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Health Care Test 1

MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

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When documenting information about pts, if you didn't write it down it DIDNT HAPPEN
HCP Healthcare professional
Pt Patient
HA Headache
Hx History
Tx Treatment
Rx Perscription
Dx Diagnosis
CC Chief Complaint
Fx Fracture
*Triangle symbol* Change
q every
qd every day
bid twice a day
tid three times a day
VS q4h vital signs every 4 hours
Abdominal abd
Before meals ac
Morning am
Beats per minute bpm
with c (with horizontal line on top)
Complains of c/o
Fracture Fx
Gynecology Gyn
human chorionic gondotrophin (Pregnancy hormone) hCG
Intramuscular IM
Intravenous IV
Left Lt
Labratory lab
Minute min
At @
As desired ad lib
Before a (with horizontal line on top)
attention deficit disorder add
Immediately Stat
Increase/up *up arrow
Decrease down *down arrow
Against medical advice AMA
Positive, present + (with circle around it) OR +ve (With circle around it)
Negative, absent - (with circle around it) OR neg
as soon as possible ASAP
Blood pressure bp
Emergency room ER
Complete blood count CBC
Heart rate HR
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder COPD
Discharge DC
Dead on arrival DOA
Delirium tremens DT
Diagnosis Dx
Ear, nose, and throat ENT
Electrocardiogram ECG or EKG
Date of birth DOB
Motor vehicle accident MVA
Short of breath SOB
Hematocrit HCT
Hemaglobin HGB
Estimated EST or e(BP)
As needed PRN
Gastrointestional GI (I=Isabel)
Injection INJ
Bedtime Hs
Last menstrual period LMP
Created by: izzy_girard
 

 



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