V - Z Flashcards
1
Q
VT
A
tidal volume
2
Q
VAE
A
venous air embolism
3
Q
VATS
A
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
4
Q
VC
A
vital capacity
5
Q
VD
A
venereal disease
6
Q
VD/VT
A
dead space-to-tidal volume ratio
7
Q
vol.
A
volume
8
Q
Vol%
A
volume percent
9
Q
V.O.
A
verbal order
10
Q
V-P
A
ventricular-peritoneal
11
Q
VS, v.s.
A
vital signs
12
Q
VSD
A
ventricular septal defect
13
Q
VSS
A
vital signs stable
14
Q
V-Tach
A
ventricular tachycardia
15
Q
WBC
A
white blood cells
16
Q
WF
A
white female
17
Q
wk
A
week
18
Q
WM
A
white male
19
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
20
Q
wt.
A
weight
21
Q
w/u
A
work up
22
Q
x
A
times
23
Q
X-match
A
cross match
24
Q
XR
A
X-ray
25
Zn
zinc
26
@
at
27
✓
check
28
Δ
change, anion gap, heat
29
↓
decrease, deficiency, depressed, diminished, inferior (position), less than
30
↓↓
very decreased, very diminished
31
↓↓↓
severely decreased, severely diminished
32
≈
approximately
33
°
degree, hours
34
/
divided by; per
35
=
equals
36
♀
female
37
♂
male
38
>
greater than, causes, indicates, radiating to, results in
39
↑
increase, elevated, enlarged, greater than, rising, superior (position), upper
40
↑↑
very increased, very elevated
41
↑↑↑
markedly elevated, markedly increased
42
less than, caused by
43
-
negative
44
#
number or pounds
45
1°
primary, first degree
46
2°
secondary to, second degree
47
3°
tertiary, third degree
48
i
one
49
ii
two
50
iii
three
51
[ ]
concentration
52
c
with
53
s
without
54
p
after
55
.
decimal [never use trailing zero (1.0mg) or leading decimal (.1mg)]
56
≈
approximately
57
∅
none, nothing
58
v
volt
