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MED ABBREVIATIONS

Medical Terminology Abbreviations

TermDefinition
A BEFORE
ABD ABDOMEN
AC BEFORE MEALS
ACLS ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
AD LIB AS DESIRED
AMA AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
ASA ASPRIN
ASAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BM BOWEL MOVEMENT
BMI BODY MASS INDEX
BP BLOOD PRESSURE
BPM BEATS PER MINUTE
BRP BATHROOM PRIVILEGES
BX BIOPSY
C&S CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
CA CALCIUM,CANCER
CAD CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
CVA CARDIOVASCULAR ACCIDENT (stroke)
CBC COMPLETE BLOOD (cell) COUNT
CM CENTIMETER
CP CHEST PAIN
CPR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CT COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
CXR CHEST X-RAY
DNR DO NOT RESUSCITATE
DOB DATE OF BIRTH
DX DIAGNOSIS
ECG,EKG ELECTROCARDIAGRAM
F/U FOLLOW UP
FBS,FBG FASTING BLOOD SUGAR/GLUCOSE
FX FRACTURE
GI GASTROINTESTINALL
HTN HYPERTENSION
HX HISTORY
I&O INTAKE AND OUTPUT
mL MILLILITERS
MM HG MILLIMETERS OF MERCURY
MRI MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
N/V NAUSEA/VOMITING
NG NASOGASTRIC
NKA NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
NPO NOTHING BY MOUTH
O2 OXYGEN
OOB OUT OF BED
P AFTER
PC AFTER MEALS
PE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
PO BY MOUTH
PRN AS NEEDED
ROM RANGE OF MOTION
RX PERSCRIPTION
SOB SHORTNESS OF BREATH
STAT IMMEDIATELY
SX SYSTEMS
TX TREATMENT
UA URINALYSIS
VS VITAL SIGNS
YO,Y/O YEARS OLD
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