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MH ABBREVIATION
COMMON HEALTHCARE-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABGs | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES |
| ABO | BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM |
| A.C. | BEFORE MEAL |
| ACTH | ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE |
| ADH | ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| ALB | ALBUMIN |
| ALL | ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA |
| ALT | ALANINE TRANSAMINSASE (see SGPT) |
| AML | ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA |
| Aq | WATER (AQUA) |
| AST | ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (see SGOT) |
| ASO | ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O |
| AV | ATRIOVENTRICULAR |
| B.I.D. | TWICE A DAY |
| BILI | BILIRUBIN |
| BMP | BASIC METABOLIC PROFILE |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| Bx | BIOPSY |
| _ c | WITH |
| C | CELSIUS, CENTIGRADE |
| C & S | CULTURE & SENSITIVITY |
| Ca | CALCIUM |
| CABG | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
| CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
| CAT | COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| cc | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CCU | CORONARY (CARDIAC) CARE UNIT |
| CHEM | CHEMISTRY |
| CHEMO | CHEMOTHERAPY |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CHOL | CHOLESTEROL |
| CK | CREATINE KINASE |
| cm | CENTIMETER |
| CML | CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| c/o | COMPLAINS OF |
| CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| CRIT | HEMATOCRIT (see HCT) |
| C-SECTION | CESAREAN SECTION |
| CSF | CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
| CT SCAN | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE) |
| CXR | CHEST X-RAY |
| D | DAY |
| DIC | DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION |
| DIFF | DIFFERENTIAL COUNT OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| DIL | DILUTE |
| DKA | DIABETIC ACIDOSIS (KETOACIDOSIS) |
| DNA | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID |
| DOB | DATE OF BIRTH |
| DVT | DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| ECG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| ECHO | ECHOCARDIOGRAM |
| ECU | EMERGENCY CARE UNIT |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
| ENT | EAR, NOSE and THROAT |
| EOS | EOSINOPHILS |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ESR/SED RATE | ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE |
| ETOH | ETHYL ALCOHOL |
| EXC | EXCISION |
| F | FAHRENHEIT |
| FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
| Fe | IRON |
| FH | FAMILY HISTORY |
| FS | FROZEN SECTION |
| FSH | FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE |
| FUO | FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN |
| Fx | FRACTURE |
| GH | GROWTH HORMONE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| gluc | GLUCOSE |
| Gm, gm, g | GRAM |
| GTT | GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
| GYN | GYNECOLOGY |
| h | HOUR |
| HAV | HEPATITIS A VIRUS |
| Hb, Hgb | HEMOGLOBIN |
| HBsAG | HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN |
| HBV | HEPATITIS B VIRUS |
| HCG | HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN |
| HCL | HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
| HCT, Hct | HEMATROCRIT (see CRIT) |
| HCV | HEPATITIS C VIRUS |
| HDL | HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
| Hg | MERCURY |
| HGB, hgb | HEMOGLOBIN |
| HH, H & H | HEMOGLOBIN & HEMATOCRIT |
| HIV | HUMAN IMMUNODIFICIENCY VIRUS |
| h/o | HISTORY OF |
| H20 | WATER |
| H.S. | AT BEDTIME |
| hx | HISTORY |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| ID | IDENTIFICATION, INTRADERMAL |
| IM | INTRAUSCULAR |
| IP | INPATIENT |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| Kg | KILOGRAM |
| L | LEFT or LITER |
| LAT | LATERAL |
| b | POUND |
| LD, LDH | LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE |
| LDL | LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN |
| LE | LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (LUPUS) |
| LH | LUTEINIZING HORMONE |
| LP | LUMBAR PUNCTURE |
| LYMPHS | LYMPHOCYTES |
| LYTES | ELECTROLYTES |
| M | METER |
| Mcg | MICROGRAM |
