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CPR
— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CF
— Cystic Fibrosis
XL
— Extra Large
PRN
— ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
COPD
— Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
IRBBB
— Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block
YTD
— Year To Date
DM
— Diabetes mellitus
AMB
— Ambulate
AF
— Atrial Fibrillation
Z-ESR
— zeta erythrocyte sedimentation rate
CABG
— Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
A/E
— Air Entry to Lungs
FTND
— Full Term Normal Delivery
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
ECG
— Electrocardiogram
Q6H
— Every 6 Hours
R/O
— Rule Out
CVA
— Cerebrovascular Accident
KVO
— Keep Vein Open
A-A GRADIENT
— alveolar to arterial gradient
TX
— Treatment (medical)
DAT
— Diet As Tolerated
FBS
— fasting blood sugar
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
PAC
— Premature Atrial Contraction
W-T-D
— wet to dry
ACL
— Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
BPM
— Beats Per Minute
ACTH
— Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
A-VO2
— arteriovenous oxygen
BRBPR
— Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
LMP
— Last Menstrual Period
STAT
— Immediately (from Latin statim)
ROM
— Range Of Motion
SVD
— Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
DIC
— disseminated intravascular coagulation
ADH
— Antidiuretic Hormone
NKA
— No Known Allergies
LNMP
— Last Normal Menstrual Period
FX
— Fracture
FEV
— Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function)
R/IH
— Right Inguinal Hernia
DDX
— Differential Diagnosis
CBC
— Complete Blood Count
IV
— Intravenous
L/IH
— Left Inguinal Hernia
PEEP
— positive end expiratory pressure
Q4H
— Every 4 Hours
ASD
— Atrial Septal Defect
CABG/S
— Coronary Artery Bypass Graft/Surgery
UTI
— Urinary Tract Infection
UAO
— Upper Airway Obstruction
AS
— Aortic Stenosis
JVD
— Jugular Venous Distention
DOA
— dead on arrival
NKDA
— No Known Durg Allergies
SBFT
— Small Bowel Follow Through
CVP
— Central Venous Pressure
GI
— Gastrointestinal
VSS
— Vital Signs Stable
RRR
— Regular Rate and Rhythm
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
QS/QT
— shunt fraction
CC
— Chief Complaint
ACLS
— Advanced Cardiac Life Support
RBBB
— Right Bundle Branch Block
TVH
— Total Vaginal Hysterectomy
LBBB
— Left Bundle Branch Block
BD
— twice a day
CNS
— Central Nervous System
DX
— Diagnosis
DJD
— Degenerative Joint Disease
GR
— Grain
LDH
— Lactate dehydrogenase
ML
— milliliter; 1/1000 liter
CR
— Creatinine
BX
— Biopsy
AAA
— abdominal aortic aneurysm
RA
— Rheumatoid Arthritis
RBC
— Red Blood Cell
CPAP
— Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CSF
— Cerebrospinal Fluid
DBP
— Diastolic Blood Pressure
LAHB
— Left Anterior Hemiblock
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
EMV
— eyes, motor, verbal response
TB
— Tuberculosis
A/G
— albumin/globulin ratio
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
HGB
— Hemoglobin
TIBC
— Total Iron Binding Capacity
GU
— Genitourinary
ADR
— Adverse Drug Reaction
BOM
— Bilateral Otitis Media
ARF
— Acute Renal Failure
BP
— Blood Pressure
LSCS
— Lower Segment Caesarean Section
AML
— Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
BUN
— Blood Urea Nitrogen
ETOH
— Ethanol
DL
— Deciliter
OPV
— Oral Polio Vaccine
ABG
— Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
BMI
— Body Mass Index
TNTC
— Too Numerous To Count
ANA
— Antinuclear Antibody
DKA
— Diabetic Ketoacidosis
IM
— Intramuscular
BCC
— Basal Cell Carcinoma
LFT
— Liver Function Test
LVEDP
— CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure
CRF
— Chronic Renal Failure
RIH
— Right Inguinal Hernia
PVD
— Peripheral Vascular Disease
EBL
— Estimated Blood Loss
PT
— Physical Therapy
PCWP
— Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
HPI
— History of Present Illness
RTA
— Renal Tubular Acidosis
TPN
— Total Parenteral Nutrition
HOB
— Head of Bed
CA
— Calcium
DI
— Diabetes Insipidus
ANS
— Autonomic Nervous System
IVP
— Intravenous Pyelogram
I&O
— Intake & Output
DPL
— Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
LVH
— Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
ARDS
— Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
EMG
