Medical Abbreviations
SOB stands for this.
What is shortness of breath?
The pain scale usually ranges from
What is 1 to 10?
HA is short for this common symptom
What is headache?
CP stands for this.
What is chest pain?
PT. means this
What is patient?
NPO means this.
What is nothing by mouth?
Elevated blood pressure is called this
What is hypertension?
CHF means this
What is congestive heart failure?
NRM or NBM is this
Non-rebreather mask
NC is a term used to describe this
Nasal Cannula
AAO stands for this.
What is alert, awake, and oriented?
Excessive sweating is called this
What is diaphoresis
NKA means this regarding patient history
What No Known Allergies?
MI is an abbreviation for this serious cardiac event
What is myocardial infarction?
What does PERRLA stand for
P: pupils
E: equal
R: round
R: reactive
L: light
A: accommidation
PSVT stands for this
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (HR>250)
Hypoglycemia means low ____
What is blood sugar?
BVM is short for this life-saving device.
What is bag valve mask?
HR < 60 indicates this condition
HR > 100 indicated this condition
What is bradycardia?
What is tachycardia?
SOAP stands for this
S: subjective
O: objective
A: assessment
P: plan
NPA/OPA stands for this
What is Nasal Pharangeal Airway / Oral Pharangel Airway?
JVD stands for this physical finding
ICP means this.
What is Intracranial pressure?
HR > 150 is called this
SVT - supra ventricular tachycardia
6 orientations of anatomy
Anterior (ventral/front), Posterior (dorsal/back), Medial (inside), Lateral (outside), Proximal (closer to), Distal (further from)