CS abbreviation quiz 3

Question 1

KUB

Answer 1

kidneys ureters and bladder

Question 2

KVO

Answer 2

Keep Vein open

Question 3

L

Answer 3

left

Question 4

lac

Answer 4

laceration

Question 5

LAD

Answer 5

left anterior descending (coronary artery); left axis deviation

Question 6

Lap

Answer 6

laproscopic; laparotomy

Question 7

LBBB

Answer 7

left bundle branch block

Question 8

LBO

Answer 8

large bowel obstruction

Question 9

LBP

Answer 9

low back pain

Question 10

LCX

Answer 10

left circumflex (coronary artery)

Question 11

L&D

Answer 11

labor and delivery

Question 12

LDH

Answer 12

lactate dehydrogenase

Question 13

LDL

Answer 13

low density lipoprotein

Question 14

LE

Answer 14

lower extremity (usually preceded by R or L); leukocyte esterase

Question 15

LFT

Answer 15

liver function test

Question 16

LH

Answer 16

leutinizing hormone; left handed; light headed

Question 17

LHRH

Answer 17

Leutinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone

Question 18

LLE

Answer 18

Left Lower Extremity

Question 19

LLL

Answer 19

Left Lower Lobe; Left Lower Lid

Question 20

LLQ

Answer 20

Left Lower Quadrant

Question 21

LNMP

Answer 21

Last Normal Menstrual Period

Question 22

LOC

Answer 22

Loss of Consciousness or Level of Consciousness

Question 23

LP

Answer 23

Lumbar Puncture

Question 24

LPN

Answer 24

Licensed Practical Nurse

Question 25

LR

Answer 25

Lactated Ringers

Question 26

LUE

Answer 26

Left Upper Extremity

Question 27

LUL

Answer 27

Left Upper Lobe; Left Upper Lid

Question 28

LUQ

Answer 28

Left Upper Quadrant

Question 29

LV Fxn

Answer 29

Left Ventricular Function

Question 30

LVEDP

Answer 30

Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure

Question 31

LVH

Answer 31

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Question 32

LVN

Answer 32

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Question 33

LMWH

Answer 33

Low Molecular Weight Heparin

Question 34

LYTES

Answer 34

Electrolytes

Question 35

MCL

Answer 35

Medial Collateral Ligament

Question 36

MCP

Answer 36

Metacarpal-Phalangeal

Question 37

MCV

Answer 37

Mean Corpuscular Volume

Question 38

MDRTB

Answer 38

Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Question 39

Meds

Answer 39

Medicines

Question 40

MI

Answer 40

Myocardial Infarction

Question 41

MMR

Answer 41

Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine

Question 42

MOM

Answer 42

Milk Of Magnesia

Question 43

MR

Answer 43

Mitral Regurgitation

Question 44

MRCP

Answer 44

Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography

Question 45

MRI

Answer 45

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 46

MRSA

Answer 46

Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus

Question 47

MS

Answer 47

Mental Status; Mitral Stenosis, Multiple Sclerosis; Morphine Sulfate

Question 48

MSSA

Answer 48

Methicillin Sensitive Staph Aureus

Question 49

MTP

Answer 49

Metatarsal-Phalangeal

Question 50

MVP

Answer 50

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Question 51

MVR

Answer 51

Mitral Valve Replacement

Question 52

N

Answer 52

Nausea

Question 53

N/V/D

Answer 53

Nausea/vomiting/ diarrhea

Question 54

NA

Answer 54

Not Available; Sodium (Na)

Question 55

NAD

Answer 55

No Apparent Distress; No Acute Disease

Question 56

NABS

Answer 56

Normal Active Bowel Sounds

Question 57

NCAT

Answer 57

Normocephalic Atraumatic

Question 58

NEB

Answer 58

Nebulizer

Question 59

NGT

Answer 59

Naso-Gastric Tube

Question 60

NGU

Answer 60

Non-Gonococcal Urethritis

Question 61

NICU

Answer 61

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Question 62

NIDDM

Answer 62

Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Question 63

NKDA

Answer 63

No Known Drug Allergies

Question 64

NOS

Answer 64

Not Otherwise Specified

Question 65

NP

Answer 65

Nurse Practitioner

Question 66

NPO

Answer 66

Nothing By Mouth

Question 67

NS

Answer 67

Normal Saline

Question 68

NSBGP

Answer 68

Non-Specific Bowel Gas Pattern

Question 69

NSR

Answer 69

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Question 70

NT

Answer 70

Non-Tender

Question 71

NTD

Answer 71

Nothing To Do

Question 72

OA

Answer 72

Osteoarthritis

Question 73

OB

Answer 73

Occult Blood (followed by ‘+’ or ‘-‘)

Question 74

OCD

Answer 74

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Question 75

OCP

Answer 75

Oral Contraceptive Pill

Question 76

OD

Answer 76

Right Eye

Question 77

OE

Answer 77

Otitis Externa

Question 78

OM

Answer 78

Otitis Media

Question 79

OOB

Answer 79

Out Of Bed

Question 80

O&P

Answer 80

Ovum and Parasites

Question 81

ORIF

Answer 81

Open Reduction with Internal Fixation

Question 82

OS

Answer 82

Left Eye

Question 83

OSA

Answer 83

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Question 84

OT

Answer 84

Occupational Therapy

Question 85

OTC

Answer 85

Over The Counter

Question 86

OU

Answer 86

Both Eyes

Question 87

O/W

Answer 87

Otherwise

Question 88

P

Answer 88

Pulse

Question 89

P ̅

Answer 89

After

Question 90

PA

Answer 90

Posterior-Anterior; Physician Assistant

Question 91

PAD

Answer 91

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Question 92

PALS

Answer 92

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Question 93

PBC

Answer 93

Primary Billiary Cirrhosis

Question 94

PC

Answer 94

After Meals

Question 95

PCA

Answer 95

Patient Controlled Analgesia

Question 96

PCKD

Answer 96

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Question 97

PCL

Answer 97

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Question 98

PCOS

Answer 98

Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome