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Abbreviations
Nursing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
| PRN | AS NEEDED/WHENEVER NECSSARY |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| P.R. | BY RECTUM |
| N/V/D | NAUSEA VOMITING DIARRHEA |
| NKDA | NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES |
| NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
| A.C. | BEFORE MEALS |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CF | CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
| PNX | PNEUMOTHORAX |
| AP/L | ANTEROPOSTERIOR/LATERAL |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| PNA | PNEUMONIA |
| CAP | COMMUNITY AQUIRED PNEUMONIA |
| CA | CANCER |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| DOE | DYSPNEA ON EXERTION |
| GERD | GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS |
| XR | EXTENDED RELEASE |
| NC | NASAL CANNULA |
| ADPIE | ASSESS DIAGNOSE PLANNING IMPLEMENT EVALUATE |
| ADME | ABSORPTION DISTRIBUTION METABOLISM EXCRETION |
| CATS PRRR | COMPATIBILITIES, ALLERGIES, TUBING (CORRECT), SITE CHECKED, PUMP CHECKED, RATE, RELEASE CLAMP, RETURN AND ASSESS PATIENT |
| ABCDEF | ASYMMETRY, BORDER, COLOR, ELEVATION, FUNNY LOOKING |
| EOM | EXTRA -OCULAR MUSCLE MOVEMENTS |
| PERRLA | PUPILS EQUAL ROUND RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT ACCOMMODATION |
| OLDCART | ONSET LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS, ALLIEVIATE/AGGREGATE, RADIATING, TIMING |
| PQRST | PALLIATIVE/PROVOCATION, QUALITY/QUANITY, RADIATING/REGION, SEVERITY/SCALE, TIMING |
| ABC | AIRWAY BREATHING CIRCULATION |
| AMB | AMBULATORY |
| bid | twice a day |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| C/O | COMPLAINT OF |
| cap | capsule |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CN | CRANIAL NERVE |
| CPAP | CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE |
| CSF | CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
| CVC | CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER |
| CXR | CHEST X-RAY |
| D5W | DEXTROSE 5% IN WATER |
| DMD | DIABETES MELLITUS |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| FAS | FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| gtt | drop |
| GTT | GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| I&O | INPUT AND OUTPUT |
| Isol | ISOLATION |
| IVP | IV PUSH |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| PFT | PULMONARY FUNCTIONS TEST |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PSA | PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN |
| qd | everyday |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | 4 times a day |
| qod | every other day |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| tid | 3 times a day |
| TPR | TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATIONS |
| VRE | VANCOMYCIN- RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| WNL | WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
| SMART | Specific ,measurable, attainable, realistic, timed |
| AAA | ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM |
| ACS | ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME |
| Ab | Abortion |
| ABx | antibiotics |
| AED | automatic external defibrillator |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BUE/BLE | Bilateral upper extremity, Bilateral lower extremity |
| BBS | Bilateral breath sounds |
| Bi-PAP | Bilateral positve airway pressure |
| Bilat | bilateral |
| AMS | altered mental status |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| appy | appendectomy |
| DIB | difficulty breathing |
| VSS | vital signs stable |
| Rxn | reaction |
| Sx | symptom |
| NTG | nitro glycerine |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| CIP | CARDIAC INJURY PROFILE |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| B-ALL | B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
| FSH | Follicle stimulating hormone. A blood test for follicle stimulating hormone which is used to evaluate fertility in women. |
| HAPE | High altitude pulmonary edema |
| HPS | Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A type of contagious, infectious disease transmitted by rats infected with the virus. |
| IBS | IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME |
| IDDM | INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS (TYPE 1) |
| MDS | MYLEO DYPLASTIC SYNDROME |
| NBCCS | Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome |
| TSH | THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE |
| A/G | ALBUMIN TO GLOBULIN RATIO |
| AD LIB | AT LIBERTY |
| ADVERSE DRUG REACTION | ADR |
| AFR | ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| AKA | ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| ANURIC | NOT PRODUCING URINE, CRITICAL. MAY REQUIRE DIALYSIS |
| ANED | ALIVE. NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE |
| ARF | ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| bld | BLOOD |
| BKA | BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | BMP |
| BSO | BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY |
| C&S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
| CABG | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| cc | unit of measurement (mL) |
| CDE | complete dental evaluation |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| D/C or DC | DISCHARGE OR DISCONTINUE |
| DDX | DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS |
| DJD | DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE |
| DOE | DYSPNEA ON EXERTION |
| DTR | DEEP TENDON REFLEX |
| ECT | ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (SEIZURES) |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| H&H | HEMATOCRIT AND HEMOGLOBIN |
| H/O or h/o | history of |
| HA | HEADACHE |
| HRT | HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY |
| I&D | INCISION AND DRAINAGE |
| IMP | IMPRESSION. This is the summary conclusion of the patient's condition by the healthcare professional at that particular date and time. |
| IN VIVO | IN THE BODY |
| IPF | IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS |
| JT | JOINT |
| KCL | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| LBP | LOW BACK PAIN |
| MH | MEDICAL HISTORY |
| MVP | MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE |
| NCP | NURSING CARE PLAN |
| NSR | NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM |
| SR | SINUS RHYTHM |
| PD | PROGRESSIVE DISEASE |
| PFT | PULMONARY FUNCTIONS TEST |
| Plt | platelets |
| PUD | PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE |
| R/O | RULE OUT |
| REB | REBOUND |
| ROS | REVIEWS OF SYSTEMS |
| UA or u/a | urine analysis |
| ULN | UPPER LIMITS OF NORMAL |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| vss VSS | VITAL SIGNS STABLE |
| XRT | EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY |
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