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CF
— Cystic Fibrosis
A FIB
— atrial fibrillation
C/W
— Consistent With
COPD
— Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
W/
— With
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
D-COLON
— Colon, Descending
DM
— Diabetes mellitus
PAC
— Premature Atrial Contraction
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
ECG
— Electrocardiogram
TX
— Treatment (medical)
DOB
— Date Of Birth
CABG
— Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
A FLUTTER
— Atrial flutter
W/O
— Without
R/O
— Rule Out
AIN III
— Anal intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III
ESRD
— End Stage Renal Disease (US Federal Program)
CVA
— Cerebrovascular Accident
MM
— Millimeter
BID
— Twice a day
L-SPINE
— Spine, Lumbar
ASCVD
— Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
BRO
— Brother
CBC
— Complete Blood Count
LMP
— Last Menstrual Period
C-SPINE
— Spine, Cervical
AMI
— acute myocardial infarction
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DOA
— dead on arrival
A-STEN
— Aortic stenosis
S-SPINE
— Spine, Sacral
IV
— Intravenous
FX
— Fracture
VAG HYST
— Vaginal hysterectomy
T-SPINE
— Spine, Thoracic
ADH
— Antidiuretic Hormone
C-SF
— Colony stimulating factor
GI
— Gastrointestinal
S/P
— Status Post
H&P
— history and physical examination
C1-C7
— Cervical vertebrae
CHG
— Change
DIC
— disseminated intravascular coagulation
ASHD
— Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
A-COLON
— Ascending colon
PMH
— Past Medical History
DX
— Diagnosis
AM
— Ante Meridian
KG
— Kilogram
CNS
— Central Nervous System
ADL
— activity of daily living
ER
— Emergency Room
UTI
— Urinary Tract Infection
DOD
— Date Of Death
GR
— Grade
BP
— Blood Pressure
REC'D
— received
ML
— milliliter; 1/1000 liter
AIHA
— Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
HCVD
— Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
CM
— Centimeter
MG(H)
— Milligram (hours)
BUN
— Blood Urea Nitrogen
TB
— Tuberculosis
BX
— Biopsy
PT
— Physical Therapy
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
RA
— Rheumatoid Arthritis
CCU
— Coronary Care Unit
RBBB
— Right Bundle Branch Block
&
— Ampersand
CSF
— Cerebrospinal Fluid
HGB
— Hemoglobin
LAB
— Laboratory
NA
— Not Applicable
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
LBBB
— Left Bundle Branch Block
MIN
— Minute
NL
— Normal
ARF
— Acute Renal Failure
EEG
— Electro-EncephaloGram
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
OBS
— Organic Brain Syndrome
GU
— Genitourinary
@
— at
JVD
— Jugular Venous Distention
OZ
— Ounce
CRF
— Chronic Renal Failure
IM
— Intramuscular
AMA
— Against Medical Advice
DTR
— Deep Tendon Reflex
INT
— Internal
MIN
— Minimum
IVP
— Intravenous Pyelogram
FU
— Follow-Up
CONT
— Continue
MAX
— Maximum
CA
— Calcium
HX
— History
HOSP
— Hospital
ATN
— Acute Tubular Necrosis
Q
— Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
TVH
— Total Vaginal Hysterectomy
HCT
— Hematocrit
FTSG
— Full Thickness Skin Graft
IMP
— Impression
NSF
— No Significant Findings
PVD
— Peripheral Vascular Disease
DZ
— Disease
GEN
— General Motors
NEG
— NEGative
CC
— Cubic Centimeter
AML
— Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
STSG
— Split Thickness Skin Graft
EMG
— Electromyogram
#
— Number
HTN
— Hypertension
AG
— Antigen
BCC
— Basal Cell Carcinoma
LAT
— Lateral
AVG
— Average Voltage Gain
HR
— Hour
ARDS
— Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
BID
— Twice A Day
HIV
— Hair Is Vanishing. Amusing alternative interpretation (thanks EP) contrasting with the seriousness of the more usual meaning of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIVIHusband Is Village Idiot. (ODSA) Classic nurses' shorthand.
