Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

Abd

A

Abdomen

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2
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A.B.G.

A

Arterial Blood Gas/es

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3
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ADL/s

A

Activity/ies of Daily Living

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4
Q

a.c

A

BEFORE meals

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5
Q

A&O

A

Alert & Oriented

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6
Q

d/c

A

Discontinue

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7
Q

H&H

A

Hemoglobin & Hematocrit

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8
Q

DNR

A

Do Not Resuscitate

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9
Q

Dx

A

Diagnosis

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10
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

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11
Q

Fx

A

Fracture

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12
Q

h.s

A

At bedtime

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13
Q

HOB

A

Head of Bed

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14
Q

HOH

A

Hard of Hearing

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15
Q

H&P

A

History & Physical

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16
Q

I&O

A

Intake & Output

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17
Q

NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

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18
Q

PO

A

By mouth

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19
Q

PRN

A

As needed

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20
Q

ROM

A

Range of Motion

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21
Q

STAT (Stat)

A

Immediately

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22
Q

U/A

A

Urinalysis

23
Q

PERRLA

A

Pupils equal, round, & reactive to light & accommodation

24
Q

p.c

A

AFTER meals

25
Q

B.I.D (bid)

A

2 times a day

26
Q

T.I.D (tid)

A

3 times a day

27
Q

Q.I.D (qid)

A

4 times a day

28
Q

qh

A

every hour

29
Q

ad lib

A

As desired

30
Q

q2h

A

Every 2 hours

31
Q

q4h

A

Every 4 hours

32
Q

PR

A

Per Rectum

33
Q

SL

A

Sublingual

34
Q

IVP

A

Intravenous push

35
Q

IVPB

A

Intravenous Piggyback

36
Q

HIPAA

A

The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

37
Q

IM

A

Intramuscularly

38
Q

SubQ

A

Subcutaneously

39
Q

ID

A

Intradermal

40
Q

GT

A

Gastrostomy Tube

41
Q

NG

A

Nasogastric Tube

42
Q

tab, tabs

A

Tablet/s

43
Q

cap, caps

A

Capsule/s

44
Q

gtt

A

Drop

45
Q

EC

A

Enteric Coated

46
Q

CR

A

Controlled Release

47
Q

susp

A

Suspension

48
Q

el, elix

A

Elixir

49
Q

sup, supp

A

Suppository

50
Q

SR

A

Sustained Release

51
Q

DOB

A

Difficulty of Breathing

52
Q

min, m, mx

A

Minim

53
Q

dr

A

Dram

54
Q

qt

A

Quart