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Common Medical Abbr.
Common Medical Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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ABG | Arterial Blood Gases |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodificiency Syndrome |
AV | Arterial- ventricular |
AMI | Acute Myocardial infarction |
ANS | Autonomic Nervous System |
BM | Bowel Movement |
BP | Blood Pressure |
BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
BS | Blood Sugar |
BSA | Body surface area |
CA | Cancer |
CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
CF | Cardiac Failure |
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
CNS | Central Nervous System |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CV | Cardiovascular |
CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) |
DI | Diabetes insipidus |
DM | Diabetes Melitus |
DOB | Date of Birth |
Dx | diagnosis |
ECG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
ENT | Ear, Nose, Throat |
ER | Emergency Room |
FH | Family History |
GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
HA | Headache |
HBP | High Blood Pressure |
HDL | High Density Lipoprotein |
HIV | Human Immunodefficiency virus |
HR | Heart rate |
ID | infectious disease |
IH | infectious hepatitis |
I/O, IO | Fluid intake and output |
IOP | Intraocular Pressure |
IV | Intravenous |
KVO | Keep vein open |
LBW | low birth weight |
LDL | low density lipoprotein |
LOC | Loss of consciousness |
MI | Myocardial Infarction |
MICU | Medical intensive care unit |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NKA | no known allergies |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
NVD | Nausea, Vomiting, Diarhhea |
OR | Operating room |
PAP | Pulmonary artery pressure |
PMH | Past medical history |
PUD | Peptic ulcer disease |
PVD | Periphreal vascular disease |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
RBC | Red blood count or red blood cell |
ROM | range of motion |
s | without |
SBP | systolic Blood Pressure |
SOB | Short of breath |
STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
T | temperature |
T | type and cross match |
TB | tuberculosis |
TEDS | thrombo-embolic disease stockings |
TPN | Total parental nutrition |
tx | Treatment |
U | Units |
U/A | Urinanalysis |
UCHD | Usual childhood diseases |
URD | Upper respritory disease |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VD | venereal disease |
vs | vital signs |
WBC | white blood cell/count |
WT | weight |