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1
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PO
A
“by mouth”
2
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q
A
“every”
3
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c/o
A
“complains of”
4
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h/o
A
“history of”
5
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pmHx
A
“past medical history”
6
Q
Rx
A
“prescription”
7
Q
Fx
A
“fracture”
8
Q
Cx
A
“contraction”
9
Q
Tx
A
“treatment”
10
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Sx
A
“symptom”
11
Q
s / s
A
“signs and symptoms”
12
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b.i.d.
A
“twice per day”
13
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t.i.d.
A
“three times per day”
14
Q
q.i.d.
A
“four times per day”
15
Q
q __ h
A
“every _____ hours”
number goes in that blank.
16
Q
RUQ
A
“right upper quadrant”
17
Q
LUQ
A
“left upper quadrant”
18
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LLQ
A
“left lower quadrant”
19
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RLQ
A
“right lower quadrant”
20
Q
VSS
A
“vital signs stable”
21
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WNL
A
“within normal limits”
22
Q
CABG
pronounced as cabbage.
A
“coronary artery bypass graft”
23
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gtt/min
A
“drops per minute”
24
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GTT
A
“glucose tolerance test”
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N/V/D
"nausea/vomiting/diarrhea"
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Pt
"patient"
27
PRN
"as needed" / "as the situation arises" / "pro re nata"
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ODT
"orally dissolving tablet"
29
RSI
"repetitive strain injury"
30
IV
"intravenous"
31
IM
"intramuscular"
32
SQ
"subcutaneous"
33
∅
"without"
34
LP
"lumbar puncture"
| also known as a spinal tap.
35
gtt
"drops"
36
A&O
"alert and oriented"
37
abd
"abdominal"
38
a.c.
"before meals"
| a.c. is abbreviation for ante cibum.
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m.a.n.e.
"in the morning"
40
o.d.
"once daily"
41
n.o.c.t.e.
"at night"
42
ad lib
"as required"
43
admin
"administered"
44
ASA
"aspirin"
45
ATC
"around the clock"
46
B
"bilateral"
47
BM
"bowel movement"
48
BP
"blood pressure"
49
BR
"bed rest"
50
BRP
"bathroom privelages"
51
B.S. X 4 quads.
"bowel sounds present in all four abdominal quadrants"
52
CTA
"clear to auscultation"
53
crm.
"cream"
54
D/C or dc
"discontinue"
55
DDS
"dentist"
56
disp.
"dispense"
57
DSD
"dry sterile dressing"
58
dx.
"diagnosis"
59
EENT
"eyes, ears, nose, and throat"
60
elix.
"elixir"
61
Etoh
"alcohol"
62
FROM
"full range of motion"
63
GSW
"gun shot wound"
64
f/u
"follow up"
65
HA
"headache"
66
HBV
"hepatitis B virus"
67
h.s.
bedtime
68
I.D.
"intradermal"
69
I.M.
"intramuscular"
70
LL
"lower lobe (of lung)"
71
L.O.C.
"level of consciousness"
72
liq.
"liquid"
73
M.O.M.
"milk of magnesia"
74
MMR
"measles, mumps, and rubella"
75
MVA
"motor vehicle accident"
76
NG. or N/A
""nasogastric"
77
NHC
"nursing health call"
78
NKA
"no known allergies"
79
NKDA
"no known drug allergies"
80
O.D.
"right eye"
81
oint.
"ointment"
82
O.S.
"left eye"
83
OTC
"over the counter"
84
O.U.
"each eye"
85
p.c.
"after meals"
86
PCN
"penicillin"
87
PE
"physical exam"
88
PERRLA
"pupils equal, round, reactive to light, accommodation"
89
PPD
"purified protein derivative of tuberculin"
90
p.r.
"per return"
91
p.r.
"per rectum"
92
q.d.
"every day"
93
q.o.d.
"every other day"
94
q.i.d.
"four times a day"
95
R (circled)
"refuse"
96
RE
"regarding"
97
Td
"tetanus-diphtheria"
98
Tdap
"tetanus, diphtheria Pertussis"
99
RTC
"return to clinic"
100
S.C.
"subcutaneously"
101
S.L.
"sublingual"
102
S.O.B.
"short of breath"
103
SO per s / o
"standing order"
104
S.Q. or Sub-Q
"subcutaneously"
105
s / p
"status post"
106
St.
"strength"
107
syr.
"syrup"
108
TAO
"triple antibiotic ointment"
109
tab.
tablet
110
tinc.
"tincture"
111
TO
"telephone order"
112
TPR
"temperature, pulse, respiration"
113
UA or u / a
"urinalysis"
114
WNL
"within normal limits"
115
wt.
"weight"
116
x
"time"
117
YIAF
"youth injury assessment form"
118
ETOH
“alchohol”
119
HCAP
“healthcare-acquired”
120
CAP
“community acquired”
121
HAP
“hospital aquired”
122
VAP
“ventilation associated’
123
A&W
“alive and well”
124
NAD
“no apparent distress”
125
LMP
“last menstrual period”
126
IV PB
"intravenous piggyback"
127
SL
"sublingual"
128
GT
"gastrostomy tube"
129
NG
'nasogastric tube"
130
NJ
"nasojejunal tube"
131
qs
"quantity sufficient"
132
noct
"night"
133
et
"and"
134
p.r.
"rectally"
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