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