General Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

CAT

A

Computerized axial tomography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

DOA

A

Dead on arrival

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

EOM

A

Edge of mat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Bx

A

Biopsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

HA

A

Headache

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

ex

A

Exercise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

NT

A

not tested

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

CC

A

Chief complaint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

VO

A

verbal order

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

SX

A

surgery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

lg

A

large

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

FF

A

full flight (of stairs)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ETOH

A

ethyl alcohol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

p (horizontal line above p)

A

after

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

WS

A

Weight shift

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

ECF

A

extended care facility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

q.i.d.

A

four times a day

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

TO

A

telephone order

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

x (horizontal line on top of x)

A

except

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

HOH

A

Hard of hearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

ITP

A

Individual treatment plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

PH/PMH

A

Past History/Past Medical History

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

NKA/NKDA

A

No known allergies/No known drug allergies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

TENS

A

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

HHD

A

Household Distance (in regard to ambulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

IEP

A

Individualized Education Plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

MET

A

Metabolic Equivalent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Ind./Indiv.

A

Individual

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

CPM

A

Continuous Passive Motion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Abs

A

abdominals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

f/u

A

Follow Up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

q.o.h.

A

Every other hour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

P

A

Pulse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

PRN

A

As needed/as necessary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

ELOS

A

Estimated Length of Stay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

HHM

A

Household Mobility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Adm

A

Admission

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

AAC

A

Augmentative/alternative communication

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

q.h.

A

every hour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

post op

A

postoperative

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

ext

A

Extension

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

PA

A

Physical Activity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

re:

A

Regarding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

LE

A

Lower Extremity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

wt

A

weight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Ox3

A

oriented to person, place, and time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

LLQ or (L)LQ

A

Left Lower Quadrant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

NR

A

Do not repeat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

min

A

minimal/minimum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Occ

A

occasional

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

freq

A

Frequent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

ER

A

Emergency room

54
Q

per

A

Through or by

55
Q

HMO

A

Health Maintenance Organization

56
Q

SSDI

A

Social security disability income

57
Q

S/(S)

A

Supervision

58
Q

ROM

A

Range of motion

59
Q

max

A

Maximum/maximal

60
Q

LRE

A

Least Restrictive Environment

61
Q

Ther/Ex

A

Therapeutic exercise

62
Q

HS

A

High School

63
Q

e.g.

A

Example

64
Q

HHA

A

Household Activities

65
Q

LPT

A

Low Pivot Transfer

66
Q

hr

A

Hour

67
Q

SBP

A

Systolic blood pressure (top number)

68
Q

NOK

A

Next of Kin

69
Q

PTA

A

Prior to Admission

70
Q

RR

A

Respiratory rate

71
Q

PM&R

A

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

72
Q

wk

A

Week

73
Q

Vf

A

Visual Field

74
Q

EOB

A

Edge of Bed

75
Q

H&P

A

History and Physical

76
Q

thpy

A

therapy

77
Q

WFL

A

Within functional limits

78
Q

CX

A

cancel

79
Q

txfer

A

transfer

80
Q

LTM

A

Long Term Memory

81
Q

WRAP

A

Wellness Recovery Plan

82
Q

SBT

A

Sliding board transfer (transfer board transfer/TBT)

83
Q

ILS

A

Independent Living Skills

84
Q

pc/p.c.

A

After meals

85
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

86
Q

UE

A

Upper extremity

87
Q

URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

88
Q

Rx

A

Prescription

89
Q

via

A

By way of

90
Q

TBT

A

Transfer Board Transfer

91
Q

ESL

A

English as Second Language

92
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

93
Q

hs

A

Bedtime; hour of sleep

94
Q

SNF

A

Skilled nursing facility

95
Q

s/p

A

Status psotv

96
Q

TTY

A

Teletypewriter

97
Q

RUE/(R)UE

A

Right upper extremity

98
Q

D&A

A

Drug and Alcohol

99
Q

t.i.d.

A

three times a day

100
Q

DRG

A

Drug

101
Q

OOB

A

Out of Bed

102
Q

yr

A

Year

103
Q

VS

A

vital signs

104
Q

y/o

A

year old

105
Q

w/o / s (horizontal line on top of s)

A

without

106
Q

SIB

A

self-injurious behavior

107
Q

He is

A

Hemiplegia

108
Q

Temp

A

temperature

109
Q

FT

A

Full Time

110
Q

LGBTQ

A

Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transsexual/Transgender, and Questioning

111
Q

EC

A

Energy Conservaton

112
Q

WNL

A

Within normal limits

113
Q

OD

A

overdose

114
Q

grp

A

group

115
Q

q.d.

A

every day (not recommended to use abbreviation due to possibility of misinterpretation

116
Q

HEP

A

Home Exercise Program

117
Q

NL

A

Normal limits

118
Q

STM

A

Short term memory

119
Q

JCAHO

A

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

120
Q

HHC

A

Home Health Care

121
Q

NOS

A

Not Otherwise Specified

122
Q

IP

A

Inpatient

123
Q

O2

A

Oxygen

124
Q

RUG/(R)UG

A

Right upper quadrant

125
Q

eval

A

evaluation

126
Q

mod

A

moderate

127
Q

ORIF

A

Open Reduction with/and Internal Fixation

128
Q

pt

A

Patient

129
Q

PROM

A

Passive Range of Motion

130
Q

q.n./q.p.m

A

every night