Med Abreviations Flashcards
1
Q
@
A
at
2
Q
s
A
Without
3
Q
hr (h)
A
hour
4
Q
as tol
A
As tolerated
5
Q
Vo (VO)
A
Verbal order
6
Q
T.O.
A
Telephone order
7
Q
RB
A
Readback
8
Q
approx
A
Approximately
9
Q
p
A
After
10
Q
d/c
A
Discontinue
11
Q
DC
A
Discontinue or discharge
12
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
13
Q
per
A
by or through
14
Q
pt
A
Patient
15
Q
R/O
A
Rule out
16
Q
WNL
A
Within normal limits
17
Q
isol
A
Isolation
18
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
19
Q
Hx
A
History
20
Q
H&P
A
History & physical
21
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
22
Q
adm
A
Admission
23
Q
ATD
A
Admission, transfer, discharge
24
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
25
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
26
ACLS
Advanced cardiac life support
27
DNR
Do not resuscitate
28
DOA
Dead on arrival
29
ETOH
Ethyl alcohol, intoxicated
30
MAR
Medication administration record
31
TAR
Treatment administration record
32
nsg
Nursing
33
PDR
Physicians desk reference
34
preop, PreOp
Before surgery
35
postop, PostOp
Postoperative
36
cal
Calorie
37
cl liq
Clear liquid
38
a.c.
Before meals
39
pc
After meals
40
po
By mouth
41
NPO
Nothing by mouth
42
chol
Cholesterol
43
DAT
Diet as tolerated
44
I&O
Intake and output
45
liq
Liquid
46
reg
Regular
47
AAT
At all times
48
am
Morning
49
pm
Between noon and midnight
50
asap (ASAP)
As soon as possible
51
hs
Hour of sleep, bed time
52
q
Every
53
qh
Every hour
54
q2h,q3h...
Every two hours, every three hours...
55
qhs
Every night at bedtime
56
bid
Twice a day
57
tid
Three times a day
58
qid
Four times a day
59
qod
Every other day
60
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
61
min
Minute
62
prn
As needed, whenever necessary
63
stat
Immediately
64
WA
While awake
65
V/S
Vital signs
66
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, respirations
67
T
Temperature,thoracic
68
HR
Heart rate
69
bpm
Beats per minute
70
P
Pulse
71
R (resp)
Respirations, rectal
72
afeb
afebrile, no fever
73
Ap
Apical
74
AP
Apical pulse
75
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
76
wt
Weight
77
ht
Height
78
y/o
Year(s) old old
79
amb
ambulate, walk
80
ADL
Activities of daily living
81
ad lib
As desired
82
BR
Bed rest
83
BRP
Bathroom privileges
84
HOB
Head of bed
85
OOB
Out of bed
86
TX
Traction
87
w/c
Wheelchair
88
ROM
Range of motion
89
AROM
Assistant range of motion
90
PROM
Passive range of motion
91
AOx3
Alert and oriented to person, place, and time
92
abd
Abdominal
93
Ax
axillary
94
bil,bilateral
Both sides
95
BS
Breath sounds or bowel sounds
96
BK
Below knee
97
cath
Catheter
98
CNS
Central nervous system
99
CC
Chief complaint
100
c/o
Complains of
101
EENT
Eyes, ears, nose, throat
102
FUO
Fever of undetermined origin
103
Fx
Fracture
104
GB
Gallbladder
105
GI
Gastrointestinal
106
GU
genitourinary
107
LLQ,LLL
Left lower quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
108
LMP
Last menstrual period
109
LOC
Level of consciousness
110
LUQ,LUL
Left upper quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
111
NVD
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
112
N/C
Nasal cannula
113
no
Complaints
114
neg
Negative
115
neuro
Neurology
116
NG
Nasogastric
117
NSR
Normal sinus rhythm
118
O
Oxygen
119
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation
120
RLQ,RLL
Right lower quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
121
RML
Right middle lobe (lung)
122
RUQ,RUL
Right upper quadrant (abdomen), lobe (lung)
123
S&S
Signs and symptoms
124
SOB
Shortness of breath
125
trach
Tracheotomy, tracheostomy
126
S/P
Status post
127
~S~
No
128
~W~
With
129
NWB
Non weight bearing
130
FWB
Full weight bearing
131
AKA
Above knee amputation
132
BKA
Below knee amputation
133
R.I.C.E.
Rest, Ice,Compression, Elevation
134
ORIF
Open reduction Internal fixation
135
OREF
Open reduction external fixation
136
CPM
Contineous passive motion
137
CT
Computed tomography
138
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
139
w.w.
Wheel walker----walker
140
R.A.C.E.
Rescue,alarm,confine,extinguish
141
P.A.S.S.
Pull,aim,squeeze,sweep
142
MCE
Mass casualty event
143
O&P
Ova & Parasite test
144
C&S
Culture & Sensitivity
145
Ca
Calcium
146
K+
Potassium
147
BMI
Body mass index
148
ST
short-term
149
LT
long-term
150
g or gm
gram
151
CHO
Carbhydrates
152
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
153
LDL
Low-density Lipoprotein (BAD)
154
HDL
High-density Lipoprotein(GOOD)
155
JCAHO
Joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations
156
N&V
Nausea&Vomiting
157
SE
Side effects
158
PMI
Point of maximum impulse
159
G-Tube
Gastric tube
160
NG
Nasogastric Tube
161
LE
Lower extremidies
162
UE
UPPER EXTREMIDIES
163
ADPIE
Assessment, diagnosis,planning,implementation,evaluation
164
NANDA-I
North america nursing diagnosis association-International
165
D&I
Dry&intact
166
Dsg
Dressing
167
VISA
Vancomycin intermediate SA
168
ISBARR
Identify,situation,background,assessment,recommendation,read back
169
HOH
Hard of hearing
170
SCD's
Sequencial compression devices
171
I.S.
Incentive sproamiter
172
PQRST
Provokes,quality,region,severity,time
173
HA
Headache
174
CO
Cardiac Output
175
C/O or c/o
Complains of
176
SBP
Systolic Blood pressure
177
DBP
Diastolic Blood pressure
178
LTC
Long-term care
179
BID
2 x day
180
TID
3 x day
181
QID
4 x day
182
QOD
Every other day
183
Abx or ABT
Antibiotic therapy
184
UA
Urinalysis
185
BPH
Benign prostatic Hypertrophy
186
TURP
Transurethral resection of prostate
