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Aging Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Chart Reviews

QuestionAnswer
a, aa of each
a before
ACLF adult congregate living facility
a.c. before meals
ad.Lib. as needed/as desired
adm. admit, admission
AKA above the knee amputation
AMA against medical advice
ARNP advanced registered nurse practitioner
ASA asprin
B&B bowel and bladder
b.i.d. twice a day
b.i.n. twice a night.
b.i.w. twice a week
c with
caps capsules
CA cancer
CNA certified nursing assistant
CMO comfort measures only
CXR chest x-ray
CP care plan
D.O. doctor of osteopathy
ECF extended care facility
ECG electrocardiogram
ECT electroconvulsive therapy
EEG electroencephalogram
EKG electrocardiogram
eg and
FBS fasting blood sugar
Fx fracture
GU genitourinary
h, hr. hour
HA headache
H&P history and physical
h.s. hour of sleep/at bedtime
Hx history
HTN hypertension
IDT interdiciplinary treatment team
IM intramuscular
IPPB inspiratory positive pressure breathing
LE lower extremeties
lat lateral
M.E.D. minimum effective dose
mEq milliequivalent
MVI multiple vitamin
NAD no apparent distress
NAS no added salt
NCS no concentrated sweets
NG nasogastric
noc. night
N.P.O. nothing per oral (nothing by mouth)
NSR normal sinus rythm
(o) oral
o.d. every day
O.D. right eye
O.U. both eyes, each eye
O.S. left eye
OBS organic brain syndrome
os mouth
p after
pc after meals
P.O., po by mouth
per through, by
PRN as needed, at times
q every
q.h. every hour
q 2h every 2 hours
q 3h every 3 hours
q.d. every day
q.i.d. four times a day
q.o.d. every other day
R Right
R.O. reality orientation
R/O rule out
ROM range of motion
R/T related to
s without
SOB short of breath
ss one-half
S/S Signs and symptoms
sol solution
stat immediately, at once
syr. syrup
1 one
11 two
111 three
T/O telephone order
tab tablet
TIA transient ischemic attack, "mini stroke"
t.i.d. three times a day
t.i.n. three times a night
TPN total parenteral nutrition
U/A urinalysis
UE upper extremities
ung ointment
vin wine
VSS vital signs stable
VO verbal order
W/C wheel chair
WNL within normal limits
M male
F female
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