Medical Abbreviations

Question 1

Pro. time

Answer 1

Prothrombin time (blood-clotting test)

Question 2

NPO

Answer 2

nothing by mouth

Question 3

PTT

Answer 3

partial thromboplastin time (blood-clotting test)

Question 4

OB/GYN

Answer 4

obstetrician/gynecologist

Question 5

UA

Answer 5

urinalysis

Question 6

VS,V/S

Answer 6

Vital signs

Question 7

CT

Answer 7

computerized tomography; computer tomography

Question 8

ECG, EKG

Answer 8

electrocardiogram

Question 9

ht

Answer 9

height

Question 10

postop

Answer 10

after surgery; postoperative

Question 11

OR

Answer 11

operating room

Question 12

hs

Answer 12

half strength; bedtime

Question 13

SOB

Answer 13

shortness of breath

Question 14

CBC

Answer 14

complete blood (cell) count

Question 15

PT, pt

Answer 15

patient

Question 16

consult

Answer 16

consultation

Question 17

wt

Answer 17

weight

Question 18

WNL

Answer 18

within normal limits

Question 19

preop

Answer 19

before surgery; preoperative

Question 20

y/o

Answer 20

year(s) old; year-old

Question 21

ER

Answer 21

emergency room

Question 22

CXR

Answer 22

chest X-ray

Question 23

AAF

Answer 23

African-American female

Question 24

NKDA

Answer 24

no known drug allergies

Question 25

T&C

Answer 25

type and cross-match

Question 26

stat, STAT

Answer 26

immediately

Question 27

c/o

Answer 27

complains of; complaining of

Question 28

abd

Answer 28

abdomen;abdominal

Question 29

symbols

Answer 29

marks that have specific meanings and are used to save time when recording data

Question 30

acronym

Answer 30

a type of abbreviation that is formed from the initial letters of words and is pronounced as a word