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

HGB — Hemoglobin
RBC — Red Blood Cell
Q4H — Every 4 Hours
A-A GRADIENT — alveolar to arterial gradient
RBBB — Right Bundle Branch Block
TIBC — Total Iron Binding Capacity
TX — Treatment (medical)
GU — Genitourinary
CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
PT — Physical Therapy
ACL — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
BPM — Beats Per Minute
LFT — Liver Function Test
GR — Grain
LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
ADR — Adverse Drug Reaction
LDH — Lactate dehydrogenase
FBS — fasting blood sugar
SBFT — Small Bowel Follow Through
CR — Creatinine
DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
CA — Calcium
LAHB — Left Anterior Hemiblock
CBC — Complete Blood Count
ICU — Intensive Care Unit
CC — Chief Complaint
ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
SVD — Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
AAA — abdominal aortic aneurysm
FX — Fracture
DX — Diagnosis
A/G — albumin/globulin ratio
CO — Cardiac Output
ANA — Antinuclear Antibody
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BP — Blood Pressure
ANS — Autonomic Nervous System
ACLS — Advanced Cardiac Life Support
DKA — Diabetic Ketoacidosis
OR — Operating Room
MVI — multivitamin injection
UGI — Upper Gastrointestinal
BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate
ESR — Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
IVC — Inferior Vena Cava
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance

EMG — Electromyogram
TLC — Total Lung Capacity
ETOH — Ethanol
DOA — dead on arrival
R — Right
UC — Ulcerative Colitis
A-VO2 — arteriovenous oxygen
BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
CBG — Capillary Blood Gas
AODM — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
QS/QT — shunt fraction
RTA — Renal Tubular Acidosis
RRR — Regular Rate and Rhythm
SIADH — Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
DPL — Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
AFP — Alpha Fetoprotein
VSS — Vital Signs Stable
CMV — Cytomegalovirus
TAH — Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
RUQ — Right Upper Quadrant
OU — Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together)
CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
PCWP — Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
LAP — Left Atrial Pressure
GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
HCT — Hematocrit
A&E — Accident & Emergency
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
BX — Biopsy
NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
DL — Deciliter
IRDM — Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
ROM — Range Of Motion
AAD — Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
SCR — Serum Creatinine
DDX — Differential Diagnosis
SGPT — Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
FBC — Full Blood Count
DAT — Diet As Tolerated
OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
PAC — Premature Atrial Contraction

W-T-D — wet to dry
SBE — Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
FU — Follow-Up
RX — Treatment
PT — Prothrombin Time
NSR — Normal Sinus Rhythm
AI — Aortic Insufficiency
AF — afebrile
MVA — Motor Vehicle Accident
BE — Barium Enema
NCV — Nerve Conduction Velocity
LIF — Left Iliac Fossa
ML — milliliter; 1/1000 liter
AP — Auscultation and Percussion
PO — By Mouth
US — Ultrasound
QOD — Every Other Day
RDW — Red Cell Distribution Width
PVC — Premature Ventricular Contraction
HPI — History of Present Illness
ABD — Abdomen
WB — Whole Blood
CCV — Critical Closing Volume
ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
FVC — Forced Vital Capacity
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
PAP — Pulmonary Artery Pressure
LAP — Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase
BD — twice a day
RPG — Retrograde Pyelogram
LAD — Left Anterior Descending
AOB — Alcohol On Breath
GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography
CCU — Cardiac Care Unit
RT — Radiation Therapy
FTT — Failure To Thrive
EBL — Estimated Blood Loss
VCT — Venous Clotting Time
LN — Lymph Node
ET — Endotracheal
MI — Myocardial Infarction
PE — Pleural Effusion
WF — White Female
L — Left
AAS — Acute Abdominal Series
IG — Immune Globulin

CRF — Chronic Renal Failure
SL — Sublingual
A/E — Air Entry to Lungs
PE — Physical Examination
CPK — Creatine Phosphokinase
SQ — Subcutaneous
C&S — Culture and Sensitivity
EPAU — Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
HX — History
I&O — Intake & Output
LP — Lumbar Puncture
HT — Heights
LOC — Loss of Consciousness
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
LAD — Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram
C/O — Complains Of
OOB — Out of Bed
CI — Cardiac Index
HOB — Head of Bed
BOM — Bilateral Otitis Media
TKO — To Keep Open
TUR — Transurethral Resection
RUL — Right Upper Lobectomy
ICS — Intercostal Space
L/IH — Left Inguinal Hernia
HR — Heart Rate
ACEI — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
CHO — Carbohydrate
LUQ — Left Upper Quadrant
CRCL — Creatinine Clearance
CVAT — CVA tenderness
CP — Chest Pain
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
RAP — Right Atrial Pressure
HI — Head Injury
WBC — White Blood Count
KOR — keep open rate
LNMP — Last Normal Menstrual Period
MAP — Mean Arterial Pressure
ARB — Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
OM — Otitis Media
PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
R/IH — Right Inguinal Hernia
CFS — Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
PG — Picogram
LVEDP — CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure
TW — twice a week
ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
HBP — High Blood Pressure
PT — Patient