— Electromyogram
Q
— Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
UGI
— Upper Gastrointestinal
NCV
— Nerve Conduction Velocity
OU
— Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together)
HCG
— Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
ESR
— Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
TW
— twice a week
TIG
— Tetanus Immune Globulin
EEG
— Electro-EncephaloGram
CHO
— Carbohydrate
NMR
— Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
MVA
— Motor Vehicle Accident
CPK
— Creatine Phosphokinase
MVI
— multivitamin injection
OOB
— Out of Bed
SGOT
— Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
IRDM
— Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
SBP
— Systolic Blood Pressure
AF
— afebrile
CVD
— Cardiovascular Disease
TIA
— Transient Ischemic Attack
HCT
— Hematocrit
CO
— Cardiac Output
TLC
— Total Lung Capacity
BMR
— Basal Metabolic Rate
UC
— Ulcerative Colitis
MAP
— Mean Arterial Pressure
C/O
— Complains Of
ASHD
— AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease
PVC
— Premature Ventricular Contraction
ERCP
— Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography
HX
— History
RUQ
— Right Upper Quadrant
CRCL
— Creatinine Clearance
AFP
— Alpha Fetoprotein
LIF
— Left Iliac Fossa
CMV
— Cytomegalovirus
SIADH
— Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
PO
— By Mouth
LAP
— Left Atrial Pressure
GCS
— Glasgow Coma Scale
CBG
— Capillary Blood Gas
HTN
— Hypertension
CHD
— Coronary Heart Disease
IVC
— Inferior Vena Cava
LOC
— Loss of Consciousness
SGPT
— Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
CVAT
— CVA tenderness
OM
— Otitis Media
AOB
— Alcohol On Breath
IGT
— Impaired Glucose Tolerance
SCR
— Serum Creatinine
NSR
— Normal Sinus Rhythm
HSM
— Hepatosplenomegaly
SBE
— Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
TAH
— Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
CCV
— Critical Closing Volume
CT
— Computerised Axial Tomography
AODM
— Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
LAP
— Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase
FVC
— Forced Vital Capacity
SL
— Sublingual
AAD
— Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
FU
— Follow-Up
NG
— Nanogram
IDDM
— insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
OR
— Operating Room
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
FBC
— Full Blood Count
OCG
— Oral CholecystoGram
NIDDM
— Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
CML
— Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
SOAP
— Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
CCB
— Calcium Channel Blocker
R
— Right
URI
— Upper Respiratory Infection
I&D
— Incision and Drainage
PE
— Pleural Effusion
LOC
— Level Of Consciousness
BID
— Twice A Day
WB
— Whole Blood
C
— with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
A&E
— Accident & Emergency
PC
— After Meals
RT
— Radiation Therapy
L
— Left
T&C
— Type and Cross
HR
— Heart Rate
BBB
— Bundle Branch Block
A&O
— Alert & Oriented
PUD
— Peptic Ulcer Disease
RTC
— Return To Clinic
ETT
— Endotracheal tube
LN
— Lymph Node
RX
— Treatment
CI
— Cardiac Index
DC
— Discharge
D&V
— Diarrhoea and Vomiting
C&S
— Culture and Sensitivity
MI
— Myocardial Infarction
VDRL
— Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
QOD
— Every Other Day
PAP
— Pulmonary Artery Pressure
RPG
— Retrograde Pyelogram
AI
— Aortic Insufficiency
CCU
— Cardiac Care Unit
ECT
— ElectroConvulsive Therapy
VCT
— Venous Clotting Time
SQ
— Subcutaneous
US
— Ultrasound
FTT
— Failure To Thrive
RUL
— Right Upper Lobectomy
PTH
— Parathyroid Hormone
AP
— Auscultation and Percussion
KOR
— keep open rate
CRP
— Cold Reactive Protein
LUQ
— Left Upper Quadrant
PT
— Prothrombin Time
WF
— White Female
RDW
— Red Cell Distribution Width
CCU
— Clean Catch Urine
YO
— years old
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
LLL
— left lower lobectomy
VO
— Verbal Order
AC
— Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation)
D5W
— 5% Dextrose in water
QNS
— Quantity Not Sufficient
IG
— Immune Globulin
FH
— Family History
HT
— Heights
FBG
— fasting blood glucose
BE
— Barium Enema
LAD
— Left Anterior Descending
ICS
— Intercostal Space
AAS
— Acute Abdominal Series
PG
— Picogram
COLD
— Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
