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Medical Abbreviations

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Abbreviation
Term
abd   abdomen  
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ABG   arterial blood gas  
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a.c.   before meals  
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amb   ambulate  
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ad lib   as desired  
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A/P   anterior/posterior  
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BID   twice a day  
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bx   biopsy  
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BP   blood pressure  
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BMR   basal metabolic rate  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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CSF   cerebral spinal fluid  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident (Stroke)  
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CABG   Coronary Artery Bypass Graft  
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c   with  
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Ca   cancer  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CMP   complete metabolic panel  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CP or C/P   chest pains  
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cath   catheter  
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c/o   complains of  
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C & DB   cough and deep breath  
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CXR   chest xray  
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CHO   carb controlled  
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DME   durable medical equipment  
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DB/DM   diabetic  
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D5   sugared saline  
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D/C   discontinue  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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DCN   darvocet  
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eq   equal to  
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ECG/EKG   electrocardiogram  
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EEG   electroencephalogram  
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ETOH   ethanol alcohol  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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Fx   fracture  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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GERD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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hr (degree symbol)   hour  
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H & H   hemoglobin and hematocrit  
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hgb   hemoglobin  
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hct   hematocrit  
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hs   hour of sleep  
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Hx or H/O   history of, history  
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HTN   hypertension  
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i   1  
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ii   2  
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iii   3  
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IV   intravenous  
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IVPB   IV piggy back  
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IVIG   pharmacy thing  
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IM   intramuscular  
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IS   incentive spirometer  
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K+   Potassium  
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K Cl   Potassium Chloride  
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KUB   Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder  
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LOC   Level of conscious ness  
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LFT   liver function test  
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LBM   last bowel movement  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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mEq   milliequivalent  
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MN   midnight, 2400  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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MVP   Mitral Valve Prolapse  
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NC, N/C   nasal cannula  
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NT   nutritional therapy  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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NKDA   no known drug allergies  
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NS   normal saline  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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N/V   nausea & vomitting  
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NSAID   nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  
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OOB   out of bed  
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OTC   over the counter medications  
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PCN   penicillin  
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p   after  
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Pt   patient  
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PRBC   packed red blood cells (leukocyte reduced blood cells)  
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FFP   fresh frozen plasma  
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p.c.   after meals  
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PT/INR   pro-time/INR  
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PTH   dilantin level  
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PAC   premature atrial contraction  
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PVC   premature ventricular contraction  
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PVD   premature vascular disease  
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q   every  
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QID   4 times a day  
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Rt   routine  
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Rx   treatment  
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renal panel   cmp, mg, phos, urca  
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R/O   rule out  
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ROM   ange of motion  
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ROS   review of systems  
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s   without  
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s/p   status post  
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SPD   sterilization & Product distribution  
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SQ   subq, subcutaneous  
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SSO   short stay observation  
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SBO   small bowel obstruction  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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SL   subL, sublingual  
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Sx   symptoms  
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SVT   supraventricular tachycardia  
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TID   three times a day  
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TO   telephone order  
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TIA   Transient Ischemic Attack  
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UA   urinalysis  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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V/S   vital signs  
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VO   verbl order  
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VSD   ventricular septal defect  
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VTach   ventricular tachycardia  
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w/c   wheel chair  
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