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level: Level 1

Questions and Answers List

level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
of each	a
abnormal	Abn
American diabetes association	ADA
Activity of daily living	ADLs
As desired	ad lib
above knee amputation	AKA
before noon	AM
against medical advice	AMA
amount	amt
axillary	ax
bilateral	B;bil
twice a day	bid
blood pressure	bp;B/P
bed rest	BR
bathroom privileges	BRP
breath sounds	bs;BS
bedside commode	BSC
with	c (with a line above it)
catheter/ catheterization	cath
complete bed bath	CBB
complete bedrest	CBR
chief complaint	cc
without	c/o
date of admission/ dead on arrival	DOA
date of birth	DOB
deep tendon reflexes	DTR
diagnosis	Dx
estimated blood loss	EBL
for example	e.g.
Ear Nose Throat	ENT
extra ocular movement	EOM
etiology	etiol
alcohol	ETOH
fracture	fx
gastrointestinal	GI
genitourinary	GU
gynecology	gyn
hour	h ; hr
headache	H/A
head eyes ears nose throat	HEENT
heparin lock	HL
water	H2O
hydrogen peroxide	H2O2
head of bed	HOB
hospital	hosp
history and physical	H&P
height	ht
history	hx
intensive care unit	ICU
incise and drain	I&D
intake and output	I&O
intravenous	IV
intravenous fluids	IFV
intravenous piggy back	IVPB
junction commission on accreditation of healthcare organization	JCAHO
keep vein open ; to keep open	KVO ; TKO
liter	L
left	L ; Lt
pound	ib;
lower left extremity	LLE
Lower left lobe	LLL
lower left quadrant	LLQ
last menstral period	LMP
level of consciousness	LOC
moves all extremities well	maew
medical doctor	MD
nasogastric	NG ; N/G
no known allergies	NKA
nighttime	Noct
nothing by mouth	NPO
nausea and vomiting	N&V
normal vaginal delivery	NVD
orally ; by mouth	o ; os
oxygen	o2
out of bed	OOB
outpatient	OP
operating room	OR
occupational therapy	OT
after	p with a line above it
after meals	pc
pupils equal, round, reactive to light	PEARL
by	per
pupils equal, round, reactive to light	PERRL
pupils equal, round, reactive to light with accommodations	PERRLA
afternoon	pm
previous medical history	PMH
paroxysmal nocturnal dspnea	PND
by mouth	PO
postoperative day	POD
post operative	postop
postpartum	PP
prepare for	prep
as needed	prn
patient	pt
physical therapy	PT
every	q
every hour	qh
four times a day	qid
sufficient quanity	qs
right lower extremity	RLE
right lower lobe	RLL
right lower quadrant	RLQ
range of motion	ROM
right	R ; rt
related to	R/T
return to office	RTO
right upper quadrant	RUQ
prescription ; treatment	rx
without	s with a line above it
status post	s/p
siderail	SR
signs and symptoms	s/s
surgery	surg
symptom	sym
to be absorbed	TBA
temperature	temp
three times a day	tid
tender loving care	TLC
telephone order	t.o.
temp pulse respiration	TPR
treatment	tx
urinary output	UO
verbal order	V.O. ; v.o.
volume	vol
vital sign	vs
wheelchair	w/c
well developed/ well nourished	WD/WN
warm and dry	WD
within normal limits	WNL
weight/ weigh	wt
years old	y/o