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Common Medical Abbre

Common Medical Abbreviations

QuestionAnswer
aa of each
a.c. before meals
ad lib. as much as desired
alb. albumin
AM before noon
amt. amount
ante before
aq. water
AV. average
Ba barium
b.i.d. twice a day
b.m. bowel movement
BMR basal metabolic rate
BP blood pressure
BRP bathroom privileges
BUN blood urea nitrogen
c with
CBC complete blood cell count
CCU coronary care unit
CHF congestive heart failure
CNS central nervous system
Co cobalt
CVA cerebrovascular accident, stroke
D&C dilation and curettage
d/c discontinue
DOA dead on arrival
Dx diagnosis
ECG electrocardiogram
EDC expected date of confinement
EEG electroencephalogram
EENT ear, eye, nose, throat
EKG electrocardiogram
ER emergency room
FUO fever of undetermined origin
GT gastrointestinal
GP general practitioner
GU genitourinary
h. hour
HCT hematocrit
Hb hemoglobin
H2O water
h.s. at bedtime
ICU intensive care unit
KUB kidney, ureter, and bladder
MI myocardial infarction
non rep. do not repeat
NPO nothing by mouth
OR operating room
p.c. after meals
per by
PH past history
PI previous illness
PM after noon
p.r.n. as needed
q. every
q.d. every day
q.h. every hour
q.i.d. four times a day
q.n.s. quantity not sufficient
q.o.d. every other day
q.s. quantitiy required or sufficient
RBC red blood cell
Rx prescription
s without
sp. gr. specific gravity
ss one half
stat. at once, immediately
T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
T.B. tuberculosis
t.i.d. three times a day
TPR temperature, pulse, respiration
TUR transurethral resection
WBC white blood cell
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