Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
57 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
KLB
|
kidney, liver, bladder
|
|
|
KUB
|
kidney, ureter, bladder
|
|
|
L&A
|
light and accommodation
|
|
|
LBBB
|
left bundle branch block
|
|
|
LE
|
lupus erythematosus
|
|
|
LKS
|
liver, kidneys and spleen
|
|
|
LMP
|
last menstrual period
|
|
|
LS
|
lumbosacral
|
|
|
LTC
|
long-term care
|
|
|
LV
|
left ventricle
|
|
|
LVH
|
left ventricular hypertrophy
|
|
|
mg
|
milligram
|
|
|
mg %
|
milligram percent
|
|
|
MI
|
mitral insufficiency, myocardial infarction
|
|
|
ml
|
milliliter
|
|
|
mmHg
|
millimeters of mercury
|
|
|
MS
|
mitral stenosis, morphine sulfate, multiple sclerosis, musculoskeletal
|
|
|
MUGA
|
multigated angiogram
|
|
|
NB
|
newborn
|
|
|
NA
|
nasogastric
|
|
|
NM
|
neuromuscular, nuclear medicine
|
|
|
NP
|
nasopharyngeal, neuropsychiatric
|
|
|
NPO
|
(L) nulla per os - nothing by mouth
|
|
|
NSR
|
normal sinus rhythm
|
|
|
N&V
|
nausea and vomiting
|
|
|
OB
|
obstetrics
|
|
|
OD
|
overdose, (L) oculus dexter - right eye
|
|
|
OM
|
otitis media
|
|
|
OR
|
operating room
|
|
|
ORIF
|
open reduction, internal fixation
|
|
|
OS
|
(L)- oculo sinister - left eye
|
|
|
OU
|
(L) oculi unitas - both eyes
|
|
|
PA
|
posteroanterior, pulmonary artery
|
|
|
P&A
|
percussion and auscultation
|
|
|
PAC
|
premature atrial contraction
|
|
|
PAP
|
Papanicolaou (smear, stain, test)
|
|
|
PAR
|
postanesthesia room
|
|
|
PAT
|
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, pregnancy at term
|
|
|
PDA
|
patent ductus arteriosus
|
|
|
PE
|
physical examination, pleural effusion
|
|
|
PERLA
|
pupils equal, react to light and accommodation
|
|
|
PERRLA
|
pupils equal, round, regular, react to light and accommodation
|
|
|
PID
|
pelvic inflammatory disease
|
|
|
PMI
|
point of maximal impulse, posterior myocardial infarction
|
|
|
PND
|
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
|
|
|
PT
|
physical therapy
|
|
|
PVC
|
premature ventricular contraction
|
|
|
PX
|
physical examination
|
|
|
q.d.
|
every day
|
|
|
q.h.
|
every hour
|
|
|
q. 4h
|
every four hours
|
|
|
q.h.s.
|
every hour of sleep
|
|
|
q.i.d.
|
four times a day
|
|
|
RBBB
|
right bundle branch block
|
|
|
RBC
|
red blood cell, red blood (cell) count
|
|
|
RD
|
Raynaud's disease
|
|
|
RDS
|
respiratory distress syndrome
|
