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Abbrevations
CTS Medical Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | AORTIC ABDOMINAL ANEURISM |
| Abd | ABDOMINAL |
| ATB | ANTIBIOTICS |
| ACLS | ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT |
| AFIC | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| AKA | ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| Approx | APPROXIMATELY |
| ARDS | ADULT RESPITORY DISTRESS |
| ASA | ASPRIN |
| ASCVD | ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
| ASHD | ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
| BKA | BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION |
| Bi | BILATERAL |
| Brady | BRADYCARDIA |
| BCC | BASAL CELL CARCINOMA |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| CA | CANCER |
| CABG | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
| CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
| Cath | CATHETER, CATHERTERIZE |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| cc | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CF | CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CHI | CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Chole | CHOLECYSTECTOMY |
| CMV | CYTOMEGALOVIRUS |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| c/o | COMPLAINT OF |
| CO | CARBON MONOXIDE |
| CO(2) | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| COD | CAUSE OF DEATH |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CP | CEREBRAL PALSY |
| CPA | CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| CRF | CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE |
| Cryo | CRYOPRECIPIATE |
| CXR | CHEST X-RAY FILM |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT, STROKE |
| D5W | 5% DEXTROSE IN WATER |
| DC'd | DISCONTINUED |
| DIC | DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION |
| DM | DIABETES MELLITUS |
| DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
| DOA | DEAD ON ARRIVAL |
| DOB | DATE OF BIRTH |
| DOD | DATE OF DEATH |
| D/T | DUE TO |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| DZ | DISEASE |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| EMS | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| Etiol | ETIOLOGY |
| ETHO | ALCOHOL |
| FFP | FRESH FROZEN PLASMA |
| Fx | FRACTURE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GSW | GUN SHOT WOUND |
| HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| HCV | HEPATITIS C VIRUS |
| hgb | HEMOGLOBIN |
| H | HISTORY & PHYSICAL |
| Hr | HOUR |
| Ht | HEIGHT |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| I | INTAKE AND OUTPUT |
| ICB | INTERCRAINIAL BLEED |
| IDDM | INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS |
| kg | KILOGRAM |
| KVO | KNEE VEIN OPEN |
| L | LITER |
| LR | LACTATED RINGERS |
| MD | MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
| MI | MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| ml | MILLILITERS |
| MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| MVA | MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT |
| NIDDM | NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS |
| NS | NORMAL SALINE |
| NOK | NEXT-OF-KIN |
| N/A | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| O(2) | OXYGEN |
| OD | OVERDOSE |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| PD | PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
| PE | PULMONARY EMBOLI |
| Post Op | AFTER SURGERY/POST-OPERATIVE |
| PRBC | PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS |
| Pre Op | PRE-OPERATIVE |
| PTA | PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| PVD | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE |
| QA | QUALITY ASSURANCE |
| QC | QUALITY CONTROL |
| RA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| SIDS | SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| SOP | STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE |
| S/P | STATUS POST |
| STAPH | STAPHYLOCOCCUS |
| Sx | SURGERY |
| Tachy | TACHYCARDIA |
| TB | TUBERCULOSIS |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRTORY INFECTION |
| WBC | WHITE BLOOD COUNT |
| w/ | WITH |
| w/o | WITHOUT |
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