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Medical Assisting

Abbreviations

TermDefinition
@ at
A&P Anatomy and physilolgy
Abd Arterial blood gas
A.C. Before meals
AD Right ear
ADL Activities of daily living
ad lib as desired
am morning
AMA Against medical advice
amt Amount
approx Approximately
AS Left ear
ASAP As soon as possible
AU Both ears
Ax Axillary
bid twice a day
BLS Basic life support
BM Bowel movement
B/P Blood pressure
bpm Beats per minute
BUN Blood, urea, nitrogen levels
Bx Biopsy
C With
C&S Culture and sensitivity
CAD Coronary artery disease
Cath Catheter
CBC Complete blood count
cc(Lowercase) cubic centimeters
CC(Capitalized) Chief complaint
CCU Critical care unit
CHF Congestive heart failure
CNS Central nervous system
C/o Complains of
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computer tomography
CVA Cerebrovascular accident(stroke)
CVU Cardiovascular unit
d/c Discontinue
D&C Dilation and curettage
Diff Differential
DNR Do not resuscitate
DOB Date of birth
DPT Diptheria, pertussis, tetanus
Dx Diagnosis
ECG Electrocardiogram
ED Emergency department
EEG Electroencephalogram
EENT Eyes, ears, nose, throat
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ER Emergency room
exam examination
FBOA Foreign body obstructed airway
FHT Fetal heart tone
FUO Fever of undetermined orgin
Fx Fracture
GB Gallbladder
Gi gastrointestinal
gu genitourinary
GTT(Capitalized) glucose tolerance test
gtt(lowercase) drops
gyn gynecology
H&H Hemoglobin and hematocrit
hct Hematocrit
HDL high density lipoprotein
hgb hemoglobin
HOB Head of bed
hr hour
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
H&P History and physical
HR Heart rate
hs Hour of sleep, bedtime
ht height
hx history
IBS Irritable bowel syndrome
I&D Incision and drainage
I&O Intake and output
ICU intensive care unit
IM Intramuscular
inj injection
IUD intrauterine device
iv intravenous
K+ potassium
KUB kidney, ureter, bladder
L&D labor and delivery
lab laboratory
LDL low density lipoprotein
LLQ lower left quadrant
meds medication
MI myocardial infection
MVA Motor vehicle accident
Na+ sodium
NG nasogastric
NKA no known allergies
NPO nothing by mouth
NS normal saline
O oxygen
OB obsterics
OR operating room
ORTH orthopedics
ortho correct
OS left eye
ot occupational therapy
OU both eyes
oz ounce
p after
pc after meals
PEDS pediatrics
PID Pelvic inflammatory disease
PKU Phenylketonuria
pm afternoon to midnight
po by mouth
prn as needed
pt patient
PT physical therapy
q every
qd everyday
qh every hour
q2h every two hours
qhs every night at bedtime
qid four times a day
qod every other day
RBC red blood count
RLQ right lower quadrant
rml right middle lobe
rom range of motion
RUQ right upper quadrant
rt right
rx perscription
s without
S&S signs and symptoms
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
SOB Shortness of breath
Sub Q subcutaneous
stat immediately
STD sexually transmitted disease
sx symptoms
T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TIA transient ischemic attack
TID three times a day
TPR temperature, pulse, respirations
trach tracheotomy
tsh thyroid-stimulating hormone
ua urinalysis
uri upper respiratory infection
uti urinary tract infection
vag vaginal
v/s vital signs
wbc white blood count
w/c wheelchair
wnl within normal limits
wt weight
y/o year old
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