PRBC
— packed red blood cells
TSH
— thyroid stimulating hormone
CX
— Cervix
QD
— quaque die (every day)
YR
— Year
GFR
— Glomerular Filtration Rate
S
— without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
GTT
— Glucose Tolerance Test
MBT
— Maternal Blood Type
LP
— Lumbar Puncture
ABD
— Abdomen
BCAA
— branched chain amino acids
CA
— Cancer
X2D
— times 2 days
BFZ
— Bendroflumethiazide
ET
— Endotracheal
NPO
— Nothing By Mouth
IMV
— Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
MMOL
— millimole
CXR
— Chest X-Ray
DC
— discontinue
TKO
— To Keep Open
LE
— Lupus Erythematosus
LAD
— Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram
BM
— Bowel Movement
RDA
— Recommended Daily Allowance
DVT
— Deep Vein Thrombosis
NG
— Nasogastric
GORD
— gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
GC
— gonorrhea
CP
— Chest Pain
DNA
— Did Not Attend
P&PD
— Percussion and Postural Drainage
WBC
— White Blood Count
PE
— pulmonary embolus
RLQ
— Right Lower Quadrant
ACE
— Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
CP
— Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
EPAU
— Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
IOP
— Intraocular Pressure
ARB
— Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
PE
— Physical Examination
MAO
— Monoamine Oxidase
HBP
— High Blood Pressure
TT
— Thrombin Time
FFP
— fresh frozen plasma
BS
— Bowel Sounds
WBC
— White blood cells
PT
— Patient
COAD
— chronic obstructive airways disease
EUA
— Examination Under Anesthesia
RAP
— Right Atrial Pressure
IPPB
— intermittent positive pressure breathing
ACEI
— Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
FRC
— Functional Residual Capacity
PTT
— Partial Thromboplastin Time
BEE
— Basal Energy Expenditure
SEM
— systolic ejection murmur
HI
— Head Injury
DAW
— Dispense As Written
PPD
— Purified Protein Derivative
RIA
— Radio Immuno-Assay
ENT
— Ear nose and throat
HA
— Headache
K
— Potassium
HDL
— High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
TUR
— Transurethral Resection
MVV
— Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
YOB
— Year Of Birth
CGL
— Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
D&C
— Dilation and Curettage
MS
— Mitral Stenosis
EFAD
— Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
CFS
— Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
JVP
— Jugular Venous Pressure
OD
— OverDose
PMN
— polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
FROM
— Full Range of Movement
/52
— Weeks
NAS
— No Added Salt
HSV
— Herpes Simplex Virus
RA
— Right Atrium
CVA
— Costovertebral Angle
A-V
— ArterioVenous
LAE
— Left Atrial Enlargement
BKA
— below-the-knee amputation
RAE
— Right Atrial Enlargement
QID
— quattuor in die (four times a day)
AXR
— Abdominal X-Ray
SLE
— Systemic Lupus Erythematous
HAV
— Hepatitis A Virus
CAA
— crystalline amino acids
BPH
— Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
MCV
— Mean Cell Volume
HPF
— high power field
LIH
— Left Inguinal Hernia
P
— Paragraph
DNAR
— Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
CTG
— Cardiotocograph
LPN
— Licensed Practice Nurse
VMA
— Vanillymadelic Acid
UD
— ut dictum (as directed)
COCP
— Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
CSU
— collection of catheter specimen of urine
P
— Para
AD LIB
— As Much As Needed
PMH
— Previous Medical History
IVC
— Intravenous cholangiogram
SG
— Swan-Ganz Catheter
DPT
— Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
WIA
— Wounded In Action
SA
— Sinoatrial
BNO
— Bowels Not Opened
AED
— Antiepileptic Drug
MLE
— Midline Episiotomy
VAD
— Venous Access Device
SBS
— Short Bowel Syndrome
BO
— bowels opened
WN
— Well Nourished
DLE
— Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
FUO
— fever of unknown origin
UA
— Urinalysis
RV
— Residual Volume
ALD
— alcoholic liver diseases
ITP
— idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
BW
— Body Weight
NT
— NasoTracheal
LUL
— Left Upper Lobe
GSW
— Gun Shot Wound
T&H
— type and hold
PDR
— Physician’s Desk Reference
RLL
— right lower lobe (lung)
OB
— obstetrics
PKU
— Phenylketonuria
GIT
— Gastro Intestinal/Tract
CVS
— Cardiovascular System
AFB
— acid-fast bacillia
WO
— Wide-Open
VC
— Vital Capacity (lung Function)
RML
— right middle lobe (lung)
TO
— Telephone Order
UVA
— Ultraviolet A Light
