Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
#
A
fracture
2
Q
AAT
A
activity as tolerated
3
Q
ad lib
A
as desires
4
Q
ADC
A
Ambulatory Day Care, Adult Day Care
5
Q
ALC
A
Alternate level of care
6
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
7
Q
ARO
A
antibiotic resistant organism
8
Q
ATD
A
admission, transfer, discharge
9
Q
BBF
A
blood and body fluids
10
Q
BG/bg
A
blood glucose
11
Q
BID
A
twice a day
12
Q
BR
A
bedrest
13
Q
/c
A
with
14
Q
C. diff
A
Clostridium difficile
15
Q
C/O
A
Complaining of
16
Q
CBR
A
complete bedrest
17
Q
CF
A
clear fluids
18
Q
CL
A
common law
19
Q
CP
A
copy to pharmacy
20
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
21
Q
D/C
A
Discharge, discontinue, day care
22
Q
DAT
A
diet as tolerated
23
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
24
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
25
DOB
date of birth
26
DPO
duplicate physicians order
27
Dx
diagnosis
28
ELOS
expected length of stay
29
ETOH
ethyl alcohol
30
FF
full fluids
31
Fld.
fluid
32
FNS
food nutrition services
33
GSW
gunshot wound
34
HCF
healthcare facility
35
Hx
history
36
INP
inpatient
37
JW
Jehovah's Witness
38
K
Kardex, potassium
39
LTC
long term care
40
MAR
medication administration record
41
MRO
multi-drug resistant organism
42
MRP
most responsible physician
43
MRSA
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
44
MVA
motor vehicle accident
45
N&V
nausea and vomiting
46
NKA
no known allergies
47
NKDA
no known drug allergies
48
NKFA
no known food allergies
49
NOK
next of kin
50
NP
nasal prongs
51
NS
normal saline
52
NVS
neurological vital signs
53
NYD
not yet diagnosed
54
OOB
out of bed
55
OPD
outpatient department
56
PGST
post gastric surgery therapeutic (diet)
57
PRN
as/when necessary
58
Prot.
Protestant
59
RA
rheumatoid arthritis, room air
60
RC
Roman Catholic
61
SDA
same day admission
62
SDC
surgical day care
63
T, P, R
temperature, pulse, respiration
64
TC
terminal clean
65
TO
telephone order
66
Tx
treatment
67
VO
verbal order
68
VRE
vancomycin resistant enterococci
69
W
widow
70
W/C
wheelchair
