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Cards in this set: Term a Definition before Term aa Definition of each Term AA Definition Alcoholics Anonymous; Ascending aorta Term AAA Definition abdominal aortic anuerysm Term abd Definition abdomen, abdominal Term ABG Definition arterial blood gas Term abn Definition abnormal Term abp Definition arterial blood pressure Term ac Definition before meals Term ACTH Definition adrenocorticotropic hormone Term ad lib Definition as desired Term ADH Definition antidiuretic hormone Term ADLs Definition activities of daily living Term AIDS Definition acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Term AK Definition above the knee Term AKA Definition above the knee amputation Term ALL Definition acute lymphocytic leukemia Term ALS Definition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Term am Definition morning Term ama Definition against medical advice Term amb Definition ambulatory Term AML Definition acute monocytic (myelogenous) leukemia Term amp Definition ampicillin; amputation Term amt Definition amount Term ANS Definition autonomic nervous system Term A&O Definition alert and oriented Term AODA Definition alcohol and other drug abuse Term A & P Definition ausculation and percussion Term appy Definition appendectomy Term Aq Definition water Term ARC Definition AIDS-related complex; America Red Cross Term ARDS Definition adult respiratory distress syndrome Term ASA Definition as soon as possible Term ASL Definition American Sign Language Term AV Definition Atrioventricular Term AVR Definition aortic valve replacement Term A & W Definition alive and well Term Ba Definition barium Term BAC Definition blood alcohol concentration Term BB Definition breakthrough bleeding Term BBB Definition blood-brain barrier; bundle-branch block Term BBT Definition basal body temperature Term BE Definition barium enema Term bid Definition twice per day Term BK Definition below the knee Term BKA Definition below the knee amputation Term BL Definition bleeding; baseline; blood loss Term BLE Definition both lower extremities Term BM Definition bowel movement; body mass; bone marrow Term BMR Definition basal metabolic rate Term BP Definition blood pressure; bathroom priviledges; birth place Term BPH Definition benign prostatic hypertrophy Term BRBPR Definition bright red blood per rectum Term BR Definition bed rest Term BRP Definition bathroom priveledges Term BS Definition blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds Term BSA Definition body surface area Term BT Definition bleeding time; brain tumor; bladder tumor Term BUE Definition both upper extremeties Term BUN Definition blood urea nitrogen Term BV Definition blood volume Term BW Definition body weight; birth weight Term Bx Definition biopsy Term c Definition with Term c Definition Celsius; calorie; Caucasian Term CA Definition cancer Term C & A Definition Clinitest and Acetest Term CABG Definition coronary artery bypass graft Term CAD Definition coronary artery disease Term CAT Definition computerized axial tomography Term cath Definition catheter; catheterization Term CBC Definition complete blood count Term CBI Definition continuous bladder irrigation Term cbr Definition complete bed rest Term CBS Definition chronic brain syndrome Term cc Definition chief compliant Term CCU Definition coronary care unit Term CD Definition cadaver donor; cardiac disease Term C-diff Definition Clostridium difficile Term CDC Definition Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Term CEA Definition carotid endarterectomy Term CF Definition cystic fibrosis; cardiac failure Term cg Definition centigram Term CHD Definition coronary heart disease; congenital heart disease Term CHF Definition congestive heart failure Term CHO Definition carbohydrate Term CIS Definition carcinoma in situ Term cl Definition clear liquid diet Term Cl Definition chlorine Term CLD Definition chronic liver (lung) disease Term cm Definition centimeter; costal margin Term cm3 Definition cubic centimeter Term CMV Definition cytomegalovirus Term CNS Definition central nervous system Term c/o Definition complains of Term CO Definition carbon monoxide; cardiac output; casto oil Term CO2 Definition carbon dioxide Term comp Definition complaint; complication; compound Term COPD Definition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Term CP Definition cerebral palsy; closing pressure Term CPK Definition creatine phosphokinase Term CRD Definition chronic renal disease Term crit Definition hemotocrit Term c-sec Definition cesarean section Term CS Definition central supply/ central service; coronary sinus Term C & S Definition culture and sensitivity Term CSF Definition cerebrospinal fluid; colony-stimulating factor Term CST Definition convulsive shock therapy Term CSW Definition certified social worker Term CT Definition computed tomography Term CV Definition cell volume; central venous Term CVA Definition cerebral vascular attack Term CVP Definition central venous pressure Term