Medical short hand Flashcards
1
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
2
Q
B
A
bilateral
3
Q
R
A
right
4
Q
L
A
left
5
Q
C/O
A
complain of
6
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
7
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
8
Q
D/C
A
discontinue or discharge
9
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
10
Q
FX
A
fracture
11
Q
Hx
A
history
12
Q
H/O
A
history of
13
Q
in vivo
A
in the body
14
Q
in vitro
A
in the lab
15
Q
LBP
A
low back pain
16
Q
NT
A
not tested
17
Q
ORIF
A
Open Reduction Internal Fixation
18
Q
PRN
A
as needed
19
Q
PEARL
A
Pupils equal and reactive to light
20
Q
s/p
A
status post
21
Q
Sx
A
surgery
22
Q
TKR
A
total knee replacement
23
Q
ACLR
A
ACL reconstruction
24
Q
ACLR PTG
A
ACL reconstruction with patella tendon graft
25
Tx
Treatment
26
URI
upper respiratory infection
27
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
28
WB
weight bearing
29
NWB
non weight bearing
30
PWB
partial weight bearing
31
WNL
within normal limits
32
Wt
weight
33
IM
intramuscular (as injection)
34
SQ
subcutaneous (as injection)
35
BID
two times a day
36
TID
three times a day
37
QID
4 times a day
38
c/s
with/without
39
p
after
40
+tive
positive
41
A&O
alert and oriented
42
abnor
abnormal
43
AC
Acromioclavicular/acute
44
ante
before
45
ant
anterior
46
AOAP
as often as possible
47
AP
anterior posterior
assessment and plans
48
B
bilateral
49
C/O
complaints; under care of
50
CC
chief complaint; chronic complainer
51
ck.
check
52
CP
cold pack; chronic pain
53
CWI
crutch walking instruction
54
D/C
discharge
55
DF
dorsifleion
56
DOB
date of birth
57
DTR
deep tendon reflex
58
Dx
diagnosis
59
E
edema
60
ELOP
estimated length of program
61
GA
general appearance
62
H&P
history and physical
63
H/O
history of
64
HA
headache
65
HP
hot pack
66
HPI
history of present illness
67
ht
height; heart
68
HTN
hypertension
69
Hx
history
70
IN
inversion
71
L
left
72
LAT
lateral
73
LE
lower extrem
74
IPPA
inspection, percussion, palpation, auscultation
75
mm
muscle; millimeter
76
MOD
moderate
77
N
normal never; no ;not
78
NEG
negative
79
NKA
no known allergies
80
NP
no pain
81
MAEEW
moves all extreme equally well
82
NPT
normal pressure and temp
83
NSA
no significant abnormality
84
NT
not tried
85
o
negative; without
86
O
objective finding
87
OH
occupational history
88
OT
occupational therapy
89
P&A
percussion and auscultation
90
p.o.
post op
91
PA
post-ant;
| physician assistant
92
Pt./pt.
patient
93
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
94
PWB
partial weight bearing
95
Px
physical exam; pneumothorax
96
qd
once daily
97
R
right
98
R/O
rule out
99
Rx
prescription
100
S
subjective findings
101
stat
immediately
102
STG
short term goals
103
Sx
sings; symptoms
104
T
temperature
105
tid
three times a day
106
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
107
UK
unknown
108
US
ultrasound
109
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
110
Whp
whirlpool
111
x
times
112
y.o.
year old
113
Y/O
years old
114
EOA
examine, opinion, advice
115
ES
electrical stimulation
116
Fx
fracture
117
G1-4
grades 1-4
118
FH
family history
119
FROM
full range of motion
120
EV
eversion
121
PE
physical examination
122
NC
neurologic check; no complaints; not completed
123
PF
plantarflexion
124
PH
past history; poor health
125
PNS
peripheral nervous system
126
PPPBL
peripheral pulses palpable both legs
