Ch. 1 General Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Y/O
A
year(s) old; year-old
2
Q
Pt, pt
A
Patient
3
Q
Pro. time
A
prothrombin time
(blood-clotting test)
4
Q
Preop
A
before surgery; preop erative
5
Q
Postop
A
after surgery; postoperative
6
Q
OR
A
operating room
7
Q
OB/GYN
A
obstetrician/ gynecologist
8
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
9
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
10
Q
ht
A
height
11
Q
hs
A
half strength; bedtime
12
Q
ER
A
emergency room
13
Q
ECG, EKG
A
electrocardiogram
14
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
15
Q
CT
A
computer tomography
16
Q
Consult
A
consultation
17
Q
C/O
A
complains of; complaining of
18
Q
CBC
A
complete blood (cell) count
19
Q
ABD
A
abdomen; abdominal
20
Q
AAF
A
African- American Female
21
Q
wt
A
weight
22
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
23
Q
Vs, v/s
A
vital signs
24
Q
UA
A
urinalysis
25
Q
T&C
A
type and cross match
26
Q
stat, STAT
A
immediately
27
Q
SOB
• it’s hard to breath when you’re crying
A
shortness of breath
28
Q
PTT
A
partial thromboplastin time (blood-clotting test)
