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aa Of each, equal parts ABR Absolute bed rest Abd. Abdomen ac Before meals AD Admitting diagnosis A&D Admission and discharge Ad lib As desired, if the patient so desired ADL Activities of daily living Adm. Admission Ad. Spec. Admission urine specimen A.M. or a.m., AM or am Morning amb Ambulation, walking, ambulatory, able to walk amt. Amount AP or A.P. Appendectomy aqua Water or H2O @ At Approx. Approximately B&B or b&b Bowel and bladder training bid or B.I.D. or b.i.d. Twice a day
b.m. or B.M. Bowel movement, feces B.P. or BP Blood pressure BR or br or B.R. or b.r. Bedrest BRP or B.R.P. or brp Bathroom priviledges BSC or bsc Bedside commode °C Celsius degree (or centigrade) c With Ca Cancer Cath. Catheter CBC or C.B.C. Complete blood count cc or c.c Cubic centimeter CCU or C.C.U Cardiac care unit/ coronary care unit CBR or C.B.R. or cbr Complete bed rest C/O or c/o Complaint of CO2 Carbon dioxide CS or C.S. or c.s Central supply CSD or csd or C.S.D Central service department CSR or csr and C.S.R Central supply room CVA or C.V.A Cerebrovascular accident or stroke CPR or C.P.R Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Fx urine Fractional urine gal Gallon GI or G.I. Gastrointestinal gt One drop gtt Two or more drops Gtt or G.T.T. Glucose tolerance test GU or G.U Genitourinary Gyn. or G.Y.N. Gynecology H2O Water or aqua HOB Head of bed hr Hour HS or hs Bedtime or hour of sleep ht Height hyper Above or high hypo Below or low H.W.B. or hwb or HWB Hot water bottle ICU or I.C.U. Intensive care unit I&O or I.&O. Intake and output Irr Irregular Isol. Or isol Isolation
IV or I.V. Intravenous L Liter Lab. or lab Laboratory lb Pound LVN or L.V.N Licensed vocational nurse M Male Mat Maternity MD or M.D. Medical doctor Meas Measure mec Meconium med Medicine min Minute ml Milliliter Mn or mn or M/n Midnight N.A. or N/A Nursing aide or nursing assistant n/g tube or ng. tube or N.G.T. Nasogastric tube noct At night NP Neuropsychiatric or nursing procedure NPO or N.P.O Nothing by mouth nsy Nursery
postop or post op Postoperative post op spec After surgery urine specimen PP Postpartum (after delivery) PPBS Postprandial blood sugar pre Before prn or p.r.n. Whenever necessary, when required preop or pre op Before surgery pre op spec Urine specimen before surgery prep Prepare the patient for surgery by shaving the skin. Pt or pt Patient; pint PT or P.T. Physical therapy q Every qd Every day qh Every hour q2h Every 2 hours q3h Every 3 hours q4h Every 4 hours QHS or qhs Every night at bed time/ hour of sleep qid or Q.I.D. Four times a day qam or q am or q.a.m. Every morning
qod or Q.O.D Every other day qs Quantity sufficient, as much as required qt quart r or R rectal or Rectal Rm or rm Room RN or R.N. Registered nurse Rom or R.O.M. Range of motion RR or R Rm. Recovery room Rx Prescription or treatment ordered by a physician s or? Without S&A Sugar and acetone S&A test or S.& A. test Sugar and acetone test S&K or S.& K. test Sugar and ketone test SOB Shortness of breath sos Whenever emergency arises; only if necessary SPD Special purchasing department Spec or spec. Specimen ss or ?? One-half SSE or S.S.E. Soapsuds enema
ACL Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACLS advanced cardiac life support ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone ADH antidiuretic hormone ADL activities of daily living ADSF Anterior Decomposition Spinal Fusion AFB acid-fast bacilli AFP alpha-fetoprotein AGA appropriate for gestational age AGN Acute Glomerulonephritis AI aortic insufficiency AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome AKA Above Knee Amputation AKA above knee amputation ALD alcoholic liver disease ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia ALP alkaline phosphatase ALT alanine transaminase, alanine aminotransferase APR Abdominoperineal Resection ARF Acute Renal Failure
ASA Acute Surgical Abdomen ATN acute tubular necrosis AU both ears AV atrioventricular ad lib as much as needed B.S. Bachelor of Science B/K below knee BAT Blunt Abdominal Trauma BIH Bilateral Inguinal Hernia BKA Below Knee Amputation BM bowel movement or breast milk BX biopsy c with C/O complaining of CA calcium, cancer, carcinoma CAA crystalline amino acids CABG coronary artery bypass graft CAD coronary artery disease CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CAT computerized axial tomography
CML chronic myelogenous leukemia CN cranial nerves CNS central nervous system CO cardiac output COM Chronic Otitis Media COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CP chest pain, cleft palate CPD cephalo-pelvic disproportion CPK creatinine phosphokinase CPP cerebral perfusion pressure CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation CRCL creatinine clearance CRF chronic renal failure CRT capillary refill time CSF cerebrospinal fluid CT computerized tomography CVA cerebral vascular accident, costovertebral angle CVP central venous pressure D3 Distal Third D5W 5% dextrose in water
DAT diet as tolerated DC (dc) discontinue DIC disseminated intravascular coagulopathy DIH Direct Inguinal Hernia DKA diabetic ketoacidosis DL Direct Laryngoscopy DM diabetes mellitus DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DNR do not resuscitate DOA dead on arrival DOE dyspnea on exertion DPT diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus DTR deep tendon reflexes DVT deep venous thrombosis DX diagnosis EAA essential amino acids EBL estimated blood loss EBV Epstein-Barr Virus ECCE Extra Capsular Cataract Extraction ECF extracellular fluid, extended care facility
FBE Foreign Body Extraction FBS fasting blood sugar FCU Flexor Carpi Ulnaris FDA Food & Drug Administration FDP Flexor Digitorum Profundus FDS Flexor Digitorum Superficial FESS Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery FEV forced expiratory volume FFP fresh frozen plasma FIA Fistula in Ano FNP Family Nurse Practitioner FTSG Full Thickness Skin Grafting GB gallbladder GC gonorrhea GCS Glascow Coma Scale GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease GETA General Endotracheal Anesthesia GFR glomerular filtration rate GI gastrointestinal GSW Gunshot Wound
GTT glucose tolerance test GU genitourinary HB hemoglobin HBP high blood pressure HCG human chorionic gonadotropin HCO3 bicarbonate HCT hematocrit HD hemodialysis HDL high density lipoprotein HEENT head, eyes, ears, nose, throat HPT Hemoperitoneum I & D Incision & Drainage IBG Iliac Bone Graft ICS Intercostal Space IIH Indirect Inguinal Hernia IJ Intrajugular IOC Intraoperative Cholangiogram
