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LPN Abbreviations
Quebec Abbreviations for LPN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| i, ii, iii | 1, 2, 3 |
| R or RT | Right |
| L or LT | Left |
| D or drt | Droite |
| G or gch | Gauche |
| ULQ | Upper Left Quadrant |
| LRQ | Left Right Quadrant |
| LLQ | Lower Left Quadrant |
| URQ | Upper Right Quadrant |
| QSG | Quadrant Superieur Gauche |
| QID | Quadrant Inferieur Droit |
| SOB | Short of Breath |
| SOBOE | Short of Breath on Effort |
| ECG | Electro Cardiogram |
| EEG | Electro Encephalogram |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DDN | Date de naissance |
| ENT | Ears, Nose, Throat |
| ORL | Otorhynolaryngologie |
| ETOH | Ethanol / Alcohol |
| DRSG | Dressing |
| NS | Normal Saline |
| NaCL | Sodium Chloride |
| S+S | Signs and Symptoms |
| Ψ | Psychiatry |
| I/O | In & Out |
| I/E | Ingesta / Excreta |
| Db | Diabetes |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Milletus |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder |
| MPOC | Maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident |
| AVC | Accident vasculaire celebrale |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| ICT | Ischemie cerebrale transitoire |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| IC | Insuffisance cardiaque |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| MCAS | Maladie Cardiaque Arthero Sclerotique |
| MI | Myocardial Infarctus |
| IDM | Infarctus du myocarde |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| HTA | Hypertension arteriale |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| IRM | Imagerie resonance magnetique |
| SPO2 | Saturation Pulse Oxymeter |
| O2 Sat | Oxygen Saturation |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| RR | Respiratory Rate |
| Hx | History |
| Dx | Diagnostic |
| Rx | Prescription |
| Fx | Fracture |
| Tx | Treatment |
| PLS | Pulse |
| BPM | Beats per minute |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| TA | Tension artérielle |
| T° | Temperature |
| Ax | Axillary (Arm pit) |
| Bucc | Buccal (mouth) |
| Rect | Rectal |
| Tymp | Tympanic (ears) |
| GERD | Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disorder |
| AKF | Acute Kidney Failure |
| CKF | Chronic Kidney Failure |
| IRA | Insuffisance Renale Aigue |
| IRC | Insuffisance Renale Chronique |
| UTI | Urinary Track Infection |
| IU | Infection Urinaire |