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

GR — Grain
ACL — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
TIBC — Total Iron Binding Capacity
BPM — Beats Per Minute
LFT — Liver Function Test
RBC — Red Blood Cell
TX — Treatment (medical)
RBBB — Right Bundle Branch Block
CR — Creatinine
CA — Calcium
ADR — Adverse Drug Reaction
DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
LDH — Lactate dehydrogenase
CBC — Complete Blood Count
TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
SBFT — Small Bowel Follow Through
ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
DX — Diagnosis
FX — Fracture
CC — Chief Complaint
Q4H — Every 4 Hours
A/G — albumin/globulin ratio
PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
FBS — fasting blood sugar
CO — Cardiac Output
AAA — abdominal aortic aneurysm
SVD — Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
ICU — Intensive Care Unit
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
AMB — Ambulate
BP — Blood Pressure
DKA — Diabetic Ketoacidosis
OR — Operating Room
ACLS — Advanced Cardiac Life Support
LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
FEV — Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function)
MVI — multivitamin injection
CABG — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
ESR — Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
IVC — Inferior Vena Cava
IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance
ANS — Autonomic Nervous System
ANA — Antinuclear Antibody
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
TLC — Total Lung Capacity
CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
UC — Ulcerative Colitis
CBG — Capillary Blood Gas
BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
R — Right

DOA — dead on arrival
AODM — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
HGB — Hemoglobin
CMV — Cytomegalovirus
AFP — Alpha Fetoprotein
ETOH — Ethanol
LAHB — Left Anterior Hemiblock
VSS — Vital Signs Stable
A-VO2 — arteriovenous oxygen
CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
EMG — Electromyogram
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
OU — Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together)
A&E — Accident & Emergency
GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
RTA — Renal Tubular Acidosis
RRR — Regular Rate and Rhythm
HCT — Hematocrit
LAP — Left Atrial Pressure
SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
DPL — Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
PCWP — Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
TAH — Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
DL — Deciliter
CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
IRDM — Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
ROM — Range Of Motion
SGPT — Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
SCR — Serum Creatinine
SIADH — Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
BX — Biopsy
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
QS/QT — shunt fraction
DDX — Differential Diagnosis
CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
FU — Follow-Up
CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
FBC — Full Blood Count
RX — Treatment
NSR — Normal Sinus Rhythm
PAC — Premature Atrial Contraction
PT — Prothrombin Time
SBE — Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine

BE — Barium Enema
QOD — Every Other Day
US — Ultrasound
MVA — Motor Vehicle Accident
UGI — Upper Gastrointestinal
PVC — Premature Ventricular Contraction
RDW — Red Cell Distribution Width
ABD — Abdomen
AF — afebrile
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
DAT — Diet As Tolerated
W-T-D — wet to dry
WB — Whole Blood
PO — By Mouth
AI — Aortic Insufficiency
ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
PAP — Pulmonary Artery Pressure
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
ML — milliliter; 1/1000 liter
RUQ — Right Upper Quadrant
NCV — Nerve Conduction Velocity
ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
LAD — Left Anterior Descending
RPG — Retrograde Pyelogram
AOB — Alcohol On Breath
FTT — Failure To Thrive
FVC — Forced Vital Capacity
GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
LIF — Left Iliac Fossa
HPI — History of Present Illness
EBL — Estimated Blood Loss
ET — Endotracheal
RT — Radiation Therapy
AAD — Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
CCV — Critical Closing Volume
MI — Myocardial Infarction
LAP — Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase
VCT — Venous Clotting Time
CCU — Cardiac Care Unit
L — Left
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
PE — Pleural Effusion
LN — Lymph Node
WF — White Female
SL — Sublingual
HT — Heights
PE — Physical Examination
IG — Immune Globulin
BD — twice a day
I&O — Intake & Output

ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography
AP — Auscultation and Percussion
LP — Lumbar Puncture
CRF — Chronic Renal Failure
LOC — Loss of Consciousness
OOB — Out of Bed
C&S — Culture and Sensitivity
CI — Cardiac Index
HOB — Head of Bed
SQ — Subcutaneous
BOM — Bilateral Otitis Media
C/O — Complains Of
ACEI — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
HX — History
ICS — Intercostal Space
TUR — Transurethral Resection
HR — Heart Rate
TKO — To Keep Open
LAD — Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
HI — Head Injury
EPAU — Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
CP — Chest Pain
WBC — White Blood Count
GSW — Gun Shot Wound
LUQ — Left Upper Quadrant
AAS — Acute Abdominal Series
CHO — Carbohydrate
CFS — Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
RAP — Right Atrial Pressure
L/IH — Left Inguinal Hernia
PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
ARB — Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
OM — Otitis Media
HBP — High Blood Pressure
PG — Picogram
RUL — Right Upper Lobectomy
RA — Right Atrium
LNMP — Last Normal Menstrual Period
PT — Patient
CA — Cancer
MS — Mitral Stenosis
MAP — Mean Arterial Pressure
DC — Discharge
RTC — Return To Clinic
P — Paragraph
NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NPO — Nothing By Mouth