| MCH | MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN |
| MCHC | MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION |
| MCV | MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME |
| Mets | METASTASES |
| Mg | MILLIGRAM |
| Mg | MAGNESIUM |
| MI | MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| ML | MILLILITER |
| Mm | MILLIMETER |
| MONO | MONOCYTE |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| Na | SODIUM |
| Neg | NEGATIVE |
| NG | NASOGASTRIC |
| NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGY |
| NOC | NIGHT |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| NSAID | NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG |
| O2 | OXYGEN |
| OB | OBSTETRICS |
| O&P | OVA & PARASITE |
| OP | OUTPATIENT |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| Oz | OUNCE |
| _ p | AFTER |
| P | PULSE or PHOSPHORUS |
| PaO2 | PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN |
| PAP | PAPANICOLAOU TEST (SMEAR) |
| PATH | PATHOLOGY |
| p.c. | AFTER MEALS |
| PCO2 | PARTIAL PRESSURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE |
| PEDS | PEDIATRICS |
| PET | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY |
| pH | HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (MEASURE OF ACIDITY or ALKALINITY) |
| PKU | PHENYLKETONURIA |
| PLT | PLATELET |
| PMNs | POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES |
| PNS | PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| P/O | POST-OPERATIVE |
| P.O. | ORALLY (PER OS) |
| POLYS | POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES |
| POS | POSITIVE |
| POST-OP | AFTER OPERATION |
| PP | POSTPRANDIAL (AFTER A MEAL) |
| PPBS | POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR |
| PPD | PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE (TB TEST) |
| PRE-OP | BEFORE OPERATION |
| PREP | PREPARE FOR |
| PRN, prn | AS NECESSARY (PRO RE NATAL) |
| PROTIME | PROTHROMBIN TIME |
| PSA | PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN |
| pt | PATIENT |
| PT | PROTHROMBIN TIME or PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| PTT | PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME |
| PVC | PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION |
| QNS, q.n.s. | QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT |
| R | RIGHT |
| RA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| RBC | RED BLOOD CELL or RED BLOOD COUNT |
| REQ | REQUISITION |
| R/A | RADIOIMMUNOASSAY |
| R/O | RULE OUT |
| RPR | RAPID PLASMA REAGIN |
| RT | RESPIRATORY THERAPY |
| RR | RECOVERY ROOM |
| Rx | TREATMENT |
| _ o | WITHOUT |
| SA | SINOATRIAL |
| SAD | SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER |
| SC, SQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SED RATE | ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) |
| SEGS | SEGMENTED WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| SGOT | SERUM GLUTAMIC-OXALOACETIC TRANSAMINASE (see AST) |
| SGPT | SERUM GLUTAMIC-PYRUVIC TRANSAMINASE (see ALT) |
| SLE | SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS |
| SOL | SOLUTION |
| SpGr | SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
| STAPH | STAPHYLOCOCCUS |
| STAT, stat | IMMEDIATELY (STATUM) |
| STD | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE |
| STREP | STREPTOCOCCUS |
| Sx | SYMPTOMS |
| T | TEMPERATURE |
| T3 | TRIIODOTHYRONINE (A THYROID HORMONE) |
| T4 | THYROXINE (A THYROID HORMONE) |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| T CELLS | LYMPHOCYTES FROM THE THYMUS |
| T&C | TYPE & CROSSMATCH (TYPE & X) |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| TIBC | TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY |
| TPN | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (INTRAVENOUS FEEDING) |
| TPR | TEMPERATURE, PULSE and RESPIRATORY |
| TRIG | TRIGLYCERIDES |
| TSH | THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE |
| Tx | TREATMENT |
| UA | URINALYSIS |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| UV | ULTRAVIOLET |
| VCU | VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM |
| VD | VENEREAL DISEASE |
| W | WATER REACTIVE |
| WBC | WHITE BLOOD CELL |
| WD | WOUND |
| WT | WEIGHT |
| Y/O | YEARS OLD |
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