Locations and Directions System Flashcards
1
Q
AAL
A
anterior axillary line
2
Q
A&D
A
ascending & descending
3
Q
AE
A
above the elbow
4
Q
AK
A
above the knee
5
Q
ant.
A
anterior
6
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
7
Q
A&P
A
anterior & posterior
8
Q
BE
A
below the elbow
9
Q
bilat
A
bilateral
10
Q
BK
A
below the knee
11
Q
ext
A
exterior, external
12
Q
ICS, IS
A
intercostal space
13
Q
inf
A
inferior
14
Q
int
A
interior, internal
15
Q
L
A
left
16
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending
17
Q
LAO
A
left anterior oblique
18
Q
Lat, L
A
lateral
19
Q
LE
A
lower extremity
20
Q
LLE
A
left lower extremity
21
Q
LLL
A
left lower lobe (lung)
22
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
23
Q
LPO
A
left posterior oblique
24
Q
L&R
A
left & right
25
L-R
left to right
26
LRT
lower respiratory tract
27
L&U
lower & upper
28
LUE
left upper extremity
29
LUL
left upper lobe (lung)
30
LUQ
left upper quadrant
31
MCL
midclavicular line
32
ML
midline
33
MSL
midsternal line
34
PA, P-A
posteroanterior
35
post.
posterior
36
prox.
proximal
37
R
right
38
RAD
right anterior descending
39
RAO
right anterior oblique
40
R/L, R-L
right to left
41
RLE
right lower extremity
42
RLL
right lower lobe (lung)
43
RLQ
right lower quadrant
44
RML
right middle lobe (lung), right mediolateral
45
RPO
right posterior oblique
46
RUE
right upper extremity
47
RUL
right upper lobe (lung)
48
RUQ
right upper quadrant
49
sup
superior
50
U/L, U&L
upper & lower
51
UE
upper extremity
52
URT
upper respiratory tract