A/E — Air Entry to Lungs
CPK — Creatine Phosphokinase
VDRL — Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
R/IH — Right Inguinal Hernia
PC — After Meals
FROM — Full Range of Movement
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
CVAT — CVA tenderness
KOR — keep open rate
VO — Verbal Order
DNA — Did Not Attend
WO — Wide-Open
NAS — No Added Salt
LVEDP — CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure
TW — twice a week
HA — Headache
P — Para
C — with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
YOB — Year Of Birth
BBB — Bundle Branch Block
ETT — Endotracheal tube
BCAA — branched chain amino acids
CRCL — Creatinine Clearance
OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
VAD — Venous Access Device
D&C — Dilation and Curettage
LLL — left lower lobectomy
FH — Family History
JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
WIA — Wounded In Action
CTG — Cardiotocograph
URI — Upper Respiratory Infection
TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
BPH — Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
K — Potassium
CCU — Clean Catch Urine
HSM — Hepatosplenomegaly
ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
TT — Thrombin Time
CVA — Costovertebral Angle
IMV — Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
SA — Sinoatrial
RAE — Right Atrial Enlargement
HS — Heart Sounds
QD — quaque die (every day)
VV — Varicose Veins
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
SEM — systolic ejection murmur
ENT — Ear nose and throat

HTN — Hypertension
COCP — Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
R/O — Rule Out
LOC — Level Of Consciousness
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
BS — Bowel Sounds
RV — Residual Volume
RIA — Radio Immuno-Assay
CXR — Chest X-Ray
WN — Well Nourished
/52 — Weeks
BID — Twice A Day
AC — Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation)
CRP — Cold Reactive Protein
CABG/S — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft/Surgery
P&PD — Percussion and Postural Drainage
GETT — General by Endotracheal Tube
RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
COAD — chronic obstructive airways disease
CAA — crystalline amino acids
A-V — ArterioVenous
LPN — Licensed Practice Nurse
YF — Yellow Fever
CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
DNAR — Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
DAW — Dispense As Written
AED — Antiepileptic Drug
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
LSCS — Lower Segment Caesarean Section
PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
BEE — Basal Energy Expenditure
MAO — Monoamine Oxidase
MMOL — millimole
SBS — Short Bowel Syndrome
A&O — Alert & Oriented
SG — Swan-Ganz Catheter
DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
OD — OverDose
NG — Nanogram
UA — Urinalysis
GORD — gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
FRC — Functional Residual Capacity
NG — Nasogastric
AD LIB — As Much As Needed
YR — Year
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
VMA — Vanillymadelic Acid

QID — quattuor in die (four times a day)
PA — posteroanterior
BNO — Bowels Not Opened
VW — Vessel Wall
BFZ — Bendroflumethiazide
AXR — Abdominal X-Ray
CP — Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
PE — pulmonary embolus
PKU — Phenylketonuria
PRBC — packed red blood cells
XOM — Extraocular Movements
I&D — Incision and Drainage
HDL — High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol)
MLE — Midline Episiotomy
X2D — times 2 days
ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
LAE — Left Atrial Enlargement
YO — years old
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
GIT — Gastro Intestinal/Tract
DC — discontinue
NIDDM — Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
GC — gonorrhea
IOP — Intraocular Pressure
UAC — Umbilical Artery Catheter
EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
UVA — Ultraviolet A Light
BO — bowels opened
HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
MBT — Maternal Blood Type
NT — NasoTracheal
AFB — acid-fast bacillia
IUD — Intra-Uterine Death
CSU — collection of catheter specimen of urine
UD — ut dictum (as directed)
HO — History Office
ZNO — Zinc Oxide
EFAD — Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
NAD — No Active Disease
WBC — White blood cells
SOAP — Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
XRT — X-Ray Therapy
PTT — Partial Thromboplastin Time
BW — Body Weight
AP — Abdominal Perineal
V/Q — Ventilation/Perfusion
T&C — Type and Cross
QH — quaque hora (every hour)
IVC — Intravenous cholangiogram
HPF — high power field

