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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABD | ABDOMEN |
| ABD PREP | ABDOMINAL PREP |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES |
| AC LAB | ANTICOAGULATION LABORATORY |
| ACT | ACTIVITY |
| ADA | AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION |
| AK | ABOVE KNEE |
| ALK | ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE |
| ALL | ALLERGY |
| AMA | AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE |
| AMP | AMPULE |
| ANTIBIO | ANTIBIOTICS |
| AP CHEST | ANTEROPOSTERIOR CHEST XRAY |
| APHA | AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| ASCVD | ANTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
| ASHD | ANTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
| ASHP | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS |
| ASO | AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER |
| BE | BARIUM ENEMA |
| BILI | BILIRUBIN |
| BK | BELOW KNEE |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
| BSA | BODY SURFACE AREA |
| BSS | BUFFERED SALINE SOLUTION |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| C | GALLON |
| C& S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
| C.A. | CONTINUOUS ACTION |
| CA | CANCER |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| CATH | CATHETER |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| CBC C. DIFF | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIALS |
| CC | CUBIC CENTIMETRES |
| CCU | CORONARY CARE UNITCDS |
| CDS | CONTROLLED DRUG SUBSTANCE |
| CHEST AP | ANTEROPOSTERIOR CHEST XRAY |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CICU | CORONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| CLD | CLEAR LIQUID DIET |
| COND | CONDITION |
| CONT | CONTINUOUS |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| C SECTION | CESAREAN SECTION |
| CSF | CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| CXR | CHEST X-RAY |
| CYSTO | CYSTOSCOPY |
| D.A | DELAYED ACTION |
| D/C | DISCONTINUE |
| DEA | DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
| DECUB | DECUBITUS |
| DIG | DIGOXIN |
| DIG LEVEL | DIGOXIN LEVEL |
| DNI | DO NOT INTUBATE |
| DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
| DR | DELIVERY ROOM |
| DS | DOUBLE STRENGTH |
| DSD | DRY STERILE DRESSING |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| E.C. | ENTERIC COATING |
| ECG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
| FDA | FOOD AND DRUG ACT |
| FE | IRON |
| FIO2 | FREQUENCY OF INSPIRED AIR |
| FS | FLOOR STOCK |
| FTT | FAILURE TO THRIVE |
| FUO | FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| F(X) | FUNCTION |
| GFR | GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GLUC | GLUCOSE |
| GM | GRAM |
| GR | GRAIN |
| GTT | DROPS |
| HEP LOCK H.L. | HEPARIN LOCK |
| GU | GENITOURINARY |
| GYN | GYNECOLOGY |
| HA | HEADACHE |
| HCL | HYDROCHLORIDE |
| HCT | HEMATOCRIT |
| HCVD | HYPERTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
| HEENT | HEAD EYE EAR NOSE THROAT |
| HG | MERCURY |
| HGB | HEMOGLOBIN |
| H.O. | HOUSE OFFICER |
| H.P. | HIGH POTENCY |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| HTFN | HOLD TILL FURTHER NOTICE |
| HX | HISTORY |
| HYPERAL | HYPERALIMENTATION |
| I&O | INTAKE AND OUTPUT |
| ICN | INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| I.M. | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| I.V. | INTRAVENOUS |
| IP | INPATIENT |
| IPPB | INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING |
| IU | INTRAUTERINE |
| IUD | INTRAUTERINE DEVICE |
| IUP | INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY |
| IVF | INTRAVENOUS FLUID |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| IVR | INTRAVENOUS RATE |
| K+ | POTASSIUM LEVEL |
| KO | KEEP OPEN |
| KVO | KEEP VEIN OPEN |
| L | LITRE |
| L.A. | LONG ACTING |
| LAS | LABEL AS SUCH |
| LAT | LATERAL |
| LFT | LIVER FUNCTION TEST |
| LOA | LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
| LOC | LAXATIVE OF CHOICE |