Vocab Abbreviation O-R

Question 1

Ob

Answer 1

Obstetrics

Question 2

Ord.

Answer 2

Orderly

Question 3

OOB/oob

Answer 3

Out of bed

Question 4

OPD

Answer 4

Outpatient department

Question 5

OR

Answer 5

Operating room

Question 6

ORTH

Answer 6

Orthopedics

Question 7

O.T.

Answer 7

Occupational therapy

Question 8

Oz.

Answer 8

Ounce

Question 9

PAR

Answer 9

Postanesthesia room

Question 10

Pc

Answer 10

After meals

Question 11

PEDS

Answer 11

Pediatrics

Question 12

Per

Answer 12

By, though

Question 13

Pm/PM

Answer 13

Afternoon (noon to midnight)

Question 14

P

Answer 14

Pulse

Question 15

p.c.

Answer 15

After meals

Question 16

Ph

Answer 16

Acidity

Question 17

Po

Answer 17

By mouth

Question 18

Post

Answer 18

After

Question 19

Postop

Answer 19

Postoperative

Question 20

Pre

Answer 20

Before

Question 21

Prn

Answer 21

Whenever necessary, whenever required

Question 22

O2

Answer 22

Oxygen

Question 23

Preop, PreOp

Answer 23

Before surgery

Question 24

Pt, pt

Answer 24

Patient

Question 25

P.T.

Answer 25

Physical Therapy

Question 26

q.

Answer 26

Every

Question 27

qd

Answer 27

Every day

Question 28

qh

Answer 28

Every hour

Question 29

q2h

Answer 29

Every 2 hours

Question 30

q3h

Answer 30

Every 3 hours

Question 31

q4h

Answer 31

Every 4 hours

Question 32

qhs

Answer 32

Every night at bedtime

Question 33

qid, QID

Answer 33

Four times a day

Question 34

Q.n.s.

Answer 34

Quantity not sufficient

Question 35

qod, QOD

Answer 35

Every other day

Question 36

qs

Answer 36

Quantity sufficient

Question 37

R with a circle

Answer 37

Rectal

Question 38

R

Answer 38

Respiration

Question 39

RN

Answer 39

Registered Nurse

Question 40

ROM

Answer 40

Range of motion

Question 41

R.R.

Answer 41

Recovery Room

Question 42

R to the x power

Answer 42

Prescription or treatment ordered by a physician