Common Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
The abbreviation ED, as used in medical care means?
Emergency department
The abbreviation ER, as used in medical care means?
Emergency room
The abbreviation ICU, as used in medical care means?
Intensive care unit
The abbreviation OP, as used in medical care means?
Outpatient
The abbreviation BP, as used in medical record means?
Blood pressure
The abbreviation bpm, as used in medical record means?
Beats per minute
The abbreviation CBC, as used in medical record means?
Complete blood count
The abbreviation C.C., as used in medical record means?
Chief complaint
The abbreviation c/o, as used in medical record means?
Complains of
The abbreviation CP, as used in medical record means?
Chest pain
The abbreviation CPE, as used in medical record means?
Complete physical examination
The abbreviation D & C, as used in medical record means?
Dilation and curettage
The abbreviation Dx, as used in medical record means?
Diagnosis
The abbreviation ECG/EKG as used in medical record means?
Electrocardiogram
The abbreviation FH, as used in medical record means?
Family history
The abbreviation GI, as used in medical record means?
Gastrointestinal
The abbreviation H & P, as used in medical record means?
History and physical
The abbreviation Ht, as used in medical record means?
Height
The abbreviation Hx, as used in medical record means?
History
The abbreviation L, as used in medical record means?
Left
The abbreviation N & V, as used in medical record means?
Nausea and vomiting
The abbreviation P, as used in medical record means?
Pulse
The abbreviation PE, as used in medical record means?
Physical examination
The abbreviation PMH, as used in medical record means?
Past medical history
The abbreviation Pt, as used in medical record means?
Patient
The abbreviation R, as used in medical record means?
Right
The abbreviation SOB, as used in medical record means?
Shortness of breath
The abbreviation stat, as used in medical record means?
Immediately
The abbreviation T, as used in medical record means?
Temperature
The abbreviation TPR, as used in medical record means?
Temperature, pulse, respirations
The abbreviation Tx, as used in medical record means?
Treatment
The abbreviation VS, as used in medical record means?
Vital signs
The abbreviation Wt, as used in medical record means?
Weight
The abbreviation y.o., as used in medical record means?
Year old
The abbreviation cm, as used in the metric system means?
Centimeter
The abbreviation km, as used in the metric system means?
Kilometer
The abbreviation mL, as used in the metric system means?
Milliliter
The abbreviation mm, as used in the metric system means?
Millimeter
The abbreviation g, gm, as used in the metric system means?
Gram
The abbreviation kg, as used in the metric system means?
Kilogram
The abbreviation L, as used in the metric system means?
Liter
The abbreviation a, as used in prescriptions means?
Before
The abbreviation a.c.,as used in prescriptions means?
Before meals
The abbreviation ad lib., as used in prescriptions means?
As desired
The abbreviation AM, a.m., as used in prescriptions means?
Morning
The abbreviation b.i.d., BID, as used in prescriptions means?
Twice a day
The abbreviation c, as used in prescriptions means?
With
The abbreviation h, hr, as used in prescriptions means?
Hour
The abbreviation h.s.*, as used in prescriptions means?
At bedtime, at the hour of sleep
The abbreviation ID, as used in prescriptions means?
Intradermal
The abbreviation IM, as used in prescriptions means?
Intramuscular
The abbreviation IV, as used in prescriptions means?
Intravenous
The abbreviation NPO, as used in prescriptions means?
Nothing by mouth
The abbreviation p.c., as used in prescriptions means?
After meals
The abbreviation PM, p.m., as used in prescriptions means?
After noon
The abbreviation p.o., PO, as used in prescriptions means?
By mouth
The abbreviation p.r.n., PRN as used in prescriptions means?
As needed
The abbreviation q, as used in prescriptions means?
Every
The abbreviation q, as used in prescriptions means?
Every hour
The abbreviation q2h, as used in prescriptions means?
Every two hours
The abbreviation q.i.d., QID, as used in prescriptions means?
Four times a day
The abbreviation Rx, as used in prescriptions means?
Prescription, take
The abbreviation s, as used in prescriptions means?
Without
The abbreviation t.i.d., TID, as used in prescriptions means?
Three times a day