Midterm Abbreviations Flashcards
(87 cards)
1
Q
bilat
A
bilaterally
2
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BP
A
blood pressure
3
Q
C
A
celsius
4
Q
F
A
fever
5
Q
FUO
A
fever of unknown origin
6
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
7
Q
LA
A
left arm
8
Q
NAD
A
no acute distress
9
Q
P
A
pulse
10
Q
R
A
respirations/rate
11
Q
RA
A
right arm
12
Q
RR
A
respiratory rate
13
Q
T
A
temperatire
14
Q
VS
A
vital signs
15
Q
wnl
A
within normal limits
16
Q
Wt
A
weight
17
Q
NCAT
A
normal cephalic atromatic
18
Q
SCM
A
sternocleidomastoid
19
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending (artery)
20
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
21
Q
TMJ
A
tempromandibular joint
22
Q
MMM
A
moist mucous membrane
23
Q
ROMI
A
range of motion intact
24
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
25
AC
before eating
26
AD
right ear
27
AU
both ears
28
AS
left ear
29
BC
before eating
30
HOH
hard of hearing
31
TM
tympanic membrane
32
URI
upper respiratory tract infection
33
ANUG
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
34
OE
Otitis externa
35
AOM
Acute Otitis media
36
A/V
audio/visual
37
OD
right eye
38
PERRLA
pupils equally round & reactive to light & accomodating
39
C/D ratio
cup/disk ratio: measurement used to assess glaucoma progression
40
OS
left eye
41
APD
afferent pupillary defect
42
EOMI
extraoccular movements intact
43
OU
both eyes
44
AP
angina pectoris
45
CXR
chest x-ray
46
LUL
left lower lobe
47
RML
Right middle lobe
48
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
49
LCTA
lungs clear to auscultation
50
PE
pulmonary embolism
51
RUL
right upper lobe
52
CTA
Computed tomography angiography
53
LLL
left lower lobe
54
RLL
right lower lobe
55
CAD
coronary artery disease
56
CVA
cerebrovascular attack
57
CHF
congestive heart failure
58
CV
cardiovascular
59
DP
Deep pulse
60
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
61
JVD
jugular venous distension
62
JVP
jugular venous pressure
64
m/r/g
murmurs/rubs/gallops
65
S1
closure of AV valves
66
S2
closure of semilunar valves
67
S3
"prodiastolic gallop"; associated with heart failure
68
S4
rare extra heart sound that occurs immediately before the normal S1, S2; occurs just after atrial contraction and immediately
70
MI
myocardial infarction
71
PMI
past medical illness
72
POP
Pain on palpation
73
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
74
PT
pericardial tamponade
75
RRR
Regular Rate and Rhythm
76
AAA
abdominal aoritc aneursym
77
ABD
abdomen
78
BS
bowel sounds
79
ESLD
end stage liver disease
80
ESRD
end stage renal disease
81
GERD
gastric esophageal refult disease
82
G-tube
gastrostomy tube
83
HOB
head of bed
84
J-tube
jejunostomy feeding tube
85
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
86
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
87
RLQ
Right Lower quadrant
88
RMCL
right midclavicular line
89
RUQ
right upper quadrant
