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CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CF — Cystic Fibrosis
HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
AF — Atrial Fibrillation
CABG — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
DM — Diabetes mellitus
IRBBB — Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block
ECG — Electrocardiogram
AMB — Ambulate
PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
ACTH — Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
ACL — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
Z-ESR — zeta erythrocyte sedimentation rate
DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
FEV — Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function)
YTD — Year To Date
ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
UAO — Upper Airway Obstruction
ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
AS — Aortic Stenosis
IV — Intravenous
BRBPR — Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
TVH — Total Vaginal Hysterectomy
UTI — Urinary Tract Infection
LMP — Last Menstrual Period
JVD — Jugular Venous Distention
FTND — Full Term Normal Delivery
A/G — albumin/globulin ratio
LBBB — Left Bundle Branch Block
RBC — Red Blood Cell
IM — Intramuscular
BMI — Body Mass Index
AML — Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
CVP — Central Venous Pressure
GI — Gastrointestinal
PEEP — positive end expiratory pressure
NKA — No Known Allergies
STAT — Immediately (from Latin statim)
Q6H — Every 6 Hours
RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
ARF — Acute Renal Failure
Q4H — Every 4 Hours
KVO — Keep Vein Open
HGB — Hemoglobin

CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
BPM — Beats Per Minute
CNS — Central Nervous System
LAHB — Left Anterior Hemiblock
BX — Biopsy
TB — Tuberculosis
A-A GRADIENT — alveolar to arterial gradient
RBBB — Right Bundle Branch Block
HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
LDH — Lactate dehydrogenase
CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
GU — Genitourinary
ASHD — AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease
TIBC — Total Iron Binding Capacity
OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine
FBS — fasting blood sugar
TX — Treatment (medical)
LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
SBFT — Small Bowel Follow Through
NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
LFT — Liver Function Test
GR — Grain
PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
PT — Physical Therapy
CBC — Complete Blood Count
DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
SVD — Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
DX — Diagnosis
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ICU — Intensive Care Unit
CR — Creatinine
ADR — Adverse Drug Reaction
CA — Calcium
AAA — abdominal aortic aneurysm
FX — Fracture
BP — Blood Pressure
CC — Chief Complaint
ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ANA — Antinuclear Antibody
ANS — Autonomic Nervous System
TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
CO — Cardiac Output
ACLS — Advanced Cardiac Life Support
AF — afebrile
DOA — dead on arrival
ESR — Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
A-VO2 — arteriovenous oxygen
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
DKA — Diabetic Ketoacidosis

UGI — Upper Gastrointestinal
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
QS/QT — shunt fraction
IVC — Inferior Vena Cava
OR — Operating Room
BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate
EMG — Electromyogram
RRR — Regular Rate and Rhythm
IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
MVI — multivitamin injection
ETOH — Ethanol
BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
TLC — Total Lung Capacity
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
RTA — Renal Tubular Acidosis
W-T-D — wet to dry
ROM — Range Of Motion
CBG — Capillary Blood Gas
R — Right
LAP — Left Atrial Pressure
SIADH — Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
OU — Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together)
DPL — Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
A&E — Accident & Emergency
UC — Ulcerative Colitis
RUQ — Right Upper Quadrant
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
AODM — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
PCWP — Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
AFP — Alpha Fetoprotein
TAH — Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
VSS — Vital Signs Stable
CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
AAD — Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
CMV — Cytomegalovirus
A/E — Air Entry to Lungs
GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
HCT — Hematocrit
CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
SCR — Serum Creatinine
RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
DAT — Diet As Tolerated
NCV — Nerve Conduction Velocity
IRDM — Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
DL — Deciliter

FBC — Full Blood Count
ML — milliliter; 1/1000 liter
SGPT — Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
DDX — Differential Diagnosis
BD — twice a day
SBE — Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
FVC — Forced Vital Capacity
AP — Auscultation and Percussion
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
PAC — Premature Atrial Contraction
EBL — Estimated Blood Loss
ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
LAP — Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase
PVC — Premature Ventricular Contraction
AI — Aortic Insufficiency
NSR — Normal Sinus Rhythm
ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography
PO — By Mouth
FU — Follow-Up
RX — Treatment
LIF — Left Iliac Fossa
CCV — Critical Closing Volume
US — Ultrasound
PT — Prothrombin Time
AOB — Alcohol On Breath
MVA — Motor Vehicle Accident
BE — Barium Enema
ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
HPI — History of Present Illness
ABD — Abdomen
RDW — Red Cell Distribution Width
CRF — Chronic Renal Failure
QOD — Every Other Day
CCU — Cardiac Care Unit
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
WB — Whole Blood
PAP — Pulmonary Artery Pressure
FTT — Failure To Thrive
GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
LAD — Left Anterior Descending
LOC — Loss of Consciousness
RPG — Retrograde Pyelogram
BOM — Bilateral Otitis Media
VCT — Venous Clotting Time
L/IH — Left Inguinal Hernia
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
RUL — Right Upper Lobectomy
AAS — Acute Abdominal Series

