Med Symbols Flashcards
1
Q
a.c
A
before meals
2
Q
ACU
A
ambulatory care unit or acute care unit
3
Q
ACVD
A
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
4
Q
Al
A
allergy
5
Q
A.M
A
morning
6
Q
Amb
A
ambulatory
7
Q
A&O
A
alert and oriented
8
Q
Asp
A
aspirate
9
Q
ATC
A
around the clock
10
Q
AW.
A
atomic weight
11
Q
A&W.
A
alive and well
12
Q
BADL
A
basic activities of daily life
13
Q
BAER
A
brainstem auditory evoked response
14
Q
BALB
A
binaural alternate loudness balance (test)
15
Q
BBB
A
blood brain barrier
16
Q
b.i.d
A
twice a day
17
Q
b.i.n
A
twice a night
18
Q
b.p.
A
blood pressure
19
Q
BSER
A
brainstem evoked response (audiometry)
20
Q
c
A
with
21
Q
c-a
A
cardioarterial
22
Q
Ca
A
calcium; cathodal, cathode
23
Q
CA
A
cancer
24
Q
caps.
A
capsule
25
CAT
computerized axial tomography
26
C.C.
cardiac catheterization or chief complaint
27
cc
cubic centimeter
28
CCU
coronary care unit or critical care unit
29
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
30
CHF
congestive heart failure
31
CHI
closed-head injury
32
CN
cranial nerve
33
CNS
central nervous system
34
C/O
complains of
35
comp.
compound
36
CP
cerebral palsy
37
CPD
cardiopulmonary disease
38
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
39
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
40
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
41
CXR
chest X-ray
42
d.
day
43
DC (D/C)
discontinue or discharge
44
dil
dilute
45
div.
divide
46
DNR
do not resuscitate
47
DNT
did not test
48
DOA
dead on arrival
49
DSA
digital subtraction angiography
50
DU
diagnosis unknown
51
Dx
diagnosis
52
ECG
electrocardiogram
53
ECHO
echocardiogram
54
ECU
emergency care unit
55
e.m.p.
as directed
56
FH
family history
57
FIM
functional independence measure
58
Fx
fracture
59
Gm., g
gram
60
h.
hour
61
h.s., hor. som.
hour of sleep or bedtime
62
HUC
hospital unit clerk
63
Hx.
history
64
IAO
immediately after onset
65
ICU
intensive care unit
66
i.m.
intramuscular
67
i.v.
intravenous
68
LOS
length of stay
69
Lt. (L)
left
70
LTM
long-term memory
71
mcg.
microgram
72
m.dict.
as directed
73
mg.
milligram
74
ml.
milliliter
75
M.
mix
76
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
77
MS
mental status or multiple sclerosis
78
MVA
motor vehicle accident
79
N.F.
National Formulary
80
NGT
nasogastric tube
81
NKA
no known allergies
82
no.
number
83
non.rep.
do not repeat (no refills)
84
n.p.o.
nothing by mouth
85
OG
oralgastric tube
86
OTC
over the counter (nonprescription drug)
87
p.c.
after meals
88
P.M.
afternoon (evening)
89
p.o.
by mouth
90
ppm
parts per million
91
p.r.n.
as necessary
92
Px
physical exam
93
pt.
patient
94
q.
every
95
q.a.d.
every other day
96
q.d.
every day
97
q.h.
every hour
98
q.i.d.
for times a day
99
q.o.d
every other day (q.a.d.)
100
q.v.
as much as you wish
101
rep
let it be repeated
102
RO
renew order
103
R/O
rule-out
104
Rt. (R)
right
105
Rx
prescription or therapy (treatment)
106
s
without
107
SLP
speech-language pathologist
108
sol.
solution
109
ss, sss.
one half
110
Stat.
immediately
111
STM
short-term memory
112
Sx
symptom
113
tab.
tablet
114
tal.
such
115
tal. dos.
such does
116
TAR
therapy authorization request
117
TBI
traumatic brain injury
118
t.i.d.
three times a day
119
t.i.n.
three times a night
120
TM
tympanic membrane or transport maximum
121
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
122
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
123
tsp.
teaspoonful
124
Tx
therapy (treatment)
125
w.a.
while awake
126
WBC
white blood cell
127
WFL
within functional limits
128
Wk
week
129
WNL
within normal limits
130
y.o.
year old
131
yr.
year
132
(circle with a + underneath it)
female
133
(circle with an arrow coming out of top right side)
male
134
(arrow pointing up)
above or increase
135
(arrow pointing down)
below or decrease
136
O
absent or no response
137
O (bold)
no or none
138
?
doubtful or unknown
139
-
negative
140
+
positive
