MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

J.J. Nelson RN, CMA

The student will be able to identify basic medical abbreviations.

Define basic medical abbreviations. Use basic medical abbreviations…

*quizzes * exams* during job shadowing* college* career

OBJECTIVES:

Medical abbreviations are commonly used. Medical abbreviations are being added

regularly.Medical abbreviations may have more than

one meaning. You must read and determine use.

However the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) has developed a list of “Do Not Use” and “Error Prone”

http://www.ismp.org/tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf

How do you begin?

Each week a list of abbreviations will be presented.

Abbreviation will be define in the teams. A team is assigned to make flashcards. Flashcards will be submitted to Mrs. N by

Wed. Once approved copied for all students. Keep all flashcards, as the abbreviation will

compound on each other for the next two years and beyond.

ASSIGNMENT:

ABBREVIATIONS I @ (error prone use with caution)

Q or qH or h

BID or bidTID or tid

QID or qidy/o

ac or a.c.pc or p.c.

PRN or prnad lib

a.m. or AMp.m. or PM

statDOB

Flashcards=Team A

ABBREVIATIONS II 

sc

qs or QSBR

BRPCBRI&ONPOPerTxRxSx

CBRWNLRBCWBC

Flashcards=Team B

ABBREVIATIONS III 

ASHDASCVD

solL

Gm VS

Peds or pedsEENTNa

IMpo

PO or P/OmLCCc/o

Team C= Flashcards

ABBREVIATIONS IV 

abdABGampASACA

CBCCHFCHO

CCU or CICU C&S

EDCEGDelix

ER or EDFBS

Team D = Flashcards

Medical abbreviations are commonly used. Medical abbreviations are being added

regularly.Medical abbreviations may have more than

one meaning. You must read and determine use.

However the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) has developed a list of “Do Not Use” and “Error Prone”

http://www.ismp.org/tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf

Seniors Remember:

FHT Fx or fx gr GI GU Hct Hgb H&H H&P

ABBREVIATION V

‣ ICU‣ IVP‣ KUB‣ LMP‣ MRI‣ NG‣ SICU

Team A = Flashcards

NS PEARL or PERLA or

PERRLA PP R or R R/O ROM RR SuppTeam B = Flashcards

ABBREVIATION VI

‣Tab‣PO or TO‣UGI‣UTI‣VS‣WC or W/C‣VO

> <

ABBREVIATION VIICNSCSFCT or CATCVAEMGOD OS OUOR

Team C = Flashcards

AP or A-P or A/P CAD CHD Cl COPD FH H2O2

H2O

Team A= Flashcards

ABBREVIATION VIII

IV MI SOB TIA URI HO or H/O diff

BE BM GB GTT Gtt HDL LDL VLDLTeam B =

Flashcards

ABBREVIATION IX

Kgl&wmmO2

PH or P/Hss or ssØ

~

AIDS ax BPH BUN cm D&C DOA Dx

ABBREVIATION X GC Gyn or gyn OB PID UA US VDTeam C = Flashcards