Abbreviations
What is Activities as tolerated
AAT
What is right upper quadrant
RUQ
What is away from
ab-
What is bile
chole or cholo
What is blood pressure
B/P
What is left upper quadrant
RUQ
What is in excess of, too much, high
hyper
What is twice a day
bid
What is the part farthest from the center of the attachment
What is Distal
what is small, scant
olig
What is every night at bedtime
qhs
The back surface of the body
Posterior or Distal
What is around
peri-
What is 4 times a day
qid
What is nearest the trunk
What is Proximal
What is beside, beyond, after
What is para-