Common Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AC
A
before meals
2
Q
ACIP
A
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
3
Q
ACOG
A
American College of Obstetricians and Gyncologists
4
Q
ACTH
A
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
5
Q
AD
A
Right Ear
6
Q
ADHF
A
Acute decompinsated HF
7
Q
ADL
A
activity of daily living
8
Q
ADT
A
Androgen Deprivation Therapy
9
Q
AED
A
Antiepileptic drug
10
Q
AGEP
A
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
11
Q
AIN
A
acute interstitial nephritis
12
Q
ANA
A
Antinuclear antibody
13
Q
ANC
A
absolute neutrophil count
14
Q
AOM
A
acute otitis media
15
Q
ART
A
Antiretroviral therapy
16
Q
AS
A
Left ear
17
Q
ATN
A
acute tubular necrosis
18
Q
AU
A
each ear
19
Q
BEE
A
basal energy expenditure
20
Q
BMD
A
bone mineral density
21
Q
c
A
with
22
Q
CA
A
cancer
cardiac arrrest
23
Q
CAPES
A
Citrobacter Acinetobacter Providencia Enterobacter Serratiqa
24
Q
CD
A
Crohn’s disease
25
CDI
C. diff infection
26
COC
Combination oral contraceptive
27
CRE
Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae
28
DILE
Drug-induced lupus erythematous
29
CRP
C reactive protein
30
CVP
central venous pressure
31
DA
dopamine
32
DJD
degenerative joint disease
33
DMARD
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
34
DRESS
drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
35
dtd
of such doses
36
EPS
extrapyramidal symptoms
37
ERA
Endothelin receptor antagonist
38
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
39
FBS
fasting BS
40
FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
41
FT4
free thyroxine (T4)
42
HACEK
```
Haemophilus
Actinobacillus
Cardiobacterium
Eikenella
Kingella
```
43
hCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
44
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
45
HJR
Hepatojugular reflux
46
HNPEK
```
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria spp
Proteus mirabilis
E. coli
Klebsiella pneumonia
```
47
HPA
hypothalamic pituitary adrenal
48
HUS
hemolytic uremia syndrome
49
ICH
intracranial hemorrhage
50
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
51
M. ft.
mix and make
52
NRT
nicotine replacement therapy
53
NTE
not to exceed
54
OD
right eye
55
OGTT
oral glucose tolerance test
56
OROS
Osmotic release delivery system
57
OS
left eye
58
OU
each eye
59
PAP
pulmonary artery pressure
60
PC
after meals
61
PEK
Proteus mirabilus
E. coli
Klebsiella pneumonia
62
POP
progestin only pill
63
q
every
64
QS
quantity sufficient
65
QS AD
quantity sufficient to make
66
ss
one half
67
spp
species
68
TD
tardive dyskinesia
69
TIW
three times weekly
70
TOP
topically
71
Ung
ointment
72
WA
while awake
