ALL MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Questions and Answers Rated A+

ALL MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Questions and Answers Rated A+ p - ANS- after P - ANS- pulse p.c. - ANS- after meals path - ANS- pathology PCN - ANS- penicillin PE - ANS- pulmonary embolism PEARL - ANS- pupils equal and reactive to light PEDS - ANS- pediatrics per - ANS- through, by PKU - ANS- phenylkentonuria PO - ANS- by mouth PRN, prn - ANS- as necessary pro time - ANS- prothrombin PSA - ANS- prostate specifc antigen PT - ANS- physical therapy Pt. - ANS- patient pt - ANS- pint pulv. - ANS- powder Px - ANS- physical examination, prognosis q - ANS- every ., QID - ANS- four times a day q.o.d., QOD - ANS- every other day q2h, q3h, etc. - ANS- every 2 hour, every 3 hour, etc. qd, QD - ANS- every day qh - ANS- every hour QNS - ANS- quantity not suffiecient R, Rt. - ANS- right R - ANS- respiration R?O - ANS- rule out Ra - ANS- radium RBC - ANS- red blood cell, red blood count ref. by - ANS- referred by REM - ANS- rapid eye movement RLQ - ANS- right left quadrant ROM - ANS- range of motion RT - ANS- respiratory therapy RUQ - ANS- right upper quadrant Rx - ANS- prescription S - ANS- single & - ANS- and + - ANS- plus/positive/excess/acid reaction - - ANS- minus/ negative/ alkaline reaction X - ANS- multiply/ divide - - ANS- divide % - ANS- percent = - ANS- equals ' - ANS- foot/ minute ' ' - ANS- inch/ second # - ANS- number/ pound - ANS- greater than - ANS- less than ... - ANS- increase/ up/ upper/ over ... - ANS- decrease/ down/ lower/ under ... - ANS- hour/ degree ... - ANS- infinity ... - ANS- male ... - ANS- female a - ANS- before A&OX1 - ANS- alert & oriented times 1, alert &oriented times 2, alert & oriented times 3 (person,place,time) A&P - ANS- anterior & posterior, anatomy & physiology a.c. - ANS- before meals a.m.a - ANS- against medical advice aa - ANS- of each abd - ANS- abdomen ABG - ANS- arterial blood gas ad lib., AD LIB - ANS- as desired ADD - ANS- attention deficit disorder ADHD - ANS- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADL - ANS- activities of daily living AED - ANS- automated external defibrillator AMA - ANS- American Medical Association AIDS - ANS- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome amp. - ANS- ampule APAP - ANS- acetaminophen aq. dist. - ANS- distilled water ASA - ANS- acetylsalicylic acid aq. - ANS- water Ba - ANS- barium B&B - ANS- bowel & bladder BID, b.i.d. - ANS- twice a day BM - ANS- bowel movement BMR - ANS- basal metabolic rate BP - ANS- blood pressure BPH - ANS- benign prostatic hypertrophy BUN - ANS- blood, urea, notrogen Bx - ANS- biopsy C - ANS- centigrade c - ANS- with C/O - ANS- complaints of Ca - ANS- calcium CA - ANS- cancer cap. - ANS- capsule CBC c diff - ANS- complete blood count with differential CBC - ANS- complete blood count cc., cm. - ANS- cubic centimeter CCU - ANS- coronary care unit CDC - ANS- Center for Disease Control CF - ANS- Cystic fibrosis CFS - ANS- chronic fatigue syndrome chemo - ANS- chemotherapy CHF - ANS- congestive heart failure CNS - ANS- central nervous system CO2 - ANS- carbon dioxide comp. - ANS- compound COPD - ANS- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CP - ANS- cerebral palsy CPR - ANS- cardiopulmonary resusscitation CSF - ANS- cerebrospinal fluid CTS - ANS- carpal tunnel syndrome CVA - ANS- cerebrovascular accident D - ANS- divorced