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Debonaire ABBREVIATE
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CXR | CHEST X RAY |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| TX | TREATMENT |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| PULV | POWDER |
| WBC | WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| DNS | DID NOT SHOW |
| PRN | WHEN NECESSARY |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| AK | ABOVE THE KNEE |
| BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| CA | CALCIUM/CANCER |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR |
| GTTS | DROPS/GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
| OOB | OUT OF BED |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| UNG | OINTMENT |
| XY | MALE CHROMOSONE |
| XX | FEMAL CHROMOSONE |
| MVA | MOTOR VEHICAL ACCIDENT |
| OV | OFFICE VISIT |
| PT | PHYSICAL THERAPY/ PATIENT |
| NP | NEW PATIENT |
| ABC | AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION |
| NYD | NOT YET DIAGNOSED |
| SOL | SOLUTION |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| INJ | INJECTION |
| N & V | NAUSEA & VOMITTING |
| U/S | ULTRASOUND |
| PEDS | PEDIATRICS |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| PCC | POISON CONTROL CENTER |
| AC | BEFORE MEAL |
| TPR | TEMPERATURE PULSE RESPORATION |
| FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
| NA | SODIUM |
| NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| ENT | EAR NOSE THROAT OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY |
| HS | HOUR OF SLEEP/ AT BEDTIME |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| WT | WEIGHT |
| DOA | DEAD ON ARRIVAL |
| PDR | PHYSICIAN DESK REFERRENCE |
| PC | AFTER MEAL |
| U/A | URINALYSIS |
| KUB | KIDNEY UREA BLADDER |
| NOC | NIGHT |
| BID | TWICE A DAY |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| OPD | OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
| NB | NEWBORN |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| PG | PREGNANT |
| CW | CRUTCH WALKING |
| D | DISEASES |
| P | PULSE |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| ROS | REVIEW OF SYSTEM |
| FROM | FULL RANGE OF MOTION |
| PH | PAST HISTORY |
| SH | SOCIAL HISTORY |
| AB | ABORTION |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| LAD | LABOR AND DELIVERY |
| CPR | CARDIO PULMONARY Resuscitation |
| RTC | RETURN TO CLINIC |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY/ASAP |
| LMP | LAST MENSTRAL PERIOD |
| PE | PHYSICAL EXAMINATION |
| W/N | WELL NURISHED |
| DSD | DRY STERIL DRESSING |
| SC | SICKLE CELL |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| QD | EVERY DAY |
| QID | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
| PPE | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPTMENT |
| DI | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| ADT | ADMISSION DISCHARGE TRANSFER |
| NED | NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE |
| T&C | TURN & COUGH |
| CDC | CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL |
| FL | FLUID |
| DIL | DILUTE |
| GM | GRAM |
| DNA | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID DE-OXY-RIBO-NUCLEIC |
| FDA | FOOD DRUG ADMINISTRATION |
| CBR | COMPLETE BED REST |
| D/C | DISCONTINUE |
| ABD | ABDOMEN |
| A & P | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY |
| CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| ER | ENDOPLASMIC RETIDULUM/ EMERGENCY ROOM |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| H2O | WATER |
| LAT, lat | LATERAL |
| LLQ | LEFT LOWER QUADRANT |
| LUQ | LEFT UPPER QUADRANT |
| O2 | OXYGEN |
| RLQ | RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT |
| RUQ | RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT |
| AL | ALUMINUM |
| C | CARBON |
| CL | CHLORINE |
| CO | COBALT |
| CU | COPPER |
| F | FLUORINE |
| H | HYDROGEN |
| I | IODINE |
| FE | IRON |
| MN | MANGANESE |
| MG | MAGNESIUM |
| N | NITROGEN |
| P | PHOSPHORUS |
| NA | SODIUM |
| S | SULFUR |
| ZN | ZINC |
| AC | ACUTE |
| AMB | AMBULATORY |
| HIPAA | HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT |
| MCG | MICROGRAM |
| MG | MILLIGRAM |
| mL | MILLILITER |
| SOAP | SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PLAN |
| Y/O | YEAR(S) OLD |
| PHI | PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION |
| CV | CARDIOVASCULAR |