Abbreviations Flashcards
Ac
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
C
With
mg
Milligrams
Gtt/gutt/guttae
Drops
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
A/B
antibiotics
4/24
Four hourly
1/7
1 day
1/52
1 week
1/12
1 month
PRN
As required
Stat
Immediately
Alt
Given on alternate days
Aq
Aqueous/ water
IM
Intramuscular
O/PO
orally/taken by mouth
PR
By way of the rectum
IV
Intravenous
PV
Pervagina
PMH
past medical history
Dx
Diagnosis
Rx
Recipe/treatment
Fx
Fracture
Bx
Biopsy
DOB
Date of birth
DOA
dead on arrival
D/C
discharged
NKA
no known allergies
NOK
Next of kin
NBM
Nil by mouth
NFR
Not for resuscitation
DNR
Do not resuscitate
CXR
chest x ray
ADL’s
Activity of daily living
NWB
Non weight bearing
FWB
Full weight bearing
OD
Overdose
CCU
Coronary care unit
HDU
High dependency unit
ICU
Intensive care unit
PICU
pediatric intensive care unit
NICU
Neonatal intensive care unit
A + E
Accident and emergency
ED
Emergency department
OPD
outpatient department
LOC
loss of conscious state
OTC
Over the counter
STML
Short term memory loss
IDC
Indwelling catheter
ROM
Range of motion
T
Temperature
P
Pulse
R
Respiration
PU
Passed urine
HNPU
has not passed urine
UA
urine analysis
BGL/BGR
Blood glucose level
BP
Blood pressure
ABO
Major human blood group
ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
SOB
Shortness of breath
N+V
nausea and vomiting
CNS
Central nervous system
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
UTI
Urinary tract infection
THR
total hip replacement
TKR
Total knee replacement
ABI
Acquired brain injury
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
MVA
Motor vehicle accident
CVA
Cerebral vascular accident
T2DM
type 2 diabetes mellitus
HT/HTN
hypertension