abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

r/t

A

related to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

r/o

A

rule out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

h/o

A

history of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Hx

A

history

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

D/C

A

discontinue/discharge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

W/C

A

wheelchair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

QD

A

everyday

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

QOD

A

every other day

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

BID

A

twice daily

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

TID

A

three times daily

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

HS

A

bedtime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

POC

A

plan of care

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

PMX

A

past medical history

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

c/o

A

complains of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

H&P

A

history and physical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

L, R, I (all circled)

A

left, right, independent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

F/U

A

follow up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

20
Q

ARF

A

acute respiratory failure

21
Q

PE

A

pulmonary embolism

22
Q

CA

A

cancer

23
Q

RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

24
Q

CAD

A

coronary artery disease

25
Q

ASHD

A

athero-sclerotic heart disease (same as CAD)

26
Q

HLD

A

hyperlipidemia

27
Q

HTN

A

hypertension (high blood pressure)

28
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

29
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

30
Q

AAA

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

31
Q

Fx

A

fractures

32
Q

PUD

A

peptic ulcer disease

33
Q

DM

A

diabetes mellitus

34
Q

DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

35
Q

BPH

A

benign prostatic hypertrophy

36
Q

CKD

A

chronic kidney disease

37
Q

EKG

A

electro cardiography

38
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass grafting

39
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

40
Q

CT scan

A

computerized tomography

41
Q

PET scan

A

positron emission tomography

42
Q

EMG

A

electro myography

43
Q

PFT

A

pulmonary function test

44
Q

PPD

A

purified protein derivative (mantoux intradermal skin test/TB test)

45
Q

C-diff

A

clostridium difficile