1
Q
Acute
A
Short term
2
Q
AD LIB
A
No restrictions, at liberty
3
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
4
Q
AMB
A
Ambulatory
5
Q
Amt
A
Amount
6
Q
Aspiration
A
Food, fluid, of objects taken into the lung
7
Q
AX
A
Axillary
8
Q
BID
A
Twice a day
9
Q
BKA
A
Below the knee amputation
10
Q
BM
A
Bowel movement
11
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
12
Q
BRP
A
Bathroom privileges
13
Q
c
A
With
14
Q
C/O
A
Complaints of
15
Q
Triangle
A
Change
16
Q
Chronic
A
Long term
17
Q
D/C
A
Discontinue, discharge
18
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
19
Q
ECF
A
Extended care facility
20
Q
Edema
A
Swelling
21
Q
EKG
A
Electrocardiogram
22
Q
Emesis
A
Vomit
23
Q
H&P
A
History and physical
24
Q
HS
A
Hours of sleep
25
HOB
Head of bed
26
HOH
Hard of hearing
27
I&O
Input and output
28
Incontinence
Inability to control urine or feces
29
IV
Intravenous
30
Kardex
A type of card file that summarizes info from the medical record
31
LB
Pound
32
Lt
Left
33
LTC
Long term care
34
mL
Milliliters
35
NCS
No concentrated sweets
36
NPO
Nothing by mouth
37
Occult
Hidden
38
OOB
Out of bed
39
OT
Occupational therapist
40
p
After
41
PC
After meals
42
PER
By or through
43
PO
By mouth
44
PRN
As needed
45
PROM
Passive range of motion
46
Pt, pt
Patient
47
Q
Every
48
Qh, Q2h, Q3h.....
Every hour, every two hours, every three hours
49
QID
Four times a day
50
QOD
Every other day
51
QS
Every shift
52
ROM
Range of motion
53
RT
Respiration therapist
54
Rt
Right
55
s
Without
56
SOB
Shortness of breath
57
s/p
Status post
58
S/S
Signs and symptoms
59
STAT
At once, NOW
60
THA
Total hip arthroplasty
61
TID
Three times a day
62
TKA
Total knee arthroplasty
63
TPR
Temperature, respirations, pulse
64
TTWB
Toe tech weight bearing
65
Via
Through
66
VS
Vital signs
67
W/C
Wheelchair
68
WT, wt
Weight
69
AC
Before meals
General Abbs
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