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Abbreviations
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |
| @ | at |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| a.c. | before meals |
| a.c.h.s. / ac&hs | before meals & at bedtime |
| a.d. | right ear |
| a.l., a.s. | left ear |
| a.m. | morning, before noon |
| a.u. | both ears |
| alt. d. / alt. dieb. | every other day; on alternate days |
| alt. h. / alt. hor. | every other hour; at alternate hours |
| amp. | ampule (ampul, ampoule) |
| amt | amount |
| ATC | Around The Clock |
| b.i.d. | twice daily (every 12 hours) |
| BDS / b.d.s. | twice daily |
| bib. | drink |
| bis | twice |
| bis in 7 d. | twice a week |
| bis ind. | twice a day |
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BS | Blood Sugar |
| B / bucc. | buccal (inside cheek) |
| BRP | BathRoom Privileges |
| CA | Cancer |
| C/C: | Chief Complaint |
| c.c. | with food [cubic centimeter] |
| c.m. | tomorrow morning |
| c.m.s. | to be taken tomorrow morning |
| c.n. | tomorrow night |
| c.v. | tomorrow evening |
| cap. / caps. | capsule |
| cib. | food |
| cr. / crm | cream |
| C/O: | Complaint of |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPR | CardioPulmonary Resuscitation |
| CVA | CerebroVascular Accident (stroke) |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| DAW | dispense as written; (no generic substitution) |
| DC / dc / disc | discontinue [discharge] |
| dieb. alt. | every other day; on alternative days |
| dil. | dilute |
| dim. | one-half |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| disp. | dispersible [dispense] |
| DX / dx | diagnosis |
| eMR | electronic Medical Record |
| et | and |
| ex aq. | in water |
| fx | fracture |
| g / gm | gram ([modern SI symbol] g, not gm) |
| gr. | grain |
| gtt(s) | drop(s) |
| H / hr / hor. | |
| H&P | History & Physcial |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| h.s. | at bedtime |
| hor. alt. | every other hour (every second hour; at alternate hours) |
| hor. tert. | every third hour |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| hx | history |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ID | Intradermal |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus (type 1 diabetes) |
| IJ / inj. | injection |
| IM | IntraMuscular |
| IN | Intranasal |
| ind. | daily |
| inf. | infusion (extraction) / intravenous infusion |
| IT | InTrathecal |
| IU | International Unit |
| IV | Intravenous |
| kg | kilogram |
| lb. | pound |
| liq. | solution |
| lot. | lotion |
| mane | in the morning |
| max. | maximum |
| mcg | microgram |
| mEq | milliequivalent |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/dL | milligrams per deciliter |
| min. | minimum [or] |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| mL | milliliter |
| nebul | a spray (such as for insufflation |
| NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (type 2 diabetes) |
| NKA | No KNown Allergies |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| noct. | at night |
| NPO / n.p.o. | nothing by mouth |
| N/V | Nausea and vomiting |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| o.d. | right eye |
| o.m. | every morning |
| o.n. | every night |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| o.s. | left eye |
| o.u. | both eyes |
| omn. bih. | every two hours |
| omn. hor. | every hour |
| OPD | Once Per Day |
| oz | ounce |
| p. | continue |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.c.h.s. / pc&hs | after meals and at bedtime |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| p.m. | evening or afternoon |
| p.o. | by mouth or orally |
| post-op | postoperative (after surgery) |
| pre-op | preoperative (before surgery) |
| p.r. / PR | rectally |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| p.r.n. / PRN | as needed |
| Pt | Patient |
| p.v. / PV | vaginally |
| q | every, per |
| q.a.d. | every other day |
| q.d. / q.1.d. | every day (24 hours) |
| q.d.a.m. | once daily in the morning |
| q.d.p.m. | once daily in the evening |
| q.d.s. | four times a day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.h.s | every night at bedtime |
| q.i.d. | four times a day (every 6 hours) |
| q.n. | every night |
| q.q.h. | every four hours |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Rx | Prescription |
| s.i.d. | once a day |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| sing. | of each |
| SL / s.l. | sublingually, under the tongue |
| SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
| SQ | Subcutaneously |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
| SubQ / SC | subcutaneously |
| supp. | suppository |
| susp. | suspension |
| sx | symptoms |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| t.d.s. / TDC | three times a day |
| t.i.d. / t.d. | three times a day (every 8 hours) |
| t.i.w | three times a week |
| tab. | tablet |
| tbsp | tablespoon |
| top. | applied directly on body surface (creams) |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse, Respiratory rate |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| Tx | Treatment |
| U | Unit |
| vag. | vaginally |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| W/C | Wheelchair |
| w/f | with food (with meals) |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| w/o | without |
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