Chapter 1 - Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals (ante cibum)
2
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ADL
A
activities of daily living
3
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day (bis in die)
4
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
5
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
6
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
7
Q
DRG
A
diagnosis related group
8
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
9
Q
ECF
A
extended care facility
10
Q
ER
A
emergency room
11
Q
FH
A
family history
12
Q
h/o
A
history of
13
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HPI
A
history of present illness
14
Q
h.s.
A
at bedtime (hora somni)
15
Q
hx
A
history
16
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o.d.
A
once per day
17
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OR
A
operating room
18
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p.o.
A
by mouth (per os)
19
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PH
A
past history
20
Q
p/o, postop
A
postoperative
21
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preop
A
preoperative
22
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p.r.n.
A
as required (pro re nata)
23
Q
PTA
A
prior to admission
24
Q
q
A
each, every
25
qam
every morning
26
qd
every day
27
qhs
every bedtime
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qid
four times a day (quarter in die)
29
qod
every other day
30
r/o
rule out
31
ROS
review of systems
32
Rx
treatment, therapy, prescription
33
stat
immediately
34
tid
three times a day
35
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
36
Tx
traction, treatment
37
VS
vital signs
38
y/o
years old
