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med abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FUO | fever of unknown orgin |
| hx | history |
| h,hr | hour |
| h2o | water |
| H/A | headache |
| HBV | hepatitis b virus |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HOH | head of hearing |
| ht | height |
| HTN | hypertension |
| hyper | above normal too fat, rapid |
| hypo | low, less than normal |
| I&U | intake and outut |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| inc | icontinent |
| irr., irri | irrigataion |
| isol | isolation |
| IV | intravenous |
| kg | kilogram |
| l | liter |
| L, lt. | left |
| lab | laboratory |
| lb | pound |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| lg | large |
| liq | liquid |