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Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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a | Before |
ac | Before meals |
AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
bid | Twice a day |
BP | Blood pressure |
c/o | Complaining of |
Ca | Cancer/carcinoma |
CC | Chief complaint |
CHF | Congestive heat failure |
COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( emphysema, chronic bronchitis) |
CXR | Chest x-ray |
DOB | Date of birth |
Dx | diagnosis |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
Fx | Fracture |
Gi | Gastrointestinal |
HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
h/o | history of |
HTN | Hypertension |
Hx | history |
IM | Intramuscular |
LAC | laceration |
LOC | level of consciousness |
mcg | micrograms |
NKDA | No know drug allergies |
npo | nothing by mouth |
po | by mouth |
PRN | as needed |
qid | four times a day |
RX or TX | treatment |
SOB | Shortness of breathe |
tid | three times a day |
w/o or s | without |
WNL | within normal limits |