Question | Answer |
S with line over it | without |
sig | write, to be labeled |
ss | half |
staph | staphylococcus (looks like bunch of grapes) |
stat | immediately |
strep | twisted looking bacteria - streptococcus |
syr | syrup |
T | temperature |
tab | tablet |
tbsp | tablespoon |
tsp | teaspoon |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
wt | weight |
CCU | critical care unit:coronary care unit |
EENT | eyes, ear, nose, & throat |
ER | emergency room |
GI lab | gastrointestinal lab |
lab | laboratory |
NICU | nerve intensive care unit: neonatal intensive care unit |
OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynocology or referring to this discipline's doctors |
pedi | pediatrics |
PT | physical therapy |
RT | respiratory therapy |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen (with creatinine can indicate renal failure) |
CBC | complete blood count (blood's capacity to carry O & cells to fight infection) |
chem | chemistry |
CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
DPT | diphteria, pertussis, tetanus |
HCT | hematocrit (volume of the blood in relation to volume of cells) |
Hgb | hemoglobin (carries O) |
lytes | electrolytes (potassium K+, sodium (Na), chloride (CI), CO2, & sometimes glucose (GLU) |
O2 | oxygen |
RBC | red blood cells |
TB | tuberculosis |
WBC | white blood cells |
Ca | calcium |
CRE | creatinine (with BUN can note renal failure) |
Fe | iron |
GLU | glucose |
K+ | potassium |
Na | sodium |
SOB | shortness of breath |
SSE | soap suds enema |
tid | three times per day |
TO | telephone order |
TPR | temp, pulse, & respiration |
UP | universal precautions |
v.o. | verbal order |
v.s. | vital signs |
w/c | wheelchair |
cs | central supply |
MICU | medical intensive care unit (pts with CHF, COPD, septis, contagious) |
SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
ABG | arterial blood gas |
ACP | acute care panel (collection of chem tests (AKA: electrolyte panel |
C & S | culture & sensitivity (check for bacterial growth) |
CXR | chest x-ray |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
O & P | ova and parasites (re: fecal matter) |
UA | urinalysis |
CI | chloride |
NeHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate (part of arterial blood gas: notes ph acid base balance) |
< | less than |
> | greater than |
# | pound |
@ | at |
& | and |
circle with arrow | male |
circle with plus under | female |
up arrow | increase |
down arrow | decrease |