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MED101 Chapter 1
Abbreviation Meanins
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | Before |
| ac | Before meals |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial infarction |
| bib | twice a day |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| c/o | Complaining of |
| Ca | Cancer/carcinoma |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis) |
| CXR | Chest x-ray |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| ECG, EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| Fx | Fracture |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| HEENT | Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
| h/o | History of |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| Hx | History |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| LAC | Laceration |
| LOC | Level of consciousness |
| mcg | Micrograms |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| npo | Nothing by mouth |
| po | by mouth |
| PRN | As Needed |
| qid | four times a day |
| RX or TX | Treatment |
| SOB | Shortness of breathe |
| tid | three times a day |
| w/o or s | without |
| WNL | within normal limits |