CH.2 Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
2
Q
ECU
A
emergency care unit
3
Q
ED
A
emergency department
4
Q
PICU
A
pediatric intensive care unit
5
Q
NICU
A
neonatal intensive care unit
6
Q
SICU
A
surgical intensive care unit
7
Q
PACU
A
post anesthesia care unit
8
Q
L&D
A
labor and delivery
9
Q
QID
A
Four times a day
10
Q
I/O
A
intake(fluids)/output(urine)
11
Q
Tx
A
treatment
12
Q
Rx
A
prescription
13
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
14
Q
ROS
A
review of symptoms (anything directly related to chief complaint)
15
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
16
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
17
Q
PCP
A
primary care provider
18
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
19
Q
HEENT
A
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
20
Q
PERRLA
A
pupils equal round reactive to light and accommodation
21
Q
NAD
A
no acute distress
22
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
23
Q
RRR
A
regular rate and rhythms (for a heart)
24
Q
CTA
A
clear to auscultation (description of normal sounding lungs)
25
WDWN
well developed well nourished
26
A&O
alert and oriented (pt can answer questions and aware of what is going on)
27
WNL
within normal limits
28
NOS
not otherwise specified
29
NEC
not elsewhere classified
30
PO
per os ( by mouth)
31
NPO
nil per os (nothing per mouth)
32
PR
per rectum
33
IM
intramuscular
34
SC
subcutaneous (underskin)
35
CVL
central venous line
36
Sig
instructions for short signa
37
BID
twice a day
38
TID
three times a day
39
Q
every x
| ie. Q4hr > every 4 hours
40
QD
daily, " each day"
41
QHS
at night
| "each night at the hour of sleep"
42
AC
before meals
| "before food"
43
PC
after meals
44
prn
as needed
| "as the need arises"
45
ad lib
as desired
