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MedTermAbbreviation
Common to medical charts for pt w/PT referral
| Term | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Alzheimer’s disease | AD |
| acute myocardial infarction | AMI |
| adult respiratory distress syndrome | ARDS |
| arteriosclerotic heart disease | ASHD |
| coronary artery bypass graft | CABG |
| continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis | CAPD |
| cystic fibrosis | CF |
| congestive heart failure | CHF |
| chronic obstructive lung disease | COLD |
| cerebral palsy | CP |
| cerebrovascular accident | CVA |
| chest x-ray | CXR |
| deep vein thrombosis | DVT |
| gunshot wound | GSW |
| hypertensive cardiovascular disease | HCVD |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| ischemic heart disease | IHD |
| muscular dystrophy | MD |
| mitral valve prolapsed | MVP |
| sodium chloride (salt) | NaCl |
| neonatal intensive care unit | NICU |
| normal sinus rhythm | NSR |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | ALS |
| angina pectoris | AP |
| arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease | ASCVD |
| cancer, carcinoma | CA |
| coronary artery disease | CAD |
| congenital dislocation of the hip | CDH |
| coronary heart disease | CHD |
| chronic liver disease | CLD |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | CTS |
| cardiovascular disease | CVD |
| diabetes mellitus | DM |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | FAS |
| hour | h |
| herniated nucleus pulposus | HNP |
| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus | IDDM |
| lupus erythematosis | LE |
| multiple myeloma | MM |
| sodium | Na |
| neurologic intensive care unit | NICU |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| osteoarthritis | OA |
| otitis media | OM |
| physician’s assistant | PA |
| phemocystis carinii pneumonia | PCP |
| Parkinson’s disease | PD |
| Physician’s Desk Reference | PDR |
| pulmonary edema | PE |
| pulmonary embolism | PE |
| premature ventricular contraction | PVC |
| pediatric intensive care unit | PICU |
| red blood cell | RBC |
| rheumatoid arthritis | RA |
| sudden infant death syndrome | SIDS |
| rheumatic heart disease | RHD |
| staphylococcus | staph |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | SLE |
| tuberculosis | TB |
| sexually transmitted disease | STD |
| tracheostomy | trach |
| transient ischemic attack | TIA |
| urinary tract infection | UTI |
| upper respiratory infection | URI |
| before | a (with line over a) |
| above knee (amputation) | AK (AKA) |
| ambulate, ambulatory | amb |
| anterior | ant |
| anteroposterior | AP |
| as tolerated | as tol |
| axillary | ax |
| twice a day | bid |
| below knee | BK |
| below-knee amputation | BKA |
| blood pressure | BP |
| with | c (with line over c) |
| complains of | c/o |
| chief complaint | CC |
| discharge | disch |
| diagnosis | Dx |
| fracture | Fx |
| height | ht |
| history | Hx |
| lateral | lat |
| left | lt |
| outpatient | OP |
| orthopedic | ortho |
| occupational therapy | OT |
| after | p (with line over p) |
| posteroanterior | PA |
| primary care physician | PCP |
| pediatrics | Peds |
| by | per |
| orally | PO |
| phone order | PO |
| postoperative | PO |
| postoperatively | post-op |
| whenever necessary | PRN |
| patient | pt |
| physical therapy | PT |
| prognosis | Px |
| every | q |
| every (number) of hours | q_h |
| four times per day | qid |
| every other hour | qoh |
| rule out | R/O |
| respirations | resp |
| range of motion | ROM |
| right | rt |
| respiratory therapy | RT |
| prescription | Rx |
| without | s (with line over s) |
| immediately | stat |
| three times a day | tid |
| telephone order | TO |
| vital signs | VS |
| wheelchair | W/C |
| weight | wt or WT |
| except | x (with line over x) |
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