Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
BID/bid
A
2 times a day
2
Q
STAT
A
Immediately
3
Q
B/P
A
Blood pressure
4
Q
VS
A
Vital signs
5
Q
PPE
A
Personal protective equipment
6
Q
-
c
A
with
7
Q
pt
A
Patient
8
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
9
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
10
Q
PRN
A
As needed
11
Q
-
a
A
before
12
Q
TPR
A
Temperature, pulse, respiration
13
Q
-
p
A
After
14
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
15
Q
amb
A
Ambulatory or ambulate
16
Q
C & DB
A
Cough and deep breathing
17
Q
ADL
A
Activities of Daily Living
18
Q
-
s
A
without
19
Q
P
A
Pulse
20
Q
R
A
Respiration
21
Q
T
A
Temperature
22
Q
WW
A
Wheeled walker
23
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
24
Q
W/C
A
Wheelchair
25
SR
Side rail
26
TID/tid
3 times a day
27
QOD/qod
Every other day
28
UE
Upper extremity
29
LE
Lower extremity
30
NKA
No known allergies
31
q2h
Every 2 hours
32
HOH
Hard of hearing
33
NOC/noc
Night
34
UTI
Urinary tract infection
35
HS
Hours of sleep (or bedtime)
36
URI
Upper respiratory infection
37
IV
Intravenous
38
CHF
Congestive heart failure
39
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
40
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
41
QD/qd
Every day
42
q2h
Every 2 hours
43
OOB
Out of bed
44
DNR
Do not resuscitate
45
HOB
Head of bed
46
a.c.
Before meals
47
p.c.
After meals
48
p.o.
By mouth
49
NCS
No concentrated sweets
50
NAS
No added salt
51
I & O
Intake and output
52
AROM
Active range of motion
53
PROM
Passive range of motion
54
AAROM
Active assistive range of motion
55
Cc
Cubic centimeters
56
BM/bm
Bowel movement
57
GEN
General diet
58
NPO
Nothing by mouth
59
SR X2
2 side rails
