Common medical abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ac
A
before meals
2
Q
ad lib
A
as desired, if patient so desired
3
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
bid or B.I.D. or b.i.d.
A
Twice a day
5
Q
b.m. or B.M.
A
Bowel movement, feces
6
Q
BR or br or B.R. or b.r.
A
Bedrest
7
Q
BRP or B.R.P. or brp
A
Bathroom privileges
8
Q
BSC or bsc
A
Bedside commode
9
Q
CBC or C.B.C.
A
Complete blood count
10
Q
C/O or c/o
A
complaint of
11
Q
CVA or C.V.A
A
Cerebrovascular accident or stroke
12
Q
CPR or C.P.R
A
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
13
Q
dc or d/c
A
dicontinue
14
Q
D/C
A
discharge
15
Q
D&C
A
Dilatation and curettage
16
Q
EEG or E.E.G.
A
Electroencephalogram
17
Q
FBS or F.B.S
A
fasting blood sugar
18
Q
gtt
A
one drop
19
Q
gtts
A
two or more drops
20
Q
GU or G.U.
A
genitourinary
21
Q
Gyn. or G.Y.N.
A
gynecology
22
Q
HOB
A
head of bed
23
Q
HS or hs
A
Bedtime or hour of sleep
24
Q
ht
A
height
25
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
26
NPO or N.P.O
Nothing by mouth
27
OD
right eye
28
OOB or O.O.B.
Out of bed
29
OS
left eye
30
OU
both eyes
31
pc
after meals
32
AAO X 3
Awake, alert, oriented to person, place, and
time (X3)
33
prn or p.r.n.
Whenever necessary, as needed
34
Pt or pt
Patient; pint
35
QHS or qhs
Every night at bedtime/ hour of sleep
36
qod or Q.O.D
Every other day
37
PR
Per rectum
38
SL
sublingual
39
Supp
Suppository
40
Stat
At once, immediately
41
U/a or U/A or u/a
Urinalysis
42
V.S or VS
Vital signs
43
w/c
Wheelchair
44
wt
weight
