Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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ABD
A
Abdomen
2
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ABG
A
Arterial Blood Gas
3
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ABW
A
Actual Body Weight
4
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AC
A
Air Conduction
5
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AC>BC
A
Air Conduction greater than Bone Conduction
6
Q
ACLS
A
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
7
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ad lib
A
As Much As Needed
8
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ADH
A
Anti-Diuretic Hormone
9
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AF
A
Atrial Fibrillation or Afebrile
10
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AR
A
Aortic Regurgitation
11
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ARDS
A
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
12
Q
ASAP
A
As Soon As Possible
13
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AV
A
Atrioventricular
14
Q
BM
A
Bone Marrow or Bowel Movement
15
Q
BP
A
Blood Pressure
16
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BPH
A
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
17
Q
BPM
A
Beats Per Minute
18
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BRBPR
A
Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
19
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BS
A
Bowel or Breath Sounds
20
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BUN
A
Blood Urea Nitrogen
21
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BW
A
Body Weight
22
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BX
A
Biopsy
23
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C&S
A
Culture and Sensitivity
24
Q
c/c
A
Chief Complaint
25
c/o
Complaining of
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CA
Cancer
27
Ca
Calcium
28
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
29
CBC
Complete Blood Count
30
CC
Chief Complaint
31
CF
Cystic Fibrosis
32
AAT
Activity as tolerated
33
CHF
Congestive heart Failure
34
CN
Cranial Nerves
35
CNII-XII
Cranial nerves II through XII
36
CNS
Central Nervous System
37
CO
Cardiac Output
38
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
39
CP
Chest pain or Cerebral Palsy
40
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
41
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
42
CrCL
Creatinine Clearance mL/sec
43
CRF
chronic renal failure
44
CV
cardiovascular
45
CVA
cerebrovascular accident OR
| costovertebral angle
46
CXR
chest X-Ray
47
DAT
diet as tolerated
48
DBP
diastolic blood pressure
49
DC
discontinue OR
| discharge
50
DDx
differential diagnosis
51
DI
diabetes insipidus
52
DM
diabetes mellitus
53
DNR
do not resuscitate
54
DNS
Do not substitute
55
DOA
dead on arrival
56
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
57
ENT
eara, nose, and throat
58
ETOH
ethanol
59
ETT
endotracheal tube
60
FBS
fasting blood sugar
61
FEV
forced expiratory volume in one second
62
FRC
functional residual capacity
63
FU
follow-up
64
FUO
fever of unknown origin
65
FVC
forced vital capacity
66
Fx
Fracture
67
GERD
Gastro-esophageal Reflux
68
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
69
GI
gastrointestinal
70
GTT
glucose tolerance test
71
GU
genitourinary
72
HA
Headache
73
HAV
hepatitis A virus
74
HBV
hepatitis B virus
75
HCV
hepatitis C virus
76
HDL
high density lipoprotein
77
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
78
Hgb or Hb
hemoglobin
79
HPI
history of present illness
80
HR
heart rate
81
HTN
hypertension
82
Hx
history
83
IBW
ideal body weight
84
LBW
lean body weight
85
ICF
intracellular fluid
86
ICS
intercostal space
87
ICU
intensive care unit
88
ID
infectious disease OR
| identification
89
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
90
IM
intramuscular
91
INR
international normalized ratio
92
IU
international units
93
IV
intravenous
94
JVD
Jugular venous distension
95
JVP
Jugular venous pressure
96
K
potassium
97
LCM
left costal margin
98
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
99
LOC
Level of consciousness OR
| laxative of choice
100
MS
musculoskeletal system OR
| mental status
101
MMSE
mini-mental state examination
102
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
103
NABS
normal active bowel sounds
104
NAD
no apparent distress OR
| no apparent disease
105
NEB
nebulizer
106
NG
nasogastric
107
NKDA
no known drug allergies
108
NPO
nothing by mouth
109
NYD
Not yet diagnosed
110
N/V
Nausea and Vomiting
111
N/V/D
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
112
OD
overdose
113
OT
occupational therapy
114
PALP
palpation
115
PE
physical examination or pulmonary embolism
116
PEARL
Pupils equal and reactive to light
117
PPI
proton pump inhibitor
118
PPD
packs per day
119
PR
per rectum, or rectally
120
PT
Popliteal
Protrombin time
Patient
Physiotherapy
121
PV
Vaginally
122
REM
rapid eye movement
123
RCM
right costal margin
124
RBC
red blood cell
125
RLE
right lower extremity
126
ROM
range of motion
127
RR
respitatory rate
128
RX
medicine
129
RXN
reaction
130
SBP
sytolic blood pressure
131
SC
subcutaneous injection
132
SL
sublingual
133
SOB
shortness of breath
134
Sx
symptom
135
SZ
seizure
136
T(a)
Temperature - axillary
137
T(po)
Temperature - oral
138
T(R)
Temperature - rectal
139
T(T)
Temperature - tympanic
140
T3
Triiodothyronine
141
T4
Thyroxine
142
TBW
Total body weight or total body water
143
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
144
URTI
| URI
Upper respiratory tract infection
145
USB
upper sternal border
146
UTI
urinary tract infection
147
VTE
Venous thromboembolism
148
WF
white female
149
WM
white male
150
WNL
within normal limits
151
Y/O
years old