ETT — Endotracheal tube
RA — Right Atrium
NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
CA — Cancer
MS — Mitral Stenosis
DC — Discharge
GSW — Gun Shot Wound
VO — Verbal Order
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
DNA — Did Not Attend
RTC — Return To Clinic
VDRL — Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
P — Paragraph
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
BBB — Bundle Branch Block
HA — Headache
NAS — No Added Salt
PC — After Meals
FROM — Full Range of Movement
CCU — Clean Catch Urine
C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
BCAA — branched chain amino acids
FH — Family History
P — Para
OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
D&C — Dilation and Curettage
YOB — Year Of Birth
WO — Wide-Open
DC — discontinue
URI — Upper Respiratory Infection
ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
LLL — left lower lobectomy
VAD — Venous Access Device
TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
BPH — Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
CVA — Costovertebral Angle
NIDDM — Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
K — Potassium
WIA — Wounded In Action
CTG — Cardiotocograph
TT — Thrombin Time
HSM — Hepatosplenomegaly
SA — Sinoatrial
IMV — Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
QD — quaque die (every day)
R/O — Rule Out

/52 — Weeks
RAE — Right Atrial Enlargement
SEM — systolic ejection murmur
HTN — Hypertension
CRP — Cold Reactive Protein
BS — Bowel Sounds
PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
VV — Varicose Veins
COCP — Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
AC — Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation)
BID — Twice A Day
RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
CABG/S — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft/Surgery
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
CXR — Chest X-Ray
HS — Heart Sounds
ENT — Ear nose and throat
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
LOC — Level Of Consciousness
MAO — Monoamine Oxidase
RV — Residual Volume
MMOL — millimole
WN — Well Nourished
UD — ut dictum (as directed)
A-V — ArterioVenous
COAD — chronic obstructive airways disease
P&PD — Percussion and Postural Drainage
DNAR — Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
CAA — crystalline amino acids
FRC — Functional Residual Capacity
DAW — Dispense As Written
LPN — Licensed Practice Nurse
GETT — General by Endotracheal Tube
CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
BEE — Basal Energy Expenditure
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
SG — Swan-Ganz Catheter
UA — Urinalysis
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
LSCS — Lower Segment Caesarean Section
SBS — Short Bowel Syndrome
PA — posteroanterior
OD — OverDose
AED — Antiepileptic Drug
QID — quattuor in die (four times a day)
PKU — Phenylketonuria
A&O — Alert & Oriented
YF — Yellow Fever
NG — Nasogastric

AD LIB — As Much As Needed
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
GORD — gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
CP — Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
YR — Year
VMA — Vanillymadelic Acid
NG — Nanogram
BNO — Bowels Not Opened
WBC — White blood cells
I&D — Incision and Drainage
PE — pulmonary embolus
VW — Vessel Wall
ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
GC — gonorrhea
HDL — High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
PRBC — packed red blood cells
MLE — Midline Episiotomy
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
NT — NasoTracheal
AXR — Abdominal X-Ray
XOM — Extraocular Movements
LAE — Left Atrial Enlargement
CSU — collection of catheter specimen of urine
YO — years old
PTT — Partial Thromboplastin Time
BFZ — Bendroflumethiazide
LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
UVA — Ultraviolet A Light
EFAD — Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
IOP — Intraocular Pressure
MBT — Maternal Blood Type
GIT — Gastro Intestinal/Tract
X2D — times 2 days
AFB — acid-fast bacillia
UAC — Umbilical Artery Catheter
HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
BO — bowels opened
IVC — Intravenous cholangiogram
SOAP — Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
NAD — No Active Disease
HPF — high power field
FBG — fasting blood glucose
ZNO — Zinc Oxide
BKA — below-the-knee amputation
T&C — Type and Cross
QH — quaque hora (every hour)
BW — Body Weight
XRT — X-Ray Therapy
V/Q — Ventilation/Perfusion

