Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ADL’s
A
Activity of daily living
2
Q
SBA
A
Stand by assist
3
Q
ROM
A
Range of Motion
4
Q
PROM
A
passive range of motion
5
Q
BR
A
Bed rest
6
Q
BRP
A
bedrest and bathroom privelages
7
Q
Ad lib
A
as desired
8
Q
TPRBP
A
temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure
9
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
10
Q
IS
A
incentive spirometer
11
Q
TCDB
A
turn, cough, deep breath
12
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
13
Q
AP
A
apical pulse
14
Q
CRF
A
chronic renal failure
15
Q
CHF
A
chronic heart failure
16
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
17
Q
Ca, ca
A
cancer
18
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
19
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
20
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
21
Q
Fx
A
fracture
22
Q
H & P
A
history and physical
23
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
24
Q
Full code
A
Resuscitate
25
h/o/h
hard of hearing
26
c/o
complaint of
27
dc
discontinue
28
Dx, dx
diagnosis
29
UA
urinalysis
30
R/O
rule out
31
per
by
32
c
with
33
q
every
34
NPO
nothing by mouth
35
N&V
nausea and vomiting
36
GI
gastrointestinal
37
CNS
central nervous system
38
WDL/ WNL
within defined/ normal limits
39
distal
farthest from the center
40
proximal
nearest the center
41
abd
Abdomen
42
LLL
lower left lobe (lung)
43
RLL
right lower lobe
44
LUL
left upper lobe
45
RUL
right upper lobe
46
RML
right middle lobe
47
RUQ
right upper quadrant
48
RLQ
right lower quadrant
49
LUQ
left upper quadrant
50
LLQ
left lower quadrant
