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MAA Ch.6

Medical Abbreviations Pt.1

TermDefinition
CXR Chest XRay
DM Diabetes Mellitus
DON Director of Nursing
gtt Drop(s)
GTT Glucose Tolerance Test
h.hr Hour
DOA Dead on arrival
DOS Dead on scene
DPT Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus toxoids vaccine
Dx Diagnosis
H/A Headache
Hb Hemoglobin
Hct Hemocrit
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HTN Hypertension
Hx History
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IDDM Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NAD No Apparent Distress
NC Nasal Cannula
NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
nka No Known Allergies
NS Normal Saline (.09%)
N/V Nausea/Vommitting
N/V/D Nausea/ Vomiting/ Diarrhea
NVD Neck Vein Distension
OB Obstetrics
FHx Family History
fl, fld Fluid
g.gm gram
GB Gallbladder
GI Gastrointestinal
gr grain
IM Intramuscular
IV Intravenous
L liter
lb pound
L/M liters per minute
mcg microgram
mg milligram
min minute
mL milliliter
mm millimeter
MVA Motor Vehicular Accident
N normal
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
pt Patient
PT Physical Therapy
PVC premature ventricular complex , polyvinyl chloride
PVD peripheral vascular disease
q every
qd everyday
qh every hour
qid 4xD (4 times a day)
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ant anterior
Aq Aqueous
ARDS Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ASAP As soon as possible
bid twice daily
BP Blood Pressure
BS Blood Sugar, breath sounds, bowel sounds, bachelor of science (degree)
BSA body surface area
bx biopsy
C degrees Celsius, centrigrade
Ca Calcium
CA cancer, cardiac arrest, chronologic age, coronary artery, cold agglutinin
Created by: Learning=Earning
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