Studied by 5 people
8/24/2024 , SAT
AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
ac
before meals
ADL
activities of daily living
A&O
alert and oriented
ax
axillary
asa
aspirin
as
left ear
au
both ears
bp , b/p
blood pressure
br, BR
bed rest
ad
right ear
bs
blood sugar, bowel sounds
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CA
Cancer
C
with
CAT
computerized axial tomography
CBC
complete blood count
CC
chief complaint , cardiac output
Ca
calcium
cdc
calculated date of confinement
c/o
complains of
cpr
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
dat
diet as tolerated
DC , D/C
discontinue, discharge
DNR
do not resuscitate
dob
date of birth
d/w
dextrose in water
dx
diagnosis
ECG / EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalography
er
Emergency room
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
fbs
fasting blood sugar
fx
fracture
GI
gastrointestinal
GTT
glucose tolerance test
GU
genitourinary
GYN
gynecology
HA
headache
hob
head of bed
hoh
hard of hearing
h + p , h/p
history and physical
hs
hour of sleep
ht
height
hx
history
ICU
intensive care unit
I+O
intake and output
IV
intravenous
K
potassium
L&D
labor and delivery
llq
Left lower quadrant
luq
left upper quadrant
L&W
living and well
MI
myocardial infarction
nka
no known allergies
NPO
nothing by mouth
Noc
night
UTI
urinary tract infection
vo
verbal order
VS
vital signs
WBC
white blood count / white blood cell
wc , w/c
wheel chair
wnl
within normal limits
wt
weight
s/s , s+s
signs and symptoms
stat
immediately
sx
symptoms
Tid
three times a day
TKO
to keep open
UA
urinalysis
UR
upper respiratory
RUQ
right upper quadrant
rx
prescription
ss
one half
sob
shortness of breath
sp gr, spec
specific gravity
qs
quantity sufficient
RLQ
right lower quadrant
ROM
range of motion
qd
every day
qhs
every hour
qid
four times a day
qns
quantity not sufficient
qod
every other day
PT
physical therapy
pt
patient
px
prognosis
q
every
pc
after meals
po
by mouth
ob
obstetrics
OD
overdose, right eye
OOB
out of bed
OS
left eye
OU
each eye
P
post
prn
as needed
Note
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