Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
Ac
A
Before meals
2
Q
AD
A
Right ear
3
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
4
Q
ad lib
A
As much as desired/ tolerated
5
Q
am
A
Morning
6
Q
AS
A
Left ear
7
Q
AU
A
Both ears
8
Q
Ax
A
Axillary
9
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
10
Q
BID
A
Twice per day
11
Q
BM
A
Bowel movement
12
Q
BR
A
Bed rest
13
Q
BLE
A
Bilateral lower extremities
14
Q
BUE
A
Bilateral upper extremities
15
Q
BRP
A
Bathroom privileges
16
Q
BSC
A
Bedside commode
17
Q
c
A
With
18
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
19
Q
cm
A
Centimeter
20
Q
DNR
A
Do not resuscitate
21
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
22
Q
drsg
A
Dressing
23
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
24
Q
f/u
A
Follow up
25
Fl
Fluid
26
g or gm
Gram
27
Gr
Grain
28
gtt(s)
Drop(s)
29
h or hr
Hour
30
H/A
Headache
31
HOB
Head of bed
32
HOH
Hard of hearing
33
HS
Hour of sleep
34
Ht
Height
35
Hx or hx
History
36
I & O
intake and output
37
IM
Intramuscular
38
IV
Intravenous
39
IVF
Intravenous fluid
40
kg
kilogram
41
lbs
Pounds
42
LLE
Left lower extremity
43
LUE
left upper extremity
44
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
45
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
46
LOC
level of consciousness
47
mEq
Milleequivqlent
48
mg
Milligram
49
mL
milliliter
50
Mm
Millimeter
51
N/V
Nausea/vomiting
52
NKA
No known allergies
53
noc
Night
54
NPO
nothing by mouth
55
O2
Oxygen
56
OD
Right eye
57
OS
Left eye
58
OU
Both eyes
59
oz
Ounce
60
p
After
61
pc
After meals
62
per
By or through
63
po
By mouth
64
PRN or prn
As needed
65
Q
Every
66
RLQ
Right lower quadrant
67
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
68
RLE
Right lower extremity
69
RUE
Right upper extremity
70
ROM
Range of motion
71
Rx
Pharmacy
72
R
Right
73
s
Without
74
sq or SQ
Subcutaneous
75
s/s
Signs and symptoms
76
SL
Sublingual
77
STAT
Immediately
78
TID
Three times a day
79
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
80
Tsp
Teaspoon
81
Tx
Treatment
82
TO
Telephone order
83
VO
Verbal order
84
VS
Vital signs
85
VSS
Vital signs stable
86
A
Before
87
Before meals
Ac
88
Right ear
AD
89
Activities of daily living
ADL
90
As much as desired/ tolerated
ad lib
91
Morning
am
92
Left ear
AS
93
Both ears
AU
94
Axillary
Ax
95
Blood pressure
BP
96
Twice per day
BID
97
Bowel movement
BM
98
Bed rest
BR
99
Bilateral lower extremities
BLE
100
Bilateral upper extremities
BUE
101
Bathroom privileges
BRP
102
Bedside commode
BSC
103
With
c
104
Complains of
c/o
105
Centimeter
cm
106
Do not resuscitate
DNR
107
Date of birth
DOB
108
Dressing
drsg
109
Diagnosis
Dx
110
Follow up
f/u
111
Fluid
Fl
112
Gram
g or gm
113
Grain
Gr
114
Drop(s)
gtt(s)
115
Hour
h or hr
116
Headache
H/A
117
Head of bed
HOB
118
Hard of hearing
HOH
119
Hour of sleep
HS
120
Height
Ht
121
History
Hx or hx
122
intake and output
I & O
123
Intramuscular
IM
124
Intravenous
IV
125
Intravenous fluid
IVF
126
kilogram
kg
127
Pounds
lbs
128
Left lower extremity
LLE
129
left upper extremity
LUE
130
Left lower quadrant
LLQ
131
Left upper quadrant
LUQ
132
level of consciousness
LOC
133
Milleequivqlent
mEq
134
Milligram
mg
135
milliliter
mL
136
Millimeter
Mm
137
Nausea/vomiting
N/V
138
No known allergies
NKA
139
Night
noc
140
nothing by mouth
NPO
141
Oxygen
O2
142
Right eye
OD
143
Left eye
OS
144
Both eyes
OU
145
Ounce
oz
146
After
p
147
After meals
pc
148
By or through
per
149
By mouth
po
150
As needed
PRN or prn
151
Every
Q
152
Right lower quadrant
RLQ
153
Right upper quadrant
RUQ
154
Right lower extremity
RLE
155
Right upper extremity
RUE
156
Range of motion
ROM
157
Pharmacy
Rx
158
Right
R
159
Without
s
160
Subcutaneous
sq or SQ
161
Signs and symptoms
s/s
162
Sublingual
SL
163
Immediately
STAT
164
Three times a day
TID
165
Temperature, pulse, respirations
TPR
166
Teaspoon
Tsp
167
Treatment
Tx
168
Telephone order
TO
169
Verbal order
VO
170
Vital signs
VS
171
Vital signs stable
VSS
172
Before
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