CVS Definition cardiovascular system Term CXR Definition chest x-ray Term cysto Definition cystoscopy Term d Definition day Term DAT Definition diet as tolerated Term dc Definition discontinue Term D & C Definition dilation and curettage Term D/C Definition discharge Term DDS Definition Doctor of Dental Surgery Term DG Definition diagnosis; diastolic gallop Term DIC Definition disseminated intravascular coagulation Term diff Definition differential blood count Term DJD Definition degenerative joint disease Term DM Definition diabetes mellitus; diastolic murmur Term DNR Definition do not resuscitate Term DOA Definition dead on arrival Term DOB Definition date of birth Term DOD Definition date of death Term DOE Definition dyspneic on exertion Term DPT Definition diptheria/ pertussis/ tetanus Term DTR Definition deep tendon reflex Term DU Definition duodenal ulcer Term DVT Definition deep vein thrombosis Term DW Definition distilled water; dry weight Term D5W Definition 5% dextrose in water Term Dx Definition diagnosis; dextran Term EA Definition each Term EBL Definition estimated blood loss Term EBV Definition Epstein-Barr virus Term ECF Definition extracellular fluid Term ECG Definition electrocardiogram Term ECT Definition electroconvulsive therapy Term ED Definition effective dose; emergency department Term EDD Definition estimated date of delivery Term EEG Definition electroenecephalogram Term (E)ENT Definition (eye) ear, nose throat Term EKG Definition electrocardiogram Term EL Definition elixir Term EMG Definition electromyogram Term EN Definition enema Term eom Definition extraocular movement Term EP Definition ectopic pregnancy Term ER Definition Emergency department; ejection rate Term ESP Definition extrasensory perception Term ESRD Definition end-stage renal disease Term EST Definition electroshock therapy Term ET Definition endotracheal; etiology; effective temperature Term ETOH Definition alcohol Term F Definition Fahrenheit; father; female Term FBP Definition femoral blood pressure Term FBS Definition fasting blood sugar Term f/c/s Definition fever, chills, sweats Term FD Definition fatal dose; forceps delivery Term FEV Definition forced expiratory volume Term FF Definition force fluids; fat free; flat free; foster father Term FFP Definition fresh-frozen plasma Term FHR Definition fetal heart rate Term fl Definition fluid or full liquid diet Term FOB Definition foot of the bed Term FP Definition false positive; family practice; frozen plasma Term FSH Definition follicle-stimulating hormone Term FUO Definition fever of unknown origin Term FV Definition fluid volume Term fx Definition fracture; family Term FxHx Definition family history Term g Definition gram Term GB Definition gall bladder; Guillian-Barre syndrome Term GC Definition gonococcus Term GH Definition growth hormone Term GI Definition gastronintestinal Term gm Definition gram Term GP Definition general practitioner Term gr Definition grain Term grav l,ll,lll, etc. Definition pregnancy one, two, three, etc. Term GT Definition gastrostomy tube Term GTH Definition Gonadotropic hormone Term gtt Definition drops Term GTT Definition glucose tolerance test Term GU Definition genitourinary Term GYN Definition gynecology Term h Definition hour; height; high; hormone Term HA Definition headache; high anxiety Term HAV Definition hepatitis A virus Term Hb Definition hemoglobin Term HB Definition heart block; hemoglobin; house bound Term HBV Definition hepatitiv B virus Term hCG Definition human chorionic gonadotropin Term Hct Definition hematocrit Term HD Definition heart disease; Hodgkin's disease Term HGH Definition human growth hormone Term H & H Definition hemoglobin and hematocrit Term HIV Definition human immunodefiency virus (AIDS) Term HL Definition hearing loss Term HLA Definition human lymphocyte antigen Term HO Definition house officer; high oxygen Term HOB Definition head of the bed Term hr Definition hour Term HR Definition heart rate; hospital record Term hs Definition at bedtime Term HS Definition herpes simplex; house surgeon Term HSV Definition herpes simplex virus Term HTN Definition hypertension Term HVD Definition hypertensive vascular disease Term hx Definition history Term hypo Definition hypodermic Term IC Definition inspiratory capacity; intercostal; intarcellular; intracerebral; intracranial Term ICP Definition intracranial pressure Term ICS Definition intercostal space Term ICU Definition intensive care unit Term ID Definition infant death; ineffective dose; intradermal Term I & D Definition incision and drainage Term IDDM Definition insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Term IE Definition immunoelectrophoresis Term Ig Definition immunoglobulin Term IH Definition infectious hepatitis Term IM Definition intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis Term IN Definition intranasal Term I & O Definition intake and output Term IOP Definition intraocular pressure Term IP Definition intraperitoneal; interphalangeal Term IPPB Definition