Question | Answer |
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy | ESL |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate | ESR |
end-stage renal disease | ESRD |
electroshock therapy | EST |
Farenheit | F |
fasting blood sugar | FBS |
Food and drug administration | FDA |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate | ESR |
electroshock therapy | EST |
Farenheit | F |
fasting blood sugar | FBS |
family history | FH |
gonorrhea | GC |
fetal heart tone | FHT |
frozen section | GTT |
fever of unknown origin | FUO |
gallbladder | GB |
hematocrit | hct |
high-density lipoprotein | HDL |
gastrointestinal | GI |
glucose tolerance test | GTT |
genitourinary | GU |
health maintenance organization | HMO |
gynecology | gyn |
hemoglobin | Hgb, HG |
herniated nucleus pulposus | HNP |
water | H2O |
human rights committee | HRC |
height | Ht |
incision and drainage | I&D |
hepatits B virus | HVB |
international normalized ratio | INR |
history | hx |
intake and output | I&O |
intra-aortic balloon pump | IABP |
intraocular pressure | IOP |
intracranial pressure | ICP |
intrauterine device | IUD |
intercostal space | ICS |
intravenous pyelogram | IVP |
intensive care unit | ICU |
Joint Commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations | JCAHO |
jugular vein distention | JVD |
potassium | K |
kidney, ureters, bladder | KUB |
laboratory | lab |
low-density lipoprotein | LDL |
intravenous pyelogram | IVP |
low-density lipoprotein | LDL |
lower right quadrant | LRQ |
left lower lobe | LLL |
left upper quadrant | LUQ |
left lower quadrant | LLQ |
licensed vocational nurse | LVN |
last menstrual period | LMP |
electrolytes | lytes |
level of conciousness | LOC |
myocardial infarction | MI |
magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
multiple sclerosis | MS |
motor vehicle accident | MVA |
lumbar puncture | LP |
licensed practical nurse | LPN |
National league for nursing | NLN |
mitral valve replacement | MVR |
sodium | Na |
osteoarthritis | OA |
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association | NANDA |
obstetrics | OB |
National association for practical nurse education and service | NAPNES |
National cancer institute | NCI |
National federation of licensed practical nurses | NFLPN |
National institute of health | NIH |
National league for nursing | NLN |
night | noc |
neutral protamine hagedorn | NPH |
nothing by mouth | NPO |
nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drug | O.T |
osteoarthritis | OA |
obstetrics | OB |
obstetrics-gynecology | OB-GYN |
organic brain syndrome | OBS |
out of bed | OOB |
operating room | OR |
open reduction internal fixation | ORIF |
orthopedics | ORT |
mouth | os |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration | OSHA |
occupational therapy | O.T. |
office visit | OV |
ounce | oz |
pulse | P |
posterioanterior | PA |
premature atrial contraction | PAC |
postanesthesia care unit | PACU |
papanicolaou smear | Pap |
postanesthesia recovery | PAR |
pathology | path |
patient controlled analgesia | PCA |
physical exam | PE |
positive end-expiratory pressure | PEEP |
through, by | per |
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation | PERRLA |
pulmonary function test | PFT |
past history | PH |
pelvic inflammatory disease | PID |
past medical history | PMH |
point of maximal impulse | PMI |
premenstrual syndrome | PMS |
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea | PND |
orally | PO |
postoperative | postop |
postprandial | PP |
preoperative | perop |
as needed | prn |
prothrombin time | pro time or PT |
prostate-specific antigen | PSA |
patient | pt |
Physical therapy | P.T. |
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty | PTCA |
partial thromboplastin time | PTT |
premature ventricular contraction | PVC |