Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AD
A
right ear
2
Q
AS
A
left ear
3
Q
AU
A
both ears
4
Q
OD
A
right eye
5
Q
OS
A
left eye
6
Q
OU
A
both eyes
7
Q
ADR
A
ain’t doing right
8
Q
HBC
A
hit by car
9
Q
BAR
A
bright, alert, responsive
10
Q
QAR
A
quiet, alert, responsive
11
Q
BCS
A
body condition score
12
Q
BID
A
twice daily, every 12 hours
13
Q
SID
A
once daily, every 24 hours
14
Q
TID
A
three times daily, every 8 hours
15
Q
QID
A
four times daily, every 6 hours
16
Q
PRN
A
as needed
17
Q
q
A
every (e.g. q4hrs means every 4 hours)
18
Q
QOD
A
every other day
19
Q
EOD
A
every other day
20
Q
D/C
A
discontinue
21
Q
PO
A
by mouth
22
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
23
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
24
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
25
F/S
spayed female
26
M/N
neutered male
27
FNA
fine needle aspirate
28
HR
heart rate
29
Hx
history
30
IM
intramuscular
31
IN
intranasal
32
IV
intravenous
33
SC
under the skin (subcutaneous)
34
NSF
no significant findings
35
PE
physical exam
36
ROM
range of motion
37
RR
respiratory rate
38
Rx
prescription
39
S/R
suture removal
40
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan - a method of organization medical records
41
Sx
surgery
42
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, and respiration rate
43
Tx
Treatment
44
US
urinaylsis
45
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
46
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
47
WNL
Within normal limits
48
BPM
beats per minute
49
CHF
congestive heart failure
50
CNS
central nervous system
51
CRT
Capillary refill time
52
FUO
fever of unknown origin
53
HCT
hematocrit
54
PU/PD
polyuria/polydipsia
55
PCV
packed cell volume