POST
— Posterior
EVAL
— evaluation
CVD
— Cardiovascular Disease
MCG
— micrograms
INF
— Inferior
UNK
— Unknown
ANS
— Autonomic Nervous System
AMT
— Amount
I&D
— Incision and Drainage
YR
— Year
ERCP
— Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography
SOB
— Short of breath
SGOT
— Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
PET
— positron emission tomography
UGI
— Upper Gastrointestinal
RLE
— Right Lower Extremity
TIA
— Transient Ischemic Attack
FLURO
— Fluoroscopy
REG
— Regular
HCG
— Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
LB
— Pound
KV
— Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
MI
— Myocardial Infarction
H/O
— History of
CLR
— Clear
RUQ
— Right Upper Quadrant
AFP
— Alpha Fetoprotein
ALB
— Albumin
CIN
— Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
RHD
— Rheumatic Heart Disease
UE
— Upper Extremity
BIL
— Bilateral
ALK PHOS
— Alkaline Phosphatase
IT
— Intrathecal
BSO
— Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
CA
— Carcinoma
VAG
— Vaginal
ETOH
— Alcohol
AFF
— Affirmative
IVC
— Inferior Vena Cava
INCL
— Include
PATH
— Pathology
TAH
— Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
OR
— Operating Room
PUD
— Peptic Ulcer Disease
ANT
— Anterior
D&C
— Dilatation and Curettage
LSO
— Left Salpingo-Oophorectomy
IDDM
— insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
CML
— Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
C/O
— Complaint of
HSM
— Hepatosplenomegaly
LUE
— Left Upper Extremity
LUQ
— Left Upper Quadrant
AODM
— Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
RT
— Right
LE
— Lower Extremity
INVL
— Involve
URI
— Upper Respiratory Infection
SGPT
— Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
AVM
— Arteriovenous Malformation
US
— Ultrasound
DC
— discontinue
QD
— quaque die (every day)
AV
— Arteriovenous
AP
— Auscultation and Percussion
ATP
— Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
RAD
— Radiation Absorbed Dose
TCC
— Transitional Cell Carcinoma
ENT
— Ear nose and throat
RX
— prescriptions
PTA
— Prior To Admission
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
IG
— Immune Globulin
A&P
— Auscultation and Percussion
MVP
— Mitral Valve Prolapse
GYN
— Gynecology
CXR
— Chest X-Ray
ABST
— Abstract
NOS
— Not Otherwise Specified
HCV
— hepatitis C virus
WBC
— White blood cells
EGD
— Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
OP
— Outpatient
POS
— Positive
RUE
— Right Upper Extremity
LRG
— Large
CHR
— Chronic
DVT
— Deep Vein Thrombosis
LN
— Lymph Node
RLQ
— Right Lower Quadrant
CIS
— Carcinoma in Situ
BM
— Bowel Movement
SVC
— Superior Vena Cava
BMT
— Bone Marrow Transplantation
DRE
— Digital Rectal Examination
BA
— Barium
LLQ
— left lower quadrant
ALS
— Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
VIN III
— Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (grade III)
ABD
— Abdomen
RUL
— Right Upper Lobectomy
BE
— Barium Enema
COLD
— Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
PE
— Physical Examination
PT
— Patient
HRS
— Hours
CHD
— Congenital Heart Disease
DES
— diethyl sulphate
VAIN III
— Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (grade III)
LLL
— left lower lobectomy
BAD
— Bipolar Affective Disorder
ER
— Estrogen Receptor
LLE
— left lower extremity
