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Remmi-Abbreviations
Accepted Nursing Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| before | a |
| before meals | ac |
| abdomen | abd |
| above/increase/elevated | up arrow |
| as desired | ad lib |
| activities of daily living | ADL |
| morning | AM |
| ambulatory | AMB |
| amount | amt |
| anterior | ant |
| apical pulse | AP |
| approximately | appr |
| acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) | ASA |
| axillary | ax |
| twice a day | bid |
| below/decreased | down arrow |
| biopsy | biop/Bx |
| below knee | BK |
| bowel movement | BM |
| Basal Meabolic Rate | BMR |
| blood pressure | BP or B/P |
| bedrest | BR |
| bathroom privileges | BRP |
| with | c |
| centigrade/Celsius | C |
| carcinoma | ca |
| capsule | CAP |
| catheter | cath |
| complete blood count | CBC |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| centimeter | cm |
| complains of | C/O |
| central nervous system | CNS |
| carbon dioxide | CO2 |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| continue/continuous | cont |
| cerebral spinal fluid | CSF |
| computerized axial tomography scan | CAT scan/CT scan |
| turn, couph, deep breath | TCDB |
| cerebrovascular accident | CVA |
| discontinue | DC |
| discontinued | DC'd |
| diabetes mellitus | DM |
| do not resuscitate | DNR |
| dressing | dsg |
| dextrose water | D5W |
| diagnosis | Dx |
| down/decrease | down arrow |
| estimated blood loss | EBL |
| enteric coated | EC |
| Electroencephalogram | EEG |
| example | e.g. |
| Electrocardiogram | ECG/EKG |
| elixir | el/elix |
| emergency room | ER |
| examination | exam |
| female | F |
| fasting blood sugar | FBS |
| iron | Fe |
| frequent | freq |
| feet/foot | ft |
| fever unknown origin | FUO |
| fracture | Fx |
| gauge | ga or G |
| gall bladder | GB |
| gastro intestinal | GI |
| gram | GM |
| grain | gr |
| drop | GTT |
| genitourinary | GU |
| headache | HA |
| hemoglobin | HG |
| hematocrit | HCT |
| head of bed | HOB |
| water | H2O |
| bicarbonate | HCO3 |
| hour | HR/hr |
| history and physical | H&P |
| at bedtime/hour of sleep | hs |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| incision and drainage | I&D |
| intramuscular | IM |
| inches | in or " |
| intake and output | I&O |
| intravenous | IV |
| potassium | K |
| kilogram | kg |
| keep vein open | KVO |
| liter | L/l |
| left | LT or "L" |
| lateral | lat |
| pound | lb |
| pounds | lbs |
| large | lg |
| liquid | liq/LIQ |
| left lower lobe | LLL |
| left lower quadrant | LLQ |
| Leur-Lok syringe | LL syringe |
| lumbar puncture | LP |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | LPN |
| left upper lobe | LUL |
| left upper quadrant | LUQ |
| male | m |
| maximum | max |
| microgram | mcg |
| medications | MEDS |
| milliequivalent | mEq |
| milligram | mg |
| myocardial infarction | MI |
| midline | mid |
| minutes | min/MIN |
| milliliter | mL/ml |
| millimeter | mm |
| Milk of Magnesia | MOM |
| number | No or # |
| negative | - |
| sodium | Na |
| sodium chloride | NaCI |
| negative | neg |
| nasogastric | NG |
| no known allergies | nka |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| normal saline | NS or N/S |
| night | noc |
| nursing | NSG |
| naso tracheal | NT |
| oxygen | O2 |
| ointment | oint |
| out of bed | OOB/oob |
| operating room | OR |
| occupational therapy | OT |
| ounce | oz |
| after | p |
| pathology | Path |
| after meals | pc |
| through or by | per |
| pupils, equal, round, react to light, accommodation | PERRLA |
| (acid-base balance) hydrogen ion concentration | pH |
| evening/afternoon | PM |
| by mouth | PO |
| phone order | P.O. |
| post-operative | postop |
| preparation | prep |
| as desired | prn/PRN |
| pint | pt |
| patient | PT |
| Physical Therapy | PT |
| four times a day | qid |
| respiration | R/resp |
| right | rt |
| red blood cell count | RBC |
| regarding | re: |
| regular | reg |
| regurgitation | regurg |
| right lower quadrant | RLQ |
| right lower lobe | RLL |
| registered nurse | RN |
| rule out | R/O |
| range of motion | ROM |
| Respiratory Therapy | RT |
| right upper lobe | RUL |
| right upper quadrant | RUQ |
| prescription | Rx |
| without | s |
| shortness of breath | SOB |
| specific gravity | sp gr |
| immediately | stat |
| suppository | supp |
| surgery/surgical | surg |
| suspension | susp |
| syrup | syr |
| temperature | T/temp |
| tablet | tab/TAB |
| tablespoon | tbsp/tbl |
| telephone order | T.O. |
| three times a day | tid |
| temperature, pulse, respiration | TPR |
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