Abbreviations Flashcards
AOB
alcohol on board
BWCO
baby won’t come out
CHIBLOC
closed head injury, brief loss of consciousness
DIIK
Darned if I know
EDDU
eating drinking defecating urinating (but not much else)
FLB
funny little bumps (unexplained skin bumps)
HIBGIA
Had it before, got it again
LPT
low pain threshold
NAD
not actually done
SALT
same as last time
SIO
Sleeping it off
TEON
two eyes one nose
VIP
very intoxicated person
WDWNF
Well developed well nourished female
a.c.
before meals
ABO
blood type system
ad lib
as desired
aq.
water-based
b.i.d
two times a day
blasts
blast cells
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
Ca
Calcium
CBC
complete blood count
cm
centimeter
CO2
carbon dioxide
D5W
5% dextrose in water (IV fluid)
DOA
dead on arrival
DOB
date of birth
DTR
deep tendon reflexes
Dx
diagnosis
E. coli
Escherechia coli (bacteria in bowel)
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalogram
EM
electron microscope
Fr
French (a kind of catheter or tube)
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
GB
Gallbladder
gm
gram
gr
grains
H20
water
ID
Intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IU
International units
IV
Intravenous
kg
kilogram
L, l
liter
LMD
local doctor
lymphs
lymphocytes
mcg
microgram
mEq
milliequivalent
mg
milligram
mg%
milligram percent
midnoc
midnight
mL. ml
milliliter
mm
millimeter
mmHg
millimeters of Mercury
monos
monocyte
n.p.o, nil per os, NBM
nothing by mouth
NBS
normal bowel sounds
NF
not found, none found
NG
nasogastric
NSD
non-serious disease (or defect)
O
oxygen (chemical element)
O2
oxygen gas
p.o.
by mouth
prn
as needed
percent
for every one hundred
pH
hydrogen in concentration
polys
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
PTA
prior to admission
q., quaque
every
q. ()h.
every () hours
q.a.m.
every morning
q.d.
daily
q.h.s
every hour of sleep
q.i.d
4 times a day
q.n.s
quantity not sufficient
R/O
rule out
RBC
red blood cells, red blood count
Rx
treatment, prescribe
sed rate
sedimentation rate
segs
segmented neutrophils
sp. gr.
specific gravity
stabs
stab cells
stat
at once
Subcu
subcutaneous
sx
symptoms
t.i.d
three times a day
TBC
tuberculosis
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
tsp
teaspoon
U
units
U/A
urinanalysis
WBC
White blood cell, white blood count
YO
years old
ZnO2
Zinc oxide