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abbreviations
2nd quarter
Question | Answer |
---|---|
pediatrics | peds |
penicillin | PEN |
by or through | per |
pharmacy | pharm |
afternoon | PM or p.m. |
premenstrual syndrome | PMS |
by mouth | po or PO |
positive | pos |
postoperative (after surgery) | postop |
preoperative (before surgery) | preop |
preperation | prep |
as needed | prn |
physical therapy | PT |
patient | Pt or pt |
everyday | qd |
every hour | qh |
every(2,3,4)hours | q(2,3,4)h |
four times a day | quid |
every night | qn |
quantity not sufficient | QNS |
every other day | qod |
quantity sufficient | QS |
quadriplegic | quad |
respiration | R |
rectal examination | RE |
regular | reg |
rehabilitation | rehab |
registered medical assistant | RMA |
prescription | Rx |
without | s with a line over it |
subcutaneous | SC or SQ |
side effects | S/E |
second | sec |
sigmoidoscopy | sigmoid |
slight | sl |
small | sm |
shortness of breath | SOB |
solution | sol |
specimen | spec |
immediately | STAT |
surgery | surg |
temperature | T |
tablet,tablets | tab,tabs |
temperature | temp |
therapy | ther |
three times a day | tid |
total lung capacity, tender loving care | TLC |
temperature,pulse and respiration | TPR |
trace | tr |
testicular self-examination | TSE |
vagina, vaginal | vag |
vaginal examination | VE |
vitamin | vit |
verbal order | BO |
viatl signs | VS |
week | wk |
within normal limits | WNL |
written order | WO |
without | w/o |
weight | wt |
workup | W/U |
abd | abdomen |
AD | right ear |
AS | left ear |
AU | in each ear, both ears |
EENT | eye, ear, nose and throat |
Gl | gastrointesional |
GU | gastrourinary |
L with a circle around it or lt | left |
LA with a circle around it | left arm |
LL with a circle around it | left leg |
LLQ | lower left quadrant |
LRQ | lower right quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
OU | both eyes |
R with a circle around it or rt | right |
RA with a circle around it | right arm |
RL with a circle around it | right leg |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
C | celsius |
cc | cubic centimeter |
cm | centimeter |
dl | deciliter |
F | fahrenheit |
g | gram |
kg | kilogram |
L | liter |
l | length |
lb | pound |
m | meter |
mcg | microgram |
mg | milligram |
ml | milliliter |
mm | millimeter |
oz | ounce |
pt | pint |
qt | quart |
ss | one half |
T | tabelspoon |
tsp | teaspoon |