Medical Abbreviations
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| A1C | Hemoglobin used to monitor the body's degree of control of glucose metabolism
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| ASA | Aspirin
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| BK | Below the knee
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| c/o | complains of
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| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease
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| CBC | Complete Blood Count
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| CNS | Central Nervous System
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| CT | Computed Tomography
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| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis
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| EKG | Electrocardiogram
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| ERD | Emergence Room Department
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| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar
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| f/u | Follow up
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| GI | Gastrointestinal
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| H&H | Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
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| HA | Headache
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| HEENT | Head,Eyes,Ears,Nose and Throat
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| hgb | Hemoglobin
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| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency virus
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| HTN | Hypertension
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| HPV | Human Papillomavirus
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| HX | History
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| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant
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| MI | Myocardial Infarction
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| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
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| N&V | Nausea and Vomiting
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| NPO | Nothing by Mouth
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| PERLA | Pupils Equal,Reactive to Light Accommodation
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| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Diease
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| prn | As Needed
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| q4h | Every 4 Hours
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| qd | Every day
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| ROM | Range Of Motion
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| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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| Tid | Three Times a Day
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| TURP | Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
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| WDWN | Well Developed Well Nourished
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| WNL | Within Normal Limits
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| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease
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| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)
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| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease
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| FX | Fracture
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| FXBB | Fracture of Both Bones
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| GERD | GastroEsphogel Reflux Disease
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| GTT | Glucose tolerance Test
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| HGH | Human Growth Hormone
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| IBS | Irriatiable Bowel Disease
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| HPV | Human Papalomia Virus
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| I+O | Intake and Outake
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| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolaspe
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| NG | Nasal Gastric Tube
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| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory Drug
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| NVD | Nausea,Vomitting and Dierrhea
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| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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| OU | Each Eye
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| PC | After Meals
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| PMR | Poly Myaglia Rheumatic
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| PERRLA | Pupils,Round, Reactive to light and Accommondation
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| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contractions
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| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease
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| Q | Every
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| QH | Every Hour
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| Q2H | Every 2 Hours
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| QID | 4 times Daily
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| QM | Every Morning
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| QN | Every Night
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| SAD | Seasonal affective disorder
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| TIA | Transient ischmic attack
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| TID | Three Times a Day
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| ULQ | Upper Left Quadrant
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| URQ | Upper Right Quadrant
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| WNM | Well Nourished male
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| WNF | Well Nourished female
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| WT | weight
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| AC | Before meals
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| AFIB | Atrial Fibrillation
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| AHD | Arteriosclereotic heart Disease
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| AIDS | aquired immune deficiency Syndrome
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| DM | Diabetes Mellitus
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| GAD | Generalized anxiety disorder
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| FUO | fever of unknown origin
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| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus
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| HPI | History of present illness
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| BID | twice per day
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| CC | chief compliant
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| STI | Sexually Transmitted Infection
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| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease
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| T&A | Tonsils and Adenoids
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| BOM | Billateral Otismedia
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| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease
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| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
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