pt 2 Flashcards
x
times
w/u
workup
WP
whirlpool
WNL
within normal limits
WFL
within functional limits
WBT
weight bearing tolerance
W/C, wh.ch.
wheelchair
VS, V.S.
vital signs
VO
verbal order
VN
visiting nurse
Via
by way of
VFSS
videofluoroscopic swallowing study
VF
visual fields, ventricular fibrillation
vent
ventilator
VD
venereal disease
VC, vit.cap.
vital capacity
vag
vagina, vaginal
VA
visual acuity
V
vein
u/s, US
ultrasound
URI
upper respiratory infection
URD
upper respiratory disease
u/o
under observation
Ur.
urine
Unilat
unilateral
U/A
urinalysis
UCD, UCHD
usual childhood disease
UG
upward gaze
Tx
treatment, traction
trach
tracheostomy
tr
trace
T&A
tonsils and adenoids, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
TBI
traumatic brain injury
THR
total hip replacement
TIA
transient ischemic attack
TKR
total knee replacement
TNM
tumor, nodes, and metastases
TO
telephone order
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
TPR
temperature pulse respiration
tr
trace
s
without
S
sensation, sensitive, serum
Sa
saline
s.c.
subcutaneously
Scc
squamous cell carcimona
SCCA
squamous cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma antigen
SCD
sudden cardiac death
SCI
spinal cord injury
schiz
schizoprenia
SCU
special care unit
Sens
sensory, sensation
SGA
small for gestational age
s.gl.
without correction (without glasses)
SH
social history
SI
stroke index
SICU
surgical intensive care unit
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
Sl.
slightly
SL
under the tongue
SLP
speech language pathologist
SNF
skilled nursing facility
SOAP
subjective objective assessment plan
SOB
shortness of breath
S/P, s/p
status post (previous condition)
sp. cd.
spinal cord
spec.
specimen
sp. fl.
spinal fluid
sp&H
speech and hearing
spin.
spine, spinal
spont.
spontaneous
s/s
signs and symptoms
SS
social service