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Med Term Lesson 10
Medical Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | before |
| aa | of each |
| abd | abdominal |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ADL | activity of daily living |
| ad lib | as desired |
| a.m. | morning |
| amt. | amount |
| AROM | active range of motion |
| AX | axillary (temperature under the arm) |
| BID | 2 times per day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| C | Celsius (liquid O stored @ 30 degrees Celsius. Convert C to F by multiplying by 9, dividing by 5, adding 32 |
| C with line over it | with |
| cal | calorie |
| cath | catherer |
| CBR | complete bed rest |
| CC | cubic centimeter (cc = ml) |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure (increase in fluid pressure on heart and lungs caused by poor kidney and heart function |
| cm | centimeter (cm = 1 inch = 2.54 cms) |
| CN | charge nurse (usually RN in charge on a shift) |
| CNS | central nervous sysytem (brain & spinal cord) |
| c/o | complains of |
| DC | discontinue (D = dis; C = con't) |
| DON | director of nurses (only 1 per facility) Note: JACH - joint accredition Com of Hospitals) |
| Dr | medical doctor |
| DX | diagnosis (dx = educated guess at what's wrong; progosis = education guess of outcome) |
| F | Fahrenheit (F to C = subtract 2, multiply by 5, divide by 9) |
| fx | fracture |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| gtt | drop |
| GU | genitourinary |
| h | hour |
| H2O | water |
| HOB | head of bed (trendelenberg positin = hips placed higher than head. Reverse Trendelenberg position is head of bed remains elevated) |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| HS | hour of sleep |
| I/O | input/output (fluid taken in and released in 24 hours) |
| IV | intravenous (infiltrated = IV no longer in vein and flid now seeping into surrounding tissues) |
| kg | kilogram (1 kg = 2.2 pounds) |
| L | liter (1 lit = 1000 cc's or 33.8 oz) |
| lb | pound (16 oz = 1 lb) |
| LE/LLE/LUE | lower extremity, left lower extremity, left upper extremity |
| Lt. | left |
| MI | myocardial infraction |
| mm | millimeter (1 m = 1 cm: 1 mm = 1 cm: convert mm to inches is multiply by 10 and divide by 254) |
| noc | night (noctural) |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| N/V | nausea/vomiting |
| O.D. | right eye |
| OOB | out of bed |
| O.S. | left eye |
| O.U. | both eyes |
| oz | ounce (3 tsps = 15 cc = 1 tbsp: 1 tsp = 5 ccs: 1 C = 250 cc: 1 oz = 30 cc: 1cc = 1 ml) |
| p with line over (lower case) | after |
| P (capital letter) | pulse (radial pulse at wrist: popliteal pulse from behind knee: apical pulse on chest: carotid pulse on neck: pedal pulse at foot) |
| p.c. | after meals |
| PO | by mouth |
| p.m | evening |
| prn | as needed |
| PROM | passive range of motion |
| pt | patient |
| qd | every day |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | 4x per day |
| qod | every other day |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| QS | quantity sufficient |
| R with circle around | rectal |
| R (upper case) | respirations (breathes/min) |
| RE/RUE/RLE | right extremity, right upper extremity, right lower extremity |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Rx | prescription |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
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