Entire Unit Flashcards
1
Q
@
A
at
2
Q
ā
A
before
3
Q
A. Fib. or A. fib
A
atrial fibrillation
4
Q
abd
A
abdomen
5
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
6
Q
AB
A
abortions (termination of pregnancy)
7
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
8
Q
ADA
A
American diabetic association
9
Q
ad lib
A
as often as desired, as needed
10
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
11
Q
AK
A
above the knee
12
Q
AKA
A
above the knee amputation
13
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
14
Q
amt
A
amount
15
Q
ant
A
anterior
16
Q
ante
A
before
17
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
18
Q
b/min
A
beats per minute
19
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block
20
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
21
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
22
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
23
Q
BR
A
bathroom
24
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges, up to bathroom only
25
Bx
biopsy
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C1-7
cervical vertebra
27
C
celcius
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c (with a line over it)
with
29
CABG
coronary artery bypass graph
30
cath
catheter
31
C.B.I.
continuous bladder irrigation
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cm
centimeter
33
C/O or c/o
complains of
34
commode
bedside toilet
35
C.P.A.P. or CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
36
C.P.R. or CPR
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
37
DOA
dead on arrival
38
dangle
sit at edge of bed, legs over side
39
dc or d.c.
discontinue
40
decub
decubitis (lying) position
41
defib
defibrilation
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F.U.O.
Fever of unknown origin
43
D.O.
Doctor of osteopathy
44
DPT
Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanis
45
Drsg
dressing
46
Dx
diagnosis
47
EBL
estimated blood loss
48
ENT
ear, nose, and throat
49
E.T. tube
endotracheal tube
50
exam
examination
51
Ext.
external
52
F
female
53
F.
Fahrenheit
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F/U
follow up
55
F.U.O.
Fever of unknown origin
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FX
fracture
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ga
gauge
58
GI
gastrointestinal
59
Gm or g
gram
60
G.N.
Graduate Nurse
61
Grav (I, II... etc)
number of pregnancies, gravida
62
GSW
Gun shot wound
63
G-Tube
Gastric feeding tube/gastrostomy tube
64
GU
genitourinary
65
H & P
history and physical
66
Hg
Mercury
67
H & H
hemoglobin and hematocrit
68
Hb or Hbg
hemoglobin
69
Hct.
hematocrit
70
Htn or HTN
hypertension
71
ht
height
72
Hx.
History
73
h, hr.
hour, hours
74
L.P.N.
Licensed practical nurse
75
I & D
incision and drainage
76
I & O
intake and output
77
I.D.
identifaction and/or identify
78
IUD
intra-uterine device
79
irrig
irrigate, irrigation
80
JVD
jugular vein distention
81
lbs.
pound
82
KUB
kidney, urterer, bladder (xray)
83
L 1-5
lumbar vertebrae or nerves
84
Lami
laminectomy
85
LLE
left lower extremity
86
LLQ
lower left quadrant (abdomen)
87
L.P.N.
Licensed practical nurse
88
LUE
left upper extremity
89
L
left
90
Lt
left
91
L or L
liter
92
l/min
liters per minute
93
lat
lateral
94
lbs.
pound
95
m
meter
96
M.D.
Medical Doctor
97
MRSA
methicillin resistant staph aureus
98
mcg
microgram
99
MCL
midclavicular line
100
mEq or meq
milliequivalent
101
min
minute
102
misc.
miscellaneous
103
ml or mL
milliliter
104
mm
millimeter
105
mmHg
millimeters of Mercury
106
mo
month
107
mod
moderate
108
NCB
No code blue
109
NH
nursing home
110
N & V
nausea and vomiting
111
N.K.D.A.
no known drug allergies
112
N.K.F.A.
no known food allergies
113
N.P.O.
nothing by mouth
114
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
115
N.T.
nasotracheal
116
n/a
not applicable
117
NC
nasal cannula
118
neg
negative
119
NG
nasogastric
120
O.J.
Orange Juice
121
O2
Oxygen
122
PCT
Patient care technician
123
PE
pulmonary embolus
124
P.E.
Physical exam
125
P.D.
postural drainage
126
P.I.
Present illness
127
POD
post-operative day
128
PRBC
packed red blood cells
129
P.T.A.
prior to admission
130
Per
by or through
131
PERL
pupils equal and react to light
132
PERLA
pupils equal, react to light accommodation
133
PERRLA
pupils equal, round reactive to light and accommodation
134
PH
past history
135
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
136
PTD
prior to discharge
137
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
138
P
pulse
139
p with a line over it
after
140
pos
positive
141
poss
possible
142
post
posterior
143
Prep.
preparation, prepare
144
pt.
patient
145
q
every
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qns
quantity not sufficient
147
qs
quantity sufficient
148
ques
question
149
R
respirations
150
R with a circle around it
right
151
RAI
radioactive iodine
152
RLE
right lower extremity
153
R.L.Q.
right lower quadrent (abdomen)
154
R.N.
Registered nurse
155
R/O
rule out
156
ROM
range of motion
157
ROS
review of symptoms
158
RTO
return to office
159
RUE
right upper extremity
160
RUQ
right upper quadrent
161
RV
residual volume
162
Reg
regular
163
rbc
red blood cells
164
Rx
recipe (prescription)
165
SaO2
saturated oxygen
166
S1-5
sacral vertibra
167
SBO
small bowel obstruction
168
s
without
169
S/S or S&S
signs and symptoms
170
sero-sang or ss
sero-sanguinous
171
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrom
172
sl
slight
173
staph or Staph
staphylococcus
174
Surg
surgery
175
Sx
symptoms
176
T1-12
thoracic vertebra
177
T or Temp
temperature
178
ax
axillary
179
o
oral
180
r
rectal
181
T & C
type and cross
182
TKA
total knee arthroplasty
183
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
184
tol
tolerated
185
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respirations
186
trach
tracheostomy
187
tx
treatment
188
UE
upper extremity
189
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
190
umb
umbilical/umbilicus
191
US
Ultra Sound
192
V.O.
verbal order
193
V.S.
vital signs
194
vag
vaginal
195
vent
ventilator
196
vit
vitamin
197
VRE
vancomycin resistant enterococcus
198
WNL
within normal limits
199
wbc
white blood cells
200
w/c
wheelchair
201
w/o
without
202
wt
weight
203
X
times
204
x-ray
radiology
205
yell
yellow
206
yest
yesterday
207
y/o
years old
208
yr. year
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