Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

Flashcards for memorizing medical abbreviations and their meanings.

IM

Intramuscular

Intra

Within

IV

Intravenous

mEq

Milliequivalents

MRSA

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Naso

Nose

Neuro

Nerve

NKDA

No known drug allergies

NPO

Nothing by mouth

OOB

Out of bed

Peri

Around

PERRL

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light

Pneumo

Lung

PO

By mouth

PR

Per rectum

PRN

As needed

QID

Four times daily

Retino

Eye

Sub

Below/deficient

Susp

Suspension

Tachy

Fast

Tbs

Tablespoon

TID

Three times daily

Tsp

Teaspoon

Veno

Vein

Wt

Weight

Ad lib

As desired/freely

ADL

Activities of daily living

AA&O

Awake, alert, and oriented

AC

Before meals

AKA

Above the knee amputation

An

Without/not

Arthro

Joint

ASA

Aspirin

BID

Twice daily

BKA

Below the knee amputation

Brady

Slow

BRAT

Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast diet

BRP

Bathroom privileges

Ć

With

c/o

Complains of/complaints of

Cardio

Heart

Cutaneo

Skin

CXR

Chest x-ray

DNR

Do not resuscitate

Dx or DX

Diagnosis

Dys

Painful, difficult, abnormal

Endo

Innermost, within

ENT

Ear, nose, throat

Gastro

Stomach

gtt

Drop

H&P

History and physical

Hemat/o

Blood

HOB

Head of bed

Hx

History

Hyper

Above, more than usual

Нуро

Below, less than

I&O

Intake and output