abbreviations Flashcards by chloe schelll

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass (graft)

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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CVA

A

cerebral vascular accident

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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

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GSW

A

gun shot wound

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HTN

A

hypertension

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IDDM

A

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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PVD

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peripheral vascular disease

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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abd

A

abdomen

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ant

A

anterior

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bil

A

bilateral

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LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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mid

A

middle

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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ac

A

before meals

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ADLs

A

activities of daily living

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ad lib

A

as desired

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amb

A

ambulatory; walking

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BM

bowel movement

BP or B/P

blood pressure

BR

bedrest

BRP

bathroom privileges

cath

catherterization

dsg

dressing

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

EEP

electroencephalogram

FBS

fasting blood sugar

gtts

drops

Hgb

hemoglobin

H and H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

HOB

head of bed

H2O2

hydrogen peroxide

hr

hour

I & O

intake and output

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

IVP

intravenous push or IV push

LMP

last menstrual period

ml

mililiter

ng

nasogastric

nil

none

NPO

nothing by mouth

NS

normal saline

02

oxygen

OOB

out of bed

pc

after meals

PO

by mouth

PRN

when necessary

prep

preparation

pre-op

preoperative

post-op

postoperative

PT

physical therapy

pt

patient or pint

RBC

red blood cell

R/O

rule out

ROM

range of motion

S/P

status post

STAT

at once, immediately

TPR

temp, pulse, respirations

VO

verbal order

VS

vital signs

WBC

white blood cells

WNL

within normal limits

w/c

wheelchair

WT

weight

a-

wihtout

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

arthro-

joint

brachio-

arm

brady-

slow

buccal-

cheek

cardio-

heart

carpo-

wrist

cephalo-

head

chole-

bile

cysto-

bladder

colp-

vagina

derma-

skin

dys-

painful

ecto-

outsode

endo-

inside, within

entero-

intestine

gastro

stomach

gloss-

tongue

gyne-

woman

hemo-

half

hepato-

liver

myo-

muscle

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

orchid-

testes

osteo-

bone

pan-

all

para-

beside

peri-

around

phleb-

vein

poly-

many

pneumo-

lung

post-

behind

pre-

before

pulm-

lung

pyo-

pus

retro-

backward

rhin-

nose

salphingo-

tube

stoma-

mouth

sub-

below

supra-

above

tachy-

rapid, fast

hyrdo-

water

hypo-

deficient

hyster-

uterus

inter-

between

lapar-

abdomen

marco-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

myelo-

bone marrow

thrombo-

clot

trans-

across

vas-

vessel

viscera-

organ

algia-

pain

centesis-

puncture

-ectomy

removal of

-ectasis

enlargement

-emia

blood

-gram

picture

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlarged

-lysis

breakdown

-osis

disease, condition

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otomy

incision

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-phagia

swallow

-phobia

fear

-plasty

plastic surgery

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhagia

hemorrhage

-rrhea

flowing

-sarcoma

tumor,cancer

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

picture

-spasm

contraction