abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c, ac
A
before meals
2
Q
abd
A
abdominal
3
Q
ATT PHYS
A
attending physician
4
Q
BM
A
bowel movment
5
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
6
Q
BS
A
blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds
7
Q
CAT
A
computerized axial tomography
8
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
9
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
10
Q
CT
A
computerized tomography; computed tomography
11
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
12
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
13
Q
EGD
A
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
14
Q
GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
15
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
16
Q
IBS
A
irritable bowel syndrome
17
Q
HAV
A
hepatitis A
18
Q
HBV
A
hepatitis B
19
Q
HCV
A
hepatitis C
20
Q
K
A
potassium
21
Q
LGI
A
lower gastrointestinal
22
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
23
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
24
Q
mg
A
milligrams
25
Na
sodium
26
NG,ng
nasogastric
27
NPO; n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
28
NS
non smoker
29
N/V
nausea and vomiting
30
p.c., pc
after meals
31
PO; p.o.
by mouth
32
Pt, pt.
patient
33
Q4H
every four hours
34
R
rectal
35
RLQ
right lower quadrant
36
RUQ
right upper quadrant
37
SOB
shortenss of breath
38
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
39
y/o
years old, year-old
