Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

7387691150	before		0
7387691151	ac	before meals	1
7387691152	ad lib	as desired	2
7387691154	amt	amount	3
7387691156	bid	twice a day	4
7387691158	with		5
7387691159	C	Celsius	6
7387691160	CC	chief complaint	7
7387691161	cc	cubic centimeter	8
7387691162	cm	centimeter	9
7387691163	c/o	complains of	10
7387691164	CT	computed tomography	11
7387691165	d	day	12
7387691166	dc/DC or D/C	discontinue	13
7387691167	DOB	date of birth	14
7387691168	Dx	diagnosis	15
7387691169	ER	emergency room	16
7387691170	ETA	estimated time of arrival	17
7387691171	F	Fahrenheit	18
7387691173	g or gm	gram	19
7387691174	gtt or gtts	drop or drops	20
7387691175	h	hour	21
7387691176	Hg	mercury	22
7387691177	water		23
7387691178	hydrogen peroxide		24
7387691179	H&P or HxPx	history and physical	25
7387691180	Ht	height	26
7387691181	Hx	history	27
7387691182	ICU	intensive care unit	28
7387691183	I&D	incision and drainage	29
7387691184	IP	inpatient	30
7387691185	K/K+	potassium	31
7387691186	kg	kilogram	32
7387691187	left		33
7387691188	L/l	liter	34
7387691189	lb or #	pound	35
7387691190	mg(m)	milligram	36
7387691191	ml	milliliter	37
7387691192	mm	millimeter	38
7387691193	MRI	magnetic resonance imaging	39
7387691194	Na/Na+	sodium	40
7387691195	N/A	not applicable	41
7387691196	neg	negative	42
7387691197	NKA	no known allergies	43
7387691198	NKDA	no known drug allergies	44
7387691200	OD	overdose	45
7387691202	OP	outpatient	46
7387691203	OR	operating room	47
7387691204	OTC	over-the-counter	48
7387691206	oz	ounce	49
7387691207	after		50
7387691208	PE	physical exam	51
7387691209	per	by or through	52
7387691210	PET	positron emission tomography	53
7387691212	pm/PM	between noon and midnight	54
7387691213	PRN/prn	as needed	55
7387691214	Pt/pt	patient	56
7387691215	q	every	57
7387691216	qd	every day	58
7387691217	qid	four times a day	59
7387691218	right		60
7387691219	r/o, R/O	rule out	61
7387691221	Rx	"take" OR prescription	62
7387691222	without		63
7387691223	sig	instructions or directions	64
7387691224	SO	standing order OR significant other	65
7387691226	S&S	signs and symptoms	66
7387691227	stat	immediately	67
7387691228	T	temperature	68
7387691230	tbsp	tablespoon	69
7387691231	temp	temperature	70
7387691232	tid	three times a day	71
7387691233	TPR	temperature, pulse, and respiration	72
7387691234	tsp	teaspoon	73
7387691235	Tx	therapy or treatment	74
7387691237	VS	vital signs	75
7387691239	wk	week	76
7387691240	WNL	within normal limits	77
7387691241	Wt	weight	78
7387691242	>	greater than	79
7387691243	<	less than	80
7387691244	+	positive	81
7387691245	-	negative	82
7387691246	~	approximately	83
7387691247	%	percent	84
7387691248	increase		85
7387691249	decrease		86
7387691252	change or changed		87
7387691253	@	at	88
7387691254	degree		89
7387691255	♀	female	90
7387691256	♂	male	91