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| words | abbrev |
|---|---|
| alert and orientated to person, place and time | A&O x3 |
| alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event | A&O x4 |
| atrial fibrillation | A-FIB |
| abdominal aortic aneurysm | AAA |
| airway, breathing, circulation | ABC |
| abdomen (abdominal) | ABD |
| advanced cardiac life support | ACLS |
| above the knee amputation | AKA |
| advanced life support | ALS |
| against medical advice | AMA |
| altered mental status | AMS |
| amount | AMT |
| approximately | APPROX |
| aspirin | ASA |
| associated | ASSOC |
| blood glucose | BG |
| bilateral | BILAT |
| below the knee amputation | BKA |
| basic life support | BLS |
| bowel movement | BM |
| blood pressure | BP |
| breath sounds | BS |
| bag-value-mask | BVM |
| caesarean section | C-SECTION |
| cervical spine | C-SPINE |
| complaint of (complains of) | C/O |
| cancer | CA |
| coronary artery bypass graft | CABG |
| coronary artery disease | CAD |
| catheter | CATH |
| chief complaint | CC |
| cephalic | CEPH |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| central nervous system | CNS |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| chest pain | CP |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR |
| cerebrospinal fluid | CSF |
| cat scan | CT |
| cerebrovascular accident (stroke) | CVA |
| 5% dextrose in water | D5W |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | DKA |
| do not resuscitate | DNR |
| dead on arrival | DOA |
| delirium tremens | DT |
| diagnosis | Dx |
| electrocardiogram | ECG |
| electroencephalogram | EEG |
| endotracheal | ET |
| ethanol (alcohol) | ETOH |
| endotracheal tube | ETT |
| external (extension) | EXT |
| foreign body | FB |
| flexion | FLEX |
| fracture | Fx |
| gram (s) | g |
| gastrointestinal | GI |
| gunshot wound | GSW |
| drops | gtts |
| gastrourinary | GU |
| gynecology (gynecological) | GYN |
| headache | H/A |
| head, eyes, ears, nose, throat | HEENT |
| heart rate (hour) | HR |
| hypertension | HTN |
| history | Hx |
| intracranial pressure | ICP |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| intramuscular | IM |
| intravenous | IV |
| jugular vein distension | JVD |
| kilogram | kg |
| keep vein open | KVO |
| lumbar spine | L-SPINE |
| lumbarsacral spine | L/S-SPINE |
| labor and delivery | L&D |
| lateral | LAT |
| pound | lb |
| left lower quadrant | LLQ |
| last menstrual period | LMP |
| level of consciousness (loss of consciousness) | LOC |
| lactated ringers | LR |
| left upper quadrant | LUQ |
| military anti-shock trousers | MAST |
| microgram(s) | mcg |
| medicine | MED |
| miligram (s) | mg |
| myocardial infarction (heart attack) | MI |
| minimum/minute | min |
| mental status or mental status change | MS |
| morphine | MSO4 |
| motor vehicle crash | MVC |
| nausea/vomiting | N/V |
| nausea/vomiting/diarrhea | N/V/D |
| no apparent distress | NAD |
| nasal cannula | NC |
| nebulizer | NEB |
| no known drug allergies | NKDA |
| non-rebreather | NRB |
| normal saline | NS |
| normal sinus rhythm | NSR |
| obstetrics/ gynecology | OB/GYN |
| palpation | PALP |
| premature atrial contraction | PAC |
| pulmonary embolus | PE |
| pupils equal and relative to light | PEARL |
| past medical history | PMHx |
| orally | PO |
| partial rebreather | PRB |
| as needed | PRN |
| patient | PT |
| premature ventricular contraction | PVC |
| right lower quadrant | RLQ |
| right upper quadrant | RUQ |
| medicine | Rx |
| reaction | RXN |
| status post | S/P |
| shortness of breath | SOB |
| subcutaneous | SQ |
| sinus tachycardia | ST |
| supraventricular tachycardia | SVT |
| symptom | Sx |
| seizure | SZ |
| thoracic spine | T-SPINE |
| temperature | T |
| transient ischemic attack | TIA |
| to keep open (refers to IV's same as KVO) | TKO |
| treatment | Tx |
| upon our arrival | UOA |
| upper respiratory infection | URI |
| urinary tract infection | UTI |
| ventricular fibrillation | VF |
| vital signs | VS |
| ventricular tachycardia | VT |
| wandering atrial pacemaker | WAP |
| within normal limits | WNL |
| years old (years of age) | YO (YOA) |
| male | M |
| female | F |
| positive | + |
| negative | - |
| questionable | ? |
| greater than | > |
| less than | < |
| equal | = |