Vocab Quiz #1 Flashcards
ABX
Antibiotic
Alb
Albumin
a.c.
Before meals
AKA
above knee amputation
bid
Twice a day
BKA
Below knee amputation
BM
bowel movement
BP
Blood pressure
C- (bar above C)
With
CA
Carcinoma
Ca
Calcium
CBC
Complete blood count
cc
Cubic centimeter
CHO
Carbohydrate
cl liq
Clear liquids
cm
Centimeter
C/O
Complains of
crit
Hematocrit
D/C
Discontinue or discharge
DOB
Date of birth
D/T
Due to
Dx
Diagnosis
ETOH
Ethanol/alcohol
Fx
Fracture
g/dl
Grams per deciliter
Glu
Glucose
h
Hour
hs
Hour of sleep/evening
Ht
Height
Hx
History
I & O
Intake and output
IU
International units
RN
Registered nurse
R/O
Rule out
R/t
Related to
Rx
Prescription
s- (bar above s)
Without
SOB
Short of breath
S/S
Signs and symptoms
TF
Tube feeding
tid
Three times a day
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
tx
Treatment
UBW
usual body weight
VLCD
Very low calorie diet
VLBW
Very low birth weight
w/o
Without
WNL
Within normal limits
X
Times
x- (bar above x)
Except
YO
Years old
IV
Intranevous
Ix
Instruction
Lytes
Electrolytes
MD
Medical doctor
Mech soft
Mechanical soft diet
Min
Minute
mm
Millimeter
MNT
medical nutrition therapy
MVI
Multivitamin
N/A
Not available or applicable
NAS
No added salt diet
Neg
Negative
NKA
Non known allergies
NPO
Nil per os
Nothing by mouth
N/V/D
Nausea/ vommiting/ diarrhea
O-(line above O)
Nothing
p- (like above P)
After
OTC
Over the counter
P/U
Pressure ulcer
PO
By mouth
Post op
Post operative
prn
As needed
pt
Patient
qid
Four times a day
q4h
Every 4 hours
q6h
Every 6 hours
q8h
Every 8 hours
qh
Every hour
qd
Every day
qod
Every other day
RDN
Registered dietician nutritionist
RDA
Recommended dietary allowance