abbreviations from through out Flashcards
1
Q
LNP
A
nurse practitioner
2
Q
PA
A
physicians assistant
3
Q
HR, BP, T, RR
A
vital signs- heart rate, blood pressure, temp, rate and rhythm
4
Q
H&P
A
history and physical
5
Q
PNA
A
pneumonia
6
Q
SVT
A
supraventricular tachycardia
7
Q
PUD
A
peptic ulcer disease
8
Q
pyelo
A
pyelonephritis (kidney infection)
9
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
10
Q
TIA
A
transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
11
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm (bulge in aorta)
12
Q
PVD
A
peripheral vascular disease
13
Q
DDD
A
degenerative disc disease
14
Q
OA
A
osteoarthritis
15
Q
RA
A
rheumatoid arthritis
16
Q
DJD
A
degenerative joint disease
17
Q
AICD
A
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrilatior
18
Q
TURP
A
trans urethral resection of the prostate
19
Q
VP
A
ventriculoperitoneal (ie VP shunt)
20
Q
AV
A
atriovenous
21
Q
PICC
A
peripherally inserted central catheter
22
Q
IVC
A
inferior vena cava
23
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
24
Q
OTC
A
over the counter
25
CMS
centers for medicare and medicaid services
26
CPOE
computerized physician order entry
27
EHR
electronic health record
28
EMR
electronic medical record
29
e prescribing
submitting prescriptions electronically to local pharmacies
30
HIPAA
health insurance portability and accountability act
31
PHI
protected health information
32
HITECH
health information technology for economic and clinical health act
33
six HIPAA rules
1. if not yours dont look
2. always watching
3. username and password is secret
4. no cellphones
5. no posting about job
6. "do i need this for my job?"
34
FNAB
fine needle aspiration biopsy
35
CNB
core needle biopsy
36
BMT
bone marrow transplant
37
PSCT
peripheral stem cell transplant
38
NED
no evidence of disease
39
Hgb
hemoglobin
40
Hct
hematocrit
41
Plt
platelets
42
bands
band cells
43
segs
segmented neutrophils
44
monos
monocytes
45
Eos
eosinophils
46
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
47
creat
creatinine
48
gluc
glucose
49
BMP
basic metabolic panel
50
LFTs
liver function test
51
T Prot/Alb
total protien/ albumin
52
T bili
total bilirubin
53
AST(SGOT)
aspartate transaminaste
54
ALT (SGPT)
alanine transaminase
55
Alk Phos
alkaline phosphatase
56
TIBC
total iron binding capacity
57
D-Dim
D-Dimer
58
PT
prothrombin time
59
INR
international normalized ratio
60
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
61
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
62
T3
triiodothyronine
63
T4I
thyroxine
64
CRP
C-reactive protien
65
Sed rate
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
66
CBC
complete blood count
67
blood Cx
blood cultures
68
FISH
fluorescent in situ hybridization
69
CXR
chest xray
70
AAS/KUB
acute abdominal series/kidney ureters bladdar
71
CT w/o
CT without IV contrast, dry CT
72
CTA, CT w/
CT angiogram, CT with IV contrast
73
CT A/P w/ PO
CT abd/pelvis with PO contrast
74
DCIS
Invasive/infiltrating ductal carcinoma (in situ)
75
LCIS
lobular carcinoma in situ
76
IDA
iron deficiency anemia
77
VWD
von willebrand disease
78
AML
acute myeloid leukemia
79
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
80
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
