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Aging Abbreviations
Abbreviations for Chart Reviews
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, aa | of each |
| a | before |
| ACLF | adult congregate living facility |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ad.Lib. | as needed/as desired |
| adm. | admit, admission |
| AKA | above the knee amputation |
| AMA | against medical advice |
| ARNP | advanced registered nurse practitioner |
| ASA | asprin |
| B&B | bowel and bladder |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| b.i.n. | twice a night. |
| b.i.w. | twice a week |
| c | with |
| caps | capsules |
| CA | cancer |
| CNA | certified nursing assistant |
| CMO | comfort measures only |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| CP | care plan |
| D.O. | doctor of osteopathy |
| ECF | extended care facility |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| eg | and |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| Fx | fracture |
| GU | genitourinary |
| h, hr. | hour |
| HA | headache |
| H&P | history and physical |
| h.s. | hour of sleep/at bedtime |
| Hx | history |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IDT | interdiciplinary treatment team |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IPPB | inspiratory positive pressure breathing |
| LE | lower extremeties |
| lat | lateral |
| M.E.D. | minimum effective dose |
| mEq | milliequivalent |
| MVI | multiple vitamin |
| NAD | no apparent distress |
| NAS | no added salt |
| NCS | no concentrated sweets |
| NG | nasogastric |
| noc. | night |
| N.P.O. | nothing per oral (nothing by mouth) |
| NSR | normal sinus rythm |
| (o) | oral |
| o.d. | every day |
| O.D. | right eye |
| O.U. | both eyes, each eye |
| O.S. | left eye |
| OBS | organic brain syndrome |
| os | mouth |
| p | after |
| pc | after meals |
| P.O., po | by mouth |
| per | through, by |
| PRN | as needed, at times |
| q | every |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q 2h | every 2 hours |
| q 3h | every 3 hours |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| R | Right |
| R.O. | reality orientation |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROM | range of motion |
| R/T | related to |
| s | without |
| SOB | short of breath |
| ss | one-half |
| S/S | Signs and symptoms |
| sol | solution |
| stat | immediately, at once |
| syr. | syrup |
| 1 | one |
| 11 | two |
| 111 | three |
| T/O | telephone order |
| tab | tablet |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack, "mini stroke" |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| t.i.n. | three times a night |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| U/A | urinalysis |
| UE | upper extremities |
| ung | ointment |
| vin | wine |
| VSS | vital signs stable |
| VO | verbal order |
| W/C | wheel chair |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| M | male |
| F | female |
Created by:
coffeee_lover
on 2012-02-08