| Question |
Answer |
| @ |
at |
| # |
NUMBER |
| + |
POSITIVE |
| - |
NEGATIVE |
| > |
GREATER THAN |
| < |
LESS THAN |
| ac |
before meals |
| Ab |
abortion |
| p with line over it |
after |
| x |
times |
| Tx |
treatment |
| Sx |
Symptoms/signs & symptoms |
| Prog |
prognosis |
| Px or CPE |
Physical exam |
| MHx |
Medical history |
| Hx |
History |
| H&P |
History and Physical |
| H/O |
History of |
| Dx |
Diagnosis |
| Ax |
Axillary |
| Abd |
Abdomen |
| Abn |
abnormal |
| ad lib |
As desired |
| AP |
Apical pulse |
| APAP |
Acetaminophen |
| appt |
appointment |
| ASA |
Aspirin |
| ASAP |
As soon as possible |
| BA |
Backache |
| BC |
Birth control |
| BID |
Bowel Movement |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BPM |
beats per minute |
| BS |
Bowel sounds/ blood sugar/ breath sounds |
| BSE |
breast self exam |
| c with line over it |
With |
| CC |
Cheif complaint |
| cc |
Cubic centimeter |
| CDI |
Clean, Dry & Intact |
| c/o |
Complains of |
| CS |
Cesarean Section |
| d |
Day |
| /d |
Per day |
| d/c |
Discharge/Discontinue |
| DAW |
Dispense as written |
| disch |
Discharge |
| DNKA |
Did not keep appointment |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOA |
Dead on Arrival |
| DOI |
DATE OF INJURY |
| D&V |
DIARRHEA & VOMITING |
| ED |
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| EDC |
ESTIMATED DATE OF CONFINEMENT |
| EDD |
ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY |
| F/U |
FOLLOW UP |
| Fx |
FRACTURE |
| Gyn |
GYNECOLOGY |
| H/A |
HEADACHE |
| HTN |
HYPERTENSION |
| HR |
HEART RATE |
| Ht |
HEIGHT |
| ID |
INTRADERMAL |
| IM |
INTRAMUSCULAR |
| INH |
INHALATION |
| IV |
INTRAVENOUS |
| Kg |
KILOGRAM |
| lac |
LACERATION |
| LB |
LOWER BACK |
| LBP |
LOWER BACK PAIN |
| LMP |
LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD |
| med, meds |
MEDICATION |
| mL |
MILLITER |
| MMR |
MEASLES, MUMPS RUBELLA |
| N/A |
NOT APPLICABLE |
| n/c |
nO COMPLAINTS |
| neg |
NEGATIVE |
| NKA |
No KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| NKDA |
NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| NMP |
NORMAL MENSTRUAL PERIOD |
| NPO |
NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| N&V |
NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| NVD |
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA |
| OB |
OBSTETRICS |
| OTC |
OVER THE COUNTER |
| OV |
OFFICE VISIT |
| oz. |
OUNCE |
| P |
PULSE |
| Pap |
PAP SMEAR TEST |
| PMS |
PMS |
| PRN |
AS NEEDED |
| po |
BY MOUTH |
| POS |
POSITIVE |
| POSTOP |
POSTOPERATIVE--AFTER SURGERY |
| PREOP |
PREOPERATIBE--BEFORE SURGERY |
| QD |
DAILY |
| QID |
FOUR TIMES A DAY |
| QOD |
EVERY OTHER DAY |
| RR |
RESPIRATORY RATE |
| RE |
RECTAL EXAM |
| s WITH LINE OVER IT. |
WITHOUT |
| SC OR SQ |
SUBCUTANEOUS |
| S/E |
SIDE EFFECT |
| SOB |
SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| STAT |
IMMEDIATELY/NOW |
| T |
TEMPERATURE |
| Tbsp |
TABLESPOON |
| TID |
THREE TIMES A DAY |
| TPR |
TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATION |
| Tsp |
TEASPOON |
| VE |
VAGINAL EXAM |
| VS |
VITAL SIGNS |
| WNL |
WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
Biology Lab Midterm