intermittent positive pressure breathing Term irr Definition irregular Term IS Definition in situ; intercostal space; interspace Term IT Definition inhalation test; intratracheal tube Term ITT Definition insulin tolerance test Term IUD Definition intrauterin; device Term IV Definition intravenous; intravascular Term IVP Definition intravenous push Term IVPB Definition IV piggyback Term JEJ Definition jejunum Term JRA Definition jevenile rheumatoid arthritis Term JV Definition jugular vein (venous) Term JVD Definition jugular vein distention Term JVP Definition jugular vein pressure (pulse) Term K Definition absolute zero; Kelvin Term K+ Definition Potassium Term kg Definition kilogram Term KJ Definition knee jerk Term KUB Definition kidney/ ureter/ bladder Term KVO Definition keep vein open Term L Definition liter; left; length; low; lower Term LA Definition lactic acid; left arm; left atrial; left atrium Term LAD Definition left anterior descending (coronary artery) Term LAP Definition left atrial pressure Term lat Definition lateral Term LBBB Definition left bundle-branch block Term LCA Definition left coronary artery Term LCH Definition left costal margin Term LD Definition lethal dose; left deltoid; living donor Term LE Definition lower extremity; left eye Term LFD Definition lactose-free diet; least fatal dose Term LFT Definition liver function tests Term LGH Definition lactogenic hormone Term LH Definition luteinizing hormone Term LL Definition left leg; left lower; left lung Term LLE Definition left lower extremity Term LLL Definition left lower lobe Term LLQ Definition left lower quadrant Term LMP Definition last menstrual period Term LOA Definition leave of absence Term LOC Definition loss of consciousness; level of consciousness Term LOM Definition loss of motion Term LP Definition lumbar puncture; low protein Term LPN Definition licensed practical nurse Term LS Definition lumbar sacral; left side; liver and spleen Term LSB Definition left sternal border Term LT Definition left; left thigh; long term Term LUE Definition left upper extremity Term LUL Definition left upper lobe Term LUQ Definition left upper quadrant Term LV Definition left ventricle; live vaccine Term LVH Definition left ventricular hypertrophy Term m Definition meter; minim Term M Definition murmur; male; marred; minute; month; mother Term MA Definition mental age Term MAP Definition mean arterial pressure Term MD Definition medical doctor; manic depressive; medium dose; muscular dystrophy Term ME Definition medical examiner; middle ear Term MED Definition minimal effective dose Term mEq Definition milliequivalent Term mg Definition milligram Term Mg Definition magnesium Term MG Definition myasthenia gravis Term MI Definition myocardial infartion; mitral insufficiency Term mL Definition milliliter Term ML Definition middle lobe; midline Term mm Definition millimeter Term MM Definition mucous membrane; malignant melanoma; multiple myeloma Term mm3 Definition cubic millimeter Term mm Hg Definition millimeters of mercury Term MP Definition mean pressure; menstrual period Term MR Definition mental retardation; metabolic rate; mitral reflux Term MRI Definition magnetic resonance imaging Term MRSA Definition methicillin-resistant styaphylococcus aureus Term MS Definition multiple sclerosis; mitral stenosis Term MSL Definition midsternal line Term MSO4 Definition morphine sulfate Term MSW Definition master's degree in social work Term MV Definition mitral valve Term N Definition nasal; nerve; normal Term Na Definition sodium Term NAD Definition no appreciable disease Term NAS Definition no added salt; no added sugar Term NC Definition no casualty; not cultured Term ND Definition no disease; normal delivery Term NE Definition no effect; not evaluated Term NE Definition no effect; not evaluated Term NF Definition normal flow; not found Term ng Definition nasogastic Term NH Definition nursing home Term NI Definition no information; not indentified Term NIDDM Definition non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Term NIH Definition National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland) Term NKDA Definition no known drug allergies Term NKDA Definition no known drug allergies Term noc Definition night Term NPN Definition nonprotein nitrogen Term NPO Definition nothing by mouth Term NR Definition do not repeat; no response; not readable Term NS Definition normal saline; nervous system; no sample; not sufficient Term NT Definition nasotracheal; not tested Term N & V Definition nausea and vomitting Term O Definition eye; none; opening; oral Term OB Definition obstretrics Term OBS Definition organ brain syndrome Term OC Definition office call; on call; oral contraceptive Term OC Definition office call; on call; oral contraceptive Term OD Definition overdose Term OH Definition occupational history Term OM Definition otitis media Term OOB Definition out of bed Term OP Definition opening pressure; osmotic pressure Term OR Definition operating room Term ORIF Definition open