CNA Abreviations Flashcards
1
Q
qid
A
4 times per day
2
Q
prn
A
as needed
3
Q
resp
A
respirations
4
Q
rehab
A
rehabilitation
5
Q
IDDM
A
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
6
Q
NA
A
Nursing Assistant
7
Q
MI
A
Myocardial Infarction
heart attack
8
Q
PO
A
by mouth
per oral
9
Q
O2
A
oxygen
10
Q
qh
A
every hour
11
Q
bid
A
twice a day
12
Q
qhs
A
every night at bedtime
13
Q
PM
A
afternoon or evening
14
Q
FF
A
force fluids
15
Q
q
A
every
16
Q
micro
A
tiny, small: microscope, microcyte
17
Q
cardio
A
heart
18
Q
cephal
A
head
19
Q
macro
A
large macromolecules macroscopic macrophage macromyocardia
20
Q
osteo
A
bone
21
Q
arthro
A
joint
22
Q
myelo
A
bone marrow
or
spinal cord
23
Q
neuro
A
nerve
24
Q
myo
A
muscle
25
athero
fatty plaque
26
arterio
artery
27
myco
fungus
28
pyo
pus
29
pyro
heat
or
fire
30
ac
before meals
31
ADL
Activity of Daily Living
32
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
33
AKA
Above Knee Amputation
34
amb
Ambulate
| Ambulatory
35
amt
Amount
36
ap
Apical
37
ax
Axilary
38
as tol
as tolerated
39
BKA
Below Knee Amputation
40
BM
Bowel Movement
41
BP
Blood Pressure
42
BR
Bed Rest
43
BSC
Bed Side Commode
44
BRP
Bathroom Privilege
45
c
with
46
CA
Cancer
47
cath
Catheter
48
CHD
Coronary Heart Disease
49
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
50
c/ o
complains of
51
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
52
CPR
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
53
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
54
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
55
ab
Move away from something
56
ad
Go toward something
57
dys
Difficult, bad
58
eu-
Opposit of dys-.
59
hyper-
large, immense, too much
60
hypo-
less, too low
61
inter
between
62
intra
within the samething
63
sub
below or beneath
64
super
above
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease or disorder
67
-gram
record
68
-graphy
the process of recording
69
-scope
an instrument to visually examing something
70
-scopy
g
71
-ologist
a specialist in a field
72
-ology
the specialty itself
73
pyrosis
g
74
arthroscopy
g
75
- algia
| - dynia
pain
76
-itis
inflamation
77
-rrhage
abnormal flow of blood
| hemorrhage
78
-rrhea
abnormal flow of any fluid
79
-rrhexis
to burst or bursting forth
80
-necrosis
tissue death
81
-malacia
abnormal softening of tissue
82
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening of something
83
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
84
-stenosis
getting narrow
85
-centesis
to draw fluid from
86
-plasty
surgical repair
87
-rrhaphy
to suture
88
-otomy
to cut into, to make an incision
89
-ectomy
to surgically remove
90
-ostomy
to make a permanent opening
91
sarco-
muscle
92
derm
skin
93
angio
blood vessels
94
ven or phlebo
veins
95
rhino
nose
96
tympan
eardrum
97
neph
kidney
98
skull
crani
99
ileo
small intestin
100
thoraco
chest
101
pneumo, pleuro
lung
102
ophtalmo or oculo
eye
103
chloro-
green
104
eryth-
red
105
cyan-
blue
106
leuk-
white
107
echo-
using ultrassonic waves
108
electro-
using electricity
109
mal-
bad
110
-emia
blood condition
111
-osis
condition or disease
