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Medical Abbreviation
Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |