Lesson 10 - Abbreviations
Terms
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- a.c., ante cibum
- before meals
- ABO
- blood type system
- ad lib., ad libitum
- as desired
- aq., aqueous
- water-based
- b.i.d., bis in die
- two times a day
- blasts
- blast cells
- BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- Ca
- calcium
- CBC
- complete blood count
- cm
- centimeter, centimeters
- CO2
- carbon dioxide
- D5W
- 5% dextrose in water (IV fluid)
- DOA
- dead on arrival
- DOB
- date of birth
- DTR
- deep tendon reflexes
- Dx
- diagnosis, diagnoses
- E. coli
- Esherichia coli (bacteria in bowel)
- EBV
- Epstein-Barr virus
- ECG, EKG,
- electrocardiogram
- EEG
- electroencephalogram
- EM
- electron microscope
- Fr
- French (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 unit(s)
- IV
- intravenous
- kg
- kilograms, kilograms
- L, l
- liter, liters
- LMD
- local medical doctor
- lymphs
- lymphocytes
- mcg
- microgram, micrograms
- mEq
- milliequivalent, milliequivalents
- mg
- milligram milligrams
- mg%
- milligram percent milligrams percent
- midnoc
- midnight
- ml
- milliliter, milliliters
- mm
- millimeter, millimeters
- mmHg
- millimeters of mercury
- monos
- monocytes
- n.p.o., NPO, nil per os, NBM
- nothing by mouth
- NBS
- normal bowel sounds
- NF
- none found, not found
- NG
- nasogastric
- NSD
- No seerious disease (or defect)
- O
- oxygen (chemical element)
- O2
- oxygen (gas)
- p.o., per os
- by mouth
- p.r.n., pro re nata
- as needed, as required
- per cent
- for every one hundred
- pH
- hydrogen ion concentration
- polys
- polymorphonuclear leukocytes
- PTA
- prior to admission
- q.()h., quaque () hora
- every () hours
- q., quaque
- every
- q.a.m., quaque ante meridian
- every morning
- q.d., quaque die
- daily
- q.h.s.
- every hour of sleep, every bedtime
- q.i.d, quater in die
- four times a day
- q.n.s.
- quantity not sufficient
- R/O, RO
- rule out
- RBC
- red blood cells, red blood count
- Rx
- treatment, prescribe
- sed rate
- sedimentation rate
- segs
- segmented neutrophils
- sp. gr.
- specific gravity
- stabs
- stab cells
- stat, statum
- at once
- Subcu., SubQ
- subcutaneous
- Sx
- symptoms
- t.i.d., ter in die
- three times a day
- TBC, TB
- tuberculosis
- TPR
- temperature, pulse and respiration
- tsp
- teaspoon
- U
- unit, units
- U/A, UA
- urinalysis
- wbc, WBC, WBCs
- white blood count, white blood cells
- YO
- years old
- ZnO2
- zinc oxide