Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

#

A

fracture

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2
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<

A

less than

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3
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>

A

greater than

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4
Q

AAT

A

activity as tolerated

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5
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ad lib

A

as desired

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6
Q

ADC

A

Ambulatory Day Care/Adult Day Care

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7
Q

ALC

A

Alternate level of care

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8
Q

AMA

A

against medical advice

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9
Q

appt

A

appointment

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10
Q

ARO

A

Antibiotic Resistant Organism

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11
Q

ATD

A

Admissions, Transfers, Discharges

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12
Q

BBF

A

blood and body fluids

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13
Q

BG/bg

A

blood glucose

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14
Q

BID

A

twice a day

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15
Q

BR

A

bedrest

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16
Q

c

A

with

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17
Q

C.difficile, C-diff (CDT)

A

Clostridium difficile (toxin)

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18
Q

C/O, c/o

A

complaining of

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19
Q

CBR

A

complete bedrest

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20
Q

CF

A

clear fluids

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21
Q

CL

A

common law

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22
Q

CP

A

copy to pharmacy

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23
Q

CXR

A

chest xray

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24
Q

D/C, d/c

A

discharge/discontinue/day care

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25
Q

DAT

A

diet as tolerated

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26
Q

DNR

A

Do Not Resuscitate

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27
Q

DOA

A

dead on arrival

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28
Q

DOB

A

date of birth

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29
Q

DPO

A

duplicate Physician’s order

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30
Q

DX/dx

A

diagnosis

31
Q

ELOS

A

estimated/expected length of stay

32
Q

ETOH

A

ethyl alcohol

33
Q

FF

A

full fluids

34
Q

Fld.

A

fluid

35
Q

FNS

A

Food Nutrition Services

36
Q

GSW

A

gunshot wound

37
Q

HCF

A

Health Care Facility

38
Q

Hx

A

history

39
Q

INP

A

inpatient

40
Q

JW

A

Jehovah’s Witness

41
Q

K

A

Kardex/Potassium

42
Q

LTC

A

Long Term Care

43
Q

MAR

A

Medication Administration Record

44
Q

MRO

A

Multi-drug Resistant Organism

45
Q

MRP

A

Most Responisble Physician

46
Q

MRSA

A

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

47
Q

MVA

A

motor vehicle accident

48
Q

N & V

A

nausea & vomiting

49
Q

NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

50
Q

NKA

A

no known allergies

51
Q

NKFA

A

no know food allergies

52
Q

NOK

A

next of kin

53
Q

NP

A

nasal prongs

54
Q

NS

A

normal saline

55
Q

NVS

A

neurological vital signs

56
Q

NYD

A

not yet diagnosed

57
Q

OOB

A

out of bed

58
Q

OPD

A

Outpatient Department

59
Q

PGST

A

post gastric surgery therapeutic (diet)

60
Q

prn

A

as necessary

61
Q

Prot.

A

Protestant

62
Q

RA

A

Rheumatoid Arthritis/room air

63
Q

RC

A

Roman Catholic

64
Q

SDA

A

Same Day Admission

65
Q

SDC

A

Surgical Day Care

66
Q

T, P, R (s)

A

temperature, pulse, and respirations

67
Q

TC

A

terminal clean

68
Q

TO

A

telephone order

69
Q

Tx

A

treatment

70
Q

VO

A

verbal order

71
Q

VRE

A

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci

72
Q

W

A

widow

73
Q

W/C , w/c

A

wheelchair