0
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily life
1
Q
A
A
Assessment or analysis
2
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
3
Q
CC
A
Chief complaint
4
Q
C/o
A
Complains of (patient’s description of symptoms)
5
Q
CP
A
Chest pain
6
Q
D/C
A
Discontinue
7
Q
( Arrow Down)
A
Decrease or decreasing
8
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
9
Q
:
A
Female
10
Q
.
A
Male
11
Q
H&M
A
History & physical
12
Q
Ht
A
Height
13
Q
Hx
A
Personal medical history
14
Q
ICU
A
Intensive care unit
15
Q
A
Increase or increasing
16
Q
IP
A
Inpatient
17
Q
L
A
Left
18
Q
NKA
A
No known allergies
19
Q
NKDA
A
No known drug allergies
20
Q
Ø
A
None
21
Q
OP
A
Outpatient
22
Q
OR
A
Operating room
23
Q
P
A
Pulse
24
PE
Physical examination
25
PI
Present illness
26
Postop
Recovery room
27
Preop
Preoperating area
28
Pt
Patient
29
Px
Physical examination
30
R
Respirations
31
R
Right
32
R/O
Rule out
33
ROM
Range of motion
34
ROS
Review of symptoms
35
SOB
Shortness of breath
36
S
Signs
37
Sx
Symptoms
38
T
Temperature
39
Tx
Treatment
40
VS
Vital signs (temp,blood pressure, pulse, respirations)
41
WNL
Within normal limits
42
Wt.
Weight
43
ā
Before
44
B
Bilateral (both sides)
45
B.i.d.
Twice a day
46
ć
With
47
D.
Day
48
>
Greater than
49
<
Less than
50
h.
Hour
51
p
After
52
P.c.
After meals
53
P.o.
By mouth
54
P.r.n
As needed
55
q.
Each or every
56
q.d.
Every day
57
q.h.
Every hour
58
q.I.d
4 times a day
59
Rx
Prescription (recipe)
60
Stat.
Immediately
61
t.i.d.
Three times a day
62
Ś
Without
63
Wk
Week
64
Yr
Year
65
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