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NSG departments, dietary, and lab tests/procedures by lilk8tob
| abbreviation | meaning |
|---|---|
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| ER, ED | Emergency Room; Emergency Department |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN | gynecology |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NBN | Newborn Nursery |
| OB | Obstetrics (labor and delivery, postpartum ward, newborn nursery) |
| OPD | Outpatient Department |
| OR | Operating Room |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PACU | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit |
| PICU | Progressive Intensive Care Unit |
| Pharm | Pharmacy |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RT | Respiratory therapy |
| SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| SWS | Social Work Services |
| X-ray | Radiology |
| ADA diet | American Dieteric Association Diet, refers to calculated diet plans |
| AHA | AMerican Heart Association Diet, refers to calculated diet plans used primarily to reduce risk of heart disease |
| Bland | a medical soft diet further altered to omit acis-producing beverages, and restrict seasonings. May have altered feeding intervals |
| Cl liq or CL | Clear liquids only |
| DAT | Diet as tolerated |
| Enteral feedings | Tube feeding (into stomach or small intestines) |
| FF or PF | Force or push fluids; increasing the liquid intake by addition of extra fluids |
| F liq | full liquid with addition of mild and milk products; liquid at room temperature |
| High Fiber | regular diet with increased amounts of foods containing dietary fiber |
| Low chol | Restricted cholesterol (200-300 mg) |
| Low fat | Restricted fat (<30% of total calories) |
| LoSalt, low NA, salt-free | Restricted sodium, ordered by mg or g of sodium desired (2 g NA, 1000 mg Na) |
| Low res | Low residue, alteration in texture, and limited food selection to yield little intestinal residue |
| Mech soft | Mechanical soft, a regular diet with alteration in texture only |
| Med soft | medical soft, alteration in texture, preparation methods and seasonings |
| NAS | no added salt, usually 4-6 GM Na |
| NPO | nothing per os (nothin to eat or drink orally) |
| Reg | Regular diet (house or normal) |
| AFB | acid-fast bacilli (tuberculosis organism) |
| APTT | Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| Alb | albumin |
| AP & Lat | anteroposterior and lateral (radiology) |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Ba enema | barium enema (colon) |
| Bl culture | blood culture |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase (cardiac enzyme) |
| C & S | culture and sensitivity |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| Ca or Ca++ | calcium |
| Chem | chemistry |
| chol | cholesterol |
| Cl or Cl- | chloride |
| Coag | coagulation |
| Cysto | cystoscopy |
| Diff | differential |
| ECG or EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| EEG | electoencephalogram |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| EUA | exam under anesthesia |
| E Coli | Escherichia coli |
| F.B.S. | fasting blood sugar |
| Fe | iron |
| FiO2 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
| Flex Sig | Flexible sigmoidoscopy |
| GB, GB Viz | Gallbladder, cholecystogram |
| GI series | upper (barium swallow): x-ray of stomach and duodenum ; lower: x-ray of lower colon |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| Glu | glucose |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| Hb or Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hct. | hematocrit |
| I | iodine |
| IPPB | intermittent positive-pressure breathing |
| K or K+ | potassium |
| KUB | kidney-ureter-bladder x-ray |
| LDH | lactose dehydrogenase (cardiac enzyme) |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| Na or Na+ | sodium |
| O & P | ova and parasites |
| Pro time | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| phos | phosphate high density lip-protein |
| HDL | human immunodeficiency virus |
| RAI | radioactive iodine |
| RBC | red blood (cell) count, erythrocytes |
| Sp gr | specific gravity (urine) |
| Staph or staph | staphylococcus |
| Strept | streptococcus |
| UA or Ua | urinalysis |
| WBC | white blood (cell) count, leukocytes |