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General Med Abbrv
Abbreviations-General Medical
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetaminophen | apap; APAP |
| acquired immune deficiency syndrome | AIDS |
| albumin | alb |
| aspirin | asa; ASA |
| attention deficit disorder | ADD |
| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | ADHD |
| autonomic nervous system | ANS |
| basal metabolic rate | BMR |
| beats per minute | BPM |
| before surgery | pre op |
| birth control pills | BC; BCP |
| blood pressure | BP |
| blood sugar | BS |
| body weight | BW |
| bowel movement | BM |
| calcium | Ca |
| carbohydrate | carb |
| catheter | cath |
| central nervous system | CNS |
| chest X-ray | CXR |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| complete blood count | CBC |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| coronary artery disease | CAD |
| cystic fibrosis | CF |
| dextrose 5% in water | D5W |
| diabetes mellitus | DM |
| diagnosis | diag, dx |
| discontinue | D/C; DC |
| do not resucitate | DNR |
| doctor of dental surgery | DDS |
| doctor of osteopathy | D.O. |
| ear, nose, and throat | ENT |
| electrocardiogram | ECG, EKG |
| electroencephalogram | EEG |
| fasting blood sugar | FBS |
| gastrointestinal | GI |
| genitourinary | GU |
| headache | HA |
| health maintenance organization | HMO |
| heart rate | HR |
| hemoglobin | HgB |
| herpes simplex virus | HSV |
| high blood pressure | HBP |
| history | Hx |
| human immunodeficiency virus | HIV |
| hydrochlorothiazide | HCTZ |
| hydrogen peroxide | H2O2 |
| hypertension | HTN |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| iron | Fe |
| licensed practical | LPN |
| magnesium | Mg |
| magnesium oxide | MgO; MagOx |
| magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
| managed care organization | MCO |
| measles, mumps, rubella vaccine | MMR |
| medication administration record | MAR |
| methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | MRSA |
| milk of magnesia | MOM |
| multiple sclerosis | MS |
| multiple vitamin (injection) | MV; (MVI) |
| myocardial infarction (heart attack) | MI |
| nausea and vomiting | N/V; N&V |
| nitroglycerine | NTG |
| nonsedating antihistamines | NSAs |
| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | NSAIDs |
| normal saline | NS |
| oxygen | O2 |
| penicillin | PCN |
| physician assitant | PA |
| potassium | K |
| potassium chloride | KCI |
| preferred provider organization | PPO |
| quality assurance | QA |
| recommended daily allowance | RDA |
| red blood cell | RBC |
| rheumatoid arthritis | RA |
| sexually transmitted disease | STD |
| shortness of breath | SOB |
| sodium | Na |
| sodium chloride | NaCl |
| symptoms | Sx |
| tetracycline | TCN |
| total parenteral nutrition | TPN |
| treatment | Tx, Rx |
| tuberculosis | TB |
| urinary tract infection | UTI |
| zinc | Zn |
| zinc oxide | ZnO |
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