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Question | Answer |
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ac | before meals |
ad lib. | freely, as desired |
AM | before noon |
c | with |
d | day |
dc D/C | discontinue |
h | hour |
hs | hours of sleep |
npo | nothing by mouth |
pc | after meals |
PM | after noon |
prn | as requiired |
q | every |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
qid | four times a day |
qam | every morning |
qod | every other day |
s | without |
ss | half |
tid | three times a day |
A&D | ascending and Descending |
AK | above the knee |
ant | anterior |
bilat | bilateral |
BK | below the knee |
L | Left |
LAD | Left Anterior Descending |
LAO | Left Anterior Oblique |
LLE | Left Lower Extremity |
LLL | Left Lower Lobe(Lung) |
LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
LUE | Left upper Extremity |
LUl | Left Upper Lobe(Lung) |
LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
post | posterior |
R | right |
RLE | Right Lower Extremity |
RLL | Right Lower Lobe(Lung) |
RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
RUE | Right Upper Extremity |
RUL | Right Upper Lobe(Lung) |
RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant |
AKA | Above the knee |
BKA | Below The Knee |
DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
Fx | Fracture |
LS | Lumbarsacral |
ORIF | Open Reduction Internal Fixation |
PROM | Passive Range Of Motion |
RA | Rheumatid arthritis |
RF | Rheumatoid Factor |
ROM | Range Of Motion |
THR | Total Hip Replacement |
TKA | Total Knee Anthroplasty |
TKR | Total Knee Replacement |
TMJ | Temporomandibular joint |
TX Tx | traction |