short hand words 2 Flashcards
What does F mean?
fasting
What does F/I mean?
for investigation
What does F/O mean?
for observation
What does FBC mean?
fluid balance chart / full blood count
What does FWB mean?
Full Weight Bearing
What does HIV mean?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
What does HNPU mean?
has not passed urine
What does HR mean?
heart rate
What does HRT mean?
hormone replacement therapy
What does HT mean?
hypertension
What does Hx mean?
history
What does IDC mean?
indwelling catheter
What does IHD mean?
ischaemic heart disease
What does Inj mean?
injection
What does Insitu mean?
in correct place / in position
What does mist mean?
mixture (mistura)
What does MMSE mean?
mini mental state examination
What does MRI mean?
magnetic resonance imaging
What does MRSA mean?
methicillin resistant staph. aureus
What does MSE mean?
mental state examination
What does MVA mean?
motor vehicle accident
What does NAD mean?
no abdormality detected
What does NBM mean?
nil by mouth
What does Neuro mean?
neurology
What does NFO mean?
no further orders
What does NKA mean?
no known allergies
What does NOF mean?
neck of femur
What does NOK mean?
next of kin
What does NPO mean?
nil per oral
What does NPU mean?
not passed urine
What does ortho mean?
orthopaedics
What does OT mean?
occupational therapy
What does P/H mean?
past history
What does PA mean?
per axilla
What does PAC mean?
pressure area care
What does PEP mean?
personal enablement program
What does PHx mean?
past history
What does PU mean?
passed urine
What does PVD mean?
peripheral vascular disease
What does q.i.d mean?
four times a day ( quarter in die)
What does q.q.h mean?
every four hours ( quaque quater hora)
What does R/O mean?
removal of
What does r/t mean?
related to
What does R/V mean?
reviewed
What does RA mean?
rheumatoid arthritis
What does RIB mean?
rest in bed
What does ROM mean?
range of movement
What does Rt mean?
right
What does Rx mean?
prescribed/ treatment
What does S&S mean?
signs and symptoms
What does S/B mean?
seen by
What does S/c mean?
subcutaneous
What does S/D mean?
straight drainage
What does SCC mean?
squamous cell carinoma
What does SOB mean?
shortness of breath
What does Spec mean?
specimen
What does Supp mean?
suppository
What does t.d.s mean?
three times a day (ter die sumendum)
What does TED mean?
thromboembolitic device (anti-embolism sticking)
What does THR mean?
total hip replacement
What does TIA mean?
trans iscaemic attack
What does TKR mean?
total knee replacemnt
What does TLC mean?
tender loving care/ total lung capacity
What does TPN mean?
total parenteral nutrition
What does Tx mean?
treatment/ transplant
What does U/A mean?
urinalysis
What does U/S mean?
ultrasound
What does UO mean?
urine output
What does URTI mean?
upper respiratory tract infection
What does UTI mean?
urinary tract infection
What does VRE mean?
Vancomycin resistant enterococci
What does VV’s mean?
vaicose veins
