Med Symbols Flashcards
a.c
before meals
ACU
ambulatory care unit or acute care unit
ACVD
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Al
allergy
A.M
morning
Amb
ambulatory
A&O
alert and oriented
Asp
aspirate
ATC
around the clock
AW.
atomic weight
A&W.
alive and well
BADL
basic activities of daily life
BAER
brainstem auditory evoked response
BALB
binaural alternate loudness balance (test)
BBB
blood brain barrier
b.i.d
twice a day
b.i.n
twice a night
b.p.
blood pressure
BSER
brainstem evoked response (audiometry)
c
with
c-a
cardioarterial
Ca
calcium; cathodal, cathode
CA
cancer
caps.
capsule
CAT
computerized axial tomography
C.C.
cardiac catheterization or chief complaint
cc
cubic centimeter
CCU
coronary care unit or critical care unit
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
CHF
congestive heart failure
CHI
closed-head injury
CN
cranial nerve
CNS
central nervous system
C/O
complains of
comp.
compound
CP
cerebral palsy
CPD
cardiopulmonary disease
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
CXR
chest X-ray
d.
day
DC (D/C)
discontinue or discharge
dil
dilute
div.
divide
DNR
do not resuscitate
DNT
did not test
DOA
dead on arrival
DSA
digital subtraction angiography
DU
diagnosis unknown
Dx
diagnosis
ECG
electrocardiogram
ECHO
echocardiogram
ECU
emergency care unit
e.m.p.
as directed
FH
family history
FIM
functional independence measure
Fx
fracture
Gm., g
gram
h.
hour
h.s., hor. som.
hour of sleep or bedtime
HUC
hospital unit clerk
Hx.
history
IAO
immediately after onset
ICU
intensive care unit
i.m.
intramuscular
i.v.
intravenous
LOS
length of stay
Lt. (L)
left
LTM
long-term memory
mcg.
microgram
m.dict.
as directed
mg.
milligram
ml.
milliliter
M.
mix
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
MS
mental status or multiple sclerosis
MVA
motor vehicle accident
N.F.
National Formulary
NGT
nasogastric tube
NKA
no known allergies
no.
number
non.rep.
do not repeat (no refills)
n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
OG
oralgastric tube
OTC
over the counter (nonprescription drug)
p.c.
after meals
P.M.
afternoon (evening)
p.o.
by mouth
ppm
parts per million
p.r.n.
as necessary
Px
physical exam
pt.
patient
q.
every
q.a.d.
every other day
q.d.
every day
q.h.
every hour
q.i.d.
for times a day
q.o.d
every other day (q.a.d.)
q.v.
as much as you wish
rep
let it be repeated
RO
renew order
R/O
rule-out
Rt. (R)
right
Rx
prescription or therapy (treatment)
s
without
SLP
speech-language pathologist
sol.
solution
ss, sss.
one half
Stat.
immediately
STM
short-term memory
Sx
symptom
tab.
tablet
tal.
such
tal. dos.
such does
TAR
therapy authorization request
TBI
traumatic brain injury
t.i.d.
three times a day
t.i.n.
three times a night
TM
tympanic membrane or transport maximum
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
tsp.
teaspoonful
Tx
therapy (treatment)
w.a.
while awake
WBC
white blood cell
WFL
within functional limits
Wk
week
WNL
within normal limits
y.o.
year old
yr.
year
(circle with a + underneath it)
female
(circle with an arrow coming out of top right side)
male
(arrow pointing up)
above or increase
(arrow pointing down)
below or decrease
O
absent or no response
O (bold)
no or none
?
doubtful or unknown
-
negative
+
positive