SCC
— Squamous Cell Carcinoma
ITP
— Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
RIA
— Radio Immuno-Assay
ABN
— Abnormal
PLT
— Platelet
X
— Times
ADJ
— Adjacent
PID
— pelvic inflammatory disease
SLE
— Systemic Lupus Erythematous
IPPB
— intermittent positive pressure breathing
ICS
— Intercostal Space
EXAM
— Examination
HVD
— Hypertensive Vascular Disease
IHSS
— Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
HBV
— hepatitis B virus
ILD
— Interstitial Lung Disease
LUOQ
— Left upper outer quadrant
CGL
— Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
HAV
— Hepatitis A Virus
PULM
— pulmonary
POSS
— Possible
P32
— Phosphorus 32
PREV
— Previous
QUAD
— Quadrant
TURB
— Transurethral resection - Bladder
LPN
— Licensed Practice Nurse
INCR
— Increase
SX
— syndrome X
FS
— Frozen Section
-
— Minus the points
AGL
— Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
IBD
— Inflammatory Bowel Disease
PAP
— Papanicolaou test (pap smear)
OB
— obstetrics
TUR
— Transurethral Resection
APP
— Appendix
FREQ
— Frequency
TVC
— True Vocal Cord
AMB
— Ambulatory
NHL
— Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
DCIS
— Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
MOD
— moderate dysplasia
GERD
— Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
UOQ
— Upper Outer Quadrant
SB
— Small Bowel
GB
— Gallbladder
MRCP
— Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography
BPH
— Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
SSS
— Sick Sinus Syndrome
OP RPT
— Operative report
SURG
— Surgery
FL
— Fluid
#
— Pound
ANGIO
— angiogram
MCTD
— Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
RLL
— right lower lobe (lung)
EXC
— Excision
FNA
— fine needle aspiration biopsy
LS
— Lumbosacral
LUL
— Left Upper Lobe
IRREG
— Irregular
EKG
— electrocardiogram
NH
— Nursing Home
PR
— Progesterone Receptor
CHEMO
— ChemoTherapy
NED
— no evidence of disease
FUO
— fever of unknown origin
ADM
— Admit
RML
— right middle lobe (lung)
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
WELL DIFF
— Well differentiated
DIAM
— Diameter
MRM
— Modified Radical Mastectomy
DIFF
— Different
CAP
— Capsule
ACBE
— Air Contrast Barium Enema
CYSTO
— Cystoscopy
MULT
— Multiple
EXP
— expired
BM
— Bone Marrow
LAV
— Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus
BV
— Blood Volume
NEURO
— Neurology
DISCH
— Discharge
PPD
— Packs Per Day
PROCTO
— Proctoscopy
LT
— Left
CEA
— Carcinoembryonic Antigen
SM
— Small
LAP
— Laparotomy
PEDS
— Pediatrics
=
— Equals" or "Complete Transformation
SATIS
— Satisfactory
BCG
— bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
BRM
— Biological Response Modifier
MRSA
— Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus''
EXPL LAP
— Exploratory Laparotomy
TAH-BSO
— Total abdominal hysterectomy- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
CIN III
— Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III
HYST
— hysterectomy
CUC
— Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
LND
— Lymph Node Dissection
ACTH
— adrenocorticotrophic hormone
RBC
— Red Blood Count
RSR
— Regular Sinus Rhythm
SQ
— SQuamous
RSO
— right salpingo-oophorectomy
MC
— Medical Center
FNAB
— Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
RIQ
— Right inner quadrant
E.G.
