Abbreviations aa ABR Abd. ac AD A&D Ad lib ADL Adm. Ad. Spec. A.M. or a.m., AM or am amb amt. AP or A.P.

aqua @ Approx. B&B or b&b bid or B.I.D. or b.i.d. b.m. or B.M. B.P. or BP BR or br or B.R. or b.r. BRP or B.R.P. or brp BSC or bsc C ? Ca Cath. CBC or C.B.C. cc or c.c CCU or C.C.U CBR or C.B.R. or cbr C/O or c/o CO2 CS or C.S. or c.s CSD or csd or C.S.D CSR or csr and C.S.R CVA or C.V.A

Meaning Of each, equal parts Absolute bed rest Abdomen Before meals Admitting diagnosis Admission and discharge As desired, if the patient so desired Activities of daily living Admission Admission urine specimen Morning Ambulation, walking, ambulatory, able to walk Amount Appendectomy Water or H2O At Approximately Bowel and bladder training Twice a day Bowel movement, feces Blood pressure Bedrest Bathroom priviledges Bedside commode Celsius degree (or centigrade) With Cancer Catheter Complete blood count Cubic centimeter Cardiac care unit/ coronary care unit Complete bed rest Complaint of Carbon dioxide Central supply Central service department Central supply room Cerebrovascular accident or stroke

CPR or C.P.R dc or d/c del. M. Or d.r., or DR Disch or dish or D/C D. % C. or D&C drsg. DOA or D.O.A Dr. or Dr DX ECG or EKG ED or E.D. EEG or E.E.G. EENT or E.E.N.T. E. or E ER or E.R. F F. or Fe. or F or Fe FBS or F.B.S FF or F.F. ft Fx Fx urine gal GI or G.I. gt gtt Gtt or G.T.T. GU or G.U Gyn. or G.Y.N. H2O HOB hr HS or hs ht hyper hypo H.W.B. or hwb or HWB ICU or I.C.U. I&O or I.&O. Irr

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Discontinue Delivery room Discharge Dilatation and curettage Dressing Dead on arrival Doctor Diagnosis Electrocardiogram Emergency department Electroencephalogram Eye, ears, nose and throat Enema Emergency room Fahrenheit degree Female Fasting blood sugar Forced feeding or forced fluids Foot Fracture Fractional urine Gallon Gastrointestinal One drop Two or more drops Glucose tolerance test Genitourinary Gynecology Water or aqua Head of bed Hour Bedtime or hour of sleep Height Above or high Below or low Hot water bottle Intensive care unit Intake and output Irregular

Isol. Or isol IV or I.V. L Lab. or lab lb LVN or L.V.N M Mat MD or M.D. Meas mec med min ml Mn or mn or M/n N.A. or N/A n/g tube or ng. tube or N.G.T. noct NP NPO or N.P.O nsy O2 OB or O.B. Obt or obt. OJ or O.J. Orb. OOB or O.O.B. OPD or O.P.D. OR or O.R. Ortho OT or O.T oz. PAR or P.A.R. Pc Ped or Peds Per p.m. or P.M., pm or PM PMC or P.M.C PN or P.N. po

Isolation Intravenous Liter Laboratory Pound Licensed vocational nurse Male Maternity Medical doctor Measure Meconium Medicine Minute Milliliter Midnight Nursing aide or nursing assistant Nasogastric tube At night Neuropsychiatric or nursing procedure Nothing by mouth Nursery Oxygen Obstetrics Obtained Orange juice Orderly Out of bed Outpatient department Operating room Orthopedics Occupational therapy or oral temperature Ounce Postanesthesia room After meals Pediatrics by, through Afternoon Postmortem care Pneumonia By mouth

post or p postop or post op post op spec PP PPBS pre prn or p.r.n. preop or pre op pre op spec prep Pt or pt PT or P.T. q qd qh q2h q3h q4h QHS or qhs qid or Q.I.D. qam or q am or q.a.m. qod or Q.O.D qs qt r or R Rm or rm RN or R.N. Rom or R.O.M. RR or R Rm. Rx s or ? S&A S&A test or S.& A. test S&K or S.& K. test SOB sos SPD

after Postoperative After surgery urine specimen Postpartum (after delivery) Postprandial blood sugar Before Whenever necessary, when required Before surgery Urine specimen before surgery Prepare the patient for surgery by shaving the skin. Patient; pint Physical therapy Every Every day Every hour Every 2 hours Every 3 hours Every 4 hours Every night at bed time/ hour of sleep Four times a day Every morning Every other day Quantity sufficient, as much as required quart rectal or Rectal Room Registered nurse Range of motion Recovery room Prescription or treatment ordered by a physician Without Sugar and acetone Sugar and acetone test Sugar and ketone test Shortness of breath Whenever emergency arises; only if necessary Special purchasing department

