Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Final Review: Abbreviations P thru Z

AB
Ppulse
p.c.after meals
p.m., PMafternoon
p.o.by mouth
p.r.n.whenever necessary
p/o, POpost operative
PAphysician assistant, posteroanterior
PACUpost anesthesia care unit
Pappap smear
PCApatient controlled analgesic
PCNpenicillin
PDRPhysician Desk Reference
PEpulmonary embolism, physical exam
Pedspediatrics
PERLpupils equal and react to light
PFpeak flow
PIDpelvic inflammatory disease
PMSpremenstrual syndrome
PODpost operative day
postoppostoperative
PRper rectum
preoppreoperative
prepprepare for
proctoproctoscopy
pro Time/INRprothrombin time
PSAprostate specific antigen
PTphysical therapy
pt or PTpatient
PTCApercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PTTpartial thromboplastin time
pulse oxpulse oximetry
q.every
q.2h, q.4hevery 2 hours, every 4 hours
q.h.every hour
q.i.d, QID4 times a day
Rrespiration
R, RTright
R/Orule out
RArheumatoid arthritis
RBCred blood count
rbcred blood cell
Rhblood types
RLQright lower quadrant
RNregistered nurse
ROMrange of motion
RTrespiratory therapy
RUQright upper quadrant
Rxtake, prescribe
šwithout
S/P, s/pstatus post
SAsinoatrial
SBEself breast exam
SIDSsudden infant death syndrome
SLsublingual
SOBshortness of breath
SQ, SCsubcutaneous
ST, CSTsurgical technician, certified surgical technician
staphstaphylococcus
statimmediately
STD/STIsexually transmitted disease/infection
strepstreptococcus
suppsuppository
Ttemperature
T&Atonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
t.i.d., TIDthree times a day
T1, T2thoracic vertebrae
T₃, T₄thyroid test
tab(s)tablet(s)
TAHtotal abdominal hysterectomy
TAHBSOtotal abdominal hysterectomy bilater salpingo-oophorectomy
TBtuberculosis
Tdaptetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine
TIAtransient ischemic attack
TKOto keep open
TMtympanic membrane
toptopical
TPNtotal parenteral nutrition
transtransverse
TSHthyroid stimulating hormone
TURtransurethral resection
TURBtransurethral resection of the bladder
TURPtransurethral resection of the prostate
TXtreatment
Type IType I diabetes
Type IIType II diabetes
Ua, UAurinalysis
UGIupper gastointestinal
URIupper respiratory infection
UTIurinary tract infection
VARchicken pox vaccine
VATvideo assisted thoracotomy
VFventricular fibrillation
VSvital signs
W/C, WCwheelchair
WBCwhite blood count
wbcwhite blood cell
WNLwithin normal limits
Wtweight
y/oyears old
change



This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
Learn more about Quia
Create your own activities