— For example
KS
— Kaposi sarcoma
^
— Referring to something above
LDH
— lactic dehydrogenase
FREQ
— Frequent
MG
— Myasthenia Gravis
GE
— Gastroesophageal
NR
— Not Recorded
POOR DIFF
— poorly differentiated
W/U
— Workup
SURG
— Surgical
PSA
— Prostatic specific antigen
AMP
— Amputation
S1-S5
— Sacral vertebra
PALP
— Palpated
TRANS-COLON
— Colon, Transverse
MOD DIFF
— Moderately differentiated
MC(H)
— Millicurie (hours)
IP
— Inpatient
TURP
— Transurethral resection - Prostate
ACH
— Adrenal Cortical Hormone
ASPVD
— Arteriosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease
RMC
— Regional Medical Center
IPSI
— ipsilateral
ASP
— aspiration pneumonia
ASA
— Atrial Septal Aneurysm
NVD
— Neck Vein Distention
CT
— Computerized Axial Tomography
RESEC
— Resection
AK(A)
— Above knee (amputation)
PROB
— probable
L1-L5
— Lumbar vertebra
ADENOCA
— Adenocarcinoma
PMP
— Primary medical physician
B/F
— Black Female
AP
— Abdominal Perineal
<
— less, less than
ML
— middle lobe
PIN III
— Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III
SIADH
— Syndrome of Inappropriate Adh
ACID PHOS
— Acid Phosphatase
BK(A)
— Below knee (amputation)
LS SCAN
— Liver/spleen scan
W/M
— White Male
ART
— Artery
ABS
— Absent
ATR
— Achilles Tendon Reflex
OBST
— obstructed
SUBCU
— Subcutaneous
SUSP
— Suspicious
OTO
— Otology
FOM
— Floor of Mouth
PMH
— Personal Medical History
BD
— Bile Duct
PTC
— Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystogram
M-CSF
— marrow-derived cytokine, macrophage colony-stimulating factor
CYTO
— Cytology
LIQ
— Lower Inner Quadrant
MPVC
— Multifocal premature ventricular contraction
MM
— Multiple Myeloma (type of cancer)
LCM
— Left Costal Margin
LUP ERYTH
— Lupus erythematosus
APPL'Y
— Apparently
MD
— moderately differentiated
MEV
— million electron volts
AUT
— Autopsy
EXT
— Extend
W/F
— White female
PD
— poorly differentiated
METS
— metastatic
XR
— Xray
ROQ
— Right Outer Quadrant
DECR
— Decrease
SO
— salpingo-oophorectomy
MALIG
— Malignant
DERM
— Dermatology
EXPL
— exploratory
SUSP
— suspected
ARRHY
— Arrhythmia
ORTHO
— ORTH, orthopedics
LOQ
— Lower Outer Quadrant
ARD
— AIDS-related diseases
HORM
— Hormone
PERC
— percutaneous
RCM
— Right Costal Margin
SIG COLON
— Colon, Sigmoid
PRE OP
— Preoperative
B/M
— Black male
UIQ
— Upper-Inner Quadrant
AX
— axilla
-
— Negative
METS
— Metastasis
PAP
— papillary adenocarcinoma
JRA
— Juvenile Rheumatic Arthritis
ANAP
— Anaplastic
MICRO
— microcytic, microscopic
MAND
— mandible
IHC
— Immunohistochemical
INFILT
— Infiltrating
AC
— Adrenal Cortex
HDV
— Hepatitis D (virus)
APC
— Atrial premature complexes
ERA
— Estrogen Receptor Assay
ICM
— Intercostal margin
AI
— atrial insufficiency
CO60
— Cobalt 60
WD
— Well-Differentiated
CONTRA
— Contralateral
LVI
— Lymph/vascular invasion
CIG
— Cigarettes
AS
— Arteriosclerotic
IT
— Intrathecal Therapy
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IVCA
— Intravenous cholangiogram
ROF
— Review of Outside Films
ARC
— AIDS-related condition
BT
— bladder tumor
UNDIFF
— Undifferentiated
ROS
— Review of Outside Slides
LVI
— Lymph/vascular invasion
NEOPL
— Neoplasm
HTLV
— human T-lymphotrophic virus
MSB
— Main stem bronchus
BUS
— Bartholin's, Urethral & Skene's
PRA
— Progesterone Receptor Assay
SS
— Summary Stage
MCID
— Mixed combined immunodeficiency
NSCCA
— Non small cell carcinoma
ENLGD
— Enlarged
ABS
— Absence
INV
— Invade
TTP
— Thromboticthrombocytopenia purpura
AI
— Atrial incompetence
MAT
— Multifocal arterial tachycardia
CS
— Collaborative stage
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