V - Z Flashcards
VT
tidal volume
VAE
venous air embolism
VATS
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
VC
vital capacity
VD
venereal disease
VD/VT
dead space-to-tidal volume ratio
vol.
volume
Vol%
volume percent
V.O.
verbal order
V-P
ventricular-peritoneal
VS, v.s.
vital signs
VSD
ventricular septal defect
VSS
vital signs stable
V-Tach
ventricular tachycardia
WBC
white blood cells
WF
white female
wk
week
WM
white male
WNL
within normal limits
wt.
weight
w/u
work up
x
times
X-match
cross match
XR
X-ray
Zn
zinc
@
at
✓
check
Δ
change, anion gap, heat
↓
decrease, deficiency, depressed, diminished, inferior (position), less than
↓↓
very decreased, very diminished
↓↓↓
severely decreased, severely diminished
≈
approximately
°
degree, hours
/
divided by; per
=
equals
♀
female
♂
male
>
greater than, causes, indicates, radiating to, results in
↑
increase, elevated, enlarged, greater than, rising, superior (position), upper
↑↑
very increased, very elevated
↑↑↑
markedly elevated, markedly increased
less than, caused by
-
negative
#
number or pounds
1°
primary, first degree
2°
secondary to, second degree
3°
tertiary, third degree
i
one
ii
two
iii
three
[ ]
concentration
c
with
s
without
p
after
.
decimal [never use trailing zero (1.0mg) or leading decimal (.1mg)]
≈
approximately
∅
none, nothing
v
volt