/12 |
Months |
|
/40 |
Weeks Gestation |
|
/52 |
Weeks |
|
/7 |
Days |
|
= |
Equivalent to |
|
A&E |
Accident & Emergency |
|
A&O |
Alert & Oriented |
|
A-a gradient |
alveolar to arterial gradient |
|
A-V |
ArterioVenous |
|
A-VO2 |
arteriovenous oxygen |
|
A/E |
Air Entry to Lungs |
|
A/G |
albumin/globulin ratio |
|
AAA |
abdominal aortic aneurysm |
|
AAD |
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea |
|
AAO |
alert, awake and oriented |
|
AAS |
Acute Abdominal Series |
|
ABD |
Abdomen |
|
ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas "Sats" |
|
AC |
Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation) |
|
ACE |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
|
ACEI |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
|
ACL |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries) |
|
ACLS |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
|
ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
|
AD LIB |
As Much As Needed |
|
ADH |
Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
AdR |
Acute Dystonic Reaction |
|
ADR |
Adverse Drug Reaction |
|
AED |
Antiepileptic Drug |
|
AF |
afebrile |
|
AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
|
AFB |
acid-fast bacillia |
|
AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein |
|
AI |
Aortic Insufficiency |
|
AKA |
above the knee amputation |
|
ALD |
alcoholic liver diseases |
|
ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
amb |
Ambulate |
|
AML |
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
|
ANA |
Antinuclear Antibody |
|
ANS |
Autonomic Nervous System |
|
AOB |
Alcohol On Breath |
|
AODM |
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
AP |
Abdominal Perineal |
|
AP |
Auscultation and Percussion |
|
ARB |
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker |
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARF |
Acute Renal Failure |
|
AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
|
ASHD |
AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease |
|
AXR |
Abdominal X-Ray |
|
BBB |
Bundle Branch Block |
|
BCAA |
branched chain amino acids |
|
BCC |
Basal Cell Carcinoma |
|
BD |
twice a day |
|
BE |
Barium Enema |
|
BEE |
Basal Energy Expenditure |
|
BFZ |
Bendroflumethiazide |
|
BID |
Twice A Day |
|
BKA |
below-the-knee amputation |
|
BM |
Bowel Movement |
|
BM |
Bone Marrow |
|
BMI |
Body Mass Index |
|
BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate |
|
BNO |
Bowels Not Opened |
|
BO |
bowels opened |
|
BOM |
Bilateral Otitis Media |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPH |
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy |
|
BPM |
Beats Per Minute |
|
BRBPR |
Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
|
BRP |
bathroom priviledges |
|
BS |
Bowel Sounds |
|
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen |
|
BW |
Body Weight |
|
BX |
Biopsy |
|
c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
C/O |
Complains Of |
|
CA |
Calcium |
|
CA |
Cancer |
|
CAA |
crystalline amino acids |
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
CABG/S |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft/Surgery |
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
CAG/S |
Coronary Artery Graft/Surgery |
|
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
|
CBG |
Capillary Blood Gas |
|
CC |
Chief Complaint |
|
CCB |
Calcium Channel Blocker |
|
CCU |
Cardiac Care Unit |
|
CCU |
Clean Catch Urine |
|
CCV |
Critical Closing Volume |
|
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
|
CFS |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
|
CGL |
Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia |
|
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
CHO |
Carbohydrate |
|
CI |
Cardiac Index |
|
CML |
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
CNS |
central nervous system |
|
CO |
Cardiac Output |
|
COAD |
chronic obstructive airways disease |
|
COCP |
Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill |
|
COLD |
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
CP |
Chest Pain |
|
CP |
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey |
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
CPK |
Creatine Phosphokinase |
