Lesson 2 and Generals F.C. 10/5

h

hour

H2O

Water

H2O2

Hydrogen Peroxide

HPI

History of Present Illness

Hx

History

H&P

History of Physical

HxPx

History and Physical Exam

ICU

Intensive care unit

IP

Inpatient

Kg

Kilogram

lb

pound

L

Left

l

litter

Lt

Left

L (Circled)

Left

mm

millimeter

N/A

Not applicable

neg.

Negative

noct.

Night

oint

Ointment

OP

Outpatient

OTC

Over the counter

OV

Office visit

oz.

ounce

p (with a line over it)

After

per

by, through

PM;pm

Between noon and midnight

PHX

Patient History

PO

By mouth

PRN

As necessary

PC

After meals

PK

Pain Killer

Pt

Patient

Q

every

q

every

qd

Everyday

qns

Quantity not sufficient

R

Right

R (circled)

Right

Rt

Right

RR

Recovery Room

ROM

Range of motion

R/O;r/o

Rule out

ROS

Review of systems

Sig. , sig.

Instructions on the label

SO

Standing order, significant other

SOAP

subjective, objective, assessment, plan

S&S

Signs and symptoms

tab(s)

Tablet (s)

tbsp

Tablespoon

temp.

Temperature

tsp.

Teaspoon

UNK

Unknown

w/a

While awake

wk.

Week

VS

Vital signs

wt.

Weight

Tx

Treatment

s (with a line over it )

Without

c (with a line over it)

With

-algia

Pain

Crani-

Skull

end-

Inside

Hemi-

Half

-oid

Like

Hyper-

Above, more than normal

Cyst-

Sac containing fluid

Chole-

Bile

Hypo-

Under

-scop-

Observe

Hyster-

Uterus

-ostomy

Create an opening

Para-

Beside/beyond

-lysis

Loosening, destruction

Cervic-

Neck

Chondr-

Cartilage

Cyan-

Blue

Hem(at)-

Blood

Ost-

Bone

Psycho-

Mind

Lip-

Fat

My-

Muscle

Lith-

Stone

Ophthalm-

Eye

Proct-

Anus

-ar

Pertaining to, having a connection with

-ary

Pertaining to, having a connection with

-cle

Small; little

-e

Means of; instrument for