Cobb Madio Institute Abbreviations

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical abbreviations and their definitions based on the Cobb Madio Institute transcript.

Ac

Before meals.

Prn

When necessary

Pt

Patient

Amb

Ambulatory

Bid

Twice a day

Q

Every

BM

Bowel movement

Qd

Every day

BP

Blood pressure

BRP

Bathroom privileges

Qhs

Every night at bedtime

c

With

Qid

Four times a day

Qod

Every other day

c/o

Complains of

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

ROM

Range of motion

Dc

Discontinue

RUQ

Right upper quadrant

DOA

Dead on arrival

s

Without

Dx

Diagnosis

Tid

Three times a day

FF

Force fluids

TPR

Temp, Pulse, Respiration

UA, u/a

Urinalysis

H

Hour

VS

Vital signs

w/c

Wheelchair

HS

Hour of sleep or bedtime

Wt

Weight

Ht

Height

$$I\&\,O$$

Intake and Output

®

Rectal

LLQ

Left lower quadrant

LUQ

Left upper quadrant

NA

Nursing assistant

NPO

Nothing by mouth

$$02$$

Oxygen

OOB

Out of bed

Pc

After meals

PO

By mouth

QH

Every Hour

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease