Abbreviations M-Z Flashcards
1
Q
mcg
A
Microgram
2
Q
Microgram
A
mcg
3
Q
MD
A
Medical doctor
4
Q
Medical doctor
A
MD
5
Q
Med
A
Medication
6
Q
Medication
A
Med
7
Q
Mg
A
Milligram
8
Q
Miligram
A
Mg
9
Q
Mili
A
Milliliter
10
Q
Milliliter
A
Mili
11
Q
MN
A
Midnight
12
Q
Midnight
A
MN
13
Q
NAS
A
No added salt
14
Q
No added salt
A
NAS
15
Q
N/V/D
A
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
16
Q
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
A
N/V/D
17
Q
NKA or NKDA
A
No know allergies or no known drug allergies
18
Q
No know allergies or no known drug allergies
A
NKA or NKDA
19
Q
NG
A
Nasogastric
20
Q
Nasogastric
A
NG
21
Q
NGT
A
Nasogastric tube
22
Q
Nasogastric tube
A
NGT
23
Q
noc
A
At night
24
Q
At night
A
noc
25
NPO
Nothing by mouth
26
Nothing by mouth
NPO
27
O2
Oxygen
28
Oxygen
O2
29
OB
Obstetrics
30
Obstetrics
OB
31
OOB
Out of bed
32
Out of bed
OOB
33
OPD
Outpatient department
34
Outpatient department
OPD
35
ortho
Orthopedics
36
Orthopedics
ortho
37
OR
Operating room
38
Operating room
OR
39
os
Mouth, opening
40
Mouth, opening
os
41
OT
Occupational therapy
42
Occupational therapy
OT
43
oz
Ounce
44
Ounce
oz
45
pc
After meals
46
After meals
pc
47
PCA
Patient-controlled analgesia
48
Patient-controlled analgesia
PCA
49
PO
By mouth
50
By mouth
PO
51
P, p (line above)
After
52
After
P, p (line above)
53
PPBS
Postprandial blood sugar
54
Postprandial blood sugar
PPBS
55
prn
As needed
56
As needed
prn
57
Pt
Patient
58
Patient
Pt
59
PT
Physical therapy
60
Physical therapy
PT
61
q
Every
62
Every
q
63
qam
Every morning
64
Every morning
qam
65
qh
Every hour
66
Every hour
qhr
67
qid
Four times a day
68
Four times a day
qid
69
RN
Registered nurse
70
Registered nurse
RN
71
R/O
Rule out
72
Rule out
R/O
73
RX or Rx
Treatment or prescription
74
Treatment or prescription
RX or Rx
75
s (line above)
Without
76
Without
s (line above)
77
SCD
Sequential compression device
78
Sequential compression device
SCD
79
SOB
Short of breath
80
Short of breath
SOB
81
ss (line above)
One-half
82
One-half
ss (line above)
83
SSE
Soapsuds enema
84
Soapsuds enema
SSE
85
Stat
Immediately
86
Immediately
Stat
87
STI or STD
Sexually transmitted infection or sexually transmitted disease
88
Sexually transmitted infection or sexually transmitted disease
STI or STD
89
TB
Tuberculosis
90
Tuberculosis
TB
91
TO
Telephone order
92
Telephone order
TO
93
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
94
Temperature, pulse, respirations
TPR
95
tid
Three times a day
96
Three times a day
tid
97
VO
Verbal order
98
Verbal order
VO
99
VS
Vital signs
100
Vital signs
VS
101
WBC
White blood count
102
White blood count
WBC
103
w/c
Wheelchair
104
Wheelchair
w/c
105
WNL
Within normal limits
106
Within normal limits
WNL
107
wt
Weight
108
Weight
wt