PE — Pleural Effusion
I&O — Intake & Output
MI — Myocardial Infarction
FBG — fasting blood glucose
ET — Endotracheal
CPK — Creatine Phosphokinase
NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
C&S — Culture and Sensitivity
RT — Radiation Therapy
HX — History
LN — Lymph Node
R/IH — Right Inguinal Hernia
SL — Sublingual
CRCL — Creatinine Clearance
ACEI — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
WF — White Female
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
CVAT — CVA tenderness
L — Left
MAP — Mean Arterial Pressure
ETT — Endotracheal tube
BCAA — branched chain amino acids
IG — Immune Globulin
TW — twice a week
PE — Physical Examination
LVEDP — CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure
LP — Lumbar Puncture
C/O — Complains Of
CHO — Carbohydrate
HT — Heights
EPAU — Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
LAD — Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram
SQ — Subcutaneous
TKO — To Keep Open
LNMP — Last Normal Menstrual Period
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
LUQ — Left Upper Quadrant
CI — Cardiac Index
HOB — Head of Bed
ICS — Intercostal Space
URI — Upper Respiratory Infection
HBP — High Blood Pressure
OOB — Out of Bed
MS — Mitral Stenosis
HR — Heart Rate
VDRL — Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
TUR — Transurethral Resection
CP — Chest Pain

HI — Head Injury
KOR — keep open rate
WBC — White Blood Count
RA — Right Atrium
FH — Family History
PG — Picogram
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
BBB — Bundle Branch Block
ARB — Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
OM — Otitis Media
C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
HA — Headache
RAP — Right Atrial Pressure
RTC — Return To Clinic
CFS — Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
FROM — Full Range of Movement
LLL — left lower lobectomy
CA — Cancer
NIDDM — Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
PT — Patient
PC — After Meals
DC — Discharge
VO — Verbal Order
DNA — Did Not Attend
CCU — Clean Catch Urine
NAS — No Added Salt
P — Paragraph
GSW — Gun Shot Wound
D&C — Dilation and Curettage
OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
CABG/S — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft/Surgery
YOB — Year Of Birth
P — Para
VAD — Venous Access Device
DC — discontinue
PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
HSM — Hepatosplenomegaly
QD — quaque die (every day)
A-V — ArterioVenous
RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
R/O — Rule Out
CVA — Costovertebral Angle
BPH — Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
CTG — Cardiotocograph
WIA — Wounded In Action
TT — Thrombin Time

SEM — systolic ejection murmur
K — Potassium
HTN — Hypertension
IMV — Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
A&O — Alert & Oriented
CXR — Chest X-Ray
AC — Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation)
SA — Sinoatrial
BS — Bowel Sounds
WO — Wide-Open
DNAR — Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
OD — OverDose
BID — Twice A Day
P&PD — Percussion and Postural Drainage
MAO — Monoamine Oxidase
LSCS — Lower Segment Caesarean Section
RAE — Right Atrial Enlargement
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
ENT — Ear nose and throat
/52 — Weeks
CRP — Cold Reactive Protein
COCP — Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
MMOL — millimole
RV — Residual Volume
FRC — Functional Residual Capacity
LOC — Level Of Consciousness
BEE — Basal Energy Expenditure
WN — Well Nourished
CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
IOP — Intraocular Pressure
DAW — Dispense As Written
WBC — White blood cells
MLE — Midline Episiotomy
COAD — chronic obstructive airways disease
CAA — crystalline amino acids
UD — ut dictum (as directed)
NG — Nasogastric
HS — Heart Sounds
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
SOAP — Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
VV — Varicose Veins
LPN — Licensed Practice Nurse
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
UA — Urinalysis
QID — quattuor in die (four times a day)
YO — years old
LAE — Left Atrial Enlargement

PKU — Phenylketonuria
HPF — high power field
SG — Swan-Ganz Catheter
SBS — Short Bowel Syndrome
HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
I&D — Incision and Drainage
PRBC — packed red blood cells
AED — Antiepileptic Drug
DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
AD LIB — As Much As Needed
YR — Year
VMA — Vanillymadelic Acid
BNO — Bowels Not Opened
PTT — Partial Thromboplastin Time
AFB — acid-fast bacillia
CP — Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
GETT — General by Endotracheal Tube
GORD — gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
PA — posteroanterior
AXR — Abdominal X-Ray
ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
HDL — High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
NG — Nanogram
PE — pulmonary embolus
EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
EFAD — Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
VW — Vessel Wall
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
YF — Yellow Fever
BKA — below-the-knee amputation
LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
UAC — Umbilical Artery Catheter
GC — gonorrhea
FUO — fever of unknown origin
MBT — Maternal Blood Type
IVC — Intravenous cholangiogram
MVV — Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
BO — bowels opened
XOM — Extraocular Movements
T&C — Type and Cross
ZNO — Zinc Oxide
NAD — No Active Disease
X2D — times 2 days
NT — NasoTracheal
CSU — collection of catheter specimen of urine
UVA — Ultraviolet A Light
D5W — 5% Dextrose in water
QH — quaque hora (every hour)
S — without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
MMR — Measles, mumps, rubella

