Med Terms Flashcards
HT
Height
NAS
No added salt/sodium/Na
SLP
Speech & Language Pathologist
FF
Force fluids
AROM
Active Range of Motion
DC
Discontinue
s̅
Without
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
CA
Calcium
AND
Allow Natural Death
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
TX
Treatment
VS
Vital Signs
DX
Diagnosis
U
Unit
N&V
Nausea and Vomiting
AC
Before meals
DON
Director of Nursing
BM
Bowel movement
NA
Sodium
GI
Gastrointestinal
NAS
No added Salt/Sodium/NA
F
Fahrenheit
H2O
Water
ADL’s
Activities of Daily Living
PT
Physical Therapy
AX
Axillary/Armpit
OOB
Out of Bed
PROM
Passive Range of Motion
Hg
Mercury
AMB
Ambulate
AMT
Amount
C
Celsius
WBAT
Weight Bearing as Tolerated
ci
Chloride
BID
Twice a day
C/O
Complains of…
QH
Every hour
WT
Weight
OZ
Ounce
PC
After meals
ML
Milliliters
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
GU
Genitourinary
ADON
Assistant Director of Nursing
HS
Hour of Sleep / Bedtime
MI
Myocardial Infraction
ABX/ABT
Antibiotic/Antibiotic Therapy
ROM
Range of Motion
SOB
Shortness of Breath
Au
Gold
LCS
Low concentrated sweets
I&O
Intake and Output
VS
Vital Signs
NCS
No concentrated sweets
BP
Blood Pressure
QID
Four times per day
CA
Cancer
PSO2
Pulse Oxygen Saturation
HX
History
HOH
Heard of Hearing
W/C
Wheelchair
NWB
Nonbearing
Sx
Symptoms of surgery
PRN
As needed
SOA
Short of Air
TID
Three times a day
HOB
Head of Bed
CC
Cubic centimeter
TTWB
Toe Touch Weight Bearing
Cl Liq
Clear liquids
AM
Morning (Ante Meridian)
NPO
Nothing by mouth
X
Times
IV
Intravenous
c̅
With
QD
Every day
RCS
Reduced Concentrated Sweet
TX
Treatment
PM
Afternoon or Evening (Post meridian)
PRN
As necessary
RCS
Reduced concentrated sweet
O2
Oxygen
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respirations
DNR
Do not resuscitate
PO
By mouth
Don/Doff
Put on/Take off
FX
Fracture
RX
Prescription
OT
Occupational Therapy
Ad lib
As desired
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident / Stroke