Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A & P
A
anatomy and physiology
2
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ABG🔪⛽️
A
Arterial blood gas
3
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Abd❤️
A
abdominal
4
Q
AMI (less than 90°)
A
Acute myocardial infection
5
Q
ADL🏃🏽♀️💃🏽🙏🏽
A
Activities of daily living
6
Q
BKA🔪🏃🏽♀️
A
Below knee amputation
7
Q
bpm❤️❤️❤️❤️
A
Beats per minute
8
Q
bid✌🏽
A
Twice a day
9
Q
CHO🏃🏽♀️
A
carbohydrate
10
Q
BUN🔪🇹🇹🚶🏽♀️👜
A
Blood urea migration
11
Q
MI
A
Myocardial infarction
12
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COPD
A
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
13
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NPO🚫👄
A
Nothing by mouth
14
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DNR🚫🙌🏽❤️
A
Do not resuscitate
15
Q
Hypo
A
Hypodermic injection
16
Q
Fx🖖🏾🚫😓
A
Fracture
17
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qd (S,M,T,W,T,F,S)
A
every day
18
Q
GI⛽️
A
Gastrointestinal
19
Q
H&H
A
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
20
Q
HCG
A
Human chronic gonadotropin
21
Q
qhs💤🌃
A
Every night at bedtime
22
Q
CSF
A
Cerebrospinal fluid
23
Q
LDL⬇️💪🏽
A
Low density lipoprotein
24
Q
CNS🏟🤕
A
Central nervous system
25
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
26
HDL⬆️💪🏽
High density lipoprotein
27
DOA🔪⏰
Dead on arrival
28
PKU
Phenylketonuria
29
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
30
L
Lumbar
31
Hyst
Hysterectomy
32
IV
intravenous
33
TB🌬
Tuberculosis
34
qid👍🏾
Four times a day
35
K+
Potassium
36
FBS🏃🏽♀️❤️
Fasting blood sugar (diabetes)
37
Hct
Hematocrit
