Medical Abbreviatios & Acronyms Flashcards
1
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Arterial blood gas
A
ABG
2
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Before meals
A
AC
3
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Anterior cruciate ligament
A
ACL
4
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Activities of daily living
A
ADL
5
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Above-knee amputation
A
AKA
6
Q
Acute life support; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
A
ALS
7
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Acute myocardial infraction
A
AMI
8
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Acute renal (kidney) failure
A
ARF
9
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Avascular necrosis
A
AVN
10
Q
Twice a day
A
BID
11
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Below-knee amputation
A
BKA
12
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Bowel movement
A
BM
13
Q
Body mass index
A
BMI
14
Q
Blood pressure
A
BP
15
Q
Coronary artery bypass graft (sometimes pronounced “cabbage”)
A
CABG
16
Q
Coronary artery disease
A
CAD
17
Q
Capsule
A
Cap
18
Q
Complete blood count
A
CBC
19
Q
Chief complaint
A
CC
20
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Congenital heart disease
A
CHD
21
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Congestive heart failure
A
CHF
22
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Central nervous system
A
CNS
23
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Complaints of
A
C/O
24
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A
COPD
25
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CPR
26
Cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
27
Cervical spine
C-Spine
28
Cerebrovascular accident - stroke
CVA
29
Discontinue or discharge
D/C
30
Distal interphalangeal joint
DIP joint
31
Degenerative joint disease – another name for arthritis
DJD
32
Diabetes mellitus – the DM1, and DM2 (type one and type two)
DM
33
Do not resuscitate - medical order indicating providers should not perform CPR
DNR
34
Dead on arrival
DOA
35
Deep tendon reflexes
DTRs
36
Deep-vein thrombosis – blood clot
DV
37
Estimated blood loss
EBL
38
Emergency Department
ED
39
Electrocardiogram – a way of monitoring the heart
EKG
40
Ear, nose, and throat
ENT
41
Emergency Room
ER
42
Eternal fixator
Ex fix
43
Foreign body
FB
44
Fracture
FX
45
Gastro intestinal
GI
46
Gunshot wound
GSW
47
Genitourinary
GU
48
History and physical. (sometimes sounds like HNP)
H&P
49
Headache
HA
50
Hemoglobin
HGB
51
Heart rate
HR
52
Hour of sleep (bedtime)
HS
53
Incision and drainage
I&D
54
Intake and output
I&O
55
Intensive care unit
ICU
56
Intramuscular - a type of injection
IM
57
Interphalangeal joint
IP joint
58
Interavenous
IV
59
Liver function tests
LFT
60
Limbo sacral spine
LS spine
61
Medical collateral ligament
MCL
62
Myocardial infraction – heart attack
MI
63
MetacarpoPhalangeal joint
MP joint
64
Multiple sclerosis
MS
65
MeTatarsoPhalangeal joint
MTP joint
66
Motor vehicle accident
MVA
67
Nasogastric
NG
68
Neonatal intensive care unit – specializes in premature infants
NICU
69
No known drug allergies
NKDA
70
Nothing by mouth
NPO
71
Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID
72
Nausea and vomiting
N/V
73
Non-weightbearing
NWB
74
Osteoarthritis
OA
75
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
OCD
76
Once a day
OD
77
Operating room
OR
78
Open reduction and internal fixation
ORIF
79
Occupational therapy
OT
80
Peripheral arterial disease
PAD
81
After meals
PC
82
Patient-controlled analgesia
PCA
83
Posterior cruciate ligament
PCL
84
Pulmonary embolism
PE
85
Pulmonary function test
PFT
86
By mouth
PO
87
Post operative – after surgery
Post-op
88
Per rectum
PR
89
Preoperative – before surgery
Pre-op
90
As needed
PRN
91
Refers to psychiatry or the psychiatric ward
Psych
92
Physical therapy
PT
93
Post-traumatic stress disorder
PTSD
94
Partial weight-bearing
PWB
95
Every day
QD
96
Four times a day
QID
97
Every other day
QOD
98
Rheumatoid arthritis
RA
99
Red blood cell
RBC
100
Rest, ice, compression, and elevation
RICE
101
Range of motion
ROM
102
Description
Rx
103
Sacroiliac joint
SI JOINT
104
Shortness of breath
SOB
105
Signs and symptoms
S/S
106
Immediately
Stat
107
Symptoms
Sx
108
Temperature
T
109
Tablet
Tab
110
Tuberculosis
TB
111
Total abdominal hysterectomy
TAH
112
Triangular fibrocartilage complex
TFCC
113
Total hip replacement
THR
114
Transient ischemic attack – stroke
TIA
115
Three times a day
TID
116
Total knee replacement
TKR
117
Thoracolumbar spine
T-L Spine
118
Temporomandibular joint
TMJ
119
Temperature, pulse, respiration
TRP
120
Upper respiratory infection
URI
121
Ultrasound
US
122
Urinary track infection
UTI
123
Vital signs
VS
124
Radiotherapy – radiation usually for cancer
XRT
125
White blood cells
WBC
