Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
@
A
At
2
Q
Every
A
Q
3
Q
Every hour
A
Qh
4
Q
Every other day
A
Qod
5
Q
Two times a day
A
BID
6
Q
Three times a day
A
TID
7
Q
Four times a day
A
QID
8
Q
As needed
A
PRN
9
Q
Every two hours
A
Q2h
10
Q
Every four hours
A
q4h
11
Q
Before(ante)
A
a
12
Q
After(post)
A
p
13
Q
Immediately
A
STAT
14
Q
Morning
A
Am
15
Q
Evening
A
Pm
16
Q
Intake and output
A
I&O
17
Q
By mouth
A
PO
18
Q
Nothing by mouth
A
NPO
19
Q
Before meals
A
ac
20
Q
After meals
A
pc
21
Q
Water
A
H2O
22
Q
Force fluids
A
FF
23
Q
Intravenous
A
IV
24
Q
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A
COPD
25
Q
Congestive heart failure
A
CHF
26
Q
Shortness of breath
A
SOB
27
Q
Upper respiratory infection
A
URI
28
Q
Urinary tract infection
A
UTI
29
Q
Cancer
A
CA
30
Q
Gastrointestinal
A
GI
31
Q
Mentally retarded
A
MR
32
Q
Myocardial infarction( heart attack)
A
MI
33
Q
Cerebrovascular accident(stroke)
A
CVA
34
Q
Fracture
A
Fx
35
Q
Hard of hearing
A
HOH
36
Q
Developmentally disabled
A
DD
37
Q
Before meals
A
ac
38
Q
After meals
A
pc
39
Q
Dressing
A
drsg
40
Q
Treatment
A
tx
41
Q
Prescription
A
Rx
42
Q
Diagnosis
A
Dx
