Quiz 5: Abbreviations and W/C Flashcards
1
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
2
Q
WBC
A
white blood cells/count
3
Q
RBC
A
red blood cells/count
4
Q
Hgb
A
hemoglobin
5
Q
y.o or y/o
A
years old
6
Q
up arrow
A
increase
7
Q
down arrow
A
decrease
8
Q
Sx
A
symptoms
9
Q
Delta
A
change
10
Q
D/O
A
date of onset
11
Q
D/C
A
discharge
12
Q
PRN
A
as needed
13
Q
REHAB
A
rehabilitation
14
Q
c
A
with
15
Q
s
A
without
16
Q
x
A
except
17
Q
a
A
before
18
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p
A
after
19
Q
R
A
right
20
Q
L
A
left
21
Q
SOB
A
shortness of breath
22
Q
BOS
A
base of support
23
Q
HA
A
headache
24
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
25
ICP
intracranial pressure
26
NG
nasogastric
27
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
28
AMA
against medical advice
29
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
30
MD
medical doctor
31
STAT
immediately
32
DTR
deep tendon reflex
33
DNR
do not resuscitate
34
CNS
central nervous system
35
ECF
extended care facility
36
SNF/SNC
skilled nursing facility/center
37
LTC
long term care
38
pt
patient
39
Hx
history
40
SOAP
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
41
eval
evaluation
42
amb
ambulate
43
//
parallel bars
44
OP
outpatient
45
IN
inpatient
46
QD
daily
47
BID
twice a day
48
TID
three times a day
49
QID
four times a day
50
WNL
within normal limits
51
WFL
within functional limits
52
ABN
abnormal
53
HOB
head of bed
54
CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
55
PT
physical therapist
56
PTA
physical therapist assistant
57
OT
occupational therapist
58
OTR
registered occupational therapist
59
COTA
certified occupation therapist assistant
60
SLP
speed language pathology/pathologist
61
RT
respiratory therapy/therapist
62
CNA
certified nurse assistant
63
LPN
licensed practical nurse
64
RN
registered nurse
65
NP
nurse practitioner
66
PA
physician assistant
67
DO
doctor of osteopathy
68
OB/GYN
obstetrics and gynecology
69
2º
secondary
70
1º
primary
71
IV
intravenous
72
CC
chief complaint
73
Rx
treatment
74
s/p
status post
75
t/o
throughout
76
c/o
complains of
77
r/o
rule out
78
f/u
follow up
79
dept
department
80
B/S
bedside
81
ICU
intensive care unit
82
I & O
intake and output
83
NPO
nothing by mouth
84
ADL
activities of daily living
85
BADL
basic activities of daily living
86
IADL
instrumental activities of daily living
87
T.O.
telephone order
88
V.O.
verbal order
89
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
90
AED
automated external defibrillator
91
ABG
arterial blood gas
92
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
93
CT
computerized tomography
94
CPAP
controlled positive airway pressure
95
DOS
date of surgery
96
DOB
date of birth
97
NEG
negative
98
POS
positive
99
STG
short term goal
100
LTG
long term goal
101
OR
operating room
102
ER
emergency room
103
ED
emergency department
104
IM
intramuscular
105
LOS
length of stay
106
LOB
loss of balance
107
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
108
PRICE
protect, rest, ice, compression, elevation
109
Dx
diagnosis
110
Fx
fracture
111
ORIF
open reduction external fixation
112
THR
total hip replacement
OR
target heart rate
113
TKR
total knee replacement
114
CHF
congestive heart failure
115
DJD
degenerative joint disease
116
DDD
degenerative disc disease
117
HNP
herniated nucleus pulposus
118
OA
osteoarthritis
119
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
120
HTN
hypertension
121
LBP
low back pain
122
para
paraplegic
123
hemi
hemiplegic
124
Ca
OR
CA
cancer
125
Pre-op
pre-operatively
126
Post-op
post-operatively
127
TBI
traumatic brain injury
128
CAD
coronary artery disease
129
TMD
temporal mandibular dysfunciton
130
131
UTI
urinary tract infection
132
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
133
SCI
spinal cord injury
134
DM
diabetes melluitus (Type 1 OR Type 2)
135
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
136
PE
pulmonary embolism
137
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
138
TB
tuberculosis
139
CP
cerebral palsy
140
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
141
PAD
peripheral artery disease
142
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
143
CF
cystic fibrosis
144
MI
myocardial infarction
145
MS
multiple sclerosis
146
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
147
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
148
CVA
cerebral vascular accident
149
TIA
transient ischemic attack
150
BKA
below knee amputation
151
AKA
above knee amputation
152
BPPV
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
153
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
154
PD
Parkinson’s disease
155
HD
Huntington’s disease
156
MD
muscular dystrophy
157
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
158
MG
myasthenia gravis
159
GBS
Guillain Barre Syndrome
160
DS
Down Syndrome
161
UI
Urinary Incontinence
162
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
