Abbreviations

Front 1

abd

Back 1

Abdomen

Hint 1

Whole Stomach

bdomenYour abdomen is the part of your body below your chest where your stomach and intestines are

Front 2

a d lib

Back 2

As desired

Hint 2

meaning "at pleasure" and "at one's pleasure, as much as one desires, to the full extent of one's wishes."

Front 3

a c

Back 3

Before Meals

Hint 3

Not yet eating

Front 4

ADL

Back 4

Activities of daily living

Hint 4

Keeping movements every day

Front 5

Am (am)

Back 5

Morning

Front 6

a m b

Back 6

Ambulatory

Hint 6

able to walk about and not bedridden.

Front 7

amt

Back 7

Amount

Hint 7

Total

Front 8

a p

Back 8

Apical

Hint 8

A complete round structure.

The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, such as the lung or the heart. For example, an apical lung tumor is a tumor located at the top of the lung.

Front 9

A R O M

Back 9

Active range of motion

Hint 9

Lots of movement

Front 10

b i d

Back 10

twice a day

Hint 10

2 times

Front 11

BM

Back 11

Bowel movement

Hint 11

Poop

Front 12

BP

Back 12

Blood pressure

Front 13

BRP

Back 13

Bathroom privileges

Hint 13

The right to go to the bathroom

Front 14

BS

Back 14

Blood sugar

Hint 14

Sweet blood

Front 15

B S C

Back 15

Bed side commode

Hint 15

Bathroom next to bed

Front 16

Top minus c

Back 16

With

Hint 16

(c with a bar over it

Front 17

C

Back 17

Centigrade

Hint 17

Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C. ...daytime temperatures of up to forty degrees centigrade.

Front 18

CA

Back 18

Cancer

Front 19

Cath

Back 19

Catheter

Hint 19

catheter is a tube which is used to introduce liquids into a human body or to withdraw liquids from it.

Front 20

CBC

Back 20

Complete blood count

Hint 20

Front 21

CBR

Back 21

Complete bed rest

Hint 21

Front 22

Cc/*mL

Back 22

Cubic centimeter

Hint 22

Front 23

c/o

Back 23

Complains of

Front 24

CPR

Back 24

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Hint 24

Front 25

CVA

Back 25

Cerebrovascular accident,stroke

Front 26

dc (d/c)

Back 26

discontinue/discharge

Hint 26

No going further

Front 27

DM

Back 27

diabetes mellitus

Hint 27

Front 28

D O A

Back 28

Dead on arrival

Hint 28

Not alive when coming

Front 29

d r s g

Back 29

dressing

Hint 29

Front 30

ECG (EKG)

Back 30

Electrocardiogram

Hint 30

Front 31

EEG

Back 31

electroencephalogram

Hint 31

Front 32

ER

Back 32

Emergency room

Front 33

F

Back 33

Fahrenheit

Hint 33

Front 34

FBS

Back 34

Fasting blood sugar

Hint 34

Front 35

fl (fld)

Back 35

Fluid

Hint 35

Front 36

FF

Back 36

Force fluids

Hint 36

Front 37

g a l

Back 37

Gallon

Front 38

G B

Back 38

Gallbladder

Front 39

GI

Back 39

Gastrointestinal

Front 40

H2O

Back 40

Water

Front 41

h (hr)

Back 41

Hour

Front 42

HS (hs)

Back 42

Hour of sleep

Front 43

ht

Back 43

Height

Front 44

I&O

Back 44

Intake and output

Front 45

In

Back 45

Inch

Front 46

IV

Back 46

Intravenous

Front 47

L

Back 47

Left,liter

Front 48

lab

Back 48

Laboratory

Front 49

lb

Back 49

Pound

Front 50

liq

Back 50

Liquid

Front 51

LLQ

Back 51

Left lower quadrant

Front 52

LUQ

Back 52

Left upper quadrant

Front 53

lt

Back 53

Left

Front 54

Meds

Back 54

Medications

Front 55

Mid noc

Back 55

Midnight

Front 56

Min

Back 56

Minute

Front 57

ml

Back 57

Milliliter

Front 58

NA

Back 58

Nursing Assistant

Front 59

Neg

Back 59

Negative

Front 60

noc

Back 60

Night

Front 61

NPO (npo)

Back 61

nothing by mouth

Front 62

02

Back 62

Oxygen

Front 63

OB

Back 63

Obstetrics

Front 64

HX

Back 64

History

Front 65

dx

Back 65

diagnosis

Front 66

OOB

Back 66

out of bed

Front 67

OR

Back 67

operating room

Front 68

OT

Back 68

Occupational therapy

Front 69

oz (Oz)

Back 69

ounce

Front 70

pc

Back 70

after meals

Front 71

PM (pm)

Back 71

after noon

Front 72

Peds

Back 72

Pediatrics

Front 73

Per

Back 73

by, through

Front 74

po (per os)

Back 74

By mouth

Front 75

Postop (post op)

Back 75

Postoperative

Front 76

Preop (pre op)

Back 76

Preoperative

Front 77

prn

Back 77

When necessary

Front 78

Prep

Back 78

Preparation

Front 79

Pt (pt)

Back 79

Patient

Front 80

PT

Back 80

Physical therapy

Front 81

q

Back 81

every

Front 82

q2h, q3h ,etc

Back 82

every 2 hrs, every 3 hrs, so on

Front 83

qd

Back 83

every day/daily

Front 84

qh

Back 84

every hour

Front 85

q h s

Back 85

every night at bedtime

Front 86

q i d

Back 86

four times a day

Front 87

q o d

Back 87

every other day

Front 88

R

Back 88

rectal temperature; right ; resp

Front 89

RBC

Back 89

Red blood cell; red blood count

Front 90

RLQ

Back 90

right lower quadrant

Front 91

ROM

Back 91

range of motion

Front 92

RUQ

Back 92

Right upper quadrant

Front 93

Back 93

Without

Front 94

SOB

Back 94

Shortness of breath

Front 95

Spec (spec

Back 95

specimen

Front 96

SSE

Back 96

Soapsuds enema

Front 97

SX

Back 97

Symptoms

Front 98

Stat

Back 98

at once, immediately

Front 99

tbsp

Back 99

Tablespoon

Front 100

t i d

Back 100

Three times a day

Front 101

t s p

Back 101

teaspoon

Front 102

TLC

Back 102

tender loving care

Front 103

TPR

Back 103

Temperature, pulse, and resp

Front 104

U/a, U/A, u/a

Back 104

Urinalysis

Front 105

V S, v s

Back 105

Vital signs

Front 106

WBC

Back 106

white blood cell; white blood ct

Front 107

wt

Back 107

Weight

Front 108

w/c

Back 108

Wheelchair

Front 109

Triangle

Back 109

Change

Front 110

PROM

Back 110

passive range of motion