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PT Medical Abb.
medical and pharmaceutical abbreviated terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AWP | Average wholesale price |
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BS | Blood Sugar |
| BSA | body surface are |
| CA | Cancer |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Heart Disease |
| DAW | Dispense as written |
| D/C | Discontinue |
| DM | Diabetes Melitus |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DUR | Drug utilization review |
| EC | Enteric Coated |
| ENT | Ear, Nose, Throat |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| Gtt | Drop |
| HA | headache |
| HIV | Human Immunodefficiency Virus |
| IV | Intravenous |
| NKA | No Known Allergies |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NS | normal saline (0.9 sodium chloride) |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| s | without |
| SOB | short of breath |
| STD | sexualy transmitted disease |
| T | temperature |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TED | thrombo-embolic disease stockings |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| U | units |
| URD | upper respitory diseases |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |