Abbreviations Flashcards
NVD
Nausea/Vomitting/Diarrhea
What does ADLs mean?
Activities of daily living. Examples: -brushing -personal care -house keeping
S+S
Signs and Symptoms
L
Litre
ML
Millilitre
ROM
Range of Motion
QOD
Every other day
Per
By or Through
Oz
Ounce
/_'d
Changed
Pt
Patient
Ct
Client
TID
3 Times a Day
LTC
Long Term Care
prn
As needed
Lt
Left
Rt
Right
N/V
Nausea/Vomit
V/S
Vital Signs
Abx
Antibiotic
Sx
Surgery
Wt
Weight
W/C
Wheel Chair
TPR
Temporary Pulse Respiration
STAT
Fast
SOBOE
Short of Breath on Exertion
SOB
Short of Breath
RBC
Red Blood Count
CBC
Complete blood count
QID
4 Times Daily
Q2h
Every 2 hours
Qh
Every hour
h
Hour
Q
Every
Pre-Op
Before Operation
Post-Op
After Operation
pr
Per rectum
P.O
By Mouth
P.M
Afternoon
A.M
Morning
pc
After Meals
OR
Operation room
NPO
Nothing By Mouth
Neg.
Negative
Meds.
Medication
IV
Intervenous
I+O
Intake / Output
hs
Hour of sleep
GI
GastroIntestinal
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
ER
Emergency Room
Dx
Diagnosis
drsg
Dressing
DOC
Director of Care
DOA
Dead on Arrival
dc
Discharge/discontinue
c/o
Complains Of
CBR
Complete Bed Rest
Cath.
Catheter
Ca
Cancer
BRP
Bathroom Priviliges
Bp
Blood Pressure
bm
Bowel Movement
bid
Twice a Day
amt
Amount
amb
Ambulatory (moving)
ac
Before meals
Abd.
Abdomen
C with line above it
With
S with line above it
Without
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
LLQ
Lower left quadrant
RLQ
Right lower quadrant
Anterior
Located @ or towards the front of the body
Distal
The part furthest from the centre of the body
Proximal
The part nearest to the centre of the body
Lateral
Located at the side of the body
Medial
Located near the middle or midline of the body
DIPPS
Dignity,Independence,preference,privacy,safety
Dignity means
Show respect for your client
Independence means
Help only when necessary
Preference means
Client has the right to make choices
Privacy means
Keep info confidential
Safety means
Be alert to hazards & report changes
What is prefix
A word element added to the beginning of a word
Root-word means
The middle
Suffix means
A word element placed @ the end of a word
Prefix. Bi
Double,two,twice
Brady
Slow
Dis
Apart,free from
Dys
Difficult
Hyper
Above normal
Hypo
Below
Post
After
Pre
Before
Sang
Blood
Sero
Thin watery
Sub
Under beneath
Macro
Large
Micro
Small
Non
Not/none
Peri
Around
Poly
Many,much
Super/supra
Above,over
Tachy
Rapid,fast
Root-Words. Abdo
Abdomen
Arteri
Artery
Bronch
Bronchi
Card/Cardi
Heart
Col
Colon
My
Muscle
Derma
Skin
Gastro
Stomach
Glu
Sweetness/glucose
Hem,Hema,Hemo
Blood
Oste
Bones
Neur
Nerves
Pneu
Lungs
Stomata
Mouth
Glyc
Sugar
Hydro
Water
Nephr
Kidney
Ophthalm
Eye
Pnea
Breathing
Pulm
Lung
Thromb
Clot
Trache
Trachea
Ur
Urine
Suffix. Emia
Blood condition
Penia
Lack of deficiency
Rrhage
Excessive flow
Stasis
Maintain constant level
Ostomony
Creation of an opening
Uria
Condition of urine
Itis
Inflammation
Plegia
Paralysis
Oma
Tumor