Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
4/24 (24hrs in day)
A
Four hourly
2
Q
1/7 (7 days a week)
A
1 day
3
Q
1/52 (52 weeks a yr)
A
1 week
4
Q
1/12 (12 months a yr)
A
1 month
5
Q
AC/a.c
A
Before meals
6
Q
PC
A
After meals
7
Q
Mane
A
Morning
8
Q
Nocte (omn)
A
Night
9
Q
Hs
A
At bedtime
10
Q
die
A
daily
11
Q
BD/bid
A
Twice a day
12
Q
TDS/tid
A
Three times a day
13
Q
QID
A
Four times a day
14
Q
y/o
A
years old
15
Q
BIBA
A
bought in by ambulance
16
Q
ED
A
emergency department
17
Q
ADLS
A
activities of daily living
18
Q
AHA
A
allied health assistant
19
Q
THR
A
total hip replacement
20
Q
ETOH
A
alcohol consumption
21
Q
D/C
A
discharge
22
Q
OT
A
occupational therapy
23
Q
PPE
A
personal protective equipment
24
Q
T2D
A
type 2 diabetes
25
ECG
electrocardiogram
26
H/O
history of
27
DOB
date of birth
28
BGL
blood glucose levels
29
NKA
no known allergies
30
PMH
past medical history
31
SOB
shortness of breath
32
TPR
temperature pulse respiration
33
ADM
admitted
34
#, fx
fracture
35
Dx
diagnosed
36
BMI
body mass index
37
C/O
complains of
38
WNL
within normal limits
39
NAD
no abnormalities detected
40
N&V
nausea and vomiting
41
UA
urine analysis
42
FBC
full blood count
43
Rx
treatment/medical prescription
44
c
with
45
mg
milligram
46
Gtt/gutt/guttae
drop(s)
47
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
48
A/B's
antibiotics
49
PRN
as required, whenever necessary
50
Stat
to be given immediately
51
Alt
given on alternative days
52
Aq
Aqueous/water
53
IM
intramuscular
54
O/PO
orally/taken by mouth
55
PR
by the way of the rectum
56
IV
intravenous
57
PV
pervagina
58
Bx
biospy
59
DOA
dead on arrival
60
NOK
next of kin
61
NBM
nil by mouth
62
NFR
not for resuscitation
63
DNR
do not resuscitate
64
CXR
chest x-ray
65
NWB
non weight bearing
66
FWB
full weight bearing
67
OD
over dose
68
CCU
coronary care unit
69
HDU
high dependency unit
70
ICU
intensive care unit
71
PICU
pediatric intensive care unit
72
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
73
A & E
accident and emergency
74
OPD
out patient department
75
LOC
loss of conscious state
76
OTC
over the counter
77
STML
short term memory loss
78
IDC
indwelling catheter
79
ROM
range of motion
80
T
temperature
81
P
pulse
82
R
respiration
83
PU
passed urine
84
HNPU
has not passed urine
85
UA
urine analysis
86
ABO
major human blood group
87
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
88
PCL
posterior cruciate ligament
89
CNS
central nervous system
90
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
91
UTI
urinary tract infection
92
TKR
total knee replacement
93
ABI
acquired brain injury
94
TBI
traumatic brain injury
95
MVA
motor vehicle accident
96
CVA
cerebral vascular accident
97
T2DM
type 2 diabetes mellitus
98
HT/HTN
hypertension
99
FOOSH
fall on outstretched hand
100
SOAP notes
subjective (symptoms -> self)
objective (signs -> measurable, outside)
assessment
plan
101
D1
day 1
102
SHx
social history
103
PMM
preventative maintenance management
104
Pt
patient
105
RIB
rest in bed
106
SOEOB
sitting on edge of bed
107
FAC
forearm crutches
108
NSAIDS
non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs
109
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
110
KUB
kidneys ureters bladder
111
ARF
acute renal failure
112
CKD
chronic kidney disease
113
UA
urine analysis
114
UTI
urinary tract infection
