade
27
c (with a line on top)
with
28
c/o
complains of
29
C&S
culture and sensitivity
30
Ca2+
calcium
31
cal.
calorie
32
cap.
capsule
33
CBC
complete blood count
34
CD&I, CDI
clean dry and intact
35
CT
chest tube or computerized tomography scan
36
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
37
CXR
chest x-ray
38
D/W or D5W
dextrose in water / 5% dextrose in water
39
D10
10% dextrose
40
D5
5% dextrose
41
D50
50% dextrose
42
DAT
diet as tolerated
43
DFA
diet for age
44
Drsg
dressing
44
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
45
elix.
elixer
46
ETOH
alcohol
47
F
fahrenheit
48
FBS
fasting blood sugar
49
Fld.
fluid
50
ft.
feet
51
FWB
full weight bearing
52
Fx
fracture
53
GI
gastrointestinal
54
Gm, GM, gm, g
gram
55
GU
genitourinary
56
Gyn
gynecology
