Health Care Records - Q – Medical facilities & Patient Care abbreviations & A –
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| CCU | coronary (cardiac) care unit
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| ECU | emergency care unit
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| ER | emergency room
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| ICU | intensive care unit
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| IP | inpatient (a registered bed patient)
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| OP | outpatient
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| OR | operating room
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| PACU | postanesthetic care unit
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| PAR | postanesthetic recovery
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| post-op or postop | postoperative (after surgery)
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| pre-op or preop | preoperative (before surgery)
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| RTC | return to clinic
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| RTO | return to office
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| BRP | bathroom privileges
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| CP | chest pain
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| DC or D/C | discharge, discontinue [spell out discharge or discontinue]
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| ETOH | ethyl alcohol
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| 0 | left
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| 0 | right
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| 0 | murmur
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| pt | patient
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| RRR | regular rate and rhythm
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| Tr | treatment
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| Tx | treatment or traction
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| VS | vital signs
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| T | temperature
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| P | pulse
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| R | respiration
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| BP | blood pressure
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| Ht | height
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| Wt | weight
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| WDWN | well-developed and well-nourished
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| y/o or y.o. | year old
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| C | Celsius, centigrade
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| F | Fahrenheit
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| ♀ | female
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| ♂ | male
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| ° | degree, or hour
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| ↑ | increased
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| ↓ | decreased
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| θ | none or negative
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| cc | cubic centimeter; 1 cc = 1 mL [use the metric equivalent mL]
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| cm | centimeter; 2.5 cm = 1 inch
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| g or gm | gram
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| kg | kilogram; equal to 1,000 grams or 2.2 pounds
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| L | liter
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| mg | milligram; equal to one-thousandth (0.001) of a gram
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| mL or ml | milliliter; equal to one-thousandth (0.001) of a liter
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| mm | millimeter; equal to one-thousandth (0.001) of a meter
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| cu mm or mm3 | cubic millimeter
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| fl oz | fluid ounce
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| gr | grain
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| gt | drop (gutta = drop)
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| gtt | drops
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| dr | dram; equal to 1/8 ounce
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| oz | ounce
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| qt | quart; equal to 32 ounces
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| oral [per os (p.o.)] | by mouth
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| sublingual (SL) | under the tongue
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| buccalin the cheek |
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| vaginal [per vagina (PV)] | inserted in the vagina
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| rectal [per rectum (PR)]inserted in the rectum |
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| inhalation | inhaled through the nose or mouth
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| nebulizerdevice used to produce a fine spray or mist, often in a metered dose |
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| intradermal (ID)within the skin |
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| intramuscular (IM)within the muscle |
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| intravenous (IV)within the vein |
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| subcutaneous (SC, SQ, or sub-Q)under the skin [write out subcut or subcutaneous] |
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| topical | applied to the surface of the skin
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| transdermal | absorption of drug through unbroken skin
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