|
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
|
CR |
Creatinine |
|
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance |
|
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
|
CRP |
Cold Reactive Protein |
|
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
|
csu |
collection of catheter specimen of urine |
|
CT |
Computerised Axial Tomography |
|
CTG |
Cardiotocograph |
|
CVA |
Costovertebral Angle |
|
CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
|
CVAT |
CVA tenderness |
|
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
CVS |
Cardiovascular System |
|
CX |
Cervix |
|
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
|
D&C |
Dilation and Curettage |
|
d&v |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting |
|
D/H |
Drug History |
|
D5W |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
DAT |
Diet As Tolerated |
|
DAW |
Dispense As Written |
|
DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
|
DC |
Discharge |
|
dc |
discontinue |
|
DDX |
Differential Diagnosis |
|
DI |
Diabetes Insipidus |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
DIP |
Dorsal interphalangeal joints |
|
DJD |
Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
DKA |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
|
DL |
Deciliter |
|
DLE |
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus |
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
DNA |
Did Not Attend |
|
DNAR |
Do Not Attempt Resuscitation |
|
DNR |
do not resuscitate |
|
DOA |
dead on arrival |
|
DPL |
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
|
DPT |
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
|
DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
|
DVT |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
DX |
Diagnosis |
|
dxt |
Deep X-ray Treatment |
|
EAA |
essential amino acidsolution |
|
EBL |
Estimated Blood Loss |
|
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
|
ECT |
ElectroConvulsive Therapy |
|
EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
|
EFAD |
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency |
|
EMG |
Electromyogram |
|
EMV |
eyes, motor, verbal response |
|
ENT |
Ear nose and throat |
|
EPAU |
Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit |
|
ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography |
|
ESR |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
ET |
Endotracheal |
|
EtOh |
Ethanol |
|
ETT |
Endotracheal tube |
|
EUA |
Examination Under Anesthesia |
|
F/H |
Family History |
|
FBC |
Full Blood Count |
|
FBG |
fasting blood glucose |
|
FEV |
Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function) |
|
FFP |
fresh frozen plasma |
|
FH |
Family History |
|
FHH/R |
Foetal Heart Heard/Regular |
|
FRC |
Functional Residual Capacity |
|
FRH |
Freeman Road Hospital |
|
FROM |
Full Range of Movement |
|
FTND |
Full Term Normal Delivery |
|
FTT |
Failure To Thrive |
|
FU |
Follow-Up |
|
FUO |
fever of unknown origin |
|
FVC |
Forced Vital Capacity |
|
FX |
Fracture |
|
GC |
Gonorrhea Culture |
|
gc |
gonorrhea |
|
GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
|
GETT |
General by Endotracheal Tube |
|
GFR |
Glomerular Filtration Rate |
|
GI |
Gastrointestinal |
|
GIT |
Gastro Intestinal/Tract |
|
GORD |
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
|
GR |
Grain Refiner |
|
GR |
Grain |
|
GSW |
Gun Shot Wound |
|
GTT |
Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
GU |
Genitourinary |
|
GUM |
Genito-Urinary Medicine |
|
gus |
Genito-Urinary System |
|
GUT |
Genito Urinary Tract |
|
GXT |
graded exercise tolerance |
|
H/H |
Henderson-Hasselbach equation |
|
H/H |
Hemoglobin/Hematocrit |
|
HA |
Headache |
|
HAA |
hepatitis B surface antigen |
|
HAV |
Hepatitis A Virus |
|
Hb |
Haemoglobin |
|
HBP |
High Blood Pressure |
|
HCG |
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
|
HCT |
Hematocrit |
|
HDL |
High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
HGB |
Hemoglobin |
|
HI |
Head Injury |
|
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus I |
|
HJR |
Hepatojugular reflex |
|
HLA |
histocompatibility locus antigen |
|
HNPU |
Has Not Passed Urine |
|
HO |
History Office |
|
HO |
History of |
|
HOB |
