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Med Abbreviations
Medical Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A1C | Hemoglobin used to monitor the body's degree of control of glucose metabolism |
| ASA | Aspirin |
| BK | Below the knee |
| c/o | complains of |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| ERD | Emergence Room Department |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| f/u | Follow up |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| H&H | Hemoglobin & Hematocrit |
| HA | Headache |
| HEENT | Head,Eyes,Ears,Nose and Throat |
| hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency virus |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HX | History |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| N&V | Nausea and Vomiting |
| NPO | Nothing by Mouth |
| PERLA | Pupils Equal,Reactive to Light Accommodation |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Diease |
| prn | As Needed |
| q4h | Every 4 Hours |
| qd | Every day |
| ROM | Range Of Motion |
| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
| Tid | Three Times a Day |
| TURP | Transurethral Resection of the Prostate |
| WDWN | Well Developed Well Nourished |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| FX | Fracture |
| FXBB | Fracture of Both Bones |
| GERD | GastroEsphogel Reflux Disease |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance Test |
| HGH | Human Growth Hormone |
| IBS | Irriatiable Bowel Disease |
| HPV | Human Papalomia Virus |
| I+O | Intake and Outake |
| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolaspe |
| NG | Nasal Gastric Tube |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory Drug |
| NVD | Nausea,Vomitting and Dierrhea |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| OU | Each Eye |
| PC | After Meals |
| PMR | Poly Myaglia Rheumatic |
| PERRLA | Pupils,Round, Reactive to light and Accommondation |
| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contractions |
| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Q | Every |
| QH | Every Hour |
| Q2H | Every 2 Hours |
| QID | 4 times Daily |
| QM | Every Morning |
| QN | Every Night |
| SAD | Seasonal affective disorder |
| TIA | Transient ischmic attack |
| TID | Three Times a Day |
| ULQ | Upper Left Quadrant |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| URQ | Upper Right Quadrant |
| WNM | Well Nourished male |
| WNF | Well Nourished female |
| WT | weight |
| AC | Before meals |
| AFIB | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AHD | Arteriosclereotic heart Disease |
| AIDS | aquired immune deficiency Syndrome |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| GAD | Generalized anxiety disorder |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin |
| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
| HPI | History of present illness |
| BID | twice per day |
| CC | chief compliant |
| STI | Sexually Transmitted Infection |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| T&A | Tonsils and Adenoids |
| BOM | Billateral Otismedia |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy |
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