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;
41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
AMA
|
American Medical Association
|
|
ARRT
|
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
|
|
ED
|
Emergency Department
|
|
ENT
|
Ear, Nose, Throat
|
|
ER
|
Emergency Room
|
|
GP
|
General Practitioner
|
|
GYN
|
Gynecology
|
|
ICU
|
Intensive Care Unit
|
|
LPN
|
Licenced Practical Nurse
|
|
LVN
|
Licensed Vocational Nurse
|
|
OB
|
Obstetrics
|
|
OR
|
Operating Room
|
|
OTC
|
Over the Counter (Drug that can be obtained without a prescription)
|
|
PA
|
Physician Assistant; Posteroanterior
|
|
PT
|
Physical Therapy; Prothrombin Time
|
|
RN
|
Registered Nurse
|
|
Rx
|
Prescription
|
|
a.c.
|
Before Meals (ante cibum)
|
|
ad lib.
|
Freely as Needed, At Pleasure (ad libitum)
|
|
Aq.
|
Water (Aqua)
|
|
b.i.d.
|
Twice a Day (Bis in Die)
|
|
b.i.n.
|
Twice a Night (Bis in Noctis)
|
|
CS, C-section
|
Cesarean Section
|
|
DOA
|
Dead on Arrival
|
|
ECG, EKG
|
Electrocardiogram
|
|
I & O
|
Intake and Output
|
|
IM
|
Intramuscular
|
|
IU
|
International Unit
|
|
IV
|
Intravenous
|
|
Noct.
|
Night
|
|
NPO
|
Nothing by Mouth (Nil Per Os)
|
|
OD
|
Right Eye (Oculus Dexter); Overdose
|
|
po, PO
|
By Mouth (Per Os)
|
|
p.r.n.
|
As the Occasion Arises; As Needed (Pro re Nata)
|
|
q.i.d.
|
Four Times a Day (quarter in die)
|
|
t.i.d.
|
Three Times a Day
|
|
BP
|
Blood Pressure
|
|
Bx,bx
|
Biopsy
|
|
C
|
Celsius, Centigrade
|
|
CA
|
Cancer, Carcinoma
|
|
CDC
|
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
|