Digestion - abbrevations Flashcards
1
Q
abd
A
abdominal
2
Q
a.c;a.c
A
before meals
3
Q
ATT PHYS
A
attending physician
4
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
5
Q
CAT
A
computerized axial tomography
6
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
7
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
8
Q
CT
A
computed tomography; computerized tomography
9
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
10
Q
EGD
A
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
11
Q
GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
12
Q
GI
A
Gastrointestinal
13
Q
IBS
A
irraitable bowl syndrome
14
Q
LGI
A
lower gastrointestinal
15
Q
mg
A
milligrams
16
Q
NG, ng
A
nasogastric
17
Q
NPO; n.p.o
A
nothing by mouth
18
Q
NS
A
nonsmoker
19
Q
p.c; pc
A
after meals
20
Q
PO; p.o
A
by mouth
21
Q
PRN; p.r.n
A
as needed
22
Q
Pt; pt
A
patient
23
Q
Q4H
A
every four hours
24
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
25
Q
UGI
A
upper gastrointestinal
26
Q
y/o
A
years old; year old
