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Medical Abbreviation
Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vital Signs | VS |
| Abdomen | Abd |
| At bedtime | H.S. |
| Complete blood count | CBC |
| Electrocardiogram | EKG |
| Licensed Practice Nurse | LPN |
| Nausea and Vomiting | N & V |
| Red Blood Cell | RBC |
| Immediately | STAT |
| Blood Pressure | BP |
| Potassium | K+ |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
| Weight | Wt |
| Cerebrovascular accident | CVA |
| Intake and output | I&O |
| Finger sticks blood sugar | FSBS |
| Chest x-ray | CXR |
| Nothing by mouth | NPO |
| Turn, cough and deep breathe | TCDB |
| Before meals | A.C. |
| No Known allergies | NKA |
| Urinalysis | UA |
| Diagnosis | Dx |
| Registered Nurse | RN |
| Morning | A.M. |
| Bathroom Privileges | BRP |
| Hypertension | HTN |
| Out of bed | OOB |
| Every 4 hours | q 4hrs |
| As desired | Ad lib |
| Oxygen | O2 |
| After meals | P.C. |
| Intravenous | IV |
| Every | Q |
| Computerized tomography | CT |
| Myocardial infarction | MI |
| Congestive Heart Failure | CHF |
| Doctor | Dr. |
| Patient care technician | PCT |
| Four times day | QID |
| Rule out | R/O |
| With | c (a line above the c) |
| Pre-operative | Pre-op |
| Without | s (a line above the s) |
| Sodium | Na |
| Culture and sensitivity | C/S |
| Physical therapy | P.T. |
| Afternoon | P.M. |
| Calcium | Ca |
| Aphasia | imparement or absence of language function |
| Empathy | feelings and reactions of another person |
| Sympathy | an expressed sensitive concern for and sharing of the mental and emotional state of another person |
| 1 cc is how many mL | 1 mL |
| 5 mL is how many teaspoons | 1 tsp |
| 30 cc is how many? | 1 ounce |
| 30 mL is how many? | 1 ounce |
| 8 ounces is? | 1 cup |
| 3 teaspoons is | 1 tablespoon |