abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
Q
A.C.V.D.
A
acute cardiovascular disease
3
Q
A.D.L.
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
A.F.
A
auricular fibrillation
5
Q
A.F.B.
A
acid-fast bacillus
6
Q
A.H.G.
A
anti-hemophiliac globulin
7
Q
AMB.
A
ambulatory
8
Q
Ant.
A
anterior
9
Q
A.O.B.
A
alcohol on breath
10
Q
Ар.
A
appendicitis
11
Q
A.P.
A
anterio-posterior
12
Q
A.S.H.D.
A
arteriosclerotic heart disease
13
Q
AV node
A
auricular ventricular node
14
Q
B.C.G.
A
Bacillus Calmette Gueren
15
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
16
Q
Bl. time
A
bleeding time
17
Q
B.M.
A
bowel movement
18
Q
B.M.R.
A
basal metabolic rate
19
Q
b.p.
A
blood pressure
20
Q
B.P.
A
bathroom privileges
21
Q
B.S.S.
A
black silk suture
22
Q
B.W.
A
“black and white” (referring to Cascara Sagrada and Milk of Magnesia)
23
Q
B.U.N.
A
blood urea nitrogen
24
Q
с.
A
centigrade
25
C.C.
clinical course
26
с.с.
chief complaint
27
C.B.C
complete blood count
28
Ceph.-floc.
cephalin-flocculation test
29
Ch.
wheelchair
30
C.H.D.
congenital heart disease
31
C.H.F.
congestive heart failure
32
C.I.
color index
33
Cl. time
clotting time
34
C.M.O.
card made out
35
C.N.S.
central nervous system
36
C-RP
C-reactive protein test
37
CV
cardiovascular
38
CVA
cardiovascular accident
39
CVA
costo-vertebral area
40
Dent.
dental department
41
D&C
dilatation and curettage of cervix of uterus
42
Diet: reg.
diet: regular
43
D.O.A.
dead on arrival
44
D.O.E
dyspnea on exertion
45
D.T.:
delirium tremens
46
E.E.G.
electroencephalogram
47
E.K.G.
electrocardiogram
48
E.N.T.
ear, nose, and throat department
49
E.S.R.
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
50
E.T.H.
Elixir Terpin Hydrate
51
F.B.S.
fasting blood sugar
52
F.H.
family history
53
FME
full-mouth extractions
54
FMS
full-mouth series of X-rays
55
F&U
flanks and upper quadrant
56
F.U.O.
fever of unknown origin
57
Fx
fracture
58
F
Fahrenheit
59
G.A.
general anesthesia
60
G.C.
gonorrhea (gonococcus)
61
G.E.
gastro-enterology
62
G.I.
gastro-intestinal
63
Gm.
grams
64
G.N.
glomerulonephritis
65
F.
female
