Free Printable Medical Abbreviations and Their Meanings

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Medical Abbreviations and Their Meanings

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

amb

a)

ambulate/walk

b)

air management

c)

range of motion

d)

after

2.

BP

a)

bed pan

b)

big pinch

c)

blood pressure

d)

twice per day

3.

c/o

a)

cardio

b)

complains of

c)

care of

d)

coronary

4.

CPR

a)

cold

b)

cholesterol

c)

cold pressure rate

d)

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

5.

DNR

a)

discharge

b)

do not resuscitate

c)

dicontinue

d)

do not rest

6.

ECG/EKG

a)

electrocardiogram

b)

echo

c)

electronic cardio graph

d)

eat carbs grand

7.

EEG

a)

electrocardiogram

b)

ear, eye, groin

c)

electroencephalogram

d)

electric echo gram

8.

HR

a)

hour

b)

heart rate

c)

hear

d)

high rate

9.

IV

a)

four

b)

instant vital

c)

intravenous

d)

inter vein

10.

ROM

a)

range of monitor

b)

rate of motion

c)

remote

d)

range of motion

11.

T

a)

temperature

b)

time

c)

task

d)

take

12.

VS

a)

vital signs

b)

versus

c)

vein stat

d)

vital stat

13.

Wt

a)

height

b)

walk time

c)

weight

d)

watch

14.

bid

(a)

15.

qid

(a)

16.

tid

(a)

17.

ac

a)

before a meal

b)

after a meal

c)

accelerate

d)

as desired

18.

ad lib

a)

at bed

b)

after meal

c)

as desired

d)

additional

19.

D/C

a)

do change

b)

do cardio

c)

don't change

d)

discharge/discontinue

20.

hs

a)

bedtime

b)

hour

c)

high stat

d)

heart stat

21.

NPO

a)

non pulmonary

b)

nothing by mouth

c)

by mouth

d)

orally

22.

OTC

a)

morning time

b)

over the counter

c)

oral trach cardiac

d)

open tract constant

23.

p.c

a)

pulmonary cardio

b)

before meals

c)

orally

d)

after meals

24.

p.o

a)

orally

b)

rectally

c)

by vein

d)

post op

25.

prn

a)

per

b)

every hour

c)

as needed

d)

pro registered nurse

26.

q

(a)

27.

qh

(a)

28.

q2h

(a)

29.

q4h

(a)

30.

q.d

a)

every day

b)

every hour

c)

four times a day

d)

daily

31.

Rx

a)

diagnosis

b)

history

c)

prescription

d)

doctor

32.

STAT

a)

status

b)

quickly

c)

stat

d)

immediately

33.

ENT

a)

eye, nose, throat

b)

ear, nose, throat

c)

ear, neck, teeth

d)

eye, nerve, tendon

34.

LLG

a)

left lower quadrant

b)

large

c)

left lower grid

d)

left leg quadrant

35.

LUQ

a)

leg ulna quadrant

b)

left ulna quadrant

c)

left upper quadrant

d)

leg upper quadrant

36.

OD

a)

over dose

b)

right eye

c)

left eye

d)

orthodontist

37.

OS

a)

outer surface

b)

right eye

c)

each eye

d)

left eye

38.

OU

a)

each eye

b)

left eye

c)

right eye

d)

outer ulna

39.

RBC

(a)

40.

WBC

(a)

41.

RLQ

a)

right lower quadrant

b)

right left quadrant

c)

right leg quadrant

d)

right arm quadrant

42.

RUQ

a)

rectal upper quadrant

b)

rectal urinary quadrant

c)

right upper quadrant

d)

right ulna quadrant

43.

Dx

(a)

44.

Sx

(a)

45.

Tx

(a)

46.

CAD

a)

coronary abscess disease

b)

coronary artery disease

c)

chronic artery disease

d)

chronic abscess disease

47.

COPD

a)

coronary outer pathogen disease

b)

chronic obstructive pathogen disease

c)

coronary obstructive pathogen disease

d)

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

48.

DM

a)

diabetes mellitus

b)

doctor

c)

diagnosis

d)

diabetes myocardiac

49.

HIV

a)

human inter vein

b)

high inter vein

c)

human immunodeficiency

d)

human inter vein

50.

MI

a)

myocardial infarction

b)

mellitus infarction

c)

myocardial intravenous

d)

mellitus intravenous

51.

s/s

a)

shortness and stats

b)

stats and signs

c)

signs and symptoms

d)

symptoms and stats

52.

SOB

(a)

53.

TB

a)

transient bone

b)

tuberculosis

c)

tendon bone

d)

treatment

54.

TIA

a)

transient ischemic attack

b)

time in action

c)

treatment intra abdominal

d)

transient inter attack

55.

URI

a)

upper urinary infection

b)

urinary rate infection

c)

upper respiratory infection

d)

urinary

56.

UTI

a)

upper tract intrusion

b)

urinary temp intrusion

c)

urinary tract infection

d)

upper tract infection

57.

a

(a)

58.

p

(a)

59.

c

(a)

60.

s

(a)

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