Group 1 : Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
0
Q
PM
A
afternoon
1
Q
AM
A
morning
2
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
3
Q
BR
A
bathroom
4
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
5
Q
C … * (c w/ a line over it ) *
A
With - w/
6
Q
S … * (s w/ a line over it ) *
A
Without - w/o
7
Q
Adm
A
admission
8
Q
Amt
A
amount
9
Q
D/c
A
discharge
10
Q
po
A
by mouth
11
Q
ac
A
before meals
12
Q
pc
A
after meals
13
Q
N/s
A
normal saline
14
Q
H2o
A
water
15
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
16
Q
oz
A
Ounce
17
Q
Dr.
A
doctor
18
Q
stat
A
Immediately
19
Q
Ad lib
A
as desired
20
Q
PRN
A
as necessary
21
Q
C
A
cup
22
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
23
Q
C.C.
A
chief complaints
24
qh
Every hour
25
q
Every
26
q2h
Every 2 hours
27
mL
milliliter
28
qd
everyday
29
qod
every other day
30
bid
twice a day
31
tid
Three times a day
32
qid
four times a day
33
PT
Physical therapy
34
B/P
blood pressure
35
T
temperature
36
P
pulse
37
R
respirations
38
ax
auxiliary ( armpits )
39
ED
emergency department
40
ICU
intensive care unit
41
vs
vital signs
42
OR
operating room
43
CCU
coronary care unit
44
( R )
rectally
45
ob
obstetrics
46
od
right eye
47
os
left eye
48
ou
Both eyes
49
oob
out of bed
50
@
at
51
Rx
prescription
52
Tx
Treatment
53
Dx
diagnosis
54
lab
laboratory
55
ht
height
56
wt
Weight
57
surg
surgery
58
wk
Week
59
2/wk
Twice a week
60
EKG
electrocardiogram
61
w/c
wheelchair
62
'
foot
63
qs
Quantity sufficient
64
ROM
range of motion
65
°
degree
66
hs
hours of sleep
67
tab
tablet
68
RN
registered nurse
69
STD
sexually transmitted disease
70
IV
intravenous
71
ID
intradermal
72
preop
before surgery
73
h / hr
hour
74
gtt
drop
75
RT
respiratory therapy
76
WBC
white blood cells
77
DOB
date of birth
78
DNR
do not resuscitate
79
URI
upper respiratory infection
80
<
less than
81
tsp
teaspoon
82
#
number
83
c/o
complaints of
84
ASAP
as soon as possible
85
KCl
potassium chloride
86
AMA
against medical orders
87
GU
genitorurinary
88
DVM
doctor of veterinary medicine
89
ADL
activities of daily living
90
LOC
level of consciousness / laxative of choice
91
HOH
hard of hearing
92
H2O2
hydrogen peroxide
93
HOSA
Health Occupation Students of America
94
Hgb
hemoglobin
95
L&D
labor & delivery
96
PA
physicians assistant
97
CT
computed tomography
98
ov
office visit
99
RDA
recommended daily amount
100
NG
nasogastric
101
RR
recovery room
102
MI
myocardial infarction
103
MD
muscular dystrophy
104
CA
cancer
105
MS
muscular sclerosis
106
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
107
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
108
HBV
hepatitis B virus
109
N/V
nausea & vomiting
110
I & O
intake & output
111
Hct
hematocrit
112
FHB
fetal heart beat
113
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
114
R/o
rule out
115
XR
x-Ray
116
Px
Prognosis
117
IUD
intrauterine device
118
SOB
shortness of breath
119
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
120
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
121
CHF
congestive heart failure
122
CAD
coronary artery disease
123
CP
cerebral palsy
124
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
