Med Terms Flashcards
1
Q
ACLR
A
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
2
Q
BX
A
Biopsy
3
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
4
Q
CT/CAT
A
Computer assisted tomography
5
Q
CTR
A
Carpal tunnel release
6
Q
MRI
A
Magnetic resonance imaging
7
Q
OREF
A
Open reduction, external fixation
8
Q
ORIF
A
Open reduction, internal fixation
9
Q
THA
A
Total hip arthoplasty
10
Q
THR
A
Total hip replacement
11
Q
TKA
A
Total knee arthoplasty
12
Q
TKR
A
Total knee replacement
13
Q
AC
A
Before meals
14
Q
ASA
A
Aspirin
15
Q
BID
A
Twice daily
16
Q
MAX
A
Maximum
17
Q
MIN
A
Minimal
18
Q
NOC
A
Night, nocturnal
19
Q
OD
A
Once daily
20
Q
PCA
A
Patient-controlled anesthesia
21
Q
PER OS, PO
A
By mouth
22
Q
Q
A
Every
23
Q
QH
A
Every hour
24
Q
QOD
A
Every other day
25
Q#HR
Every X hours
26
SIG
Directions for use
27
ST
Start
28
TIW
Three times a week
29
ft
Foot/feet
30
GA
Gestational age
31
g
Gram
32
H, hr
Hour
33
hs
At bedtime
34
ht.
Height
35
H&P
History and physical
36
in
Inch
37
Lb
Pounds
38
m
Meter
39
min
Minutes
40
mg
Milligram
41
mm
Millimeter
42
AD LIB
At discretion/as desired
43
ASAP
As soon as possible
44
BIW
Biweekly
45
MED
Minimal erythemal dose (ultraviolet light) medium
46
MOD
Moderate
47
NPO
Nothing by mouth
48
PC
After meals
49
PER
By or through
50
PRN
Whenever necessary
51
QD
Every day
52
QID
Four times a day
53
QN
Every night
54
SOS
When necessary, if necessary
55
TID
Three times a day
56
W/cm2
Watts per centimeter squared
57
mo
Month
58
oz
Ounce
59
PTA
Prior to admission
60
P.m.
Afternoon
61
Sec
Seconds
62
Stat
Immediately
63
UNK
Unknown
64
wk
Week
65
wt
Weight
66
WNL
Within normal limits
67
X
of times preformed
68
y/o
Years old
69
+, pos
Positive
70
-, neg
Negative
71
=
Equals
72
A.m.
Morning
73
BLA
Baseline assessment
74
OOB
Out of bed
75
OOW
Out of work
76
NWB
Non weight bearing
77
PWB
Partial weight bearing
78
PREs
Progressive resistance exec raises
79
PRON
Pronation
80
REHAB
Rehabilitation
81
ROM
Range of motion
82
SB
Side bending
83
SUP
Supination
84
RROM
Resistive range of motion
85
WBAT
Weight bearing as tolerated
86
cm
Centimeter
87
DA
Development age
88
Doi
Date of injury
89
DTD
Dated
90
PNF
Proprioceptive neuromuscular
91
QS
Quadriceps Muscle sets
92
REPs
Repetitions
93
ROT
Rotate, rotational
94
RTW
Return to work
95
SLR
Straight-leg raise
96
TTW
Toe touch weight-bearing
97
C
Centigrade, Celsius
98
Cont.
Continue
99
doa
Date of admission
100
dos
Date of surgery
101
<
Less than
102
>
Greater than
