Chapter 15 - Abbreviations Flashcards
a.c.
before a meal, meals
p.c.
after a meal, meals
h.s.
at bedtime
m. et n.
morning and night
p.r.n.
as the occasion arises
quotid.
daily
q.h.
every hour
q.q.h.
every four hours
b.i.d.
twice a day
t.i.d.
three times a day
q.i.d.
four times a day
stat.
immediately
s.o.s.
if the need arises
ut dict.
as directed
aq. (dest.)
(distilled) water
sol.
solution
i.m.
within a muscle
i.v.
within a vein
O.D.
right eye
O.S.
left eye
O.U.
each eye
p.o.
orally
n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
ad lib.
freely, at will
c., ca.
about
c with a bar over it
with
s with a bar over it
without
ad
to, up to
ung.
ointment
ft.
let there be made
n.b.
note well
solv.
dissolve
st.
let it stand
sum.
take
sig.
let it be labeled
rep.
let it be repeated
non rep.
let it not be repeated
AF
atrial fibrillation
AK
above the knee
a.m.a.
against medical advice
BK
below the knee
BP
blood pressure
BM
bowel movement
bpm
beats per minute
Bx
biopsy
cath.
catheter
CBC
complete blood count
CC
chief complaint
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CV
cardiovascular
CVP
central venous pressure
dc
discontinue
DNR
do not resuscitate
DRG
diagnosis-related group
Dx
diagnosis
Fx
fracture
FUO
fever of unknown origin
GI
gastrointestinal
GU
genitourinary
Hct
hematocrit
hgb
hemoglobin
HTN
hypertension
Hx, hx
history
I & O
intake and output
LLE, RLE
left, right lower extremity
LLL, RLL
left, right lower lobe
LLQ, RLQ
left, right lower quadrant
LUE, RUE
left, right upper extremity
LUL, RUL
left, right upper lobe
LUQ, RUQ
left, right upper quadrant
lmp
last menstrual period
LOC
loss of consciousness
LP
lumbar puncture
MVA
motor vehicle accident
NG, ng
nasogastric
NKA
no known allergies
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
N & V, N/V
nausea and vomiting
OOB
out of bed
OT
occupational therapy
PCA
patient controlled analgesia
PEEP
positive end-expiratory pressure
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
RBC
red blood cell, count
REM
rapid eye movement
ROM
range of movement
RT
radiation therapy
sc, SQ
subcutaneous(ly)
SOB
shortness of breath
Sx
symptoms
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
Tx
treatment
UA
urinalysis
WBC
white blood cell, count
WNL
within normal limits
CS
Cesarean section
CT
computed tomography
D & C
dilatation/dilation and curettage
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
EEG
electroencephalogram
EMG
electromyogram
GTT
glucose tolerance test
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
PET
positron emission tomography
CCU
Coronary Care Unit, Critical Care Unit
ER
Emergency Room
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
L & D
Labor and Delivery
OPD
Outpatient Department
OR
Operating Room
cap.
capsule
gr.
grain
gt.
drop
tab.
tablet
3
dram
f3
fluid dram
3 with a bar over it
ounce
f3 with a bar over it
fluid ounce
cc.
cubic centimeter
gm., Gm., G.
gram
kg.
kilogram
mgm., mg.
miligram
l., L.
liter
ml.
militer
before a meal, meals
a.c.
after a meal, meals
p.c.
at bedtime
h.s.
morning and night
m. et n.
as the occasion arises
p.r.n.
daily
quotid.
every hour
q.h.
every four hours
q.q.h.
twice a day
b.i.d.
three times a day
t.i.d.
four times a day
q.i.d.
immediately
stat.
if the need arises
s.o.s.
as directed
ut dict.
(distilled) water
aq. (dest.)
solution
sol.
within a muscle
i.m.
within a vein
i.v.
right eye
O.D.
left eye
O.S.
each eye
O.U.
orally
p.o.
nothing by mouth
n.p.o.
freely at will
ad lib.
about
c., ca.
with
c with a line over it
without
s with a line over it
to, up to
ad
ointment
ung.
let there be made
ft.
note well
n.b.
dissolve
solv.
let it stand
st.
take
sum.
let it be labeled
sig.
let it be repeated
rep.
let it no be repeated
non rep.
atrial fibrillation
AF
above the knee
AK
against medical advice
a.m.a.
below the knee
BK
blood pressure
BP
bowel movement
BM
beats per minute
bpm
biopsy
Bx
catheter
cath.
complete blood count
CBC
chief complaint
CC
cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
cardiovascular
CV
central venous pressure
CVP
discontinue
dc
do not resuscitate
DNR
diagnosis-related group
DRG
diagnosis
Dx
fracture
Fx
fever of unknown origin
FUO
gastrointestinal
GI
genitourinary
GU
hematoglobin
Hct
hemoglobin
hgb
hypertension
HTN
history
Hx, hx
intake and output
I & O
left, right lower extremity
LLE, RLE
left, right lower lobe
LLL, RLL
left, right upper extremity
LUE, RUE
left, right lower quadrant
LLQ, RLQ
left, right upper lobe
LUL, RUL
left, right upper quadrant
LUQ, RUQ
last menstrual period
lmp
loss of consciousness
LOC
lumbar puncture
LP
motor vehicle accident
MVA
nasogastric
NG, ng
no known allergies
NKA
normal sinus rhythm
NSR
nausea and vomiting
N & V, N/V
out of bed
OOB
occupational therapy
OT
patient controlled analgesia
PCA
positive end-expiratory pressure
PEEP
peripherally inserted central catheter
PICC
red blood cell, count
RBC
rapid eye movement
REM
range of motion
ROM
radiation therapy
RT
subcutaneously
sc, SQ
shortness of breath
SOB
symptoms
Sx
temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
treatment
Tx
urinalysis
UA
white blood cell, count
WBC
within normal limits
WNL
Cesarean section
CS
computed tomography
CT
dilatation/dilation and curettage
D & C
electrocardiogram
ECG/ EKG
electroconvulsive therapy
ECT
electroencephalogram
EEG
electromyogram
EMG
glucose tolerance test
GTT
magnetic resonance angiography
MRA
magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
nuclear magnetic resonance
NMR
positron emission tomography
PET
Coronary Care unit, Critical Care Unit
CCU
Emergency Room
ER
Intensive Care Unit
ICU
Labor anf Delivery
L & D
Outpatient Department
OPD
Operating Room
OR
capsula
cap.
granum
gr.
gutta
gt.
tabella
tab.
drachma
3
fluidrachma
f3
uncia
3 with a line over it
fluiduncia
f3 with a line over it
cubic centimeter
cc.
gram
gm., Gm., G.
kilogram
kg.
milligram
mgm., mg.
liter
l., L.
milliliter
ml.
