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What is the abbreviation for?
1. Abdomen
2. Before meals
3. Activities of daily living
1. abd
2. ac
3. ADL
What is the abbreviation for?
1. As desired
2. morning
2. ambulatory
1. ad lib
2. am
3. amb
What is the abbreviation for?
1. amount
2. apical
3. twice a day
1. amt
2. ap
3. bid
What is the abbreviation for?
1. bowel movement
2. blood pressure
3. bathroom privileges
1.BM
2.BP
3.BRP
What is the abbreviation for?
1. with
2. centigrade
3. cancer
1. a line on top of the "c"
2. C
3. CA
What is the abbreviation for?
1. catheter
2. complete blood count
3. complete bedrest
1. cath
2. CBC
3. CBR
What is the abbreviation for?
1. cubic centimeter
2. certified nursing assistant
3. complains of
1. cc
2. CNA
3. c/o
What is the abbreviation for?
1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
2. discontinue
3. dead on arrival
1. CPR
2. dc (d/c)
3. DOA
What is the abbreviation for?
1. director of nursing
2. dressing
3. diagnosis
1. DON
2. drsg
3. dx
What is the abbreviation for?
1. electrocardiogram
2. electroencephalogram
3. emergency room
1. ECG (EKG)
2. EEG
3. ER
What is the abbreviation for?
1. Fahrenheit
2. fasting blood sugar
3. fluid
1. F
2. FBS
3. fl (fld)
What is the abbreviation for?
1. gallon
2. gallbladder
3. gastrointestinal
1. gal
2. GB
3. GI
What is the abbreviation for?
1. hour
2. water
3. hour of sleep
1. h (hr)
2. H2O
3. HS (hs)
What is the abbreviation for?
1. height
2. inch
3. intake & output
1. ht
2. in
3. I & O
What is the abbreviation for?
1. intravenous
2. left, liter
3. laboratory
1. IV
2. L
3. lab
What is the abbreviation?
1. pound
2. liquid
3. left lower quadrant
1. lb
2. liq
3. LLQ
What is the abbreviation?
1. licensed practical nurse
2. left
3. licensed vocational nurse
1. LPN
2. lt (LT)
3. LVN
What is the abbreviation?
1. left upper quadrant
2. medications
3. midnight
1. LUQ
2. meds
3. mid noc
What is the abbreviation?
1. minute
2. milliter
3. nursing assistant
1. min
2. ml
3. NA
What is the abbreviation?
1. Negative
2. night
3. nothing by mouth
1. neg
2. noc
3. NPO
What is the abbreviation?
1. oxygen
2. obstetrics
3. out of bed
1. O2
2. OB
3. OOB
What is the abbreviation?
1. operating room
2. occupational therapy
3. ounce
1. OR
2. OT
3. oz
What is the abbreviation?
1. after meals
2. pediatrics
3. by, through
1. pc
2. peds
3.per
What is the abbreviation?
1. after noon
2. by mouth
3. postoperative
1. PM (pm)
2. po (per so)
3. postop (post op)
What is the abbreviation?
1. preoperative
2. preparation
3. when necessary
1. preop (per op)
2. prep
3. prn
What is the abbreviation?
1. patient
2. physical therapy
3. every
1. Pt (pt)
2. PT
3. a line on top of the "q"
What is the abbreviation?
1. every day
2. every hour
3. every 2 hrs, every 3 hrs,...
1. qd
2. qh
3. q2h, q3h,....
What is the abbreviation?
1. every night at bedtime
2. four times a day
3. every other day
1. qhs
2. qid
3.qod
What is the abbreviation?
1. rectal temperature, respiration; right
2. red blood cell; red blood count
3. Right upper quaderant
1. R
2. RBC
3. RLQ
What is the abbreviation?
1. registered nurse
2. range of motion
3. right upper quaderant
1. RN
2. ROM
3. RUQ
What is the abbreviation?
1. without
2. shortness of breath
3. specimen
1. a line on top of the s
2. SOB
3. Spec (spec)
What is the abbreviation?
1. soapsuds enema
2. at once, immediately
3. tablespoons
1. SSE
2. stat
3. tbsp
What is the abbreviation?
1. three times a day
2. tender loving care
3. temperature, pulse, and respirations
1. tid
2. TLC
3. TPR
What is the abbreviation?
1. teaspoon
2. urinalysis
3. vital signs
1. tsp
2. U/a (U/A, u/a)
3. VS (vs)
What is the abbreviation?
1. White blood cell; white blood count
2. wheelchair
3. weight
1. WBC
2. w/c
3. wt