RML — right middle lobe (lung)
BFZ — Bendroflumethiazide
COLD — Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
GIT — Gastro Intestinal/Tract
V/Q — Ventilation/Perfusion
BW — Body Weight
XRT — X-Ray Therapy
BM — Bone Marrow
IUD — Intra-Uterine Death
GUM — Genito-Urinary Medicine
RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
SIMV — synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation
DPT — Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
LUL — Left Upper Lobe
T&H — type and hold
FFP — fresh frozen plasma
MCH — Mean Cell Hemoglobin
IPPB — intermittent positive pressure breathing
PTHC — percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram
CX — Cervix
RDA — Recommended Daily Allowance
NRM — No Regular Medications
HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
BM — Bowel Movement
ZN — Zinc
PR — by rectum
PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
ITP — idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
TV — Tidal Volume
HNPU — Has Not Passed Urine
OB — obstetrics
CVS — Cardiovascular System
WM — White Male
ZE — Zollinger-Ellison
AP — Abdominal Perineal
AAO — alert, awake and oriented
RT — Respiratory Therapy
HO — History Office
TX — Transplantation
VC — Vital Capacity (lung Function)
NED — no evidence of disease
IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
SGGT — Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase
MMEF — maximal mid expiratory flow
TOPV — Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
OOP — Out of Plaster
EMV — eyes, motor, verbal response
PP — Postprandial

PS — pulmonic stenosis
MCHC — Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
TMJ — Temporo-Mandibular Joint
HJR — Hepatojugular reflex
D&V — Diarrhoea and Vomiting
IT — interthecal
HLA — histocompatibility locus antigen
HB — Haemoglobin
VRE — vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
OS — LEFT EYE
SX — syndrome X
PI — pulmonic insufficiency disease
S&E — Sugar and Acetone
SAA — synthetic amino acid
TURBT — TUR bladder tumors
PMH — Previous Medical History
GUT — Genito Urinary Tract
RBP — retinol:retinol-binding protein
WD — Well Developed
POD — post-op day
XI — Eleven (in Roman Numerals)
LV — left ventricle of the heart
VT — Very Terminal
TD — tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
SGA — small for gestational age
UAC — Uric Acid
UUN — Urinary urea nitrogen
IUCD — intra-uterine contraceptive device
RVH — right ventricular hyperthrophy
GUS — Genito-Urinary System
MAST — medical antishock trousers
MSSA — methicillin-sensitive staph aureus
EAA — essential amino acidsolution
H/H — Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
PP — pulsus paradoxus
PAO2 — alveolar oxygen
TBG — Total Binding Globulin
TU — Tuberculin Units
ZSB — zero stools since birth
TO — Telephone Order
JODM — Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus
VO — Voice Order
XM — Crossmatch
RAD — right atrial axis deviation
SMO — Slips Made Out
ZDV — Zidovudine
GC — Gonorrhea Culture
XULN — times upper limit of normal
RUG — retrograde urethogram
IHSS — Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis

IUS — Intra-Uterine System
MRSA — methicillin resistant staph aureus
UC — umbilical cord
MI — Mitral Insufficiency
HT — Height of Target
PAT — paroxysymal atrial tachycardia
WID — Widow
RU — resin uptake
W/U — Workup
YLC — Youngest Living Child
DXT — Deep X-ray Treatment
AKA — above the knee amputation
WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
UFH — Unfractionated heparin
GXT — graded exercise tolerance
VCUG — voiding cysourethrogram
= — Equivalent to
WBR — Whole Body Radiation
VWD — Von Willebrand's Disease
XII — Twelve (in Roman Numerals)
FHH/R — Foetal Heart Heard/Regular
ADR — Acute Dystonic Reaction
IBS — Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
/40 — Weeks Gestation
UBD — Universal Blood Donor
URQ — Upper Right Quadrant
CNS — central nervous system
XS — excessive
NSAID — non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
XMM — xeromammography
/12 — Months
F/H — Family History
XL — extended release
/7 — Days
IX — Investigations
KUB — Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (xray)
D/H — Drug History
TURP — transurethral resection of prostate
WO — Written Order
H/H — Henderson-Hasselbach equation
GR — Grain Refiner
DIP — Dorsal interphalangeal joints
DNR — do not resuscitate
HAA — hepatitis B surface antigen
INF — intravenous nutritional fluid
WOP — without pain
IGTN — In Growing Toenail
CAG/S — Coronary Artery Graft/Surgery
WP — whirlpool
HO — History of

FRH — Freeman Road Hospital
PIP — Proximal interphalangeal joints
BRP — bathroom priviledges
WO — Weeks old
HTLV-III — human lymphotropic virus, type III

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