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Abbreviation | Meaning |
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ABD | ABDOMEN |
ABD PREP | ABDOMINAL PREP |
ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES |
AC LAB | ANTICOAGULATION LABORATORY |
ACT | ACTIVITY |
ADA | AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION |
AK | ABOVE KNEE |
ALK | ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE |
ALL | ALLERGY |
AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
AMP | AMPULE |
ANTIBIO | ANTIBIOTICS |
AP CHEST | ANTEROPOSTERIOR CHEST XRAY |
APHA | AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION |
ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
ASCVD | ANTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
ASHD | ANTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
ASHP | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS |
ASO | AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER |
BE | BARIUM ENEMA |
BILI | BILIRUBIN |
BK | BELOW KNEE |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
BSA | BODY SURFACE AREA |
BSS | BUFFERED SALINE SOLUTION |
BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
C | GALLON |
C& S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
C.A. | CONTINUOUS ACTION |
CA | CANCER |
CAP | CAPSULE |
CATH | CATHETER |
CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
CBC C. DIFF | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIALS |
CC | CUBIC CENTIMETRES |
CCU | CORONARY CARE UNITCDS |
CDS | CONTROLLED DRUG SUBSTANCE |
CHEST AP | ANTEROPOSTERIOR CHEST XRAY |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
CICU | CORONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
CLD | CLEAR LIQUID DIET |
COND | CONDITION |
CONT | CONTINUOUS |
COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
C SECTION | CESAREAN SECTION |
CSF | CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID |
CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
CXR | CHEST X-RAY |
CYSTO | CYSTOSCOPY |
D.A | DELAYED ACTION |
D/C | DISCONTINUE |
DEA | DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
DECUB | DECUBITUS |
DIG | DIGOXIN |
DIG LEVEL | DIGOXIN LEVEL |
DNI | DO NOT INTUBATE |
DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
DR | DELIVERY ROOM |
DS | DOUBLE STRENGTH |
DSD | DRY STERILE DRESSING |
DX | DIAGNOSIS |
E.C. | ENTERIC COATING |
ECG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
FDA | FOOD AND DRUG ACT |
FE | IRON |
FIO2 | FREQUENCY OF INSPIRED AIR |
FS | FLOOR STOCK |
FTT | FAILURE TO THRIVE |
FUO | FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN |
FX | FRACTURE |
F(X) | FUNCTION |
GFR | GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE |
GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
GLUC | GLUCOSE |
GM | GRAM |
GR | GRAIN |
GTT | DROPS |
HEP LOCK H.L. | HEPARIN LOCK |
GU | GENITOURINARY |
GYN | GYNECOLOGY |
HA | HEADACHE |
HCL | HYDROCHLORIDE |
HCT | HEMATOCRIT |
HCVD | HYPERTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
HEENT | HEAD EYE EAR NOSE THROAT |
HG | MERCURY |
HGB | HEMOGLOBIN |
H.O. | HOUSE OFFICER |
H.P. | HIGH POTENCY |
HR | HEART RATE |
HTFN | HOLD TILL FURTHER NOTICE |
HX | HISTORY |
HYPERAL | HYPERALIMENTATION |
I&O | INTAKE AND OUTPUT |
ICN | INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY |
ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
I.M. | INTRAMUSCULAR |
I.V. | INTRAVENOUS |
IP | INPATIENT |
IPPB | INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING |
IU | INTRAUTERINE |
IUD | INTRAUTERINE DEVICE |
IUP | INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY |
IVF | INTRAVENOUS FLUID |
IVP | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
IVR | INTRAVENOUS RATE |
K+ | POTASSIUM LEVEL |
KO | KEEP OPEN |
KVO | KEEP VEIN OPEN |
L | LITRE |
L.A. | LONG ACTING |
LAS | LABEL AS SUCH |
LAT | LATERAL |
LFT | LIVER FUNCTION TEST |
LOA | LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
LOC | LAXATIVE OF CHOICE |