The "Q" & Time Codes
This single letter means "Every."
What is Q?
This is where you go for a "Chest X-Ray" (CXR) or a "Magnetic Resonance Imaging" (MRI).
What is the Lab?
These symbols represent Oxygen and Iron.
What are O2 and Fe?
True or False
If a patient is NPO, they can have "Nothing by mouth."
What is True
These 4 titles represent a Medical Doctor, a Nurse Practitioner, a Licensed Practical Nurse, and a Certified Nursing Assistant.
What are MD, NP, LPN, and CNA?
These two abbreviations differentiate "Morning" from "Afternoon."
What are A.M. and P.M.?
A patient in crisis might go to the ER, the OR, or the ICU.
What are the Emergency Room, Operating Room, and Intensive Care Unit?
Na and K are the chemical symbols for these two electrolytes.
What are Sodium and Potassium?
A patient who is A&O is described as this.
What is Alert and Oriented?
A patient's Dx might include CHF (heart), GI (stomach), Ca (cells), or a Fx (bone).
What are Diagnosis, Congestive Heart Failure, Gastrointestinal, Cancer, and Fracture?
These three abbreviations represent "Every Day," "Every 2 Hours," and "Four times a day."
What are Q.d., Q2h, and Q.i.d.?
Expectant mothers are found in L & D, while premature infants are in the NICU.
What are Labor & Delivery and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?
Ca stands for this life-threatening condition.
What is Cancer?
BR stands for this activity restriction, while OOB means the patient is allowed to be this.
What are Bed Rest and Out Of Bed?
These 4 metric units measure "Milligram," "Milliliter," "Centimeter," and "Kilogram."
What are MG, mL, CM, and Kg?
While A.C. means "Before Meals," this abbreviation means "After Meals."
What is P.C.?
An EMT usually brings patients into the hospital.
What is an Emergency Medical Technician?
A doctor orders a CBC to see a "Complete Blood Count" and an FBS to check this.
What is Fasting Blood Sugar
This abbreviation means "Whenever Necessary."
What is PRN?
This professional provides emergency care; they also use Oz and Lbs to measure weight.
What is an EMT, and what are Ounces and Pounds?
These single-letter abbreviations stand for "Before," "After," "Day," and "Hour."
What are A, P, D, and HR?
If a patient is no longer in the hospital, they have been d/c.
What is Discharged?
These results indicate a "Negative" finding or "No Known Allergies."
What are NEG and NKA?
A patient leaving AMA is doing so under this condition.
What is Against Medical Advice?
Vital signs and shorthand: BP (pressure), HR (pulse), BS (lungs), Med (pharmacy), and Bx (tissue sample).
What are Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Breath Sound, Medicine, and Biopsy?