Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AAT
A
activity as tolerated
2
Q
ADC
A
Ambulatory Day Care
3
Q
ABS
A
admit before surgery
4
Q
APS
A
Acute Pain Service
5
Q
AK
A
above knee
6
Q
appt
A
appointment
7
Q
Appy
A
Appendectomy
8
Q
BK
A
below knee
9
Q
BSO
A
Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy
10
Q
BX
A
Biopsy
11
Q
BTP
A
breakthrough pain
12
Q
CBI
A
continuous bladder irrigation
13
Q
Chole
A
Cholecystectomy
14
Q
C/S
A
Caesarian Section
15
Q
D & C
A
Dilatation and curettage
16
Q
DVT
A
Deep Vein thrombosis
17
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
18
Q
ENT
A
Ears, Nose and Throat
19
Q
FB
A
Foreign body
20
Q
FOB
A
foot of bed
21
Q
FS
A
frozen section
22
Q
F/U
A
follow up
23
Q
FX / #
A
fracture
24
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
25
Hyst
Hysterectomy
26
Hx
History
27
I & D
Incision and drainage
28
I & O
intake and output
29
Inpt
Inpatient
30
LLE
left lower extremity
31
LLL
left lower lobe
32
LUE
left upper extremity
33
LUL
left upper lobe
34
MDI
metered dose inhaler
35
NG
nasogastric tube
36
NP
nasal prongs
37
NWB
non-weight bearing
38
OR
operating room
39
ORIF
Open Reduction Internal Fixation
40
PAC
Pre Admission Clinic
41
PAR
Post Anaesthetic Room
42
PACU
Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
43
PARR
Post Anaesthetic Recovery Room
44
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
45
PFT's
Pulmonary Function Tests
46
POD
post operative day
47
pre-Op
before surgery
48
post-Op
after surgery
49
PWB
partial weight bearing
50
RLE
right lower extremity
51
RUL
right upper lobe
52
RUE
right upper extremity
53
RX
prescription
54
SAO, O2Sats
oxygen saturation
55
SAP
Surgical Admission Program
56
SDA
Same Day Admission
57
SDC
Surgical Day Care
58
SLP
Speech Language Pathology
59
T & A
Tonsil(s) and Adenoids
60
TAH
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
61
THR, THA
Total Hip Replacement/Arthroplasty
62
TKR/TKA
Total Knee Replacement/Arthroplasty
63
TUPR
Transurethral Prostate Resection
64
Tx
treatment/traction
65
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
66
W/C
wheelchair
67
WDW
when drinking well
