Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
Assessment
2
Q
ā
A
before
3
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
4
Q
AD
A
right ear (don't use)
5
Q
ad lib.
A
as desired
6
Q
a.m.
A
before noon
7
Q
amt
A
amount
8
Q
aq
A
water
9
Q
AS
A
left ear (don't use)
10
Q
AU
A
both ears (don't use)
11
Q
A&W
A
alive and well
12
Q
Ⓑ
A
bilateral
13
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
14
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
15
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
16
Q
C
A
celsius, centigrade
17
Q
-c-
line over it
A
with
18
Q
cap
A
capsule
19
Q
CAT
A
computed axial tomography
20
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
21
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
22
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter (don't use)
23
Q
CCU
A
coronary (cardiac) care unit
24
Q
cm
A
centimeter
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c/o
complains of
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CP
chest pain
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CT
computed tomography
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cu mm
| mm3
cubic millimeter
29
d
day
30
DC
| D/C
discharge or discontinue
| don't use
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dr
dram
32
Dx
diagnosis
33
ECU
emergency care unit
34
ER
emergency room
35
ETOH
ethyl alcohol
36
F
Fahrenheit
37
FH
family history
38
fl oz
fluid ounce
39
g
| gm
gram
40
gr
grain
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gt
drop
42
gtt
drops
43
h
hour
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HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
45
H&P
history and physical
46
HPI
history of present illness
47
h.s.
hour of sleep (bedtime)
| don't use
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Ht
height
49
Hx
history
50
ICU
intensive care unit
51
ID
intradermal
52
IM
intramuscular
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IMP
impression
54
IP
inpatient
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IV
intravenous
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JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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kg
kilogram
58
L
liter
59
Ⓛ
left
60
lb
pound
61
L&W
living and well
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ⓜ
murmor
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mg
milligram
64
mL
| ml
milliliter
65
mm
millimeter
66
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
67
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
68
NAD
no acute distress
69
NKA
no known allergies
70
NKDA
no known drug allergies
71
noc.
night
72
NPO
nothing by mouth
73
O
objective information
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OD
```
right eye
(don't use)
```
75
OH
occupational history
76
OP
outpatient
77
OR
operating room
78
OS
```
left eye
(don't use)
```
79
OU
```
both eyes
(don't use)
```
80
oz
ounce
81
P
plan; pulse
82
-p-
| with a line over it
after
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PACU
postanesthetic care unit
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p.c.
after meals
85
PE
physical examination
86
per
by or through
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PERRLA
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
88
PH
past history
89
PI
present illness
90
p.m.
after noon
91
PMH
past medical history
92
p.o.
by mouth
93
post-op
| postop
postoperative
| after surgery
94
PR
through rectum
95
pre-op
| preop
preoperative
| before surgery
96
p.r.n.
as needed
97
pt
patient
98
PV
through vagina
99
Px
physical
100
q
every
101
q.d.
```
every day
(don't use)
```
102
qh
every hour
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q2h
every two hours
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q.i.d.
four times a day
105
q.o.d.
every other day
| don't use
106
qt
quart
107
R
respiration
108
Ⓡ
right
109
R/O
rule out
110
ROS
review of systems
111
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
112
RTC
return to clinic
113
RTO
return to office
114
Rx
recipe
| prescription
115
S
subjective information
116
-s-
| with a line over it
without
117
SC
SQ
sub-Q
subcutaneous
118
SH
social history
119
Sig
label
| instruction to the patient
120
SOB
shortness of breath
121
SR
systems review
122
-ss-
| line over both
one-half
123
STAT
immediately
124
suppos
suppository
125
Sx
symptom
126
T
temperature
127
tab
tablet
128
t.i.d.
three times a day
129
Tr
treatment
130
Tx
treatment
| traction
131
UA
urinalysis
132
UCHD
usual childhood diseases
133
US
| U/S
ultrasound
| sonography
134
VS
vital signs
135
wa
while awake
136
WDWN
well-developed and well-nourished
137
wk
week
138
WNL
within normal limits
139
Wt
weight
140
x
times or for
141
x-ray
radiology
142
y/o
| y.o.
year old
143
yr
year
144
∅
none
| negative
145
circle with a straight line down
standing
146
circle with a line down and then bent to the right
sitting
147
circle with a straight line out to the right
lying
148
.
| Ｔ
one
149
. .
| TT
two
150
...
| TTT
three
151
iv
four
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I
uppercase Roman numeral one
153
II
uppercase Roman numeral two
154
III
uppercase Roman numeral three
155
IV
uppercase Roman numeral four
156
V
uppercase Roman numeral five
157
VI
uppercase Roman numeral six
158
VII
uppercase Roman numeral seven
159
VIII
uppercase Roman numeral eight
160
IX
uppercase Roman numeral nine
161
X
uppercase Roman numeral ten
162
<
less than
163
>
greater than
164
#
number
| pound
165
♂
male
166
♀
female
167
°
degree
| hour
168
↑
increased
169
↓
decreased
