General Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CAT
A
Computerized axial tomography
2
Q
DOA
A
Dead on arrival
3
Q
EOM
A
Edge of mat
4
Q
Bx
A
Biopsy
5
Q
HA
A
Headache
6
Q
ex
A
Exercise
7
Q
NT
A
not tested
8
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
9
Q
VO
A
verbal order
10
Q
SX
A
surgery
11
Q
lg
A
large
12
Q
FF
A
full flight (of stairs)
13
Q
ETOH
A
ethyl alcohol
14
Q
p (horizontal line above p)
A
after
15
Q
WS
A
Weight shift
16
Q
ECF
A
extended care facility
17
Q
q.i.d.
A
four times a day
18
Q
TO
A
telephone order
19
Q
x (horizontal line on top of x)
A
except
20
Q
HOH
A
Hard of hearing
21
Q
ITP
A
Individual treatment plan
22
Q
PH/PMH
A
Past History/Past Medical History
23
Q
NKA/NKDA
A
No known allergies/No known drug allergies
24
Q
TENS
A
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
25
HHD
Household Distance (in regard to ambulation
26
IEP
Individualized Education Plan
27
MET
Metabolic Equivalent
28
Ind./Indiv.
Individual
29
CPM
Continuous Passive Motion
30
Abs
abdominals
31
f/u
Follow Up
32
q.o.h.
Every other hour
33
P
Pulse
34
PRN
As needed/as necessary
35
ELOS
Estimated Length of Stay
36
HHM
Household Mobility
37
Adm
Admission
38
AAC
Augmentative/alternative communication
39
q.h.
every hour
40
post op
postoperative
41
ext
Extension
42
PA
Physical Activity
43
re:
Regarding
44
LE
Lower Extremity
45
wt
weight
46
Ox3
oriented to person, place, and time
47
LLQ or (L)LQ
Left Lower Quadrant
48
NR
Do not repeat
49
min
minimal/minimum
50
Occ
occasional
51
freq
Frequent
52
SOB
Shortness of breath
53
ER
Emergency room
54
per
Through or by
55
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
56
SSDI
Social security disability income
57
S/(S)
Supervision
58
ROM
Range of motion
59
max
Maximum/maximal
60
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
61
Ther/Ex
Therapeutic exercise
62
HS
High School
63
e.g.
Example
64
HHA
Household Activities
65
LPT
Low Pivot Transfer
66
hr
Hour
67
SBP
Systolic blood pressure (top number)
68
NOK
Next of Kin
69
PTA
Prior to Admission
70
RR
Respiratory rate
71
PM&R
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
72
wk
Week
73
Vf
Visual Field
74
EOB
Edge of Bed
75
H&P
History and Physical
76
thpy
therapy
77
WFL
Within functional limits
78
CX
cancel
79
txfer
transfer
80
LTM
Long Term Memory
81
WRAP
Wellness Recovery Plan
82
SBT
Sliding board transfer (transfer board transfer/TBT)
83
ILS
Independent Living Skills
84
pc/p.c.
After meals
85
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
86
UE
Upper extremity
87
URI
Upper respiratory infection
88
Rx
Prescription
89
via
By way of
90
TBT
Transfer Board Transfer
91
ESL
English as Second Language
92
EEG
Electroencephalogram
93
hs
Bedtime; hour of sleep
94
SNF
Skilled nursing facility
95
s/p
Status psotv
96
TTY
Teletypewriter
97
RUE/(R)UE
Right upper extremity
98
D&A
Drug and Alcohol
99
t.i.d.
three times a day
100
DRG
Drug
101
OOB
Out of Bed
102
yr
Year
103
VS
vital signs
104
y/o
year old
105
w/o / s (horizontal line on top of s)
without
106
SIB
self-injurious behavior
107
He is
Hemiplegia
108
Temp
temperature
109
FT
Full Time
110
LGBTQ
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transsexual/Transgender, and Questioning
111
EC
Energy Conservaton
112
WNL
Within normal limits
113
OD
overdose
114
grp
group
115
q.d.
every day (not recommended to use abbreviation due to possibility of misinterpretation
116
HEP
Home Exercise Program
117
NL
Normal limits
118
STM
Short term memory
119
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
120
HHC
Home Health Care
121
NOS
Not Otherwise Specified
122
IP
Inpatient
123
O2
Oxygen
124
RUG/(R)UG
Right upper quadrant
125
eval
evaluation
126
mod
moderate
127
ORIF
Open Reduction with/and Internal Fixation
128
pt
Patient
129
PROM
Passive Range of Motion
130
q.n./q.p.m
every night
