Medical Terminology: Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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A
Fracture
2
Q
A&E
A
Accident and emergency
3
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals
4
Q
AF
A
Atrial Fibrillation
5
Q
AMHP
A
approved mental health professional
6
Q
APTT
A
activated partial thromboplastin time
7
Q
ASQ
A
Ages and stages questionnaire
8
Q
b.d.s., bds, BDS
A
2 times a day
9
Q
b.i.d., bid, bd
A
Twice a day
10
Q
BNO
A
Bowels not open
11
Q
BO
A
Bowels open
12
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
13
Q
c/c
A
Chief complaint
14
Q
CMHN
A
Community mental health nurse
15
Q
CPN
A
Community psychiatric nurse
16
Q
CSU
A
Cather stream urine sample
17
Q
CVP
A
Central venous pressure
18
Q
ED
A
Emergency department
19
Q
EEG
A
Electroencephalogram
20
Q
EMU
A
early morning urine sample
21
Q
ESR
A
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
22
Q
EUA
A
Examination under anesthetic
23
Q
FBC
A
Full blood count
24
Q
FY1, FY2
A
Foundation doctor
25
GA
general anesthetic
26
gtt
Drop(s)
27
h
Hour
28
h/o
History of
29
Hb
Hemoglobin
30
HCA
Health care assistant
31
HCSW
Healthcare support worker
32
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
33
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
34
i
One tablet
35
ii
Two tablets
36
iii
Three tablets
37
i.m., IM
Injection into a muscle
38
i.v., IV
Injection directly to a vein
39
INR
International normalized ratio
40
IVI
Intravenous infusion
41
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
42
Ix
Investigations
43
LA
Local anesthetic
44
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
45
LFT
Liver function test
46
M/R
Modified release
47
MRSA
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
48
MSU
Mid-stream urine sample
49
NAD
Nothing abnormal discovered
50
NAI
Non-accidental injury
51
NBM
Nil by mouth
52
NG
Nasogastric
53
Nocte
Every night
54
NoF
Neck of femur
55
o.d, OD
Once a day
56
o/e
On examination
57
p.c.
After food
58
p.o, PO
Orally/ by mouth
59
p.r., PR
Rectally
60
p/c
Presenting complaint
61
physio
Physiotherapist
62
POP
Plaster of paris
63
PTT
Partial thromboplastin time
64
PU
Passed urine
65
q.
Every
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q1d
Every day
67
q1h
Every hour
68
qd
Every day, daily
69
QDS
4 times a day
70
qh
Every hour
71
qod
Every other day/ alternate days
72
qs
A sufficient quantity
73
RNLD
Learning disability nurse
74
ROSC
Return of spontaneous circulation
75
RTA
Road traffic accident
76
Rx
Treatment
77
SC, s.c.
Injection under the skin
78
S/R
Sustained release
79
SpR
Specialist registrar
80
STEMI
ST- evaluation myocardial infarction
81
tds
3 times a day
82
TCI
To come in
83
TFT
Thyroid function test
84
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
85
TPR
Temperature, pulse and respiration
86
TTA
to take away
87
TTO
To take out
88
U&E
Urea and electrolytes
89
ud
As directed
90
UCC
Urgent care center
91
VLDL
Very low-density lipoprotein
92
VTE
Venous thromboembolism
93
Wt
Weight
94
Wt
Weight
