updated abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
abdomen
A
abd
2
Q
before meals
A
AC
3
Q
activities of daily living
A
ADL
4
Q
as desired
A
ad lib
5
Q
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
A
AIDS
6
Q
above the knee amputation
A
AKA
7
Q
morning
A
AM
8
Q
ambulate, ambulatory
A
AMB
9
Q
amount
A
amt
10
Q
apical
A
AP
11
Q
barium enema (x-ray)
A
BE
12
Q
twice a day
A
bid
13
Q
below the knee amputation
A
BKA
14
Q
bowel movement
A
BM
15
Q
blood pressure
A
BP
16
Q
bathroom privileges
A
BRP
17
Q
with
A
c̅
18
Q
centrigrade; Clesius
A
C
19
Q
cancer
A
Ca
20
Q
coronary artery bypass graft
A
CABG
21
Q
calories
A
cal
22
Q
catheter
A
cath
23
Q
complete blood count
A
CBC
24
Q
complete bed rest
A
CBR
25
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
26
certified nursing assistant
CNA
27
complains of
C/O
28
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
29
central supply
CS
30
central nervous system
CNS
31
dead on arrival
DOA
32
dyspnea on exertion
DOE
33
director of nursing
DON
34
dressing
drsg
35
diagnosis
Dx
36
electrocardiogram
ECG
37
electroencephalogram
EEG
38
eyes, ears, nose, throat
EENT
39
emergency room
ER
40
Farenheit
F
41
fasting blood sugar
FBS
42
fluid
fl
43
fever of unknown origin
FUO
44
fracture
Fx
45
gallon
gal
46
gallbladder
GB
47
gastrointestinal
GI
48
genitourinary
GU
49
hour
h
50
water
H2O
51
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
52
HS
hours of sleep
53
ht
height
54
hx
history
55
intensive care unit
ICU
56
intake and output
I & O
57
intravenous
IV
58
liter
L
59
laboratory
Lab
60
pound
lb
61
liq
liquid
62
left lower quadrant
LLQ
63
level of consciousness
LOC
64
licensed practical nurse
LPN
65
left
lt
66
licensed vocational nurse
LVN
67
left upper quadrant
LUQ
68
medications
meds
69
midnight
mid noc
70
minute
min
71
milliliter
mL
72
nursing assistant
NA
73
negative
neg
74
night
noc
75
nothing by mouth
NPO
76
nausea/vomiting
N/V
77
oxygen
O2
78
obstetrics
OB
79
out of bed
OOB
80
operating room
OR
81
mouth
os
82
occupational therapy
OT
83
ounce
oz
84
after meals
PC
85
patient-controlled analgesia
PCA
86
pediatrics
peds
87
by, through
per
88
afternoon
PM
89
by mouth; orally
PO
90
postoperative
postop
91
preparation
pre-op
92
patient
Pt
93
every
q
94
every hour
qh
95
every 2 hours, every 3 hours, and so on
q2h, q3h, etc.
96
four times a day
qid
97
rectal; respiration
R
98
red blood cell; red blood count
RBC
99
right lower quadrant
RLQ
100
rule out
R/O
101
registered nurse
RN
102
range of motion
ROM
103
recovery room
RR
104
right
rt
105
right upper quadrant
RUQ
106
without
s̅
107
skilled nursing facility
SNF
108
shortness of breath
SOB
109
specimen
spec
110
soapsuds enema
SSE
111
at once; immediately
stat
112
tablespoon
tbsp
113
three times a day
tid
114
tender loving care
TLC
115
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respiration
116
teaspoon
tsp
117
urinalysis
U/A
118
urinary tract infection
UTI
119
vital signs
VS
120
white blood cell; white blood count
WBC
121
wheelchair
w/c
122
wt
weight
