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Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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ABD

A

Abdomen

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ABG

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Arterial Blood Gas

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ABW

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Actual Body Weight

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AC

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Air Conduction

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AC>BC

A

Air Conduction greater than Bone Conduction

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ACLS

A

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

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ad lib

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As Much As Needed

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ADH

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Anti-Diuretic Hormone

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AF

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Atrial Fibrillation or Afebrile

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AR

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Aortic Regurgitation

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ARDS

A

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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ASAP

A

As Soon As Possible

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AV

A

Atrioventricular

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BM

A

Bone Marrow or Bowel Movement

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BP

A

Blood Pressure

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BPH

A

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

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BPM

A

Beats Per Minute

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BRBPR

A

Bright Red Blood Per Rectum

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BS

A

Bowel or Breath Sounds

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BUN

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Blood Urea Nitrogen

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BW

A

Body Weight

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BX

A

Biopsy

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C&S

A

Culture and Sensitivity

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c/c

A

Chief Complaint

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c/o

A

Complaining of

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CA

A

Cancer

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Ca

A

Calcium

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CABG

A

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

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CC

A

Chief Complaint

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31
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CF

A

Cystic Fibrosis

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AAT

A

Activity as tolerated

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CHF

A

Congestive heart Failure

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CN

A

Cranial Nerves

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CNII-XII

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Cranial nerves II through XII

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CNS

A

Central Nervous System

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CO

A

Cardiac Output

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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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CP

A

Chest pain or Cerebral Palsy

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CPK

A

creatine phosphokinase

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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42
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CrCL

A

Creatinine Clearance mL/sec

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43
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CRF

A

chronic renal failure

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44
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CV

A

cardiovascular

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45
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident OR

costovertebral angle

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46
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CXR

A

chest X-Ray

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DAT

A

diet as tolerated

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DBP

A

diastolic blood pressure

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DC

A

discontinue OR

discharge

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50
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DDx

A

differential diagnosis

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51
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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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52
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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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53
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DNR

A

do not resuscitate

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54
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DNS

A

Do not substitute

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55
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DOA

A

dead on arrival

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56
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DOE

A

dyspnea on exertion

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57
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ENT

A

eara, nose, and throat

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58
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ETOH

A

ethanol

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59
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ETT

A

endotracheal tube

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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FEV

A

forced expiratory volume in one second

62
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FRC

A

functional residual capacity

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FU

A

follow-up

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FUO

A

fever of unknown origin

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FVC

A

forced vital capacity

66
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Fx

A

Fracture

67
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GERD

A

Gastro-esophageal Reflux

68
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GFR

A

Glomerular filtration rate

69
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GI

A

gastrointestinal

70
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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

71
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GU

A

genitourinary

72
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HA

A

Headache

73
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HAV

A

hepatitis A virus

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HBV

A

hepatitis B virus

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HCV

A

hepatitis C virus

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HDL

A

high density lipoprotein

77
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HEENT

A

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

78
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Hgb or Hb

A

hemoglobin

79
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HPI

A

history of present illness

80
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HR

A

heart rate

81
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HTN

A

hypertension

82
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Hx

A

history

83
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IBW

A

ideal body weight

84
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LBW

A

lean body weight

85
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ICF

A

intracellular fluid

86
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ICS

A

intercostal space

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ICU

A

intensive care unit

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ID

A

infectious disease OR

identification

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IDDM

A

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

90
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IM

A

intramuscular

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INR

A

international normalized ratio

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IU

A

international units

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IV

A

intravenous

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JVD

A

Jugular venous distension

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JVP

A

Jugular venous pressure

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K

A

potassium

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LCM

A

left costal margin

98
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LDH

A

lactate dehydrogenase

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LOC

A

Level of consciousness OR

laxative of choice

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MS

A

musculoskeletal system OR

mental status

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MMSE

A

mini-mental state examination

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MVP

A

mitral valve prolapse

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NABS

A

normal active bowel sounds

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NAD

A

no apparent distress OR

no apparent disease

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NEB

A

nebulizer

106
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NG

A

nasogastric

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NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

109
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NYD

A

Not yet diagnosed

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N/V

A

Nausea and Vomiting

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N/V/D

A

Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea

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OD

A

overdose

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OT

A

occupational therapy

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PALP

A

palpation

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PE

A

physical examination or pulmonary embolism

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PEARL

A

Pupils equal and reactive to light

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PPI

A

proton pump inhibitor

118
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PPD

A

packs per day

119
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PR

A

per rectum, or rectally

120
Q

PT

A

Popliteal
Protrombin time
Patient
Physiotherapy

121
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PV

A

Vaginally

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REM

A

rapid eye movement

123
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RCM

A

right costal margin

124
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RBC

A

red blood cell

125
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RLE

A

right lower extremity

126
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ROM

A

range of motion

127
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RR

A

respitatory rate

128
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RX

A

medicine

129
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RXN

A

reaction

130
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SBP

A

sytolic blood pressure

131
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SC

A

subcutaneous injection

132
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SL

A

sublingual

133
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SOB

A

shortness of breath

134
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Sx

A

symptom

135
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SZ

A

seizure

136
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T(a)

A

Temperature - axillary

137
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T(po)

A

Temperature - oral

138
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T(R)

A

Temperature - rectal

139
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T(T)

A

Temperature - tympanic

140
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T3

A

Triiodothyronine

141
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T4

A

Thyroxine

142
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TBW

A

Total body weight or total body water

143
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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

144
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URTI

URI

A

Upper respiratory tract infection

145
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USB

A

upper sternal border

146
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

147
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VTE

A

Venous thromboembolism

148
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WF

A

white female

149
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WM

A

white male

150
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WNL

A

within normal limits

151
Q

Y/O

A

years old

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