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143 Cards in this Set

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POD
post operative day
post
posterior
postop
after surgery
PP
postpartum
preop
before surgery
prn
as needed
Psych
psychology; psychiatric
pt
patient
PT
physical therapy
q
every
q_h
every ____ hr
qh
every hour
qid
4xday
qs
quantity sufficient
R
respirations
R;rt.
right
RLE
right lower extremity
RLL
right lower lobe
RLQ
right lower quadrant
ROM
range of motion
ROS
review of symptoms
r/t; R/T
related to
RUE
right upper extremity
RUQ
right upper quadrant
Rx
treatment
_
s
without
SC; SQ
subcutaneous
sl; SL
sublingual
SOB
shortness of breath
S/P
status post
S/S; sx
signs and symptoms
STAT
immediately
supp
suppository
surg.
surgery
susp
suspension
sym
symmetrical
T; temp
temperature
tab
tablet
TCDB
turn cough deep breath
tid
three times a day
TKO
to keep open
t.o.
telephone order
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirations
TURP
transurethral resection of prostate
UO
urinary output
up ad lib
up as desired
V.O.; v.o.
verbal order
vol.
volume
VS
vital signs
VTBI
volume to be infused
WC; w/c
wheelchair
WD/WN
well developed, well nourished
WNL
within normal limits
wt.
weight
y/o
years old
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AKA
above knee amputation
ALL
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
BKA
below knee amputation
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
CA
cancer
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
coronary artery disease
CHF
congestive heart failure
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA
cerbrovascular accident (stroke)
DM
diabetes mellitus
DVT
deep venous thrombosis
ESRD
end stage renal disease
HBV
Hep B virus
HCV
Hep C virus
HIV
human immunodeficiency
HTN
hypertension
IDDM
insulin dependant diabetes mellitus
JVD
jugular vein disention
MI
myocardial infarction
PE
pulmonary embolism
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
TB
tuberculosis
URI
Upper respiratory infection
UTI
urinary tract infection
ABGs
arterial blood gases
AFB
acid fast bacillus
BE
barium enema
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
Ca
Calcium
CAT
computed axial tomography
CBC
complete blood count
Cl
chloride
CT
computed tomography
C&S
culture and sensitivity
ECG; EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalogram
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FBS
fasting blood sugar
Hb; Hgb
hemoglobin
Hct
hematocrit
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
K
potassium
KUB
kidney, ureter, bladder
LP
lumbar puncture
lytes
electrolytes
MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
N
nitrogen
Na
sodium
NaCl
sodium chloride
PT
prothrombin time
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
RBC
red blood cell
RBC
red blood cell
sp gr
specific gravity
T&C
type and crossmatch
UGI
upper gastrointestinal xray
UA
urinalysis
US
ultrasound
WBC
white blood cells
=
equal to
greater than or equal to
approximately
degree
(down arrow)
down; decrease
(up arrow)
up; increase
less than or equal to
x
times
/
per
+
plus; positive
-
negative; minus
CO2
carbon dioxide
HCO3-
bicarbonate
O2
oxygen
PCO2
partial pressure CO2
PO2
partial pressure O2
%
percent
1◦
primary
2◦
secondary to
3◦
tertiary
change