reduction internal fixation Term OS Definition left eye; mouth; oral surgery Term OT Definition occupational therapy Term OTC Definition over the counter Term p Definition after; position; pressure; protein; pulse; pupil Term PA Definition physician's assistant; pathology; primary anemia; pulmonary artery Term Paco2 Definition partial pressure of carbon dioxide (arterial) Term Pao2 Definition partial pressure of oxygen (arterial) Term Pap Definition papanicolaou test (smear) Term PAR Definition postanesthesia room Term pat Definition paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Term pc Definition after meal; platelet count; pulmonic closure Term PCA Definition patient-controlled analgesia Term PCN Definition penicillin Term Pco2 Definition partial pressure carbon dioxide Term PCV Definition packed cell volume Term PCWP Definition pulmonary capillary wedge pressure Term PD Definition postural drainage; papilla diameter; poorly differentiated Term PDR Definition Physician's Reference Desk Term PE Definition physical examination; pleural effusion; pulmonary emboli Term PEEP Definition positive end-expiratory pressure Term PEG Definition pneumoencephalogram Term pe Definition percutaneuous endoscopic gastrotomy tube (peg tube) Term PERRLA Definition pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accomodating Term PET Definition positron emission tomography Term PG Definition pregnant, prostaglandin Term pH Definition hydrogen ion concentration Term PI Definition present illness; pulmonary infarction Term PID Definition Pelvic inflammatory disease Term PKU Definition phenylketonuria Term pm Definition afternoon Term PM Definition post mortem Term PMH Definition past medical history Term PMS Definition premestrual syndrome Term PN Definition percussion note, pnuemonia Term PO Definition by mouth; postop Term Po2 Definition partial pressure oxygen Term poly Definition many Term PP Definition partial pressure; pink puffers (emphysema) Term PR Definition per rectum; practical remission; peripheral resistance; pulse rate Term PRN Definition as needed Term PS Definition per second; physical status; Psuedomonas Term pt Definition patient; pint Term PT Definition Physical Therapy; parathyroid; pneymothorax Term PTT Definition partial thromboplastin time Term PUD Definition peptic ulcer disease Term PV Definition peripheral vascular; peripheral vein Term PVC Definition premature ventricular contraction; pulmonary venous congestion Term PVD Definition peripheral vascular disease Term PUR Definition post void residual Term q Definition every; quart Term ql Definition as much as desired Term qns Definition quantity not sufficient Term qs Definition quantity sufficient Term QT Definition quiet Term QV Definition as much as you like Term R Definition right; radiology; rectal; remote; resistance Term RA Definition rheumatoid arthritis; renal artery; right arm; right atrium Term rad Definition radiation unit; radical; right axis deviation Term RAP Definition right atrial pressure Term RAS Definition renal artery stenosis Term RBBR Definition right bundle-branch block Term RBC Definition red blood cell Term RCA Definition right coronary artery Term RCM Definition right costal margin; red cell mass Term RDA Definition recommended daily allowance; right dorsoanterior Term RE Definition right eye Term REM Definition rapid eye movement Term rep Definition repeat Term RF Definition rheumatic fever; releasing factor Term Rh Definition rhesus factor Term RHD Definition rhematic heart disease Term RL Definition right leg (lung) Term RLE Definition right lower extremity Term RLL Definition right lower lobe Term RLQ Definition right lower quadrant Term RM Definition radical mastectomy; respiratory movement Term RML Definition right middle lobe Term RN Definition registered nurse Term R/O Definition rule out Term ROM Definition range of motion Term ROS Definition review of systems Term RP Definition refractory period; resting pressure Term RPA Definition right pulmonary artery Term RR Definition respiratory rate Term RRR Definition regular rate and rhythm Term RT Definition respiratory therapy; radiation therapy; reaction time Term RUA Definition routine unrinalysis Term RUE Definition right upper extremity Term RUL Definition right upper lobe Term RUQ Definition right upper quadrant Term RV Definition residual volum; respiratory volume Term Rx Definition treatment or medications Term s Definition without; sacral; salmonella; single; smooth Term SA Definition salicrylic acid; sarcoma; surface area Term SB Definition sternal border; single breath; stillbirth Term SBO Definition small bowel obstruction Term SC Definition subcutaneous; semiclosed; sickle cell; sugar coated Term SD Definition skin dose; septal defect; standard; standard deviation; sudden death Term SF Definition scarlet fever; spinal fluid Term SG Definition skin graft; specific gravity Term SH Definition serum hepatitis; sex hormone Term SI Definition sacroiliac; serum iron Term SIDS Definition sudden