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_WK1SA All Abbreviations for Week4 Quiz (113)
This is part of the required vocabulary list for Week 1-2. The quiz on this material will be in Week 4.
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| “ad lib., ad libitum” | as desired |
| “aq., aqueous” | water-based |
| “b.i.d., bis in die” | two times a day |
| “ECG, EKG” | electrocardiogram |
| “L, l” | “liter, liters” |
| “n.p.o., nil per os, NBM” | nothing by mouth |
| “p.o., per os” | by mouth |
| “p.r.n., pro re nata” | “as needed, as required” |
| “q., quaque” | every |
| “q.( )h., quaque ( ) hora” | every ( ) hours |
| “q.a.m., quaque ante meridian” | every morning |
| “q.d., quaque die” | daily |
| “q.i.d., quater in die” | four times a day |
| “R/O, RO” | rule out |
| “stat, statim” | at once |
| “Subcu., SubQ” | subcutaneous |
| “t.i.d., ter in die” | three times a day |
| “TBC, TB” | tuberculosis |
| “U/A, UA” | urinalysis |
| “wbc, WBCs” | “white blood cells, white blood count” |
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |
| “a.c., ante cibum” | before meals |
| ABO | blood type system |
| ac | before meals |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| bid | twice a day |
| bm | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| C | “Centigrade, Celsius” |
| c/o | “complaint of, complains of” |
| C02 | carbon dioxide |
| Ca | calcium |
| cap | capsule |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| cm | “centimeter, centimeters” |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| d/c | “discontinue, discharge” |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
| Dx | “diagnosis, diagnoses” |
| “ECG, EKG” | electrocardiogram |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| ER | emergency room |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| fb | foreign body |
| Fr | French ( a kind of catheter or tube) |
| fx | fracture |
| gm | “gram, grams” |
| gtt | drop-liquid measurement |
| H2O | water |
| HR | heart rate |
| hr | hour |
| ID | intradermal |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IU | international units |
| IV | intravenous |
| kg | “kilogram, kilograms” |
| LMD | local doctor |
| mcg | “microgram, micrograms” |
| mEq | “milliequivalent, milliequivalents” |
| mg | “milligram, milligrams” |
| mg | milligram |
| mg% | “milligram per cent, milligrams per cent” |
| ml | “milliliter, milliliters” |
| ml | milliliter |
| mm | “millimeter, millimeters” |
| mmHg | millimeters of mercury |
| MVA | motor vehicle accident |
| NF | “none found, not found” |
| NG | nasogastric |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NTG | nitroglycerin |
| O2 | oxygen (gas) |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| pc | after meals |
| per cent | for every one hundred |
| pH | hydrogen ion concentration |
| po | by mouth |
| post-op | portoperative (after surgery) |
| pre-op | preoperative (before surgery) |
| prn | as needed |
| pt | patient |
| PTA | prior to admission |
| qd | every day |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times a day |
| qod | every other day |
| RBC | “red blood cells, red blood count” |
| Rx | “treatment, prescribe” |
| s | without |
| s/s | signs and symptoms |
| sc/sq | subcutaneous |
| sed rate | sedimentation rate |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| sp. gr. | specific gravity |
| stat | immediately |
| Sx | symptoms |
| tab | tablet |
| TPR | “temperature, pulse and respiration” |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| U | “unit, units” |
| vs | vital signs |
| YO | years old |
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