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votech abbreviations
beginning terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| @ | at |
| ac | before meals |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| Alb | albumin |
| Amp | ampule |
| app't | appointment |
| BA | Barium |
| Bid | twice a day |
| bs | blood sugar |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRP | bathroom priveleges |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C | culture and sensitivity |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| Cath | catheter;catheterize |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| Ext. rot. | external rotation |
| FeSO4 | ferrous sulfate |
| FOB | foot of bed |
| us | ultrasound |
| VD | veneral disease |
| Wks | weeks |
| Yo. | years old |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| EDC | expected date of confinement |
| > | greater |
| KCL | potassium chloride |