For nursing students at UMSL. Medical abbreviations for Nursing 3101. For some I will ask you to fill out the meaning, & for some the abbreviation. Some of the symbols are not here since I can't easily type them in. Hopefully this will help everyone get 76%+ on the quiz!
Questions and Answers
1.
ABG's
2.
Before meals
3.
ADL's
4.
As desired
5.
AMA
6.
Morning
7.
Amb
8.
Amount
9.
As tol
10.
AP
11.
ARF
12.
ASA
13.
Barium enema
14.
Twice daily
15.
BM
16.
BMR
17.
BP
18.
Bathroom priviledges
19.
BUN
20.
CAD
21.
Centigrade
22.
Capsule
23.
C&S
24.
Complete blood count
25.
CC (not cubic centimeters)
26.
Complains of
27.
COPD
28.
CPAP
29.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
30.
CSF
31.
Chest tube
32.
CVA
33.
CVC
34.
D/C (2 possible answers, but can put just one)
35.
DM
36.
Do not resuscitate
37.
DVT
38.
Diagnosis
39.
EC
40.
Electrocardiogram (2 possible answers, just enter 1)
41.
EENT
42.
F.
43.
French
44.
FUO
45.
Gram
46.
GI
47.
Grain
48.
Gtt.
49.
GU
50.
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