Health Assessment Flashcards
1
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abn, abnorm
A
abnormal
2
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
3
Q
A&O x 4
A
alert & oriented to person, place, time & date
4
Q
A&P
A
auscultation & palpation, auscultation & percussion
5
Q
Asx, ASX
A
asymptomatic
6
Q
ausc, auscul
A
auscultation
7
Q
A&W
A
alive & well
8
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
9
Q
CA
A
chronological age
10
Q
C&A
A
conscious & alert
11
Q
CC, c/o
A
chief complaint, complains of
12
Q
DOB, D/B
A
date of birth
13
Q
DU
A
diagnosis undetermined
14
Q
Dx, diag
A
diagnosis
15
Q
Ex, exam
A
examination
16
Q
F
A
female
17
Q
FH, FHx
A
family history
18
Q
FOD
A
free of disease
19
Q
F/U, FU
A
follow up
20
Q
FUO
A
fever of unknown origin
21
Q
h/o
A
history of
22
Q
H&P
A
history & physical
23
Q
Ht, h
A
height
24
Q
Hx, H
A
history
25
IBW
ideal body weight
26
IPPA
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
27
IQ
intelligence quotient
28
L&W
living & well
29
LWD
living with disease
30
M
male
31
MA
mental age
32
MHx, MH
medical history
33
NAD
no appreciable disease, no apparent distress/disease, nothing abnormal detected
34
N/C, NC
no complaints
35
ND
not diagnosed
36
NDF
no disease found
37
NED
no evidence of disease
38
NKA
no known allergies
39
NKDA
no known drug allergies
40
norm
normal
41
NVS
neurological vital signs
42
NYD
not yet diagnosed
43
P
pulse
44
P&A, P/A
percussion & auscultation
45
palp
palpation
46
PE, PEx, PX
physical examination
47
PH
poor health
48
PH, Px, PHx
past history
49
PI
present illness
50
PMH, PMHx
past medical history
51
PMI
past medical illness
52
PPHx
previous psychiatric history
53
prog, prong, Px
prognosis
54
Pt
patient
55
R
respiration
56
R/O, RO
rule out
57
ROS
review of symptoms
58
RVC
responds to verbal commands
59
SOAP
subjective, objective, assessement, plan (problem oriented record)
60
SOI
severity of illness
61
SONP
soft organs not palpable
62
S/S
signs & symptoms
63
Sx
symptoms, signs
64
T
temperature
65
TPR
temperature, pulse & respiration
66
Tx, treat, tr
treatment
67
UCHD, UCD
usual childhood diseases
68
U/O, UO
under observation
69
VS, V/S
vital signs
70
WDWN
well developed, well nourished
71
WNL
within normal limits
72
wt
weight
73
X&D
examination & diagnosis
74
y, yr
year
75
y/o
years old
76
YOB
year of birth
