Common Nursing Abbreviations Flashcards by Deleted Deleted

Q

ADL

A

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE

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AD LIB

A

AS DESIRED

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ALT

A

ALANINE TRANSFERASE

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ASHD

A

ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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AST

A

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE

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BE

A

BARIUM ENEMA

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BID

A

TWICE A DAY

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BM

A

BOWEL MOVEMENT

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BMR

A

BASAL METABOLIC RATE

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BP

A

BLOOD PRESSURE

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B.R.P.

A

BATHROOM PRIVILEGES

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BUN

A

BLOOD UREA NITROGEN

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CAD

A

CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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CBC

A

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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HF

A

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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COLD

A

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE

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COPD

A

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CPK

A

CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE

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CVA

A

CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT

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CVP

A

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE

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D & C

A

DILATION AND CURETTAGE

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D & E

A

DILATION AND EVACUATION

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DM

A

DIABETES MELLITUS

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DOE

A

DYSPNEA ON EXERTION

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ECG (EKG)

A

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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EEG

A

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

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EOM

A

EXTRA OCCULAR MOVEMENTS

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ESR

A

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE

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FSH

A

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

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FUO

A

FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN

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G.I.

A

GASTRO-INTESTINAL

Q

G

A

GRAM

Q

gtt

A

DROPS

Q

G.U.

A

GENITOURINARY

Q

Gyn

A

GYNECOLOGY

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h (hr)

A

HOUR

Q

Hbg A1C

A

GLYCOSATED HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

Q

H & H

A

HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT

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I.M.

A

INTRAMUSCULAR

Q

I & O

A

INTAKE AND OUTPUT

Q

IV

A

INTRAVENOUS

Q

IVP

A

INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM

Q

KVO

A

KEEP VEIN OPEN

Q

L

A

LITER

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LDH

A

SERUM LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE

Q

LLQ

A

LEFT LOWER QUADRANT

Q

LUQ

A

LEFT UPPER QUADRANT

Q

MI

A

MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION

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MCV

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME

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MCH

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN

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MCHC

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION

Q

mg

A

MILLIGRAM

Q

mL

A

MILLILITER

Q

NPO

A

NOTHING BY MOUTH

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NS

A

NORMAL STERILE SALINE

Q

OOB

A

OUT OF BED

Q

OR

A

OPERATING ROOM

Q

oz

A

OUNCE

Q

PID

A

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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P.O.

A

BY MOUTH

Q

PPN

A

PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
OR
PARTIAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

Q

p.r.n.

A

WHEN NECESSARY

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PVD

A

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Q

REM

A

RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS

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RLQ

A

RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT

Q

RUQ

A

RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT

Q

ROM

A

RANGE OF MOTION

Q

SL

A

SUBLINGUAL

Q

SOB

A

SHORT OF BREATH

Q

STAT

A

IMMEDIATELY

Q

TPN

A

TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

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TSH

A

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE

Q

URI

A

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION