Medical & Clinical Abbreviations Flashcards
44 tarjetas · EN → EN · Medical
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Essential medical abbreviations used in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare documentation. Covers vital signs, medication instructions, dosing frequency, routes of administration, common diagnoses, and clinical orders. Valuable for nursing students, medical students, and healthcare workers.
This page covers Medical & Clinical Abbreviations: 44 flashcards in the medical category. Cards are oriented around the EN → EN language pair, so each prompt trains recognition in the direction you actually need. Difficulty is tagged intermediate, so you can expect a intermediate-friendly progression rather than a random dump of trivia.
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Primeras 20 tarjetas de este mazo (anverso / reverso).
| # | Anverso | Reverso |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NPO | Nil Per Os — Nothing by mouth. Patient must not eat or drink anything. |
| 2 | PRN | Pro Re Nata — As needed. Medication given only when the patient requires it, not on a fixed schedule. |
| 3 | STAT | Statim — Immediately. Action must be carried out right away with no delay. |
| 4 | BID | Bis In Die — Twice daily. Medication given two times per day. |
| 5 | TID | Ter In Die — Three times daily. |
| 6 | QID | Quater In Die — Four times daily. |
| 7 | QD / QHS | QD = Every day (once daily). QHS = Every hour of sleep (at bedtime). |
| 8 | Q2H / Q4H / Q6H / Q8H | Every 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 hours. Indicates dosing frequency by number of hours. |
| 9 | PO | Per Os — By mouth. Oral route of medication administration. |
| 10 | IV | Intravenous — Into the vein. Medication or fluids given directly into the bloodstream. |
| 11 | IM | Intramuscular — Injection directly into muscle tissue. |
| 12 | SQ / SC | Subcutaneous — Injection into the fatty tissue just below the skin. |
| 13 | SL | Sublingual — Under the tongue. Drug dissolves there for rapid absorption. |
| 14 | BP | Blood Pressure. Expressed as systolic/diastolic (e.g., 120/80 mmHg). |
| 15 | HR | Heart Rate — beats per minute (bpm). Normal adult resting: 60–100 bpm. |
| 16 | RR | Respiratory Rate — breaths per minute. Normal adult: 12–20 breaths/min. |
| 17 | SpO₂ / O₂ sat | Oxygen saturation — percentage of hemoglobin carrying oxygen. Normal ≥95%. |
| 18 | Temp / T | Temperature. Normal oral: ~37°C (98.6°F). Fever typically ≥38°C (100.4°F). |
| 19 | I&O | Intake and Output — tracking all fluids entering (IV, oral) and leaving the body (urine, drainage, emesis). |
| 20 | SOB | Shortness of Breath — subjective complaint of breathing difficulty. Also: dyspnea. |
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