Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AS
A
left ear
2
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Abd
A
abdomen
3
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
4
Q
ac
A
before a meal
5
Q
ACU
A
acute care unit
6
Q
AD
A
advanced directive, Alzheimer’s disease
7
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
8
Q
ad Lib
A
as desired
9
Q
adm
A
admission, admitted
10
Q
AED
A
automated external defribilator
11
Q
A. fib
A
atrial fibrilation
12
Q
amt
A
amount
13
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
14
Q
AU
A
both ears
15
Q
Ax
A
axillary
16
Q
BAL
A
blood alcohol level
17
Q
bid
A
twice a day
18
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
19
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
20
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
21
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
22
Q
CA
A
cancer, cardiac arrest
23
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
24
Q
Cal
A
calorie
25
Cap
capsule
26
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
27
CXR
chest xray
28
D/C
discontinue
29
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
30
DOB
date of birth
31
ECG
electrocardiogram
32
Elix
elixir
33
ENT
ear nose throat
34
FBS
fasting blood sugar
35
FH
family history
36
AB
antibodies
37
F/U
follow up
38
Fx
fracture
39
GTT
glucose tolerant test
40
gtt's
drops
41
GYN
gynecoogy
42
R&R
rest and relaxation
43
hr
hour
44
ER
emergency room
45
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
46
H & P
history and physical
47
HEENT
head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
48
MA
marital history
49
hs
at bed time
50
ht
height
51
NBS
normal bowel sounds
52
Hx
history
53
ICU
intensive care unit
54
I & D
incision and drainage; irrigation & debridement
55
IM
intramuscular
56
mm
millimeter
57
N/V
nausea and vomitting
58
N/C
no charge
59
NKA
no known allergies
60
NKDA
no known drug allergies
61
noct
night
62
npo
nothing by mouth
63
NYD
not yet diagnosed
64
OD
overdose
65
OR
operating room
66
OS
left eye
67
OTC
over the counter
68
OU
each eye
69
PC
after meals
70
PE
physical exam
71
Peds
pediatrics
72
PH
past history
73
po
by mouth
74
PRN
as needed
75
POMR
problem oriented medical record
76
q
every
77
qh
every hour
78
q2h
every 2 hours
79
qid
every other day
80
subq
subcutaneous
81
semi
half
82
SOAP
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
83
ss
half
84
STAT
immediately
85
Sx
symptoms
86
T
temperature
87
tab
tablet
88
tid
three times a day
89
To
telephone order
90
tsp
teaspoon
91
Tx
treatment
92
UA
urinalysis
93
ung
ointment
94
VS
vital signs
95
UTI
urinary tract infection
96
w/c
wheelchair
97
w/o
without
98
wt
weight
99
sig
write
100
sol
solution
101
SOB
shortness of breath
102
EOB
explanation of benefits
103
cath
catheter
104
CBC
complete blood count
105
c with a line above
with
106
C/C
chief complaint
107
cc
cubic centimeter
108
CCU
coronary care unit
109
CHF
congestive heart failure
110
Ca
calcium
111
Chol
cholesterol
112
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
113
CPE
complete physical exam
114
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
115
CV
cardiovascular
116
ID
intradermal; infectious disease
117
IV
intravenous
118
Kg
kilogram
119
lab
laboratory
120
lb
pound
121
L & D
labor and delievery
122
liq
liquid
123
LMP
last menstrual period
124
LUQ
left upper quadrant
125
LLQ
left lower quadrant
126
mg
miligram
127
MI
myocardial infraction
128
mL
mililiter
129
qn
every night
130
QNS
quantity not sufficient
131
qt
quart
132
R
right
133
RBC
red blood cell
134
resp
respiration
135
RLQ
right lower quadrant
136
RUQ
right upper quadrant
137
R/O
rule out
138
ROM
range of motion
139
FUO
fever of unknown origin
140
Rx
prescriptions
141
s with a line above it
without
142
y/o
years old
143
WNL
within normal limits
144
ASA
aspirin
145
PPO
preferred provider organization
146
AMA
against medical advice
147
CPR
cardiopulmonary resucitation
148
bpm
beats per minute
149
BM
bone marrow
150
HTN
hypertension
151
L & W
living and well
152
C/o
Complaint of
153
DNR
Do not resuscitate
