Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical abbreviations and their definitions from the lecture notes.

T

temperature

HR

heart rate

RR

respiratory rate

BP

blood pressure

SpO2

oxygen saturation

Wt

weight

Ht

height

BMI

body mass index

DOB

date of birth

LOC

level of consciousness

AA&OX

awake, alert, and oriented x

WNL

within normal limits

CDI

clean dry intact

℅

complains of

s/p

status post

Cc

chief complaint

H&P

history and physical

PMH

past medical history

I&O

intake and output

NKA

no known allergies

VSS

vital signs stable

CVA

cerebrovascular incident

TIA

transcient ischemia attack

PEERLA

pupils equal, round, reactive to light & accomodations

GCS

glasgow coma scale

ICP

intracranial pressure

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

H/A

headache

CAD

coronary artery disease

CHF

congestive heart failure

HTN

hypertension

MI

myocardial infarction

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

PE

pulmonary embolism

NSR

normal sinus rhythym

BBS

bilateral breath sounds

SOB

shortness of breath

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

O2

oxygen

NC

nasal canula

ABG

arterial blood gasses

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

BiPAP

bilevel positive airway pressure

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PNA

pneumonia

GI

gastrointestinal

Abd

abdomen

NPO

nothing by mouth

BM

bowel movement

GERD

gastroesophogeal reflux disease

NG

nasogastric

PEG

precutaneaous endoscopic gastrostomy

N/V/D

nausea, vomiting diarrhea

N/V

nausea vomiting

RUG/LUQ

right/left upper quadrant

RLQ/LLQ

right/left lower quadrant

ROM

range of motion

RUE/LUE

right/left upper extremity

RLE/LLE

right/left lower extremity

BUEs/BLEs

bilateral upper/ lower extremities

BID

twice daily

TID

three times daily

QID

four times daily

Q4h

every 4 hours

Q6h

every 6 hours

Q8h

every 8 hours

Q12h

every 12 hours

AC

before meals

PC

after meals

HS

at bedtime

STAT

immediately

PRN

as needed

DM

diabetes mellitus

IDDM

indulin dependent diabetes mellitus or type 1

NIDDM

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or type 2

CKD

chronic kidney disease

AKI

acute kidney injury

UTI

urinary tract infection

MRSA

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

OA

osteoathritis

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

AKA

above knee amputation

BKA

below knee amputation

CT

computerized tomography

CBC

complete blood count

GFR

glomerular filtration rate

Hct

hematocrit

Hgb

hemoglobin

HbA1c

hemoglobin a1c or glycosylated hemoglobin

PT/ INR

prothrombin time international ratio test for warfin dosing

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

red blood cells

UA

urinalysis

PO

by mouth

IV

intravenous

IVP

iv push

IVPB

iv piggy back

IM

intramuscular

SQ

subcutaneous