1
Q
a
A
before
2
Q
amp
A
ampule
3
Q
amt
A
amount
4
Q
aq, AQ
A
water
5
Q
B
A
both
6
Q
Bib, bib
A
drink
7
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
8
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
9
Q
CP
A
cardio pulmonary
10
Q
d
A
day
11
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
12
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
13
Q
Dx, dx
A
Diagnosis
14
Q
ED
A
emergency department
15
Q
EP
A
Established patient
16
Q
ER
A
Emergency Room
17
Q
FH
A
Family history
18
Q
F/u, F/U, f/u
A
Follow-up
19
Q
Fx, FX
A
Fracture
20
Q
GTT
A
Glucose Tolerance Test
21
Q
HA
A
Headache
22
Q
HEENT
A
Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
23
Q
H&P
A
History and physical
24
Q
I&D
A
Incision and drainage
25
inj
injection
26
Left
L with a circle around it
27
Right
R with a circle around it
28
NB
Newborn
29
noc, noct
Hight
30
NP
New patient
31
N&V, N/V
Nausea and vomitting
32
oint
ointment
33
OTC
Over the counter
34
After
P with line on top
35
PE
Physical examination
36
per
By, with
37
PH
Past history
38
p/o
Post operative
39
Pt
Patient
40
q.a.m, qam
Every morning
41
ROM
Range of motion
42
Sig
Label
43
surg
Surgery
44
VS
Vital signs
45
gtts
drop
46
bid
twice a day
47
tid
three times a day
48
gm, G
gram
49
pc
after meal
50
fl
fluid
51
STAT
Immediately
52
prn
as required
53
q3h
every 3 hours
54
qid
four times a day
55
po
orally
56
TBSP
tablespoon
57
tsp
teaspoon
58
sol
solution
59
oz
ounce
60
Fe
iron
61
kg
kilogram
62
caps
capsule
63
npo
nothing by mouth
64
mcg
microgram
65
ac
before meals
66
mL
milliliter
67
D/C, dc
discontinue
68
qh
every hour
69
SOB
Shortness of breath
70
CC
Chief Complaint
71
DAW
Dispense as written
72
c with line on top
With
73
s with line on top
Without
74
NKDA
No known drug allergies
75
NKA
No known allergies
76
LMP
Last menstrual period
77
PCN
Penicillin
78
ASA
Aspirin
79
IM
Intramuscular
80
ID
Intradermal
81
SQ, subq
Subcutaneous
82
Na
Sodium
83
K+
potassium
84
UA, U/A
Urinalysis
85
abd
abdomen
86
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflex disease
87
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
88
O2
Oxygen
89
LBP
Lower back pain
90
Hx, H
History
91
Tx
Treatment
92
wt
weight
93
Sx
Symptom
94
Ht
Height
95
h/o
History of
96
CO2
Carbon dioxide
97
BP, B/P
Blood pressure
98
c with a line on top
With
99
CBC
Complete blood count
100
CPE
Complete physical examination
101
D&C
Dilation and curettage
102
dx
diagnosis
103
ECG, EKG
Electrocardiogram
104
Gl
Gastrointestinal
105
GYN
Gynecology
106
I&D
Incision and drainage
107
MI
Myocardial infraction
108
N&V
Nausea and vomiting
109
P
Pulse
110
R
Respiration
111
ROM
Range of motion
112
ROS
Review of systems
113
s with a line on top
Without
114
SOB
Shortness of breath
115
T
Temperature
116
URI
Upper respiratory inflection
117
UTI
Urinary tract inflection
118
-ology
Subject of study
119
-plasia
Formation or development
120
-esthesia
Sensation
121
Cerebr/o
Brain
122
Mening/o
Meninges, covers the brain
123
radicul/o
Nerve root of spinal cord
124
-graphy
Process of recording
125
Poster/o
After, behind
126
Psych/o
The mind
127
-itis
Inflammation of
128
-ostomy
To make a mouth opening
129
-otomy
Incision, surgical cutting
130
Dys-
Difficult, painful, abnormal
131
-megaly
Enlargement
132
-stasis
Stoppage
