Abbreviations 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Sx
A
Symptoms
2
Q
S/S or S&S
A
Signs and symptoms
3
Q
d/c
A
Discontinue
4
Q
pc
A
After meals
5
Q
cc
A
Cubic centimeter
6
Q
qd
A
Every day
7
Q
qod
A
Every other day
8
Q
UA
A
Urinalysis
9
Q
S
A
Without
10
Q
OBRA
A
Omnibus budget reconciliation act
11
Q
HIPPA
A
Health insurance portability and accountability Act
12
Q
PHI
A
Protected health information accountability
13
Q
MDS
A
Minimum data set
14
Q
Bid
A
Two times per day
15
Q
Tid
A
Three times per day
16
Q
qid
A
Four times per day
17
Q
ā
A
Before
18
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
19
Q
ADLs
A
Activities of daily living
20
Q
Amb
A
ambulate, ambulatory
21
Q
amt
A
amount
22
Q
ap
A
apical
23
Q
as tol
A
As tolerated
24
Q
ax.
A
axillary (armpit)
25
BID, b.i.d.
Two times a day
26
BM
bowel movement
27
BP, B/P
Blood pressure
28
BPM
Beats per minute
29
BRP
Bathroom privileges
30
BSC
Bedside commode
31
c ( - above it)
with
32
C
Centigrade
33
cath.
Catheter
34
C. diff
Clostridium difficile
35
CHF
Congestive heart failure
36
c/o
complains of
37
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
38
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
39
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident, stroke
40
DAT
diet as tolerated
41
DNR
Do not resuscitate
42
DOB
Date of birth
43
DON
Director of nursing
44
Dx, dx
Diagnosis
45
F
Fahrenheit
46
FF
Force fluids
47
ft
Foot
48
H2O
Water
49
h, hr, hr.
Hour
50
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
51
HOB
Head of bed
52
HS, hs
Hour of sleep
53
ht
Height
54
HTN
Hypertension
55
Hyper
Above normal, too fast, rapid
56
hypo
Low, less than normal
57
I&O
Intake and output
58
inc
Incontinent
59
isol
Isolation
60
IV, I.V.
Intravenous (within a vein)
61
lab
Laboratory
62
lb.
Pound
63
LTC
Long-term care
64
Meds
Medications
65
mL
Milliliter
66
mmHg
Millimeters of mercury
67
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
68
N/A
Not applicable
69
NKA
No know allergies
70
NPO
Nothing by mouth
| Not not by mouth
71
O2
oxygen
72
OBRA
Omnibus budget reconciliation Act
73
OOB
out of bed
74
oz
Ounce
75
p ( - above it)
After
76
Peri care
Perineal care
77
per os, PO
By mouth
78
PPE
personal protective equipment
79
p.r.n, prn
When necessary
80
q ( - above it )
Every
81
q3h
Every three hours
82
q2h
Every two hours
83
q4h
Every four hours
84
R
Respirations, rectal
85
rehab
rehabilitation
86
RF
Restrict fluids
87
ROM
Range of motion
88
s ( - above it )
Without
89
S/S, S&S
Signs and symptoms
90
SOB
Shortness of breath
91
spec.
Specimen
92
stat
Immediately
93
T., temp
Temperature
94
TB
Tuberculosis
95
TID, t.i.d.
Three times a day
96
TPR
Temperature, pulse and respiration
97
UTI
Urinary tract infection
98
VS, vs
Vital signs
99
w/c, W/C
Wheelchair
100
wt.
Weight
101
ac
Before meals
