Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ACLS
A
Advanced cardiac life support
2
Q
ALS
A
Advanced life support
3
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
4
Q
Ax
A
Assessment
5
Q
B/L
A
Bilateral
6
Q
BLS
A
Basic life support
7
Q
BSA
A
Body surface area
8
Q
BSI
A
Body surface isolation
9
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
10
Q
C/O
A
Complaint of
11
Q
C/W
A
Consistent with
12
Q
D/C
A
Discharge
13
Q
DNI
A
Do not intubate
14
Q
DNR
A
Do not resuscitate
15
Q
DOA
A
Dead on arrival
16
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
17
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
18
Q
DDx
A
Differential diagnosis
19
Q
ED
A
Emergency department
20
Q
EMS
A
Emergency medical services
21
Q
FHx
A
Family history
22
Q
F/U
A
Follow-up
23
Q
H&P
A
History and physical
24
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
25
Hx
History
26
ICU
Intensive care unit
27
LPM
Liters per minute
28
MCI
Mass casualty incident
29
Neonate
An infant less than 30 days old
30
OSH
Outside hospital
31
PALS
Pediatric advanced life support
32
PCP
Primary care physician
33
PMD
Primary doctor
34
PMHx
Primary medical history
35
Pt
Patient
36
R/O
Rule out
37
Sx
Symptom
38
Tx
Transport
39
UTD
Up-to-date
40
RN
Registered nurse
41
ROS
Review of systems
42
Rx
Treatment/prescriptions
43
Rxn
Reaction
44
S/P
Status post
45
WNL
Within normal limits
46
via
By way of
47
VSS
Vital signs stable
48
Y.O.
Years old
