Terminology Abbreviations, Set 3

Flashcards containing abbreviations commonly used in medical terminology. This is set 3 of a set of sets; see the Anatomy / Medical Terminology folder.

LLQ

Left lower quadrant

LUQ

Left upper quadrant

MCL

Medial collateral ligament

NCP

Nursing care plan

npo

Nothing by mouth (based on Latin “nil per os”)

O&P

Ova and parasites

O.D.

Right eye (based on Latin “oculus dexter”)

O.S.

Left eye (based on Latin “oculus sinister”)

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

QD

Each day (as in taking medicine daily, based on Latin “quaque die”)

q.i.d.

Four times daily (as in taking medication four times daily, based on Latin “quarter in die”)

QOD

Every other day (as in taking medication every other day, based on Latin “quaque altera die”)

R/O

Rule out

ROS

Review of systems

RUQ

Right upper quadrant

s/p

Status post

SOB

Shortness of breath

T

Temperature

TAH

Total abdominal hysterectomy

THR

Total hip replacement

t.i.d.

Three times a day (as in taking medicine three times a day, based on Latin “ter in die”)

TKR

Total knee replacement

u/a

Urinalysis

URI

Upper respiratory infection

VSS

Vital signs are stable