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Medical Term 158
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| at | @ |
| of each | --aa (line above it) |
| abdomen | abd |
| abdominal pads | ABD's |
| Absolute Bed Rest | ABR |
| Before Meals | a.c. |
| Admission and Discharge | A&D |
| American Diabetic Assoc. | ADA |
| As Desired | ad lib |
| Morning | A.M. |
| Admitted | adm. |
| Aspirin; acetylsalicylic acid | A.S.A. |
| As tolerated | as tol. |
| Amount | amt. |
| Axillary | Ax. |
| Bowel Care of Choice | BCOC |
| Twice a Day | B.I.D. |
| Bowel Movement | BM |
| One Bowl Movement | 1 ( --.) |
| Blood Pressure | BP |
| Bathroom Privileges | BRP |
| Bed Rest | BR |
| With | c -- (with line above it) |
| Cancer | CA |
| Complete Bed Rest | CBR |
| Complete Blood Count | CBC |
| Cubic Centimeter | cc |
| Coronary Care Unite (aka Critical Care Unit) | CCU |
| Carbohydrate | CHO |
| Complains Of | c/o |
| Carbon Dioxid | CO2 |
| Congestive obstructive pulmonary emphysema (disease) | COPE/D |
| Clear Liquid Breakfast | CLB |
| Culture and Sensitivity | C&S |
| Central Supply or Central supply room | CS or CSR |
| Cerebral Spinal Fluid | CSF |
| Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke) | CVA |
| Diet as Tolerated | DAT |
| Discontinue | DC |
| Dismissed | dism. |
| Drainage | drg. |
| Dressings | drsgs. |
| Electrocardiogram | EKG or ECG |
| Electroencephalogram | EEG |
| Eye, ear, nose and throat | EENT |
| For Example | eg |
| Emergency Room or Emergency Dept. | ER or ED |
| And so forth | etc. |
| Fasting Blood Sugar | FBS |
| Force Fluids | ff |
| Fracture | Fx. |
| Gall Bladder | GB |
| Gall Bladder Series | GBS |
| Gastrointestinal | GI |
| Gastrointestinal Series | GIS or GBS |
| Gram | Gm |
| Grain | gr |
| Drops | gtts. |
| Gynecology | GYN |