Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Abd
A
Abdomen
2
Q
A.B.G.
A
Arterial Blood Gas/es
3
Q
ADL/s
A
Activity/ies of Daily Living
4
Q
a.c
A
BEFORE meals
5
Q
A&O
A
Alert & Oriented
6
Q
d/c
A
Discontinue
7
Q
H&H
A
Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
8
Q
DNR
A
Do Not Resuscitate
9
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
10
Q
ECG
A
Electrocardiogram
11
Q
Fx
A
Fracture
12
Q
h.s
A
At bedtime
13
Q
HOB
A
Head of Bed
14
Q
HOH
A
Hard of Hearing
15
Q
H&P
A
History & Physical
16
Q
I&O
A
Intake & Output
17
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth
18
Q
PO
A
By mouth
19
Q
PRN
A
As needed
20
Q
ROM
A
Range of Motion
21
Q
STAT (Stat)
A
Immediately
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
B.I.D (bid)
2 times a day
26
T.I.D (tid)
3 times a day
27
Q.I.D (qid)
4 times a day
28
qh
every hour
29
ad lib
As desired
30
q2h
Every 2 hours
31
q4h
Every 4 hours
32
PR
Per Rectum
33
SL
Sublingual
34
IVP
Intravenous push
35
IVPB
Intravenous Piggyback
36
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
37
IM
Intramuscularly
38
SubQ
Subcutaneously
39
ID
Intradermal
40
GT
Gastrostomy Tube
41
NG
Nasogastric Tube
42
tab, tabs
Tablet/s
43
cap, caps
Capsule/s
44
gtt
Drop
45
EC
Enteric Coated
46
CR
Controlled Release
47
susp
Suspension
48
el, elix
Elixir
49
sup, supp
Suppository
50
SR
Sustained Release
51
DOB
Difficulty of Breathing
52
min, m, mx
Minim
53
dr
Dram
54
qt
Quart
