Allied Health Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
HR
A
Heart Rate
2
Q
RR
A
Respiratory Rate
3
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
4
Q
OT
A
Occupational Therapy
5
Q
PO
A
By mouth
6
Q
bd
A
Twice a day
7
Q
SaO2
A
Oxygen saturation
8
Q
BMI
A
Body Mass Index
9
Q
ADLs
A
Activities of Daily Life
10
Q
SOB
A
Shortness Of Breath
11
Q
QoL
A
Quality of Life
12
Q
CXR
A
Chest X-ray
13
Q
FBC
A
Full Blood Count
14
Q
IV
A
Intravenous
15
Q
NIDDM
A
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellites
16
Q
PMHx
A
Past Medical History
17
Q
DOB
A
Date Of Birth
18
Q
Bx
A
Biopsy
19
Q
ICU
A
Intensive Care Unit
20
Q
d/c
A
Discharge
21
Q
BGL
A
Blood Glucose Level
22
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
23
Q
Superior
A
Toward the the top of the head
24
Q
Inferior
A
Toward the bottom
25
Anterior
Toward the front
26
Posterior
Toward the back
27
Medial
Describes the direction toward the midline of the body
| The nose is medial to the ears.
28
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
29
Internal
Away the surface of the body
30
External
Towards the main mass of the body
31
Proximal
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk, nearer to the point of origin.
32
Distal
Further from the attachment of a limb to the trunk, further from the point of origin.
33
Visceral
Related to the body walls.
34
Parietal
Toward the back.
34
c/o
Complains of
35
AM
Morning
36
B
Blood sugar
37
BM
Bowl Movement
38
CC
Chief Complaint
39
CCU
Coronary Care Unit
40
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
41
DOA
Dead on arrival
42
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
43
Dx
Diagnosis
44
ER
Emergency Room
45
Hb
Haemoglobin
46
HPI
History of past illness
47
IM
Intramuscular
48
LAC
Laceration
49
LE
Left eye/ear
50
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant (usually of the abdomen)
51
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant (usually of the abdomen)
52
Mg
Milligram
53
MI
Myocardial infraction (heart attack)
54
Sx
Symptoms
55
N/V
Nausea, vomiting
56
NA
Not available
57
NBM/NPO
Nill by mouth
58
Neg
Negative
59
Ng
Nasogastric
60
NKA
No known allergies
61
OD
Overdose
62
OR
Operating Room
63
PM
Afternoon
64
PMH
Past Medical History
65
PO
Per Oral
66
PR
Per Rectum
67
prep
Prepare for
68
PRN
When necessary
69
q1h
Every 1 hour
70
q3h
Every 3 hours
71
q8h
Every 8 hours
72
qs
As much as needed
73
R/O
Rule out
74
rbc
Red Blood Count
75
RR
Recovery room
76
STAT
Immediately
77
YO
Years old
78
FH
Family history
79
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
80
EDD
Expected date of delivery
81
GTT
Glucose Tolerance Test
82
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
83
Intermediate
Between two structures.
84
Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body as another structure.
85
Contralateral
On the opposite side of the body from another structure.
86
Superficial
Describes a position closer to the surface of the body.
87
Deep
Describes a position further from the surface of the body.
89
Anaemia
A condition of deficient oxygen.
90
Angina
Sensation of chest pain due to
insufficient oxygen and blood to the
heart
