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dept & lab test abbv

NSG departments, dietary, and lab tests/procedures by lilk8tob

abbreviationmeaning
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
Created by: lilk8tob
 

 



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