Medical Facilities and Patient Care Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CCU
A
Coronary (cardiac) care unit
2
Q
ECU
A
Emergency care unit
3
Q
ER
A
Emergency room
4
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
5
Q
IP
A
Inpatient (a registered bed patient)
6
Q
OP
A
Outpatient
7
Q
OR
A
Operating room
8
Q
PACU
A
Post-anesthetic care unit
9
Q
PAR
A
Post-anesthetic recovery
10
Q
Post-op or postop
A
Postoperative (after surgery)
11
Q
Pre-op or preop
A
Preoperative (before surgery)
12
Q
RTC
A
Return to clinic
13
Q
RTO
A
Return to office
14
Q
B
A
Bilateral
15
Q
BRP
A
Bathroom priveleges
16
Q
CP
A
Chest pain
17
Q
DC or D/C
A
Discharge, discontinue
18
Q
ETOH
A
Ethyl alcohol
19
Q
L
A
Left
20
Q
R
A
Right
21
Q
m
A
Murmur
22
Q
pt
A
Patient
23
Q
RRR
A
Regular rate and rhythm
24
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath
25
Tr
Treatment
26
Tx
Treatment or traction
27
VS
Vital signs
28
T
Temperature
29
P
Pulse
30
R
Respiration
31
BP
Blood pressure
32
Ht
Height
33
Wt
Weight
34
WDWN
Well-developed and well-nourished
35
y/o or y.o
Year old
36
#
Number or pound
37
C
Celsius
38
F
Farenheit
