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
(R)
A
Right
15
Q
(L)
A
Left
16
Q
(B)
A
Bilateral (Both sides)
17
Q
Arrow facing up
A
increased
18
Q
Arrow facing down
A
decreased
19
Q
VS
A
Vital Signs
20
Q
T
A
Temperature
21
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
22
Q
HR
A
Heart Rate
23
Q
RR
A
Respiratory Rate
24
Q
Ht
A
Height
25
Wt
Weight
26
BMI
Body Mass Index
| (Measurement of body fat based on height and weight)s
27
I/O
Intake/Output: the amount of fluids a patient has taken in (by IV or mouth) and produced (usually just urine output)
28
Dx
Diagnosis
29
DDx
Differential Diagnosis
30
Tx
Treatment or Traction
31
Rx
Prescription
32
H&P
History and Physical
33
Hx
History
34
CC
Chief Complaint (the main reason for visit)
35
HPI
History of present illness (the story of symptoms)
36
ROS
Review of systems (anything else not related to chief complaint)
37
PMHx
Past Medical History
38
FHx
Family History
39
NKDA
No known drug allergies
40
PE
Physical Exam
41
Pt
Patient
42
y/o
Years Old
43
h/o
History Of
44
PCP
Primary Care Provider
45
f/u
Follow Up
46
SOB
Shortness of Breath
47
HEENT
Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
48
PERRLA
Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
49
NAD
No acute distress (the patient does not display any intense symptoms)
50
CV
cardiovascular
51
RRR
Regular rate and rhythm (description for normal heart on exam)
52
CTA
Clear to Auscultation (description of normal sounding lungs)
53
WDWN
Well developed, well nourished (the patient is growing or has grown appropriately and does not appear to be malnourished)
54
A&O
Alert and oriented (the patient can answer questions and is aware of what is going on)
55
WNL
Within normal limits
56
NOS
Not otherwise specified
57
NEC
Not elsewhere classified
| NOS and NEC are catch-alls for diagnoses that don't quite fit any specific cause, for example, "rash NOS"
58
PO
per os (by mouth)
59
NPO
nil per os (nothing by mouth)
60
PR
per rectum (anal)
61
IM
intramuscular
62
SC
subcutaneous (under the skin)
63
IV
intravenous
64
CVL
central venous line
65
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
66
Sig
instructions short for signa, from Latin, for "label"
67
BID
twice daily
68
TID
three times daily
69
Q
every x
| Example Q4hr would mean every four hours or Q3 days would be every 3 days
70
QD*
Daily
71
QID*
four times daily
72
QHS
at night
73
AC
before meals
74
PC
after meals
75
prn
as needed
76
ad lib
as desired
77
Fx
Fracture
78
ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
79
MCL
Medical Collateral Ligament
80
LCL
Lateral Collateral Ligament
81
PCL
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
82
C1-C7
Cervical (of the neck) vertebrae
83
T1-T12
Thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae
84
L1-L5
Lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae
85
S1-S5
Sacral Vertebrae
86
DTR
Deep Tendon Reflex (this is what doctors are testing when they tap the knee with a reflex hammer)
87
EMG
Electromyogram
88
FROM
Full Range of Motion
89
NSAID
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drug
90
OA
Osteroarthritis
91
ORIF
Open Reduction Internal Fixation
92
PT
Physical Therapy
93
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
94
RICE
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
95
ROM
Range of Motion
96
WB
Weight Bearing
97
WBAT
Weight Bearing as tolerated
