( set 6 ) Flashcards
a.c. ; ante cibum
before meals
ABO
blood type system
ad lib. ; ab libidum
as desired
aq. ; aqueous
water based
b.i.d.; bis in die
two times a day
blasts
blast cells
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
Ca
calcium
СВС
complete blood count
cm
centimeter
CO2
carbon dioxide
D5W
5% dextrose in water ( IV fluid )
DOA
dead on arrival
DOB
date of birth
DTR
deep tendon reflexes
Dx
diagnosis
E. coli
escherichia coli ( bacteria in bowels )
EBV
epstein-barr virus
ECG ; EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalogram
EM
electron microscope
Fr
french ( a type of catheter / tube )
FUO
fever of unknown origin
GB
gallbladder
gm
gram
gr
grains
H2O
water
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IU
international unit ( s )
IV
intravenous
kg
kilogram
L
Iiter
LMD
local doctor
lymphs
lymphocytes
mcg
microgram
mEq
milliEquivalent
mg
milligram
mg%
milligram percent
midnoc
midnight
mL
milliliter
mm
millimeter
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
monos
monocytes
n.p.o. ; nil per os
nothing by mouth
NBS
normal bowel sounds
NF
none found ; not found
NG
nasogastric
NSD
no serious disease ( defect )
O
oxygen ( chemical element )
O2
oxygen ( gas )
p.o. ; per os
by mouth
p.r.n. ; pro re nata
as needed ; as required
percent
for every one hundred
рH
hydrogen ion concentration
polys
polymorphonuclear leukocytes
PTA
prior to admission
q. ; quaque
every
q.()h. ; quaque () hora
every ( ) hours
q.a.m. ; quaque ante meridian
every morning
q.d.
quaque die
q.h.s.
every hour of sleep ; every bedtime
q.i.d. ; quater in die
four times a day
q.n.s.
quantity, not sufficient
R/O
rule out
RBC
red blood cells ; red blood count
RX
treatment ; prescribe
sed rate
sedimentation ratd
segs
segmented neutrophils
sp. gr.
specific gravity
stabs
stab cells
stat. ; statum
at once
subcu. ; subQ
subcutaneous
Sx
symptoms
t.i.d. ; ter in die
three times a day
TBC ; TB
tuberculosis
TPR
temperature ; pulse and respiration
tsp
teaspoon
U
unit ( s )
U/A
urinalysis
wbc ; WBC
white blood cells ; white blood count
YO
years old
ZnO2
zinc oxide