Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Hx
A
history
2
Q
MHx
A
medical history
3
Q
PMHx
A
past medical history
4
Q
FMHx
A
family medical history
5
Q
HPI
A
history of presenting illness
6
Q
HPH
A
history of past health
7
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
8
Q
Ht
A
height
9
Q
Wt
A
weight
10
Q
WC
A
waist circumference
11
Q
IBW
A
ideal body weight
12
Q
UBW
A
usual body weight
13
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
14
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
15
Q
Ad lib
A
liberal
16
Q
lytes
A
electrolytes
17
Q
q2h/q3h/q4h/q6h
A
every 2/3/4/6 hours
18
Q
TFI
A
total fluid intake
19
Q
C/O
A
complains of
20
Q
O/E
A
on examination (appears so and so…think SGA- small for gestational age)
21
Q
D/C or DC
A
discharge/discontinue
22
Q
ETOH
A
alcohol
23
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
24
Q
PO
A
by mouth
25
NPO
nothing by mouth
26
OD and give an example
once per day (example vitamin D 1000 IU PO OD, once per day, by mouth)
27
BID
twice per day
28
TID
three time per day
29
QID
four time per day
30
I/O
input output
31
WNL
within normal limit
32
U/S
ultrasound
33
NKA
no known allergy
34
NFA
no fixed address
