nursing abbreviations pg 5 Flashcards
1
Q
RLL
A
right lower lobe
2
Q
TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
3
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
4
Q
tid
A
three times a day
5
Q
RML
A
right middle lobe
6
Q
TJC
A
the joint commission
7
Q
r/o
A
rule out
8
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
9
Q
ROM
A
range of motion
10
Q
TO
A
telephone order
11
Q
RR
A
respiratory rate
12
Q
TPN
A
total parenteral nutrition
13
Q
RT
A
respiratory therapy
14
Q
TSH
A
thyroid stimulating hormon
15
Q
RUE
A
right upper extremity
16
Q
TURP
A
transurethral resection prostate
17
Q
RUL
A
right upper lobe
18
Q
TWB
A
total weight bearing
19
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
20
Q
TWE
A
tap water enema
21
Q
Rx
A
perscription
22
Q
UA
A
urinalysis
23
Q
s with line over it
A
without
24
Q
URI
A
upper respiratory infection
25
SaO2
oxygen saturation
26
US
ultrasound
27
SBP
systolic blood pressure
28
UTI
urinary tract infection
29
SOB
shortness of breath
30
V-fib
ventricular fibrillation
31
sol
solution
32
VO
verbal order
33
S/P
status post
34
VS
vital signs
35
SpO2
pulse oxygen saturation
36
V-tach
ventricular tachycardia
37
Subq
subcutaneous
38
WBC
white blood count
39
SR
sustained release/ sinus rhythm
40
w/c
wheelchair
41
S/S
signs and symptoms
42
W&D
warm and dry
43
ST
sinus tachycardia
44
WNL
within normal limits
45
stat
immediately
46
wt
weight
47
supp
suppository
48
y/o
year old
49
T
temperature
50
2°
secondary
51
T1DM
type 1 diabetes mellitus
52
>
greater than
53
less than
54
T2DM
type 2 diabetes mellitus
55
tab
tablet
56
TB
tuberculosis
57
T&C
type and cross match
58
↓
decrease
59
↑
increase
60
Δ
change
