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What does the medical abbreviation 'b.i.d.' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'b.i.d.' stand for?
- Every hour
- Three times a day
- As needed
- Twice a day (correct)
What does the medical abbreviation 'PO' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'PO' stand for?
- By topical application
- By mouth (correct)
- By nasal spray
- By injection
What does the medical abbreviation 'BP' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'BP' stand for?
- Blood pressure (correct)
- Body temperature
- Blood potassium
- Blood platelet
What does the medical abbreviation 'IM' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'IM' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'CBC' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'CBC' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'Hct' stand for?
What does the medical abbreviation 'Hct' stand for?
Study Notes
Medical Abbreviations
Medical abbreviations are shortened forms of medical terms used to simplify communication and documentation in healthcare. Here are some common medical abbreviations:
General Abbreviations
- b.i.d.: twice a day
- t.i.d.: three times a day
- q.i.d.: four times a day
- q.h.: every hour
- q.2.h.: every 2 hours
- q.4.h.: every 4 hours
- q.6.h.: every 6 hours
- q.8.h.: every 8 hours
- stat: immediately
- prn: as needed
Medication Abbreviations
- PO: by mouth
- IV: intravenous
- IM: intramuscular
- SC: subcutaneous
- SL: sublingual
- Top: topical
- OD: right eye
- OS: left eye
- OU: both eyes
Diagnosis and Treatment Abbreviations
- BP: blood pressure
- HR: heart rate
- RR: respiratory rate
- T: temperature
- Ht: height
- Wt: weight
- Hx: history
- dx: diagnosis
- tx: treatment
- s/s: signs and symptoms
- w/u: work-up
Vital Sign Abbreviations
- P: pulse
- R: respiration
- B/P: blood pressure
- T: temperature
Laboratory and Test Abbreviations
- CBC: complete blood count
- CMP: comprehensive metabolic panel
- BUN: blood urea nitrogen
- Cr: creatinine
- K: potassium
- Na: sodium
- WBC: white blood cell count
- RBC: red blood cell count
- Hb: hemoglobin
- Hct: hematocrit
- Plt: platelet count
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Test your knowledge of common medical abbreviations used in healthcare, including general abbreviations, medication abbreviations, diagnosis and treatment abbreviations, vital sign abbreviations, and laboratory and test abbreviations.
