Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

#

A

fracture

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2
Q

AAT

A

activity as tolerated

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3
Q

ad lib

A

as desires

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4
Q

ADC

A

Ambulatory Day Care, Adult Day Care

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5
Q

ALC

A

Alternate level of care

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6
Q

AMA

A

Against medical advice

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7
Q

ARO

A

antibiotic resistant organism

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8
Q

ATD

A

admission, transfer, discharge

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9
Q

BBF

A

blood and body fluids

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10
Q

BG/bg

A

blood glucose

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11
Q

BID

A

twice a day

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12
Q

BR

A

bedrest

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13
Q

/c

A

with

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14
Q

C. diff

A

Clostridium difficile

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15
Q

C/O

A

Complaining of

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16
Q

CBR

A

complete bedrest

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17
Q

CF

A

clear fluids

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18
Q

CL

A

common law

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19
Q

CP

A

copy to pharmacy

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20
Q

CXR

A

chest x-ray

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21
Q

D/C

A

Discharge, discontinue, day care

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22
Q

DAT

A

diet as tolerated

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23
Q

DNR

A

do not resuscitate

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24
Q

DOA

A

dead on arrival

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25
Q

DOB

A

date of birth

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26
Q

DPO

A

duplicate physicians order

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27
Q

Dx

A

diagnosis

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28
Q

ELOS

A

expected length of stay

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29
Q

ETOH

A

ethyl alcohol

30
Q

FF

A

full fluids

31
Q

Fld.

A

fluid

32
Q

FNS

A

food nutrition services

33
Q

GSW

A

gunshot wound

34
Q

HCF

A

healthcare facility

35
Q

Hx

A

history

36
Q

INP

A

inpatient

37
Q

JW

A

Jehovah’s Witness

38
Q

K

A

Kardex, potassium

39
Q

LTC

A

long term care

40
Q

MAR

A

medication administration record

41
Q

MRO

A

multi-drug resistant organism

42
Q

MRP

A

most responsible physician

43
Q

MRSA

A

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

44
Q

MVA

A

motor vehicle accident

45
Q

N&V

A

nausea and vomiting

46
Q

NKA

A

no known allergies

47
Q

NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

48
Q

NKFA

A

no known food allergies

49
Q

NOK

A

next of kin

50
Q

NP

A

nasal prongs

51
Q

NS

A

normal saline

52
Q

NVS

A

neurological vital signs

53
Q

NYD

A

not yet diagnosed

54
Q

OOB

A

out of bed

55
Q

OPD

A

outpatient department

56
Q

PGST

A

post gastric surgery therapeutic (diet)

57
Q

PRN

A

as/when necessary

58
Q

Prot.

A

Protestant

59
Q

RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis, room air

60
Q

RC

A

Roman Catholic

61
Q

SDA

A

same day admission

62
Q

SDC

A

surgical day care

63
Q

T, P, R

A

temperature, pulse, respiration

64
Q

TC

A

terminal clean

65
Q

TO

A

telephone order

66
Q

Tx

A

treatment

67
Q

VO

A

verbal order

68
Q

VRE

A

vancomycin resistant enterococci

69
Q

W

A

widow

70
Q

W/C

A

wheelchair