Common Med. Abbrev. Flashcards
1
Q
AM
A
Morning
2
Q
PM
A
afternoon
3
Q
C (with line over you)
A
With
4
Q
s
A
Without
5
Q
ac
A
before meals
6
Q
pc
A
after meals
7
Q
stat
A
immediately, at once
8
Q
PRN
A
whenever necessary
9
Q
q
A
every
10
Q
qh
A
every hour
11
Q
q2h
A
every two hours
12
Q
q3h
A
every 3 hours
13
Q
q4h
A
every 4 hours
14
Q
qd
A
every day
15
Q
qod
A
every other day
16
Q
qn
A
every night
17
Q
♂
A
male
18
Q
♀
A
female
19
Q
bid
A
twice a day
20
Q
tid
A
Three times a day
21
Q
qid
A
four times a day
22
Q
PT
A
physical therapy
23
Q
B/P
A
blood pressure
24
Q
T
A
temperature
25
P
pulse
26
R
respiration s
27
Rx
prescription
28
Tx
treatment or traction
29
Dx
Diagnosis
30
ht
height
31
wt
weight
32
sx or surg.
surgery
33
ROM
range of motion
34
'
feet
35
"
inches
36
AROM
Active Range of Motion
37
PROM
Passive Range of Motion
38
ROM
range of motion
39
FROM
Full Range of Motion
40
ASAP
as soon as possible
41
bpm
beats per minute
42
c/o
complains of
43
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
44
DO
Doctor of osteopathy
45
Dr.
doctor
46
ECG/EKG
Electrocardiogram
47
E.R.
emergency room
48
Fx
fracture
49
Hx
history
50
Post-op
After surgery
51
Pre-op
before surgery
52
pt
Patient
53
FWB
full weight bearing
54
PWB
partial weight bearing
55
Re:
regarding
56
R/O R.O
Rule out
57
SLR
straight leg raise
58
SOAP
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
59
DOB
date of birth
60
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
61
p!
Pain
62
po
By mouth
63
NPO npo
nothing by mouth
64
lbs
Pounds
65
oz
ounce
66
v.s.
vital signs
67
C/C C.C.
Chief Complaint
68
wk
Week
69
2/wk
Twice a week
70
RN
registered nurse
71
P.A.
Physician assistant
72
@
at
73
O.R.
operating room
74
N/S
Normal saline
75
O2
Oxygen
76
H2O
Water
77
BM
bowel movement
78
BR
bathroom
79
BRP
bathroom privileges
80
Adm
Admit or Admission
81
amt
amount
82
DC or D.C.
discharge
83
CO2
carbon dioxide
84
Ad Lib
As desired
85
C
Cup
86
cc
cubic centimeter
87
ICU
Intensive care unit
88
CCU
Coronary care unit
89
(R)
Rectally
90
OB
Obstetrics
91
od
Right eye
92
os
Left eye
93
ou
Both eyes
94
oob
Out of bed
95
D/C or disc
Discontinued
96
Lab
Laboratory
97
CBC
Complete blood count
98
w/c
wheelchair
99
ff
force fluids
100
qs
Quantity sufficient
101
Temperature symbol
Degrees
102
hs
Hour of sleep, at bedtime
103
tab
Tablet
104
cap
Capsule
105
LPN
licensed practical nurse
106
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
107
EENT
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
108
IV
intravenously
109
H or hr
Hour
110
Spec
Specimen
