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Final Exam
Physical Exam Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| L.U.Q | Left Upper Quadrant |
| L.L.Q | Left Lower Quadrant |
| R.U.Q | Right Upper Quadrant |
| R.L.Q | Right Left Quadrant |
| abd | abdomen |
| ant | anterior |
| post | posterior/after |
| C.N.S | Central Nervous System |
| c/o | complains of |
| D.T | delirium tremors (from alcoholism) |
| DX | diagnoses |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| L.M.P | last menstrual period |
| L.E | lower extremity (leg) |
| H.O.H | hard of hearing |
| D.N.R | Do not resuscitate (do not perform CPR) |
| D.N.I | Do not in (put in a tube to help patient breath) |
| I & D | incision & drainage (of a wound or surgical site) |
| N.K.A | no known allergies |
| ETOH | alcohol |
| Δ | change |
| √ | check |
| N.S.R | normal sinus rhythm (heart rhythm) |
| ad lib | as desired |
| cont | continuous |
| cont/DC | discontinue |
| rt | right/routine |
| lt | left |
| ↓ | decrease/lower |
| ↑ | increase/raise |
| ˂ | less than |
| ˃ | greater than |
| Rx | prescription |
| WC | Wheelchair |
| N.H.P | Nursing home placement |
| R.T.C | return to clinic (make a doctor's appt) |
| MT | multiple trauma (patient has multiple injuries from one incident) *empty |
| D.R.G | Diagnoses Related Group (an insurance coding system) |
| S/P | status post (used to indicated has had surgery or procedure i.e. S/P Chole |
| nec | necessary |
| noc | night |
| H&P | History & Physical (a report dictated by the patient's doctor) |
| BS | bowel sounds |