Abbreviations Flashcards
4/24 (24hrs in day)
Four hourly
1/7 (7 days a week)
1 day
1/52 (52 weeks a yr)
1 week
1/12 (12 months a yr)
1 month
AC/a.c
Before meals
PC
After meals
Mane
Morning
Nocte (omn)
Night
Hs
At bedtime
die
daily
BD/bid
Twice a day
TDS/tid
Three times a day
QID
Four times a day
y/o
years old
BIBA
bought in by ambulance
ED
emergency department
ADLS
activities of daily living
AHA
allied health assistant
THR
total hip replacement
ETOH
alcohol consumption
D/C
discharge
OT
occupational therapy
PPE
personal protective equipment
T2D
type 2 diabetes
ECG
electrocardiogram
H/O
history of
DOB
date of birth
BGL
blood glucose levels
NKA
no known allergies
PMH
past medical history
SOB
shortness of breath
TPR
temperature pulse respiration
ADM
admitted
, fx
fracture
Dx
diagnosed
BMI
body mass index
C/O
complains of
WNL
within normal limits
NAD
no abnormalities detected
N&V
nausea and vomiting
UA
urine analysis
FBC
full blood count
Rx
treatment/medical prescription
c
with
mg
milligram