Medical Abbreviation Flashcards
Common Healthcare Abbreviations For Fieldwork
1
Q
TWB
A
Touch weight bearing
2
Q
TTWB
A
Toe-touch weight bearing.
3
Q
FWB
A
Feather weight bearing
4
Q
PWB
A
Partial weight bearing
5
Q
NWB
A
Non weight bearing
6
Q
AAT
A
Activity as tolerated
7
Q
DVT
A
Deep vein thrombosis
8
Q
PE
A
Pulmonary Embolus
Blood clot in an artery in the lungs
9
Q
Pt
A
Patient
10
Q
PRN
A
As needed
11
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
12
Q
AROM
A
Active range of motion
No outside force to help movement
13
Q
AAROM
A
Active Assistive range of motion
Partial assistance from an outside force
14
Q
PROM
A
Passive range of motion
Joint moved from an outside force with no effort from the patient
15
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
16
Q
IADL’s
A
Instrumental activities of daily living
17
Q
ABG
A
Arterial blood gas
18
Q
HgB
A
Hemoglobin
19
Q
AMA
A
Against medical advice
20
Q
EKG or ECG
A
Electrocardiogram
21
Q
HOB
A
Head of bed
22
Q
HTN
A
Hypertension
High blood pressure
23
Q
Hx
A
History
24
Q
HPI
A
History of present illness
25
Fx
Fracture
26
ICU
Intensive care unit
27
IV
Intravenous
28
LOC
Loss of consciousness
29
LOS
Length of stay
30
U/E or (UE)
Upper extremity
31
L/E or (LE)
Lower extremity
32
Mets
Metastasis
33
Na
Sodium
34
NARD
No acute respiratory distress
35
NKA
No known allergies
36
NPO
Nothing by mouth
37
NG
Nasogastric
38
PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
| Tube that passes into patient’s stomach through the abdominal wall since oral feeding is inadequate
39
PMH/PMHx
Past medical history
40
BKA
Below knee amputation
41
CAD
Coronary artery disease
42
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
43
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
44
CRF
Chronic renal failure
| Damage to the kidney that can last a while
45
CT
Computerized tomography
46
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
47
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
48
Bx
Biopsy
49
d/c
Discharge/Discontinue
50
DNR
Do not resuscitate
51
DOB
Date of birth
52
SOB
Shortness of breath
53
GI
Gastrointestinal
54
Dx
Diagnosis
55
d/t
Due to
56
ETOH
Ethanol (alcohol)
57
WFL
Within functional limits
58
RW
Rollator walker
59
Ax1
Assistance of one person
60
Ax2
Assistance of two people
61
SLP
Speech language pathologist
62
RD
Registered dietician
63
GP
General practitioner
64
RT
Respiratory therapist
65
RN
Registered nurse
66
PSW
Personal support worker
67
RPN
Registered practical nurse
68
CA
Clinical assistant
69
SW
Social worker
70
NP
Nurse practitioner
71
SCI
Spinal cord injury
72
VO
Verbal order
73
VS
Vital signs
74
W/C
Wheelchair
75
WNL
Within normal limits
76
w/u
work up
77
LWW
Lower wheeled walker
78
HWW
High wheeled walker
79
O2
Oxygen
80
NP/NC
Nasal prongs/Nasal cannula
81
EOB
Edge of bed
82
PCA
Patient controlled analgesia
| Computerized pump that relieves patient pain
83
I
Independent
84
O2 stats
Oxygen saturation
| oximeter
85
AKA
Above knee amputation
86
TKA
Total knee amputation
87
NPRS
Numeric pain rating scale
88
2WW
Two wheeled walker
89
THA
Total hip arthroplasty
90
POD
Post-operative day
91
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
92
DM
Diabetes mellitus
