Common Medical Abbreviations

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical abbreviations and their actual meanings from the lecture sheet.

R or r

right

L or l

left

y/o

years old

wt

weight

hx

history

rx

prescription

iv

intravenous

im

intramuscular

rbc

red blood cells

wbc

white blood cells

bp

blood pressure

hr

heart rate/pulse

ekg

electrocardiogram (heart tracing)

rom

range of motion

dob

date of birth

npo

nothing by mouth

nkda

no known drug allergies

PT

physical therapist

Pt or pt

patient

c/o

complains of

c/c

Chief complaint

U,u

Units (prohibited)

IU

International unit(prohibited)

QD, qd

Every day(prohibited)

QOD, qod

Every other day(prohibited)

Trailing Zero

(X.0) prohibited

Lacking leading zero

(.X) prohibited

MS

Morphine sulfate(prohibited)

MS04

Magnesium sulfate (prohibited)

MgS04

Magnesium sulfate (prohibited)

Q, qid, q(number) H

Q- every

qid- four times a day

H- hour