VTNE Terms/Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ad lib
A
as much as desired
2
Q
AD
A
right ear
3
Q
ADP
A
adenine diphosphate
4
Q
left ear
A
AS
5
Q
ALT
A
alanine aminotransferase
6
Q
aspartate aminotransferase
A
AST
7
Q
AU
A
both ears
8
Q
bronchoalveolar lavage
A
BAL
9
Q
BAR
A
bright, alert, responsive
10
Q
BID
A
twice daily/every 12 hours
11
Q
BCS or BS
A
body condition score
12
Q
BSA
A
body surface area
13
Q
blood urea nitrogen
A
BUN
14
Q
Ca
A
calcium
15
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
16
Q
creatine kinase
A
CK
17
Q
cm H20
A
centimeters of water
18
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
19
Q
CO2
A
carbon dioxide
20
Q
COX-1 and COX-2
A
cyclooxygenase 1 and cyclooxygenase 2
21
Q
cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation
A
CPCR
22
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
23
Q
constant rate infusion
A
CRI
24
Q
CRT
A
capillary refill time
25
central venous pressure
CVP
26
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
27
ECG or EKG
electrocardiogram
28
EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
29
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
ELISA
30
ETCO2 or etCO2
end tidal carbon dioxide
31
FeLV
feline leukemia virus
32
feline infectious peritonitis
FIP
33
FIV
feline immunodeficiency virus
34
FNA
fine needle aspirate
35
F/S
female spayed
36
gastrointestinal
GI
37
HCT
hematocrit
38
hemoglobin
Hgb
39
ID
intradermal
40
intramuscular
IM
41
intraosseous
IO
42
IP
intraperitoneal
43
IPPV
intermittent postive pressure ventilation
44
IV
intravenous
45
K
potassium
46
kPa
kilopascal
47
kVp
kilovolt peak
48
LDA
left displaced abomasum
49
LRS
lactated ringers solution
50
MAP
mean arterial pressure
51
ma
milliamperage
52
mAs
milliamperage seconds
53
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
54
MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
55
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
56
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
57
M/N
male neutered
58
mRNA
messenger ribonucleic acid
59
NaCl
sodium chloride
60
nothing by mouth
NPO
61
nucleated red blood cell
NRBC
62
NSAID
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
63
Oxygen
O2
64
right eye
OD
65
ovariohysterectomy
OVH or OHE
66
OS
left eye
67
both eyes
OU
68
PCV
packed cell volume
69
per os (by mouth)
PO
70
ppm
parts per million
71
PRN
as needed (pro re nata)
72
PSI
pounds per square inch
73
qd
every day
74
qid (QID)
four times daily or q6h
75
right displaced abomasum
RDA
76
RBC
red blood cell
77
RNA
ribonucleic acid
78
SQ or SC
subcutaneous
79
sid or s.i.d.
once daily; preferably q24h
80
SID
source image distance
81
sp./spp.
species
82
T3
triiodothyronine
83
T4
thyroxin (tetraiodothryonine)
84
tid or t.i.d.
three times daily or q8h
85
TP
total protein
86
TPR
temperature pulse respiration
87
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
88
U/A
urinalysis
89
white blood cell
WBC
