abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
aa
A
equal parts
2
Q
AD
A
right ear
3
Q
ADR
A
ain’t doing right
4
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
5
Q
AG
A
anal gland expression
6
Q
AS
A
left ear
7
Q
AU
A
both ears
8
Q
AVA
A
approved veterinary assistant
9
Q
BAR
A
Bright Alert Reactive
10
Q
BID
A
twice a day
11
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
12
Q
BPM
A
Beats per minute
13
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
14
Q
cu
A
Cubic
15
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
16
Q
CVT
A
certified veterinary technician
17
Q
DDD
A
degenerative disk disease
18
Q
DJD
A
degenerative joint disease
19
Q
DVM
A
Veterinarian. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
20
Q
ECG/EKG
A
electrocardiogram
21
Q
EOD
A
every other day
22
Q
equiv.
A
Equivalent
23
Q
FeLV
A
feline leukemia virus
24
Q
fl.
A
Fluid
25
FTP
flea and tick prevention
26
FX
fracture
27
HBC
hit by car
28
HR
heart rate
29
HWP
heartworm prevention
30
HWT
heartworm test
31
Hx
history
32
I.U.
international unit(s)
33
LVT
licensed veterinary technician
34
mA
milliampere(s)
35
mAs
milliampere-second(s)
36
ME
metabolize energy
37
N/C
no charge
38
NM
neutered male
39
NPO
nothing by mouth
40
NSF
no significant findings
41
OD
right eye
42
OS
left eye
43
OU
both eyes
44
PE
physical exam
45
ppb
parts per billion
46
ppm
parts per million
47
PRN
as needed
48
PUPD
polydipsia and polyuria (drinking a lot and peeing a lot)
49
QAR
Quiet Alert Reactive
50
RR
respiration rates
51
RVT
registered veterinary technician
52
SF
spayed female
53
Sx
surgery
54
SZ
seizure
55
TNT
toe nail trim
56
Tx
treatment
57
u.
unit(s)
58
UA
urinalysis
59
URI
upper respiratory infection
60
US
ultrasound
61
UTI
urinary tract infection
62
VA
veterinary assistant
63
WNL
within normal limits
64
wt
weight
65
um
micron (1/1000 millimeter)
