17 Questions
What does the abbreviation 'BID' stand for?
Twice daily
In medical terminology, what does 'Dx' represent?
Diagnosis
Which abbreviation stands for 'every other day'?
EOD or QOD
'ADR' in medical terminology represents:
Ain't doing right
'FA' in medical contexts commonly refers to:
Food animal
Which term refers to the inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth?
Gingivitis
What does the abbreviation 'OHE' stand for in medical contexts?
Ovariohysterectomy
Which term describes a degeneration of the lens in the eye?
Lenticular Sclerosis
What is the term for a benign fatty tumor?
Lipoma
What is the average pressure in a patient's arteries during one cardiac cycle called?
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
What does the term 'lagomorph' refer to?
Rabbit
What does the abbreviation 'AAD' stand for in medical terminology?
Acute adrenal deficiency
An avian veterinarian specializes in treating which type of animals?
Birds
What does the abbreviation 'PRN' mean in a medical context?
As needed
A veterinarian suspects a patient may have a bladder inflammation. Which medical term would they likely use?
Cystitis
Which term describes a surgical removal procedure?
-ectomy
If a veterinary doctor needs to give a medication every 8 hours, what is the correct abbreviation they should use?
Q8H
Study Notes
Medical Abbreviations
- Abd: abdominal
- Abx: antibiotic
- AD: right ear
- ADR: ain't doing right (patient is off, not normal but may not have specific symptoms)
- AP: anterior/posterior
- AS: left ear
- AU: both ears
- BAR: bright alert reactive
Medical Terms
- BG: blood glucose
- BID: twice daily
- BPM: beats per minute
- Cap: capsule
- CBC: complete blood count
- CC: cranial/caudal
- Chem: blood chemistry
- DC: discontinue
- D/O: drop off
- DISP: dispense
- DV: dorsal/ventral
- Dx: diagnosis
- Dz: disease
- ECG/EKG: electrocardiogram
- EOD or QOD: every other day
Medical Procedures
- F/A: fecal analysis
- FNA: fine needle aspiration
- Fx: fracture
- IA: intraarterial
- IC: intracardiac
- IM: intramuscular
- IT: intratracheal
- IV: intravenous
- K9: canine
- LF: left front
- LH: left hind
- LMOM: left message on machine
- NKMA: no known medical allergies
- NPO: nothing by mouth
- OD: right eye
- OS: left eye
- OU: both eyes
- P/U: pick up
- P: patient
- PLR: pupillary light reflex
- PO: by mouth
- PRN: as needed
- Q: every (q8 = every 8 hours, q4 = every 4 hours)
- QID: four times a day
- QOL: quality of life
- Ref: refill
- RF: right front
- RH: right hind
- SID: once daily
- SQ/SC: subcutaneous
- STAT: emergency, of primary concern
- TAB: tablet
- TC: telephone call
- TID: three times a day
- TM: tympanic membrane (eardrum)
- TNT: toe nail trim
- VD: ventral/dorsal
- Vx: vaccine
- W/: with
- W/O: without
- WNL: within normal limits
Anatomy and Physiology
- Anal glands: glands located on either side of the anus
- Cyst: sac or pocket of fluid in the skin
- Diastolic: measurement of blood pressure when the heart is in diastole or dilation
- Distal: away from the origin or line of attachment
- Dorsal: along the spine
- Gingiva: the gums
- Gingivitis: inflammation of the gingival margin of the gums
- Glaucoma: excess pressure in the eye
- Hematoma: pocket of blood
- Hepatitis: liver inflammation
- Hip dysplasia: developmental disease from instability of the hip joints
- Histopathology: microscopic evaluation of tissues
- Jaundice or icterus: yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and whites of the eyes due to high bilirubin levels
- Lateral: away from the midline
- Lenticular sclerosis: degeneration of the lens
- Lesion: abnormal area of tissue
- Lipoma: benign fatty tumor
- Luxation: out of place - usually referring to a joint
- Malalignment: not lined up properly
- Malignant: cancerous/aggressive
- Neoplasia: tumor/abnormal growth
- Nephritis: kidney inflammation
- Opthalmic: pertaining to the eye
- Ovariohysterectomy: surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus (spay or OHE)
- OHE: ovariohysterectomy
- Ovine: sheep
- Palpation: by feel
- Papilloma: wart-like growth caused by a virus
- Periodontitis: inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth
Test your knowledge of medical abbreviations with this quiz. From patient conditions to medication instructions, this quiz covers a wide range of commonly used abbreviations in the medical field.
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