Medical Abbriviations Flashcards
1
Q
before
A
a
2
Q
before meals
A
ac
3
Q
Acute Myocardial Infarction
A
AMI
4
Q
twice a day
A
bid
5
Q
blood pressure
A
BP
6
Q
complaining of
A
c/o
7
Q
cancer/carcinoma
A
ca
8
Q
cheif complaint
A
CC
9
Q
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A
COPD
10
Q
chest X-ray
A
CXR
11
Q
date of birth
A
DOB
12
Q
diagnosis
A
Dx
13
Q
electrocardiogram
A
ECG, EKG
14
Q
fracture
A
Fx
15
Q
gastrointestional
A
GI
16
Q
history of
A
h/o
17
Q
head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
A
HEENT
18
Q
hyptertension
A
HTN
19
Q
history
A
Hx
20
Q
intramuscular
A
IM
21
Q
laceration
A
LAC
22
Q
level of consciousness
A
LOC
23
Q
microgram
A
Mcg
24
Q
no known drug allergies
A
NKDA
25
nothing by mouth
npo
26
by mouth
po
27
as needed
PRN
28
four times a day
qid
29
shortness of breath
SOB
30
three times a day
tid
31
treatment
Tx
32
without
w/o
33
within normal limits
WNL
34
left lower quadrant
LLQ
35
left upper quadrant
LUQ
36
right lower quadrant
RLQ
37
right upper quadrant
RUQ
38
lateral
lat
39
anteroposterior; from back to front
AP
40
above knee amputee
AKA
41
range of motion
ROM
42
active/passive
AROM/PROM
43
below knee amputation
BKA
44
first cervial vertebrae
C1
45
carpel tunnel syndrome
CTS
46
doctor of Ostheopathy
D.O.
47
fracture
Fx
48
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
NSAID
49
temporomandibular joint
TMJ
