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Caregiver
Medical Abbreviations (A-L)
Question | Answer |
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abd | ABDOMEN |
ac | BEFORE MEALS |
AD | RIGHT EAR |
ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
ad lib | AS DESIRED |
AM | BETWEEN 12 MIDNIGHT & NOON |
AP | APICAL PULSE |
AROM | ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION |
AS | LEFT EAR |
ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
ASHD | ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
as tol | AS TOLERATED |
AU | BOTH EARS |
ax | AXILLARY |
bid | TWO TIMES A DAY |
BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
BS | BOWEL SOUNDS |
CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
Cal | CALORIE |
Cap | CAPSULE |
CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
cc | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
C & DB | COUGH & DEEP BREATH |
COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
DC , D/C | DISCONTINUED |
Dias | DIASTOLIC |
DM | DIABETES MELLITUS |
DOA | DEAD ON ARRIVAL |
Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
ECF | EXTENDED CARE FACILITY |
ECG , EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
EENT | EYES, EARS, NOSE & THROAT |
EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
ER | EMERGENCY |
FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR |
Fe | IRON |
Fib | FIBRILLATION |
ft | FEET |
Fx | FRACTURE |
FWB | FULL WEIGHT BEARING |
Gl | GASTROINTESTINAL |
gm | GRAM |
gr | GRAIN |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
Chol | CHOLESTEROL |
CNH | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
gtts | DROPS |
GU | GENITOURINARY |
Gyne | GYNECOLOGY |
H2O | WATER |
H2O2 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
hgb | HEMOGLOBIN |
hr | HOUR |
hs | HOUR OF SLEEP |
ht | HEIGHT |
Hx | HISTORY |
ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
I & O | INTAKE & OUTPUT |
IPPB | INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PREASSURE BREATHING DEVICE |
I/S | INSTRUCT & SUPERVISE |
K | POTASSIUM |
lab | LABORATORY |
lb , # | POUND |
liq | LIQUID |
Cx | COMPLICATIONS |
CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
DIB | DIFFICULT OF BREATHING |