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This 257-card flashcard set covers standard medical abbreviations and clinical terminology used in healthcare settings. It includes essential acronyms like ACLS, EKG, CPR, IV, and DNR, plus anatomy and diagnostic abbreviations. Ideal for high school health careers programs, EMT/paramedic training, nursing prerequisites, or exam preparation in healthcare fields.

Subject:
Professional Training
Topic:
Healthcare
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated May 2025

Terms in This Set

  • A&P
  • ABC
  • a
  • ac
  • AAA
  • ACLS
  • abd
  • ADL, ADLs
  • ad lib
  • c
  • AED
  • C
  • AF, Afib
  • CA
  • AICD
  • CABG
  • AIDS
  • CAD
  • AK
  • AKA
  • CBC
  • ALTE
  • CC or C/C
  • AMA
  • CCU
  • C diff
  • amb
  • CHF
  • AMI
  • cm
  • ant
  • CN
  • AOX4, A/OX4
  • CNS
  • AP
  • c/o
  • CO
  • CO2
  • ARDS
  • COLD
  • COPD
  • ASA
  • ASHD
  • BG
  • BID, bid, b.i.d.
  • BKA
  • BLS
  • BM
  • BP, B/P
  • BPM
  • BRUE
  • BS
  • BSA
  • BVM
  • bx
  • CP
  • CPAP
  • CPR
  • CRNA
  • CRT
  • CSF
  • CT
  • CVA
  • DM
  • DNR
  • DOA
  • DOE
  • DON
  • DPT
  • DSD
  • DtaP
  • DTP
  • DTs
  • DVT
  • Dx
  • ECG
  • ED
  • EDC
  • EEG
  • EKG
  • ENT
  • EOC
  • ER
  • ET, ETT
  • ETA
  • ETCO2
  • ETOH
  • F
  • FIO2
  • FBS
  • Fe
  • FHR
  • FHx
  • Fl, fld
  • fx
  • GB
  • GCS
  • GERD
  • GI
  • GSW
  • gtt
  • GTT
  • GU
  • gyn, GYN
  • h
  • H&P
  • HA, H/A
  • hb, hgb
  • HBV
  • HH
  • Hct
  • HIV
  • H2O
  • HPI
  • HR
  • hr
  • HTN
  • Hx
  • I&O
  • ICP
  • ICS
  • ICU
  • IDDM
  • IM
  • IMS
  • IN
  • IO
  • IUD
  • IV
  • JVD
  • kg
  • LE
  • LLL
  • LLQ
  • L/m, LPM
  • LMP
  • LOC
  • LUL
  • LUQ
  • LVAD
  • MAE
  • MAEW
  • mg
  • MI
  • MICU
  • min
  • mL
  • mm
  • mm Hg
  • MOI
  • MRI
  • MRSA
  • MVA
  • MVC
  • MVP
  • NA, N/A
  • NAD
  • NC
  • NG
  • NICO
  • NIDDM
  • NKA
  • NKDA
  • NP
  • NPA
  • NPO
  • NRB, NRBM
  • NS
  • NSR
  • NTG
  • N/V
  • N/V/D
  • O2
  • OB
  • OBS
  • OD
  • OP
  • OPA
  • OR
  • OS
  • OU
  • oz
  • p
  • PA
  • pc
  • PCO2
  • PE
  • PEARL
  • PERRLA
  • ped., peds
  • PEEP
  • PID
  • PMH
  • PND
  • po, PO
  • PRN
  • PSI
  • PSVT
  • pt
  • PT
  • PTA
  • PVC
  • PVD
  • q
  • RA
  • RAD
  • RBC
  • Rh
  • RLL
  • RLQ
  • RN
  • R/O
  • ROM
  • RUL
  • RUQ
  • Rx
  • s
  • S
  • SaO2
  • SC, SQ
  • SG
  • SICU
  • SIDS
  • SL
  • SOB
  • SpO2
  • S/S, S&S
  • stat
  • STEMI
  • STI
  • subcut
  • SVT
  • sym, Sx
  • T
  • P
  • R
  • TB
  • TIA
  • tid/t.i.d./TID
  • Tx
  • UA
  • UE
  • URI
  • UTI
  • VD
  • VF/Vfib
  • VRE
  • VS
  • VT/V tach
  • w/, W/
  • WBC
  • WMD
  • WNL
  • W/O, w/o
  • wt
  • x
  • yo, y/o

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