MMR — Measles, mumps, rubella
IUD — Intra-Uterine Death
S — without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
PTHC — percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram
COLD — Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
MVV — Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
SIMV — synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation
MCH — Mean Cell Hemoglobin
AP — Abdominal Perineal
HO — History Office
GUM — Genito-Urinary Medicine
RML — right middle lobe (lung)
FUO — fever of unknown origin
ZN — Zinc
T&H — type and hold
HNPU — Has Not Passed Urine
IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
CX — Cervix
FFP — fresh frozen plasma
RDA — Recommended Daily Allowance
NRM — No Regular Medications
PR — by rectum
DPT — Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
HJR — Hepatojugular reflex
BM — Bowel Movement
D5W — 5% Dextrose in water
RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
CVS — Cardiovascular System
ZE — Zollinger-Ellison
BM — Bone Marrow
LUL — Left Upper Lobe
ITP — idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
OOP — Out of Plaster
OB — obstetrics
SGGT — Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase
TX — Transplantation
TV — Tidal Volume
VC — Vital Capacity (lung Function)
EMV — eyes, motor, verbal response
PS — pulmonic stenosis
DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
MCHC — Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
D&V — Diarrhoea and Vomiting
IT — interthecal
PP — Postprandial
OS — LEFT EYE
RT — Respiratory Therapy

TOPV — Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
TMJ — Temporo-Mandibular Joint
PMH — Previous Medical History
S&E — Sugar and Acetone
GUT — Genito Urinary Tract
PI — pulmonic insufficiency disease
IPPB — intermittent positive pressure breathing
HLA — histocompatibility locus antigen
XI — Eleven (in Roman Numerals)
ZSB — zero stools since birth
TURBT — TUR bladder tumors
POD — post-op day
WM — White Male
H/H — Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
NED — no evidence of disease
VRE — vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
LV — left ventricle of the heart
SX — syndrome X
UAC — Uric Acid
IUCD — intra-uterine contraceptive device
PP — pulsus paradoxus
SAA — synthetic amino acid
WD — Well Developed
TD — tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
RBP — retinol:retinol-binding protein
MAST — medical antishock trousers
PAO2 — alveolar oxygen
VT — Very Terminal
SGA — small for gestational age
GC — Gonorrhea Culture
RVH — right ventricular hyperthrophy
IUS — Intra-Uterine System
HB — Haemoglobin
MMEF — maximal mid expiratory flow
TBG — Total Binding Globulin
EAA — essential amino acidsolution
UUN — Urinary urea nitrogen
UC — umbilical cord
GUS — Genito-Urinary System
XULN — times upper limit of normal
VO — Voice Order
HT — Height of Target
JODM — Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus
RUG — retrograde urethogram
SMO — Slips Made Out
ZDV — Zidovudine
MSSA — methicillin-sensitive staph aureus
MI — Mitral Insufficiency
RAD — right atrial axis deviation
PAT — paroxysymal atrial tachycardia

MRSA — methicillin resistant staph aureus
WID — Widow
IHSS — Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis
XM — Crossmatch
TO — Telephone Order
DXT — Deep X-ray Treatment
VCUG — voiding cysourethrogram
VWD — Von Willebrand's Disease
= — Equivalent to
TU — Tuberculin Units
AAO — alert, awake and oriented
RU — resin uptake
UBD — Universal Blood Donor
WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
ADR — Acute Dystonic Reaction
CNS — central nervous system
W/U — Workup
/40 — Weeks Gestation
XII — Twelve (in Roman Numerals)
GXT — graded exercise tolerance
AKA — above the knee amputation
IBS — Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
YLC — Youngest Living Child
WBR — Whole Body Radiation
NSAID — non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
URQ — Upper Right Quadrant
/12 — Months
F/H — Family History
KUB — Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (xray)
XS — excessive
/7 — Days
H/H — Henderson-Hasselbach equation
WO — Written Order
FHH/R — Foetal Heart Heard/Regular
WOP — without pain
GR — Grain Refiner
IGTN — In Growing Toenail
HAA — hepatitis B surface antigen
XMM — xeromammography
DIP — Dorsal interphalangeal joints
D/H — Drug History
HO — History of
XL — extended release
IX — Investigations
INF — intravenous nutritional fluid
TURP — transurethral resection of prostate
FRH — Freeman Road Hospital
BRP — bathroom priviledges
CAG/S — Coronary Artery Graft/Surgery
UFH — Unfractionated heparin

WP — whirlpool
HTLV-III — human lymphotropic virus, type III
DNR — do not resuscitate
WO — Weeks old
PIP — Proximal interphalangeal joints

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