Medical Abbriviations Flashcards

1
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before

A

a

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2
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before meals

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ac

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3
Q

Acute Myocardial Infarction

A

AMI

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4
Q

twice a day

A

bid

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5
Q

blood pressure

A

BP

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6
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complaining of

A

c/o

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7
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cancer/carcinoma

A

ca

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8
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cheif complaint

A

CC

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9
Q

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A

COPD

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10
Q

chest X-ray

A

CXR

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11
Q

date of birth

A

DOB

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12
Q

diagnosis

A

Dx

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13
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electrocardiogram

A

ECG, EKG

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14
Q

fracture

A

Fx

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15
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gastrointestional

A

GI

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16
Q

history of

A

h/o

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17
Q

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

A

HEENT

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18
Q

hyptertension

A

HTN

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19
Q

history

A

Hx

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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
Q

nothing by mouth

A

npo

26
Q

by mouth

A

po

27
Q

as needed

A

PRN

28
Q

four times a day

A

qid

29
Q

shortness of breath

A

SOB

30
Q

three times a day

A

tid

31
Q

treatment

A

Tx

32
Q

without

A

w/o

33
Q

within normal limits

A

WNL

34
Q

left lower quadrant

A

LLQ

35
Q

left upper quadrant

A

LUQ

36
Q

right lower quadrant

A

RLQ

37
Q

right upper quadrant

A

RUQ

38
Q

lateral

A

lat

39
Q

anteroposterior; from back to front

A

AP

40
Q

above knee amputee

A

AKA

41
Q

range of motion

A

ROM

42
Q

active/passive

A

AROM/PROM

43
Q

below knee amputation

A

BKA

44
Q

first cervial vertebrae

A

C1

45
Q

carpel tunnel syndrome

A

CTS

46
Q

doctor of Ostheopathy

A

D.O.

47
Q

fracture

A

Fx

48
Q

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

A

NSAID

49
Q

temporomandibular joint

A

TMJ