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medical abbriviation
medcial terminology abbriviations for medical coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A&P (2) | Anterior & posterior; Assessment & plan |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AAO | Awake, alert, oriented |
| AAOx3 | Awake, alert, oriented to time, place and person |
| AB | abortion |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| ALS | Advanced life support |
| AMA | Against medical advice |
| ANA | Antinuclear antibody |
| AODM | Adult onset diabetes mellitus |
| AOM | Acute otitis media |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| BPH | Bengin prostatic hypertrophy |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CAP | Community aquired pneumonia |
| CBD (2) | Common bile duct; closed bladder drainage |
| CHO | Carbodydrate |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DOE | Dyspnea on exertion |
| DUB | dysfuntional uterine bleeding |
| DVT | Deep vein thrombosis |
| DX | diagnosis or disease |
| EGD | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ESLD | End-stage liver (or lung) disease |
| ESRD | End-stage renal disease |
| FEM-POP | femoral-popliteal vascular bypass |
| FHT | Fetal heart tone |
| GB | Gallbladder |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GE (2) | gastroenteritis; gastroesophageal |
| GIA | gastrointestinal anastomosis |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| GU | genitourinary; gonococcal urethritis |
| GVH/GVJD | Graft-versus-host (disease) |
| H/O | history of |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| HIB | haemophilus influenzase type B |
| HIE | hypoxic-ischemic encephalophathy |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| I & D | Incision and drainage |
| IAB | Incomplete abortion |
| IABCP | intra-aortic ballon counterpulsation |
| ICD (2) | implantable cardioverter defibrillator; instanteous cardiac death |
| IOL | Induction of labor |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| IUPD | Intrauterine pregnancy delivered |
| IVC (3) | Inferior vena cava; intravenous cholangiography; intraventricular catheter |
| LAD (3) | left anterior descending (coronary artery); left atrial dimension; left axis deviation |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| LOM (3) | left otitis media; limitation of motion; loss of motion |
| LUTS | lower urinary tract symptoms |
| MMK | Marshall Marchetti Kranz (cystourethropexy) |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| OD (3) | doctor of optomety; overdose; right eye |
| OS (3) | mouth; left eye;ophthalmic solution |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea (syndrome) |
| OT | occupational therapy |
| OU | each eye |
| PE (5) | physical exam; pelvic exam; pulmonary embolism; pulmonary edema; pleural effusion |
| PI | present illness |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PMH | past medical history |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| PT (2) | Prothrobin time; physical therapy |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary agioplasty |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| PTT (2) | partial thromboplastin time; posterior tibial tendon |
| PUD | Peptic ulcer disease |
| PVD (2) | peripheral vascular disease; posterior vitreous detachment |
| QID | four times daily |
| RCA (3) | Radiographic contrast agent; right coronary artery; right carotid artery |
| RF (3) | Renal failure; respiratory failure; rheumatic fever |
| ROM | Right otitis media |
| ROP | Retinopathy of prematurity |
| RRR | Regular rate and rhythm |
| RX (2) | treatment; therapy |
| SAD (2) | superior axis deviation; season affective disorder |
| SBE (3) | subacute bacterial endocarditis; self breast exam; shorness of breath on exertion |
| SBO | small bowel obstruction |
| SCD (2) | Sickle cell disease; sudden cardiac death |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| TKR | Total knee replacement |
| TURP | transurethral resection of prostate |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
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