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Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | Before |
| ac | Before meals |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| bid | Twice a day |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| c/o | Complaining of |
| Ca | Cancer/carcinoma |
| CC | Chief complaint |
| CHF | Congestive heat 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 know 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 |