abbreviations and terms Flashcards
cc
use mL
ml
use ml
discharge or discontinue
d/c
hour of sleep or bedtime
HS or hs
organe juice
oj
PO, by mouth or orally
per os
daily
q.d/QD
nightly
qhs
every other day
q.o.d or QOD
greater than or less than
> or
at
@
and
&
and
+
abd
abdomen
a.c
before meals
ADL
activities of daily living
Ad Lib
as desired
adm
admission
a.m.
morning
amb
ambulatory
amt
amount
b.i.d
twice a day
BM
bowel movement
BP
blood pressure
BRP
bathroom privileges
c with line on top
with
c
centigrade
CBR
complete bed rest
C-Diff
clostridium difficile
CHF
congestive heart failure
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
dermat
skin
DNR
do not resuscitate
DON
director of nursing
Dx
diagnosis
dys
difficult, painful
F
Fahrenheit
FF
force fluids
gastr
stomach
h.
hour
hemat
blood
h2o
water
HOB
head of bed
HOH
hand over hand assistance; hard of hearing
ht.
height
HTN
hypertension
I
independent assistance
i&o
intake and output
lb
pound
liq.
liquid
LLQ
left Lower quadrant
LPN
licenses practical nurse
LUQ
left upper quadrant
meds
medications
MI
myocardial infarction
milliliter
mL
MSRA
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
nursing assistant
NA
negative
neg
nasogastric
NG
night
noc
nothing by mouth
NPO
o2
oxygen
occupational therapy
ot
incision
otomy
ounce
oz
per
by
paralysis
plegia
after meals
pc
afternoon
pm
by mouth
po
post operative
post-op
pre operative
pre op
passive range of motion
PROM
as necessary
prn
patient
pt
physical therapy
PT
pressure ulcers/decubitus
p/u
every
q
every hour
qh
four times a day
q.i.d
rectal
R
right lower quadrant
RLQ
registered nurse
rn
range of motion
rom
right upper quadrant
ruq
S with line on top
without
exam using scope
scopy
short of breath
sob
specimen
spec.
soap suds enema
SSE
immediately, at once
stat
sexually transmitted disease
std
tablespoon
tbsp
transient ischemic attack
TIA
three times a day
t.i.d
tender loving care
TLC
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
turn and position
t&p
urinalysis
u/a
urinary tract infection
Uti
verbal cues
vc
vancomycin resistant enterococcus
VRE
vital signs
VS
wheelchair
W/C
weight
wt
before a number means number, after number means pound
#
check
(check mark)
complains of
c/o
female
circle with cross facing down
male
circle with cross sideways
times
X
treatment
TX
area of trunk between chest and pelvis
abdomen
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
abduction
sudden or severe symptom and a short course
acute
moving a body part toward the midline of the body
adduction
one who promotors the welfare of another
advocate
keeping in proper position
alignment
able to walk
ambulatory
lack of appetite
anorexia
front
anterior
no urine
anuria
language impairment
aphasia
periods of no respiration
apnea
joint inflammation
arthritis
without infection
asepsis
techniques used to destroy microbes and prevent transmission
aseptic techniques
threat to do violence
assault
wasting away of muscle tissue
atrophy
pertaining to ear
aural
armpit
axilla
field of medicine focused on obesity
bariatrics
unlawful attack on another
battery
unusually slow heartbeat
bradycardia
supporting to relieve pressure
bridging
lack of interest in an activity
burnout
malignant tumor
cancer
tooth decay
caries
tube for evacuating or injecting fluids
catheter
basic unit of living matter
cell
condition that lasts a long time
chronic
mental
cognitive
artificial opening into large intestine
colostomy
unconscious
coma
capability
competency
able to control elimination of urine and feces
continent
abnormal shortening of muscle
contracture
base of fingernail
cuticle
blueness of the skin
cyanosis
to sit on side of bed
dangle
weakening
debilitating
bedsore
decubitus
artificial teeth
dentures
process of destroying pathogenic organism
disinfection
loss of recognition of time place or people
disorientation
abnormal secretin of urine by kidney
diuresis
indigestion
dyspepsia
difficulty breathing
dyspnea
excessive accumulation of fluid in tissues
edema
blood clot
emboli
act of vomitting
emesis
putting yourself in another’s place trying to feel what they feel
empathy
nose bleed
epistaxis
moral conduct of right and wrong
ethics
Turning outward
eversion
arms and legs
extremities
solid waste
feces
thigh bone
femur
gas
flatus
bending a body part
flexion
toss involuntarily point down
foot drop
semi sitting position
fowlers
break in bone
fracture
manner of walking
gait
pertaining to the aged
geriatric
sugar in the urine
glycosuria
offensive odor to breath
halitosis
blood in the urine
hematuria
paralysis on one side of body
hemiplegia
escape of blood from blood vessels or excessive blood loss
hemorrhage
high blood pressure
hypertension
low blood pressure
hypotension
inability to control urine or feces
incontinent
keep infection in a confined space and don’t let spread
infection precautions
yellowing of the skin
jaundice
cancer of the blood
leukemia
what you write to harm
libel
cancerous
malignant
negligence done by a professional
malpractice
procedures followed to keep germs from being spread from one person to another
medical asepsis
unintentional act that results in harm to a person or property
negligence
excessive urination at night
nocturia
infection originating Ina facility or hospital-acquired
nosocomial
overweight
obese
brace to support weak body parts
orthotic device
pale or less color than normal
pallor
disease causing organisms
pathogens
area between legs
perineum
back
posterior
after death
postmortem
before surgery
pre operative
turning joint downward
probation
lying face down
prone
artificial body part
prosthesis
containing pus
purulent
paralysis of all 4 limbs
quadriplegia
gurgles heard in the chest
rales
thinking and talking about the past
reminiscing
hiccup
singultus
what you say to harm
slander
sample of body fluid
specimen
matter brought up from lungs
sputum
process that destroys all microorganisms
sterilization
turning the joint upward
supination
lying on the back
supine
fainting
syncope
highest BP reading
systolic
rapid heartbeat
tachycardia
slightly warm, lukewarm
tepid
pertaining to heat
thermal
inflammation of a vein with clot formation
thrombophlebitis
main parts of body except arms, legs, and head
trunk (torso)
need to urinate
urgency
dizziness
vertigo
to urinate
void
