Medical
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Tx
What is Treatment or Traction?
Ab
What is away from?
itis
What is inflammation?
Cardio
What is the heart?
Fowlers
What is raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees?
NPO
What is Nothing by Mouth?
Glyco
What is sugar?
Phobia
What is fear of?
Pneumo
What is lungs?
Proximal
What is towards the center
EKG
What is Electrocardiogram?
Path
What is disease?
Uria
What is urine?
Neuro
What is nerve/ nervous system?
Anterior
What is front?
q3h
What is every 3 hours?
Mal
What is bad?
Pnea
What is breathing?
Gastro
What is stomach?
superior
what is above?
EENT
What is ear, eyes, nose, and throat?
Pseudo
What is false?
Cyte
What is cell?
Phlebo
What is veins?
Sims’
What is lateral with one knee and thigh up?