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