Unit 5 Abbreviations

Question 1

AD

Answer 1

right ear (auris dextra)

Question 2

AFB

Answer 2

acid-fast bacilus

Question 3

AS

Answer 3

left ear (auris sinistra)

Question 4

AU

Answer 4

both ears (auris uterque)

Question 5

BP

Answer 5

blood pressure

Question 6

C&S

Answer 6

culture and sensitivity (antibiotic susceptibility)

Question 7

DM

Answer 7

diabetes melitus

Question 8

FAS

Answer 8

fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 9

GNID

Answer 9

gram negative intracellular diplococcus

Question 10

HBV

Answer 10

hepatitis B virus

Question 11

HIV

Answer 11

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 12

HPV

Answer 12

human papillomavirus

Question 13

HSV

Answer 13

herpes simplex virus

Question 14

Ht

Answer 14

height

Question 15

HUS

Answer 15

hemorrhagic uremic syndrome

Question 16

LMP

Answer 16

last menstrual period

Question 17

mcg

Answer 17

microgram

Question 18

mg

Answer 18

milligram

Question 19

MRSA

Answer 19

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Question 20

MTD

Answer 20

right ear drum (membrana tympani dextra)

Question 21

MTS

Answer 21

left eardrum (membrana tympani sinistra)

Question 22

NVS

Answer 22

neurologic vital signs

Question 23

OM

Answer 23

otitis media

Question 24

O&P

Answer 24

ova and parasites

Question 25

P

Answer 25

pulse

Question 26

PAR

Answer 26

perennial allergic rhinitis

Question 27

R

Answer 27

respiration (rate)

Question 28

RUQ

Answer 28

right upper quadrant

Question 29

SIDS

Answer 29

sudden infant death syndrome

Question 30

SOB

Answer 30

shortness of breath

Question 31

staph

Answer 31

staphylococcus

Question 32

strep

Answer 32

streptococcus

Question 33

T, temp

Answer 33

temperature

Question 34

TB

Answer 34

tuberculosis

Question 35

VS

Answer 35

vital signs (T, P, R, BP)

Question 36

Wt

Answer 36

weight