infant death syndrome Term sig Definition let it be labeled Term SL Definition under the tongue Term SLE Definition Systematic lupus erythematosus Term SM Definition simple mastectomy; systolic murmur Term SN Definition suprasternal notch Term SO Definition salpingo-oophorectomy Term SOB Definition short of breath; shortness of breath Term SOBOE Definition short of breath on exertion Term SOS Definition if necessary Term S/P Definition status post Term sp gr Definition specific gravity Term SQ Definition subcutaneous; social quotient; square Term sr Definition sedimentation rate; sinus rhythm Term ss Definition a half; side to side Term ST Definition let it stand; straight; subtotal Term STAT Definition immediately Term STD Definition sexually transmitted disease Term STS Definition serologic test for syphilis Term SUD Definition sudden unexplained death Term SV Definition severe; stroke volume Term SVT Definition supraventricular tachycardia Term sx Definition symptom; signs Term sz Definition schizophrenia Term t Definition teaspoon Term T Definition temperature; time; temporal; tumor; tablespoon Term T3 Definition triiodothyronine Term T4 Definition tetraiodothyronine Term T & A Definition tonsillectomyand edenoidectomy Term TAH Definition total abdominal hysterectomy Term TB Definition tuberculosis; total base; total body Term TBG Definition thyroxin-binding globulin Term TBI Definition total body irridiation Term TBI Definition total body irridiation Term tbsp Definition tablespoon Term TBW Definition total body water (weight) Term T & C Definition type and crossmatch Term TCDB Definition turn, cough, and deep breathe Term TD Definition therapy (treatment) discontinued Term TE Definition tetanus; tooth extracted Term tea Definition teaspoon Term TF Definition total flow; tubular fluid Term TG Definition triglycerides Term TIA Definition tansient ischemic attack Term TIBC Definition total iron-binding capacity Term tid Definition three times a day Term TKO Definition to keep open Term TL Definition time lapse; time limited; total lipids Term TLC Definition total lung capacity Term TM Definition tympanic membrane Term TN Definition total negatives; true negative Term TNM Definition tumor, nodes, mestastasis Term TPN Definition total parenteral nutrition Term TPR Definition temperature/pulse/respiration Term TS Definition test solution; total solids; triple strengths Term TSA Definition tumor-specific antigen Term TSH Definition thryroid-stimulating hormone Term TSI Definition triple-sugar iron Term tsp Definition teaspoon Term TSP Definition total serum protein Term TST Definition triple-sugar iron test Term TT Definition thrombin time; total thyroxine Term TURP Definition transurethral resection of the prostate Term tus Definition cough Term TV Definition tidal volum; trial visit Term TVC Definition total volume capacity Term twe Definition tap water enema Term Tx Definition treatment Term U Definition unknown; upper; urology Term UA Definition urinalysis; uric acid Term UA/UC Definition urinalysis with cultures Term UD Definition urethral discharge Term UE Definition upper extremity Term UK Definition unknown; urokinase Term U/O Definition urine output Term URI Definition upper respiratory infection Term USP Definition United States Pharmacopeia Term ut dict Definition as directed Term UTI Definition urinary tract infection Term UV Definition ultraviolet; urinary volume Term V Definition vein; vision; voice; volume Term VA Definition visual acuity Term VB Definition viable birth Term VC Definition vital capacity; vena cava Term VD Definition venereal disease; vapor density Term VDH Definition valvular disease/heart Term VDRL Definition Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis) Term VF Definition field of vision; ventricular fibrillation Term VH Definition vaginal hysterectomy; viral hepatitis Term VO Definition verbal order Term VP Definition vasopressin; venipuncture; venous pressure Term VR Definition vocal resonance; right arm; valve replacement; venous return Term VRE Definition vancomycin-resistant (Enterococcus) Term VS Definition vital signs; verbal scale Term VSD Definition ventricular septal defect Term VT Definition tidal volume; ventricular tachycardia Term VW Definition vessel wall Term VZ Definition varicella-zoster Term w Definition watt; water; week; weight; wife Term WB Definition weight bearing; whole blood Term WBC Definition white blood cell; white blood cell count Term w/c Definition wheelchair Term WC Definition ward clerk; white blood cell; whooping cough Term WD Definition well developed; well differentiated Term WL Definition waiting list; workload Term WM Definition white male; whole milk Term WNL Definition within normal limits Term WR Definition Wassermann reactions Term WT Definition weight; white Term W/V Definition weight/volume Term Y Definition year Term yd Definition yard Term YF Definition yellow fever Term YO Definition year(s) old Term yr Definition year Term ys Definition yellow spot (retina)