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Flash Cards 6 Abbreviations
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a.c.
before meals
ABO
blood type system
ad lib
as desired
aq
water based
b.i.d
two times a day
blasts
blast cells
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
Ca
calcium
CBC
complete blood count
cm
centimeter
CO2
carbon dioxide
D5W
5% dextrose in water
DOA
dead on arrival
DOB
date of birth
DTR
deep tendon relfexes
Dx
diagnosis
E. coli
bacteria in bowel
EBV
virus
EBV
virus
EBV
virus
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencophalogram
EM
electron microscope
Fr
a kind of catheter or tube
FUO
fever of unknown origin
GB
gallbladder
gm
gram
gr
grains
H2O
water
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IU
international units
IV
intravenous
kg
kilogram
L, l
liter
LMD
local doctor
lymphs
lymphocytes
mcg
microgram
mEq
milliequivalent
mg
milligram
mg%
milligram percent
midnoc
midnight
mL, ml
milliliter
mm
millimeter
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
monos
monocytes
n.p.o, NBM
nothing by mouth
NBS
normal bowel sounds
NF
none found, not found
NG
nasogastric
NSD
no serious disease
O
oxygen (chemical element)
O2
oxygen (gas)
p.o.
by mouth
p.r.n
as required
percent
for every one hundred
pH
hydrogen ion concentration
polys
polymorphonuclearleukocyctes
PTA
prior to admission
q.
every
q. () h.
every () hours
q.a.m
every morning
q.d.
daily
q.h.s
every hour of sleep, every bedtime
q.i.d
four times a day
q.n.s
quantity not sufficient
R/O
rule out
RBC
red blood cells, red blood cells count
Rx
treatment, prescribe
sed rate
sedimentation rate
segs
segmented neutrophils
sp. gr.
specific gravity
stabs
stab cells
stat.
at once
subcu, SubQ
subcutaneous
Sx
symptoms
t.i.d
three times a day
TBC, TC
tuberculosis
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respiration
tsp
teaspoon
U
unit(s)
U/A
urinalysis
wbc, WBC
white blood cells, white blood count
YO
years old
ZnO2
zinc oxide