Spec or spec. ss or ?? SSE or S.S.E. Stat STD Surg tid or T.I.D. TLC or tlc TPR TWE U/a or U/A or u/a Ung. VDRL V.S or VS WBC or W.B.C. w/c wc or W.C. wt

Specimen One-half Soapsuds enema At once, immediately Sexually transmitted disease Surgery Three times a day Tender loving care Temperature, pulse, respiration Tap water enema Urinalysis Ointment, unguentine Test for syphilis Vital signs White blood count Wheel chair Ward clerk Weight

Pap smear: Papanicolaou smear para:parace nt es is Para 1,2,3: woman having produced one, two, three viable offspring PCI: percutaneous cornary interventions PE: physical examination; pulmonary embolus PE tube: pressure-equalizing tube PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure per:by PERRLA: pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accomdation PET: positive emmision tomography PFT: pulmonary function test PH: past history PI: present illness PID: pelvic inflammatory disease PKU:pheny ke tonur i a PM: afternoon, postmortem PMH: past medical history PND: paroxysmal nocturnal dyspne; postnasal drip polys: polymorphonuclear leukocytes poplit:popli t eal post-op: after operation PP: after meals; after birth PPD: purified protein derivative pre-op: before operation prep: prepare for pro time: prothromibin time procto:proct os copy PSA: prostate specific antigen pt:pati ent PT: physical therapy;prothrombin time

PTA: prior to admission PTCA: percuatneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTH: parathyroid hormone PTR: patient to return PTT: partial thromboplastin time PVC: permature ventricular contraction PVD: peripheal vasular disease PVT: paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia PWB: partial weight bearing q:ev er y q.h., qh: every hour q.i.d., qid: four times a day q.n.s.,qns: quantity not sufficient q.s.,qs: quantity sufficient q2h: every two hours qt:quart R,r: right, respiration R/O, r/o: rule out RA: rtheumatoid arthritis right atrium rad: radiation absorbed dose RBC, rbc: red blood cell RIA:radi oim munoass ary RLQ: right lower quadrant ROM: range of motion ROS: review of system RP: retrograde pyelogram RR: recovery room; respiration rate RRR: regular rate and rythm RT: radiation therapy, recreational therapy, radiologic technologis RUQ: right upper quadrant RV: right ventricle

Rx:tr eat me nt S-A node: sinoatrial node s.gl.: without glasses S/P, s/p: status post S1,S2: first, second sacral vertebra SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrom SBFT: small bowel follow through sed. rate: erthrocyte sedimentation rate segs: segmented white blood cells SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator SH: social history;serum hepatis SIDS: sudden infant death syndrome sig: let it be labeled SIRS: systemic lupus erythematosus SMA: sequential multiple analyzer SOAP: subjective data, ovjective data, assessment, plan SOB: shortness of breath sp.gr.: specific gravity SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor staph:st aphyl occ c i STAT, stat:im medi at el y STI: sexually transitted infection strep:st re ptoc occ i Sx:symptoms;si gns sz:sei z ure T: temperature, time T cells: lymphocytes originating in the thymus gland T&A: tonsillectomy and adenoidecotomy t.i.d.,tid: three times a day T1, T2: first, second thoracic vertebra T3:tr ii odot hyr onine T4:thy rox ine

tab:tabl et TAB: thearaputic abortion TAH-BSO: total abdominal hysteretomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy TB:tube rc ulos is TEE: transesophageal echocardiogram TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator THR: total hip replacement TIA: tranient ischemic attack TLC: total lung capacity TM: tympanice membrane TNM: tumor ,nodes, metastasis tomos:tom ograms TPN: total parenteral nutrition TRUS: transrectal ultrasound TSH: thyroid-stimulation hormone TUIP: transurethral incision of the prostate gland TUR, TURP: transurethral resection of the prostate gland TVH: total vaginal hysterectomy Tx:tr eat me nt U/O: urine output UA, U/A:uri naly si s UE: upper extremity UGI: upper gastointestinal umb:nave l ung:oint me nt URI: upper respiratory infection US, u/s:ult ras ound UTI: urinary tract infection UV:ult rav iol e t V tach, VT: ventricular tachycardia

VA: visual acuity VC: vital capacity of lungs VCUG: voiding cystourethorgram VF: visual field, ventricular fibrilalltion VS, V/S: vital signs VSD: ventrivular septal defect VSS: vital signs stable W/C: wheel chair w/u: work up wd:wound WDWN: well developed, well nourished WNL: within normal limits WT, wt:weight XRT: radiotion thearpy y/o, yr: years old.