Vocab Quiz #1 Flashcards
1
Q
ABX
A
Antibiotic
2
Q
Alb
A
Albumin
3
Q
a.c.
A
Before meals
4
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
5
Q
bid
A
Twice a day
6
Q
BKA
A
Below knee amputation
7
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
8
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
9
Q
C- (bar above C)
A
With
10
Q
CA
A
Carcinoma
11
Q
Ca
A
Calcium
12
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
13
Q
cc
A
Cubic centimeter
14
Q
CHO
A
Carbohydrate
15
Q
cl liq
A
Clear liquids
16
Q
cm
A
Centimeter
17
Q
C/O
A
Complains of
18
Q
crit
A
Hematocrit
19
Q
D/C
A
Discontinue or discharge
20
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
21
Q
D/T
A
Due to
22
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
23
Q
ETOH
A
Ethanol/alcohol
24
Q
Fx
A
Fracture
25
g/dl
Grams per deciliter
26
Glu
Glucose
27
h
Hour
28
hs
Hour of sleep/evening
29
Ht
Height
30
Hx
History
31
I & O
Intake and output
32
IU
International units
33
RN
Registered nurse
34
R/O
Rule out
35
R/t
Related to
36
Rx
Prescription
37
s- (bar above s)
Without
38
SOB
Short of breath
39
S/S
Signs and symptoms
40
TF
Tube feeding
41
tid
Three times a day
42
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
43
tx
Treatment
44
UBW
usual body weight
45
VLCD
Very low calorie diet
46
VLBW
Very low birth weight
47
w/o
Without
48
WNL
Within normal limits
49
X
Times
50
x- (bar above x)
Except
51
YO
Years old
52
IV
Intranevous
53
Ix
Instruction
54
Lytes
Electrolytes
55
MD
Medical doctor
56
Mech soft
Mechanical soft diet
57
Min
Minute
58
mm
Millimeter
59
MNT
medical nutrition therapy
60
MVI
Multivitamin
61
N/A
Not available or applicable
62
NAS
No added salt diet
63
Neg
Negative
64
NKA
Non known allergies
65
NPO
Nil per os
Nothing by mouth
66
N/V/D
Nausea/ vommiting/ diarrhea
67
O-(line above O)
Nothing
68
p- (like above P)
After
69
OTC
Over the counter
70
P/U
Pressure ulcer
71
PO
By mouth
72
Post op
Post operative
73
prn
As needed
74
pt
Patient
75
qid
Four times a day
76
q4h
Every 4 hours
77
q6h
Every 6 hours
78
q8h
Every 8 hours
79
qh
Every hour
80
qd
Every day
81
qod
Every other day
82
RDN
Registered dietician nutritionist
83
RDA
Recommended dietary allowance
