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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

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