HNPU — Has Not Passed Urine
PTHC — percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram
MMR — Measles, mumps, rubella
MVV — Maximum Voluntary Ventilation
MCH — Mean Cell Hemoglobin
ZN — Zinc
LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
S — without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
HJR — Hepatojugular reflex
GUM — Genito-Urinary Medicine
COLD — Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
BKA — below-the-knee amputation
SIMV — synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation
FUO — fever of unknown origin
PR — by rectum
OOP — Out of Plaster
RML — right middle lobe (lung)
RDA — Recommended Daily Allowance
FFP — fresh frozen plasma
BM — Bowel Movement
FBG — fasting blood glucose
PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
CVS — Cardiovascular System
LUL — Left Upper Lobe
D5W — 5% Dextrose in water
RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
CX — Cervix
DPT — Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
NRM — No Regular Medications
BM — Bone Marrow
T&H — type and hold
ZE — Zollinger-Ellison
TX — Transplantation
D&V — Diarrhoea and Vomiting
GUT — Genito Urinary Tract
TV — Tidal Volume
ITP — idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
SGGT — Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase
PS — pulmonic stenosis
EMV — eyes, motor, verbal response
ZSB — zero stools since birth
MCHC — Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
RT — Respiratory Therapy
TOPV — Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine
H/H — Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
VC — Vital Capacity (lung Function)
PP — Postprandial

IT — interthecal
DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
OB — obstetrics
PI — pulmonic insufficiency disease
TMJ — Temporo-Mandibular Joint
PMH — Previous Medical History
S&E — Sugar and Acetone
OS — LEFT EYE
HLA — histocompatibility locus antigen
IPPB — intermittent positive pressure breathing
WM — White Male
IUCD — intra-uterine contraceptive device
TURBT — TUR bladder tumors
POD — post-op day
GC — Gonorrhea Culture
VRE — vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
IUS — Intra-Uterine System
NED — no evidence of disease
LV — left ventricle of the heart
HT — Height of Target
VT — Very Terminal
SX — syndrome X
SGA — small for gestational age
WD — Well Developed
UC — umbilical cord
GUS — Genito-Urinary System
PP — pulsus paradoxus
RBP — retinol:retinol-binding protein
SAA — synthetic amino acid
PAO2 — alveolar oxygen
HB — Haemoglobin
TD — tetanus-diphtheria toxoid
MMEF — maximal mid expiratory flow
TBG — Total Binding Globulin
EAA — essential amino acidsolution
UAC — Uric Acid
XI — Eleven (in Roman Numerals)
WID — Widow
ZDV — Zidovudine
XULN — times upper limit of normal
UUN — Urinary urea nitrogen
VO — Voice Order
RVH — right ventricular hyperthrophy
IHSS — Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis
MSSA — methicillin-sensitive staph aureus
DXT — Deep X-ray Treatment
JODM — Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus
XM — Crossmatch
MAST — medical antishock trousers
SMO — Slips Made Out

VCUG — voiding cysourethrogram
VWD — Von Willebrand's Disease
= — Equivalent to
ADR — Acute Dystonic Reaction
PAT — paroxysymal atrial tachycardia
GXT — graded exercise tolerance
MRSA — methicillin resistant staph aureus
AAO — alert, awake and oriented
TO — Telephone Order
/40 — Weeks Gestation
UBD — Universal Blood Donor
RUG — retrograde urethogram
RAD — right atrial axis deviation
MI — Mitral Insufficiency
CNS — central nervous system
IBS — Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
W/U — Workup
XII — Twelve (in Roman Numerals)
WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
NSAID — non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
TU — Tuberculin Units
RU — resin uptake
URQ — Upper Right Quadrant
WBR — Whole Body Radiation
F/H — Family History
YLC — Youngest Living Child
/7 — Days
KUB — Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (xray)
XS — excessive
/12 — Months
AKA — above the knee amputation
IGTN — In Growing Toenail
HAA — hepatitis B surface antigen
DIP — Dorsal interphalangeal joints
WO — Written Order
WOP — without pain
GR — Grain Refiner
XL — extended release
IX — Investigations
XMM — xeromammography
D/H — Drug History
INF — intravenous nutritional fluid
TURP — transurethral resection of prostate
FHH/R — Foetal Heart Heard/Regular
HO — History of
H/H — Henderson-Hasselbach equation
FRH — Freeman Road Hospital
BRP — bathroom priviledges
DNR — do not resuscitate
WO — Weeks old

CAG/S — Coronary Artery Graft/Surgery
UFH — Unfractionated heparin
WP — whirlpool
HTLV-III — human lymphotropic virus, type III
PIP — Proximal interphalangeal joints

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