ac
before meals
pc
after meals
bid
twice a day
am
in the morning
pm
afternoon or evening
tid
three times a day
ADL
activities of daily living
ad lib
as desired
PRN
as needed
amb
ambulatory
amt
amount
BM
bowel m...
CNA KANSAS EXAM – STUDY GUIDE
ac - Answer- before meals
pc - Answer- after meals
bid - Answer- twice a day
am - Answer- in the morning
pm - Answer- afternoon or evening
tid - Answer- three times a day
ADL - Answer- activities of daily living
ad lib - Answer- as desired
PRN - Answer- as needed
amb - Answer- ambulatory
amt - Answer- amount
BM - Answer- bowel movement
c/o - Answer- complains of
dc - Answer- discontinue
c - Answer- with
s - Answer- without
x - Answer- times
NPO - Answer- nothing by mouth
PO - Answer- by mouth
ROM - Answer- range of motion
AROM - Answer- active range of motion
PROM - Answer- passive range of motion wc - Answer- wheelchair
BP - Answer- blood pressure
TPR - Answer- temperature, pulse, respiration
ax - Answer- axillary
F - Answer- Fahrenheit temperature
ht - Answer- height
wt - Answer- weight
O2 - Answer- Oxygen
H2O - Answer- water
I&O - Answer- intake and output
IV - Answer- intravenous
oz - Answer- ounce
ml - Answer- milliliter
Na - Answer- Sodium
PT - Answer- physical therapy
OT - Answer- occupational therapy
Ca - Answer- cancer
CHF - Answer- congestive heart failure
SOB - Answer- shortness of breath
GI - Answer- gastrointestinal
GU - Answer- genitourinary
CVA - Answer- cerebrovascular accident
MI - Answer- myocardial infarction
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