MMR
— Measles, mumps, rubella
PA
— posteroanterior
RT
— Respiratory Therapy
DVT
— Deep Venous Thrombosis
WM
— White Male
PP
— Postprandial
VV
— Varicose Veins
UUN
— Urinary urea nitrogen
ZN
— Zinc
NED
— no evidence of disease
MCHC
— Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
SIMV
— synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation
SX
— syndrome X
UAC
— Umbilical Artery Catheter
QH
— quaque hora (every hour)
MCH
— Mean Cell Hemoglobin
ZNO
— Zinc Oxide
TV
— Tidal Volume
V/Q
— Ventilation/Perfusion
NRM
— No Regular Medications
BM
— Bone Marrow
VW
— Vessel Wall
VRE
— vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
TOPV
— Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
TX
— Transplantation
VO
— Voice Order
PR
— by rectum
OS
— LEFT EYE
MMEF
— maximal mid expiratory flow
MRSA
— methicillin resistant staph aureus
NAD
— No Active Disease
GETT
— General by Endotracheal Tube
MSSA
— methicillin-sensitive staph aureus
GUM
— Genito-Urinary Medicine
HS
— Heart Sounds
S&E
— Sugar and Acetone
TU
— Tuberculin Units
POD
— post-op day
VZV
— Varicella-Zoster Virus
XRT
— X-Ray Therapy
HB
— Haemoglobin
XI
— Eleven (in Roman Numerals)
PTHC
— percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram
JODM
— Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus
HNPU
— Has Not Passed Urine
ZE
— Zollinger-Ellison
SGA
— small for gestational age
RBP
— retinol:retinol-binding protein
SAA
— synthetic amino acid
SGGT
— Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase
HLA
— histocompatibility locus antigen
TURBT
— TUR bladder tumors
PAO2
— alveolar oxygen
TMJ
— Temporo-Mandibular Joint
OOP
— Out of Plaster
PP
— pulsus paradoxus
PI
— pulmonic insufficiency disease
WD
— Well Developed
YF
— Yellow Fever
EAA
— essential amino acidsolution
LV
— left ventricle of the heart
VT
— Very Terminal
XOM
— Extraocular Movements
PS
— pulmonic stenosis
TD
— tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
UAC
— Uric Acid
GC
— Gonorrhea Culture
RVH
— right ventricular hyperthrophy
MAST
— medical antishock trousers
SMO
— Slips Made Out
PAT
— paroxysymal atrial tachycardia
IT
— interthecal
DXT
— Deep X-ray Treatment
IUD
— Intra-Uterine Death
XULN
— times upper limit of normal
IBD
— Irritable Bowel Disease
RAD
— right atrial axis deviation
TBG
— Total Binding Globulin
RU
— resin uptake
IUCD
— intra-uterine contraceptive device
XM
— Crossmatch
ZDV
— Zidovudine
RUG
— retrograde urethogram
AP
— Abdominal Perineal
XII
— Twelve (in Roman Numerals)
AAO
— alert, awake and oriented
H/H
— Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
W/U
— Workup
DIP
— Dorsal interphalangeal joints
WPW
— Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
XL
— extended release
MI
— Mitral Insufficiency
NSAID
— non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
HJR
— Hepatojugular reflex
HT
— Height of Target
IX
— Investigations
GUT
— Genito Urinary Tract
HO
— History of
GUS
— Genito-Urinary System
HO
— History Office
WID
— Widow
UFH
— Unfractionated heparin
ZSB
— zero stools since birth
YLC
— Youngest Living Child
XMM
— xeromammography
ADR
— Acute Dystonic Reaction
DNR
— do not resuscitate
/12
— Months
URQ
— Upper Right Quadrant
=
— Equivalent to
UC
— umbilical cord
AKA
— above the knee amputation
IUS
— Intra-Uterine System
GXT
— graded exercise tolerance
WBR
— Whole Body Radiation
IHSS
— Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis
UBD
— Universal Blood Donor
VCUG
— voiding cysourethrogram
VWD
— Von Willebrand's Disease
FHH/R
— Foetal Heart Heard/Regular
H/H
— Henderson-Hasselbach equation
KUB
— Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (xray)
/7
— Days
D/H
— Drug History
F/H
— Family History
IBS
— Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
CNS
— central nervous system
XS
— excessive
/40
— Weeks Gestation
GR
— Grain Refiner
INF
— intravenous nutritional fluid
TURP
— transurethral resection of prostate
WO
— Written Order
WP
— whirlpool
HTLV-III
— human lymphotropic virus, type III
CAG/S
— Coronary Artery Graft/Surgery
IGTN
— In Growing Toenail
HAA
— hepatitis B surface antigen
WOP
— without pain
WO
— Weeks old
PIP
— Proximal interphalangeal joints
BRP
— bathroom priviledges
FRH
— Freeman Road Hospital
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