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Med. Records Abbr.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abd | abdominal |
| adl | activities of daily living |
| ausc | auscultation |
| B.M. | bowel movement |
| bp | blood pressure |
| Ca. | cancer; carcinoma; calcium |
| CC | chief complaint |
| C.N.S. | Central Nervous System |
| CPE/PE | complete physical exam |
| DOB | date of birth |
| Dx, diag. | diagnosis |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| E.N.T. | ear, nose and throat |
| F.Hx | family history |
| F.H.R. | fetal heart rate |
| G.B. | gall bladder |
| G.I. | gastrointestinal |
| Grav | # of pregnancies |
| Grav. I | primigravida |
| Grav. II | secundigravida |
| HA | headache |
| IQ | intelligence quotient |
| K.U.B. | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| L&W | living and well |
| L.L.Q. | left lower quadrant |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| L.U.Q. | left upper quadrant |
| med. | medium |
| multip. | pregnant woman who has borne one child |
| N.A.D. | no appreciable disease |
| N.Y.D. | not yet diagnosed |
| op. | operation |
| P.A. | pernicious anaemia; posterior/anterior |
| para | # of viable (live) births |
| percuss. | Percussion |
| P.Hx | past history |
| P.I. | present illness |
| P.I.D. | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| primip. | woman bearing her first child |
| prog. | prognosis |
| pt. | patient |
| R. | right |
| ref. dr. | referring doctor |
| R.H.D. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| R.L.Q. | right lower quadrant |
| R/O | rule out |
| R.U.Q. | right upper quadrant |
| Rx | therapy; prescription |
| SHx | social history |
| Tb. | tuberculosis |
| T.P.R., TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations |
| Tx | treatment |
| U.R.I. | upper resperatory (tract) infections |
| vag. | vagina |
| VD, V.D. | venereal disease |
| Vit. | vitamin |
| W.D., WD | well-developed (eg. baby, infant) |
| W.M., WM. | white male |
| W.F., WF | white female |
| WN. | well nourished |
| wt. | weight |
| Wr., W.R. | Wassermann Reaction |