Medical Abbreviations II Flashcards
1
Q
Mets
A
Metastases
2
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MI
A
Myocardial Infarction
3
Q
mm
A
Millimeter
4
Q
MR, MRI
A
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
5
Q
NG
A
Nasogastric
6
Q
noc
A
Night
7
Q
npo
A
Nothing per oral (nothing by mouth)
8
Q
OB
A
Obstetrics
9
Q
OP
A
Outpatient
10
Q
OR
A
Operating Room
11
Q
OTC
A
Over the counter
12
Q
PAR
A
Post-anesthesia recovery
13
Q
PE
A
Physical Examination
14
Q
peds
A
Pediatrics
15
Q
PID
A
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
16
Q
p/o
A
Postoperative
17
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Post-OP
A
After surgery
18
Q
Pre-OP
A
Before surgery
19
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PRN
A
As needed
20
Q
PT
A
Prothrombin Time, Physical therapy
21
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pt
A
Patient
22
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QID
A
Four times daily
23
Q
R/O
A
Rule out
24
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req
A
Requisition
25
ROM
Range of motion
26
Rx, RX
Prescription, treatment
27
-
| s
Without
28
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
29
SOB
Shortness of breath
30
S/P
Status post
31
STAT
Immediately
32
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
33
Sx
Symptoms
34
TB
Tuberculosis
35
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
36
TID
Three times daily
37
TKO
To keep open (refers to IV line)
38
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition (IV feeding)
39
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
40
Tx
Treatment
41
UA
Urinalysis
42
UGI
Upper gastrointestinal series
43
URI
Upper respiratory infection
44
UTI
Urinary tract infection
45
VD
Venereal disease
46
y/o
Years old
