UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation

AAA AAO ABD ABG AC

Interpretation
abdominal aortic aneurysm alert, awake, and oriented Abdomen arterial blood gas before eating

AMA
ad lib

against medical advice

as much as needed

ADL amb abd. add. AP

AKA AOB ASAP BE bid BKA BM

activities of daily living Ambulation Abduction Adduction anterior-posterior

above the knee amputation alcohol on breath as soon as possible barium enema twice a day below the knee amputation bowel movement blood pressure bright red blood per rectum bathroom priviledges blood urea nitrogen body weight Biopsy culture and sensitivity

BP
BRBPR BRP BUN BW BX C&S

CA CBC CC CNS
Ca CABG CAD

Cancer complete blood count chief complaint central nervous system

Calcium coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery disease

CP CPR CSF CV CVA cal c/o

CCU CPAP CVP CXR

cerebral palsy cardiopulmonary resuscitation cerebral spinal fluid Cardiovascular cerebrovascular accident Calories complains of
clean catch urine continuous positive airway pressure central venous pressure chest X-ray

DAT DC D&C

diet as tolerated Discontinue dilation and curettage

Dx
DNR DOA DOE DPT DTR DVT

Diagnosis
do not resuscitate dead on arrival dyspnea on exertion diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus deep tendon reflexes deep venous thrombosis

ECG EEG EENT

ET ETT

Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram ears, eyes, nose & throat

Endotracheal endotracheal tube

E.R. ext.
EUA FBS FEV FFP FVC Fx

emergency room Extension

examination under anesthesia fasting blood sugar forced expiratory volume fresh frozen plasma forced vital capacity Fracture

FHx, FWB
GFR GI GSW Gtt GTT GU

family history full weight bearing

glomerular filtration rate Gastrointestinal gun shot wound Drops glucose tolerance test Genitourinary

GYN Hs HA Hgb
HBP HCT HDL HOB HPI HTN Hx I&D I&O ICS ICU IM

Gynecology at bedtime Headache Hemoglobin

high blood pressure Hematocrit high density lipoprotein head of bed history of present illness Hypertension History incision and drainage intake and output intercostal space intensive care unit Intramuscular

IMV INF IPPB ITP IG IV IVC IVP

intermittent mandatory ventilation intravenous nutritional fluid intermittent positive pressure breathing idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Immunoglobulin Intravenous inferior vena cava intravenous pyelogram

IMP
JODM JVD KVO KUB LMP

Impression
juvenile onset diabetes mellitus jugular venous distention keep vein open kidneys, ureters, bladder last menstrual period

LE LBP LOC
LP LUQ LV LVH

lower extremity lower back pain level of consciousness

lumbar puncture Left Upper Quadrant left ventricle left ventricular hypertrophy

min.
MAP MI mL MMR MRI MRSA MS MVA

Minutes
mean arterial pressure myocardial infarction Milliliter measles, mumps, rubella magnetic resonance imaging methicillin resistant staph aureus multiple sclerosis motor vehicle accident

neg. NPO
NAS NG NKA NKDA NSAID OB OD OOB OS OU PA

Negative nothing by mouth

no added salt Nasogastric no known allergies no known drug allergies non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs Obstetrics Once a day/ right eye out of bed left eye both eyes Posteroanterior

pc post-op pre-op Prn

after meals after surgery before surgery whenever necessary

PEEP PMH PMI

positive end expiratory pressure previous medical history point of maximal impulse

PHx PROM
PR PT Pt PTT PUD PVD q qd qh qid qod RA Rx RLQ R/O ROM

past history passive range of motion

by rectum prothrombin time, or physical therapy Patient partial thromboplastin time peptic ulcer disease peripheral vascular disease Every Everyday Every hour four times a day every other day rheumatoid arthritis or right atrium Prescription right lower quadrant Rule out Range of motion Status post shortness of breath Subcutaneous Immediately Symptoms too numerous to count total parenteral nutrition treatment, transplant

S/P
SOB SQ STAT Sx TNTC TPN Tx

Tid Tab U/A

UAC UAO Ud UGI URI URQ UTI VAD VC VO V/Q XM Zn

three times daily Tablet urine analysis

uric acid upper airway obstruction as directed upper gastrointestinal upper respiratory infection upper right quadrant urinary tract infection venous access device vital capacity verbal or voice order ventilation perfusion Crossmatch zinc