Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
2
Q
ECU
A
emergency care unit
3
Q
ER
A
emergency room
4
Q
ED
A
emergency department
5
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
6
Q
PICU
A
pediatric intensive care unit
7
Q
NICU
A
neonatal intensive care unit
8
Q
SICU
A
surgical intensive care unit
9
Q
PACU
A
post-anesthesia care unit
10
Q
L&D
A
labor and delivery
11
Q
OR
A
operating room
12
Q
post-op
A
after surgery
13
Q
pre-op
A
before surgery
14
Q
VS
A
vital signs
15
Q
T
A
temperature
16
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
17
Q
HR
A
heart rate
18
Q
RR
A
respiratory rate
19
Q
Ht
A
height
20
Q
Wt
A
weight
21
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
22
Q
I/O
A
intake/output; the amount of fluids a patient has taken in (IV or by mouth) and produced (urine output)
23
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
24
Q
DDx
A
differential diagnosis
25
Tx
treatment
26
Rx
prescription
27
H&P
history or physical
28
Hx
history
29
CC
chief complaint (main reason for visit)
30
HPI
history of present illness (story of symptoms)
31
ROS
review of symptoms (anything else not directly related to the chief complaint)
32
PMHx
past medical history
33
FHx
family history
34
NKDA
no known drug allergies
35
PE
physical exam
36
Pt
patient
37
y/o
years old
38
h/o
history of
39
PCP
primary care provider
40
f/u
follow up
41
SOB
shortness of breath
42
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
43
PERRLA
pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
44
NAD
no acute distress ( the patient does not display any intense symptoms )
45
CV
cardiovascular
46
RRR
regular, rate and rhythm (description of a normal heart rate on exam)
47
CTA
clear auscultation (description of normal sounding lungs)
48
WDWN
well developed, well nourished ( the patient is growing or has grown appropriately and does not appear to be malnourished )
49
A&O
alert and oriented ( the patient can answer questions and is aware of what's going on)
50
WNL
within normal limits
51
NOS
not otherwise specified
52
NEC
not elsewhere classified
53
PO
per os ( by mouth)
54
NPO
nil per os (nothing by mouth)
55
PR
per rectum (anal)
56
IM
intramuscular
57
SC
subcutaneous (under the skin)
58
IV
intravenous
59
CVL
central venous line
60
PICC
peripherally interested central catheter
61
Sig
instructions short for signs, from latin for "label"
62
BID
twice daily
63
TID
three times daily
64
Q
every x
65
QD
daily
66
QID
four times daily
67
QHS
at night
68
AC
before meals
69
PC
after meals
70
PRN
as needed
71
AD LIB
as desired
