abbreviations

Question 1

ADL

Answer 1

Activities of daily living

Question 2

BP

Answer 2

Blood pressure

Question 3

bpm

Answer 3

Beats per minute

Question 4

C

Answer 4

Celsius (centigrade)

Question 5

CC

Answer 5

Chief complaint

Question 6

c/o

Answer 6

Complains of

Question 7

EOMI

Answer 7

Extraocular muscles intact

Question 8

ETOH

Answer 8

Alcohol (ethyl alcohol)

Question 9

F

Answer 9

Fahrenheit

Question 10

HEENT

Answer 10

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 11

h/o

Answer 11

History of

Question 12

H & P

Answer 12

History and physical

Question 13

HPI

Answer 13

History of present illness

Question 14

HR

Answer 14

Heart rate

Question 15

Hx

Answer 15

History

Question 16

I & O

Answer 16

intake and output

Question 17

IPPA

Answer 17

Inspection, palpation, percussion,
auscultation

Question 18

IVDA

Answer 18

Intravenous drug abuse

Question 19

NAD

Answer 19

No apparent distress

Question 20

NKDA

Answer 20

No known drug allergies

Question 21

P

Answer 21

Pulse

Question 22

PE

Answer 22

Physical examination

Question 23

PE(R)RLA

Answer 23

Pupils equal (regular) react to light and
accommodation

Question 24

PMH

Answer 24

Past medical history

Question 25

pt

Answer 25

patient

Question 26

R

Answer 26

respiration

Question 27

R/O

Answer 27

rule out

Question 28

ROS

Answer 28

Review of systems

Question 29

T

Answer 29

temperature

Question 30

TPR

Answer 30

Temperature, pulse, respiration

Question 31

VS

Answer 31

vital signs

Question 32

WD

Answer 32

Well developed

Question 33

WNL

Answer 33

Within normal limits

Question 34

w/o

Answer 34

without

Question 35

PET

Answer 35

Positron emission tomography

Question 36

PICC

Answer 36

Peripherally inserted central catheter

Question 37

postop

Answer 37

Postoperative

Question 38

preop

Answer 38

preoperative

Question 39

PSS

Answer 39

Physiologic saline solution

Question 40

RATx

Answer 40

Radiation therapy

Question 41

Rx

Answer 41

Drug, prescription, therapy

Question 42

SPECT

Answer 42

Single photon emission computed tomography

Question 43

TNM

Answer 43

(Primary) tumor, (regional lymph) nodes, (distant) metastases

Question 44

UV

Answer 44

ultraviolet

Question 45

AP

Answer 45

Anteroposterior

Question 46

LL

Answer 46

left lateral

Question 47

PA

Answer 47

Posteroanterior

Question 48

RL

Answer 48

Right lateral

Question 49

ABC

Answer 49

Aspiration biopsy cytology

Question 50

AFP

Answer 50

Alpha-fetoprotein

Question 51

BS

Answer 51

Bowel sounds

Question 52

bx

Answer 52

biopsy

Question 53

CAM

Answer 53

Complementary and alternative medicine

Question 54

Ci

Answer 54

Curie (unit of radioactivity)

Question 55

C & S

Answer 55

Culture and (drug) sensitivity (of bacteria)

Question 56

CT

Answer 56

Computed tomography

Question 57

D/C, dc

Answer 57

Discontinue, discharge

Question 58

Dx

Answer 58

diagnosis

Question 59

EBL

Answer 59

Estimated blood loss

Question 60

ICU

Answer 60

Intensive care unit

Question 61

I & D

Answer 61

Incision and drainage

Question 62

MET

Answer 62

metastasis

Question 63

MRI

Answer 63

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 64

NSS

Answer 64

Normal saline solution

Question 65

AMA

Answer 65

Against medical advice

Question 66

PCA

Answer 66

Patient-controlled analgesia

Question 67

AMB

Answer 67

Ambulatory

Question 68

BRP

Answer 68

BRP Bathroom privileges

Question 69

CBR

Answer 69

Complete bed rest

Question 70

DNR

Answer 70

Do not resuscitate

Question 71

KVO

Answer 71

Keep vein open

Question 72

NPO

Answer 72

Nothing by mouth (Latin, non per os)

Question 73

OOB

Answer 73

out of bed

Question 74

QNS

Answer 74

Quantity not sufficient

Question 75

QS

Answer 75

Quantity sufficient

Question 76

STAT

Answer 76

Immediately

Question 77

TKO

Answer 77

to keep open