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