Medical Abbreviations and Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical abbreviations and terminology.

PNS

Peripheral nervous system

PO

By mouth

post-op

After surgery

PPE

Personal protective equipment

pre-op

Before surgery

PRN

As necessary

PROM

Passive range of motion

PT

Physical therapist/therapy

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

PWB

Partial weight-bearing

R, rt.

Right

RA

Rheumatoid arthritis

RBC

Red blood cell

RD

Registered dietitian

rehab

Rehabilitation

res.

Resident

resp.

Respiration

RF

Restrict fluids

R.I.C.E.

Rest, ice, compression, elevation

RN

Registered nurse

R/O

Rule out

ROM

Range of motion

RR

Respiratory rate

5

Without

S&S, S/S

Signs and symptoms

SDS

Safety data sheet

SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome

SLP

Speech-language pathologist

SNF

Skilled nursing facility

SOB

Shortness of breath

SP

Standard Precautions

spec.

Specimen

SSE

Soapsuds enema

staph

Staphylococcus

STAT

At once, immediately

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

strep

Streptococcus

T., temp

Temperature

TB

Tuberculosis

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

THR

Total hip replacement

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

TID, t.i.d.

Three times a day

TKR

Total knee replacement

TPR

Temperature, pulse, respirations

TWE

Tap water enema

UA

Urinalysis

URI

Upper respiratory infection

UTI

Urinary tract infection

VRE

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

VS

Vital signs

WBC

White blood cell/count

WNL

Within normal limits

wt.

Weight