Healthcare Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ADLs
A
activities of daily living
2
Q
ad lib
A
if the patient desires
3
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
4
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
5
Q
amt
A
amount
6
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
7
Q
bid
A
twice a day
8
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
9
Q
BR
A
bedrest
10
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
11
Q
BSC
A
bedside commode
12
Q
_c
A
with
13
Q
cal
A
calories
14
Q
Cath
A
catheter
15
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
16
Q
CCU
A
critical care unity or coronary care unit
17
Q
c/o
A
complaint of
18
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
19
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resucitation
20
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
21
Q
D&C
A
dilation and curretage
22
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
23
Q
dsg/drsg
A
dressing
24
Q
DX or Dx
A
diagnosis
25
EBL
estimated blood loss
26
EKG/ECG
electrocardiogram
27
ED/ER
emergency department/emergency room
28
EEG
electroencephalogram
29
EENT
eyes, ears, nose, throat
30
ETOH
alcohol
31
F
female
32
FBS
fasting blood sugar
33
Ft
foot
34
Fx
fracture
35
GI
gastrointestinal
36
gtt(s)
drop(s)
37
GU
genitourinary
38
GYN
gynecology
39
HA
headache
40
HMO
health maintenance organization
41
h/o
history of
42
hob or HOB
head of bed
43
HOH
hard of hearing
44
H&P
history and physical
45
hr
hour
46
ht
height
47
HTN
hypertension
48
hyper
above or high
49
hypo
below or low
50
ICU
intensive care unit
51
I&O
intake and output
52
isol
isolation
53
IV
intravenous
54
IVP
intravenous push
55
L
liter
56
Ib
pound
57
LPN
licensed practical nurse
58
LMP
last menstrual period
59
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
60
mcg
microgram
61
MD
medical doctor
62
med
medication
63
mg
milligram
64
mL
milliliter
65
MN
midnight
66
NAS
no added salt
67
N/V/D
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
68
NKA or NKDA
no know allergies or no known drug allergies
69
NG
nasogastric
70
NGT
nasogastric tube
71
noc
at night
72
NPO
nothing by mouth
73
O2
oxygen
74
OB
obstetrics
75
OOB
out of bed
76
OPD
outpatient department
77
ortho
orthopedics
78
OR
operating room
79
os
mouth, opening
80
OT
occupational therapy
81
oz
ounce
82
pc
after meals
83
PCA
patient-controlled analgesia
84
PO
by mouth
85
P, p
after
86
PPBS
postprandial blood sugar
87
prn
as needed
88
Pt
patient
89
PT
physical therapy
90
q
every
91
qam
every morning
92
qh
every hour
93
qid
four times a day
94
RN
registered nurse
95
R/O
rule out
96
RX or Rx
treatment or prescription
97
_S
wihtout
98
SCD
sequential compression device
99
SOB
short of breath
100
_ss
one-half
101
SSE
soapsuds enema
102
Stat
immediately
103
STI/STD
sexually transmitted infection/disease
104
TB
tuberculosis
105
TO
telephone order
106
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirations
107
tid
three times a day
108
VO
verbal order
109
VS
vital signs
110
WBC
white blood count
111
w/c
wheelchair
112
WNL
within normal limits
113
wt
weight
114
CD
controlled disease
115
CR
controlled release
116
CRT
controlled release tablet
117
LA
long acting
118
SA
sustained action
119
SR
sustained release
120
TR
timed release
121
TD
time delay
122
XL or XR
extended release
123
IPC
Intermittent pneumatic compression
