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abreviation
abrev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| @ | at |
| # | NUMBER |
| + | POSITIVE |
| - | NEGATIVE |
| > | GREATER THAN |
| < | LESS THAN |
| ac | before meals |
| Ab | abortion |
| p with line over it | after |
| x | times |
| Tx | treatment |
| Sx | Symptoms/signs & symptoms |
| Prog | prognosis |
| Px or CPE | Physical exam |
| MHx | Medical history |
| Hx | History |
| H&P | History and Physical |
| H/O | History of |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| Ax | Axillary |
| Abd | Abdomen |
| Abn | abnormal |
| ad lib | As desired |
| AP | Apical pulse |
| APAP | Acetaminophen |
| appt | appointment |
| ASA | Aspirin |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| BA | Backache |
| BC | Birth control |
| BID | Bowel Movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| BS | Bowel sounds/ blood sugar/ breath sounds |
| BSE | breast self exam |
| c with line over it | With |
| CC | Cheif complaint |
| cc | Cubic centimeter |
| CDI | Clean, Dry & Intact |
| c/o | Complains of |
| CS | Cesarean Section |
| d | Day |
| /d | Per day |
| d/c | Discharge/Discontinue |
| DAW | Dispense as written |
| disch | Discharge |
| DNKA | Did not keep appointment |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOA | Dead on Arrival |
| DOI | DATE OF INJURY |
| D&V | DIARRHEA & VOMITING |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| EDC | ESTIMATED DATE OF CONFINEMENT |
| EDD | ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY |
| F/U | FOLLOW UP |
| Fx | FRACTURE |
| Gyn | GYNECOLOGY |
| H/A | HEADACHE |
| HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| Ht | HEIGHT |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| INH | INHALATION |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| Kg | KILOGRAM |
| lac | LACERATION |
| LB | LOWER BACK |
| LBP | LOWER BACK PAIN |
| LMP | LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD |
| med, meds | MEDICATION |
| mL | MILLITER |
| MMR | MEASLES, MUMPS RUBELLA |
| N/A | NOT APPLICABLE |
| n/c | nO COMPLAINTS |
| neg | NEGATIVE |
| NKA | No KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| NMP | NORMAL MENSTRUAL PERIOD |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| N&V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| NVD | NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA |
| OB | OBSTETRICS |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
| OV | OFFICE VISIT |
| oz. | OUNCE |
| P | PULSE |
| Pap | PAP SMEAR TEST |
| PMS | PMS |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| po | BY MOUTH |
| POS | POSITIVE |
| POSTOP | POSTOPERATIVE--AFTER SURGERY |
| PREOP | PREOPERATIBE--BEFORE SURGERY |
| QD | DAILY |
| QID | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| RR | RESPIRATORY RATE |
| RE | RECTAL EXAM |
| s WITH LINE OVER IT. | WITHOUT |
| SC OR SQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| S/E | SIDE EFFECT |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY/NOW |
| T | TEMPERATURE |
| Tbsp | TABLESPOON |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| TPR | TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATION |
| Tsp | TEASPOON |
| VE | VAGINAL EXAM |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| WNL | WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
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