N113 Lab Terms Flashcards
1PA and 2PA
One person assist and two person assist
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much more! Emphasis!
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change
♀
female
♂
male
AAT
activity as tolerated
Ac
before meals
ADL
activities of daily living
BID
twice daily
BM
bowel movement
BPM
beats per minute
BP
blood pressure
Brady
bradycardia
BRP
bathroom privileges
d/c
discontinue
DAT
diet as tolerated
DNR
do not resuscitate
DOB
date of birth
Dx
diagnosis
L/min
litres per minute
HNV
has not voided
HOB
head of bed
HOH
hard of hearing
HR
heart rate
HS
hour sleep/at bedtime
Hx
history
I&O
intake and output
Ind
independent
Irreg
irregular
Lt
left
MAR
medication administration record
N/A
not applicable
N&V
nausea and vomiting
NC or NP
nasal canula or nasal prongs
NKA/NKMA/NKDA
no known allergies/no known drug allergies/no known food allergies
NOK
next of kin
NPO
nothing by mouth
NWB
non-weight bearing
NYD
not yet diagnosed
O2
oxygen
P
pulse
Pc
after meals
PO
by mouth
PR
by rectum
Prn
as needed
Pt
patient
PWB
partial weight-bearing
QD
 every day
QH
every hour
Q
every
QID
four times a day
RA or R/A
room air
R&M
routine and microscopic
C&S
culture and sensitivity
Reg
regular
ROM
range of motion
RR
 respiration rate
Rt
right
Rx
prescription
S&S
signs and symptoms
Sat and SpO2
saturation and oxygen saturation
SBA
stand-by assist
SOB and SOBOE
short of breath and short of breath on exertion
STAT
 immediately
Supp
 suppository
Sx
 surgery
T
temperature
Tachy
 tachycardia
TID
three times per day
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
Tx
treatment
UA
urinalysis
VS
vital signs
VSS
vital signs stable
w/o or s̅
without
w/ or c
with
WBAT
weight-bearing as tolerated
WC
wheelchair
Dys
difficult, painful
Hemi
half
Supra
above
Emia
blood condition
Itis
 inflammation
-pnea
breathing
-uria
condition of the urine
-stomy
surgically created opening
-pathy
disease
-oma
Tumor, mass
-algia
pain