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Abbreviations
LO1.6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | Before |
| ac | before meals |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| bid | twice a day |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| c/o | Complaining of |
| Ca | cancer/carcinoma |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CXR | Chest x-ray |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| ECG. EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| Fx | Fracture |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| h/o | History of |
| HEENT | Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| Hx | History |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| LAC | Laceration |
| LOC | Level of consciousness |
| mcg | Microgram |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| npo | Nothing by mouth |
| po | by mouth |
| PRN | As needed |
| qid | four times a day |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| tid | Three times a day |
| Tx | Treatment |
| w/o | without |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| EMR | electronic medical records |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| SNOMED CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medical Clinical Terms |