1
Q
mec
A
meconium
2
Q
med-surg
A
medical-surgical
3
Q
mEq
A
milliequivalents
4
Q
mEq/L
A
milliequivalents per liter
5
Q
met(s)
A
metastasis, metastasize, metastasizing
6
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarction
7
Q
MOM
A
milk of magnesia
8
Q
Mono
A
mononucleosis
9
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin resistant staph aureus
10
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
11
Q
MS
A
mitral stenosis; multiple sclerosis
12
Q
MVA/MVC
A
motor vehicle accident/motor vehicle crash
13
Q
NAS
A
no added salt
14
Q
NG
A
nasogastric (tube(
15
Q
NKA
A
no know allergies
16
Q
NPO
A
nil per os (nothing by mouth)
17
Q
NS
A
normal saline; neurosurgery
18
Q
NSAID
A
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
19
Q
N & V
A
nausea and vomiting
20
Q
OOB
A
out of bed
21
Q
OR
A
operating room
22
Q
ortho
A
orthopedics
23
Q
02 sat
A
oxygen saturation
24
Q
OT
A
occupational therapy
25
OTC
over the counter
26
p
post; after
27
PA
physician's assisstant
28
P & A
percussion and auscultation
29
PACU
postanaesthesia care unit
30
p.c.
after meals
31
PCA
patient-controlled analgesia
32
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
33
PFT
pulmonary function test
34
PT
physical therapy
35
PTA
prior to admission/arrival
36
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
37
PMH
past medical history
38
PO;po
per os (by mouth); phone order
39
POD#
postoperative day#
40
Post-op
postoperative
41
PR; pr
per rectum
42
Pre-op
pre-operative
43
PRN
pro re nata (as necessary)
44
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
45
Pulm
pulmonary function test
46
q
every
47
R
Rectal; respiration; right
48
RA
rheumatoid arthritis; room air
49
RLE
right lower extremity
50
RLL
Right lower lobe
51
RLQ
right lower quadrant
52
R/O
rule out
53
ROM
range of motion; rupture of membranes
54
ROS
review of symptoms
55
RR
respiratory rate; recovery room
56
RT
respiratory therapist; radiation therapy
57
RUE
right upper extremity
58
RUQ
right upper quadrant
59
Rx
prescription; take; therapy; treatment
60
s
without
61
SBO
small bowel obstruction
62
SIDS
sudden infant death sydrome
63
SNF
skilled nursing facility
64
SOAP
subjective; objective; assessment; plan
65
SOB
shortness of breath
66
S/P; s/p
status post
67
SQ, Subq
subcutaneous
68
S&S, S/S
signs and symptoms
69
SSE
soapsuds enema
70
ST
speech therapist
71
supp
suppository
72
susp
suspension
73
T, temp
temperature; time
74
tab
tablet
75
T&C
type and crossmatch
76
TF
tube feeding
77
TIA
transient ischemic attack
78
tid
three times a day
79
TO
telephone order
80
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
81
TWE
tap water enema
82
Tx
treatment
83
UOP
urinary output
84
up ad lib
up (out of bed) as desired (adlibitium)
85
URI
upper respiratory infection
86
US; U/S
ultrasound
87
UTI
urinary tract infection
88
VO
verbal order
89
VRSA
vancomycin resistant staph aureus
90
VS
vital signs
91
WB
weight bearing
92
WC;w/c
wheelchair
93
WNL
within normal limits
94
Wt
wight
95
X-match
cross match
96
YO; y/o
year(s) old
97
YTD
year to date
98
1 (degree)
primary
99
2 (degree)
secondary
100
?
upper-case delta; amount of change or difference
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