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Flashcards by Kimberly Lippman, updated 9 months ago
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Created by Kimberly Lippman
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| Question | Answer |
| aa | Of each, equal parts |
| ABR | Absolute bed rest |
| Abd. | Abdomen |
| ac | Before meals |
| AD | Admitting diagnosis |
| A&D | Admission and discharge |
| Ad lib | As desired, if the patient so desired |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| Adm. | Admission |
| Ad. Spec. | Admission urine specimen |
| A.M. or a.m., AM or am | Morning |
| amb | Ambulation, walking, ambulatory, |
| amt. | Amount |
| AP or A.P. | Appendectomy |
| aqua | Water or H2O |
| @ | At |
| Approx. | Approximately |
| B&B or b&b | Bowel and bladder training |
| bid or B.I.D. or b.i.d. | Twice a day |
| b.m. or B.M. | Bowel movement, feces |
| B.P. or BP | Blood pressure |
| BR or br or B.R. or b.r. | Bedrest |
| BRP or B.R.P. or brp | Bathroom priviledges |
| BSC or bsc | Bedside commode |
| °C | Celsius degree (or centigrade) |
| c | With |
| Ca | Cancer |
| Cath. | Catheter |
| CBC or C.B.C. | Complete blood count |
| cc or c.c | Cubic centimeter |
| CCU or C.C.U | Cardiac care unit/ coronary care unit |
| CBR or C.B.R. or cbr | Complete bed rest |
| C/O or c/o | Complaint of |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CS or C.S. or c.s | Central supply |
| CSD or csd or C.S.D | Central service department |
| CSR or csr and C.S.R | Central supply room |
| CVA or C.V.A | Cerebrovascular accident or stroke |
| CPR or C.P.R | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| dc or d/c | Discontinue |
| del. M. Or d.r., or DR | Delivery room |
| Disch or dish or D/C | Discharge |
| D. % C. or D&C | Dilatation and curettage |
| drsg. | Dressing |
| DOA or D.O.A | Dead on arrival |
| Dr. or Dr | Doctor |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| ECG or EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| ED or E.D. | Emergency department |
| EEG or E.E.G. | Electroencephalogram |
| EENT or E.E.N.T. | Eye, ears, nose and throat |
| E. or E | Enema |
| ER or E.R. | Emergency room |
| °F | Fahrenheit degree |
| F. or Fe. or F or Fe | Female |
| FBS or F.B.S | Fasting blood sugar |
| FF or F.F. | Forced feeding or forced fluids |
| ft | Foot |
| Fx | Fracture |
| Fx urine | Fractional urine |
| gal | Gallon |
| GI or G.I. | Gastrointestinal |
| gt | One drop |
| gtt | Two or more drops |
| Gtt or G.T.T. | Glucose tolerance test |
| GU or G.U | Genitourinary |
| Gyn. or G.Y.N. | Gynecology |
| H2O | Water or aqua |
| HOB | Head of bed |
| hr | Hour |
| HS or hs | Bedtime or hour of sleep |
| ht | Height |
| hyper | Above or high |
| hypo | Below or low |
| H.W.B. or hwb or HWB | Hot water bottle |
| ICU or I.C.U. | Intensive care unit |
| I&O or I.&O. | Intake and output |
| Irr | Irregular |
| Isol. Or isol | Isolation |
| IV or I.V. | Intravenous |
| L | Liter |
| Lab. or lab | Laboratory |
| lb | Pound |
| LVN or L.V.N | Licensed vocational nurse |
| M | Male |
| Mat | Maternity |
| MD or M.D. | Medical doctor |
| Meas | Measure |
| mec | Meconium |
| med | Medicine |
| min | Minute |
| ml | Milliliter |
| Mn or mn or M/n | Midnight |
| N.A. or N/A | Nursing aide or nursing assistant |
| n/g tube or ng. tube or N.G.T. | Nasogastric tube |
| noct | At night |
| NP | Neuropsychiatric or nursing procedure |
| NPO or N.P.O | Nothing by mouth |
| nsy | Nursery |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| OB or O.B. | Obstetrics |
| Obt or obt. | Obtained |
| OJ or O.J. | Orange juice |
| Orb. | Orderly |
| OOB or O.O.B. | Out of bed |
| OPD or O.P.D. | Outpatient department |
| OR or O.R. | Operating room |
| Ortho | Orthopedics |
| OT or O.T | Occupational therapy or oral temperature |
| oz. | Ounce |
| PAR or P.A.R. | Postanesthesia room |
| Pc | After meals |
| Ped or Peds | Pediatrics |
| Per | by, through |
| p.m. or P.M., pm or PM | Afternoon |
| PMC or P.M.C | Postmortem care |
| PN or P.N. | Pneumonia |
| po | By mouth |
| post or p | after |
| postop or post op | Postoperative |
| post op spec | After surgery urine specimen |
| PP | Postpartum (after delivery) |
| PPBS | Postprandial blood sugar |
| pre | Before |
| prn or p.r.n. | Whenever necessary, when required |
| preop or pre op | Before surgery |
| pre op spec | Urine specimen before surgery |
| prep | Prepare the patient for surgery by shaving the skin. |
| Pt or pt | Patient; pint |
| PT or P.T. | Physical therapy |
| q | Every |
| qd | Every day |
| qh | Every hour |
| q2h | Every 2 hours |
| q3h | Every 3 hours |
| q4h | Every 4 hours |
| QHS or qhs | Every night at bed time/ hour of sleep |
| qid or Q.I.D. | Four times a day |
| qam or q am or q.a.m | Every morning |
| qod or Q.O.D | Every other day |
| qs | Quantity sufficient, as much as required |
| qt | quart |
| r or R | rectal or Rectal |
| Rm or rm | Room |
| RN or R.N. | Registered nurse |
| Rom or R.O.M. | Range of motion |
| RR or R Rm. | Recovery room |
| Rx | Prescription or treatment ordered by a physician |
| s or ? | Without |
| S&A | Sugar and acetone |
| S&A test or S.& A. test | Sugar and acetone test |
| S&K or S.& K. test | Sugar and ketone test |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| sos | Whenever emergency arises; only if necessary |
| SPD | Special purchasing department |
| Spec or spec. | Specimen |
| ss or ?? | One-half |
| SSE or S.S.E. | Soapsuds enema |
| Stat | At once, immediately |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| Surg | Surgery |
| tid or T.I.D. | Three times a day |
| TLC or tlc | Tender loving care |
| TPR | Temperature, pulse, respiration |
| TWE | Tap water enema |
| U/a or U/A or u/a | Urinalysis |
| Ung. | Ointment, unguentine |
| VDRL | Test for syphilis |
| V.S or VS | Vital signs |
| WBC or W.B.C. | White blood count |
| w/c | Wheel chair |
| wc or W.C. | Ward clerk |
| wt | Weight |
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