Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
APSO
A
assessment, plan, subjective, and objective
2
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
3
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
4
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
5
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
6
Q
HEADSS
A
home and environment; education, employment, eating; activities; drugs; sexuality; suicide/depression
7
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
8
Q
Hx
A
history
9
Q
OLDCARTS
A
onset, location, duration, characterization, alleviating/aggravating factors, radiation, temporal factors, and severity
10
Q
Rx
A
prescription
11
Q
SOAP
A
subjective, objective, assessment, and plan
12
Q
Tx
A
treatment or therapy
13
Q
ATP
A
adenosine triphosphate, the “energy currency” of the cell
14
Q
DNA
A
deoxyribonucleic acid
15
Q
H, H+
A
hydrogen, hydrogen ion
16
Q
K, K+
A
potassium, potassium ion
17
Q
mRNA
A
messenger RNA
18
Q
Na, Na+
A
sodium, sodium ion
19
Q
RNA
A
ribonucleic acid
20
Q
rRNA
A
ribosomal RNA
21
Q
RER
A
rough endoplasmic reticulum