Head of Bed |
|
hpf |
high power field |
|
HPI |
History of Present Illness |
|
HR |
Heart Rate |
|
HS |
Heart Sounds |
|
HSM |
Hepatosplenomegaly |
|
HSV |
Herpes Simplex Virus |
|
HT |
Height of Target |
|
HT |
Heights |
|
HTLV-III |
human lymphotropic virus, type III |
|
HTN |
Hypertension |
|
HX |
History |
|
I&D |
Incision and Drainage |
|
I&O |
Intake & Output |
|
IBD |
Irritable Bowel Disease |
|
IBS |
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome |
|
ICS |
Intercostal Space |
|
ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
|
IDDM |
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
|
IG |
Immune Globulin |
|
IGT |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
|
IGTN |
In Growing Toenail |
|
IHSS |
Idiopathic Hypertropic Subaortic Stenosis |
|
IM |
Intramuscular |
|
IMV |
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation |
|
INF |
intravenous nutritional fluid |
|
IOP |
Intraocular Pressure |
|
IPPB |
intermittent positive pressure breathing |
|
IRBBB |
Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block |
|
IRDM |
Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus |
|
IT |
interthecal |
|
ITP |
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
|
IUCD |
intra-uterine contraceptive device |
|
IUD |
Intra-Uterine Death |
|
IUS |
Intra-Uterine System |
|
IV |
Intravenous |
|
IVC |
Inferior Vena Cava |
|
IVC |
Intravenous cholangiogram |
|
IVP |
Intravenous Pyelogram |
|
Ix |
Investigations |
|
JODM |
Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
JVD |
Jugular Venous Distention |
|
JVP |
Jugular Venous Pressure |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
KOR |
keep open rate |
|
KUB |
Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (xray) |
|
KVO |
Keep Vein Open |
|
L |
Left |
|
L/IH |
Left Inguinal Hernia |
|
LAD |
Left Anterior Descending |
|
lad |
Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram |
|
LAE |
Left Atrial Enlargement |
|
LAHB |
Left Anterior Hemiblock |
|
LAP |
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
LAP |
Left Atrial Pressure |
|
LBBB |
Left Bundle Branch Block |
|
LDH |
Lactate dehydrogenase |
|
LE |
Lupus Erythematosus |
|
LFT |
Liver Function Test |
|
LIF |
Left Iliac Fossa |
|
LIH |
Left Inguinal Hernia |
|
LLL |
left lower lobectomy |
|
LMP |
Last Menstrual Period |
|
LN |
Lymph Node |
|
LNMP |
Last Normal Menstrual Period |
|
LOC |
Level Of Consciousness |
|
LOC |
Loss of Consciousness |
|
LP |
Lumbar Puncture |
|
LPN |
Licensed Practice Nurse |
|
LSCS |
Lower Segment Caesarean Section |
|
LUL |
Left Upper Lobe |
|
LUQ |
Left Upper Quadrant |
|
LV |
left ventricle of the heart |
|
LVEDP |
CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure |
|
LVH |
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
|
MAO |
Monoamine Oxidase |
|
MAP |
Mean Arterial Pressure |
|
MAST |
medical antishock trousers |
|
MBT |
Maternal Blood Type |
|
MCH |
Mean Cell Hemoglobin |
|
MCHC |
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration |
|
MCV |
Mean Cell Volume |
|
MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
|
MI |
Mitral Insufficiency |
|
ML |
milliliter; 1/1000 liter |
|
MLE |
Midline Episiotomy |
|
MMEF |
maximal mid expiratory flow |
|
mmol |
millimole |
|
MMR |
Measles, mumps, rubella |
|
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
MRSA |
methicillin resistant staph aureus |
|
MS |
Mitral Stenosis |
|
MSSA |
methicillin-sensitive staph aureus |
|
MVA |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
|
MVI |
multivitamin injection |
|
MVV |
Maximum Voluntary Ventilation |
|
NAD |
No Active Disease |
|
NAS |
No Added Salt |
|
NCV |
Nerve Conduction Velocity |
|
NED |
no evidence of disease |
|
NG |
Nasogastric |
|
ng |
Nanogram |
|
NIDDM |
Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
NKA |
No Known Allergies |
|
NKDA |
No Known Durg Allergies |
|
NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
|
NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
|
NRM |
No Regular Medications |
|
NSAID |
non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs |
|
NSR |
Normal Sinus Rhythm |
|
NT |
NasoTracheal |
|
OB |
obstetrics |
|
OCG |
Oral CholecystoGram |
|
OD |
OverDose |
|
OM |
Otitis Media |
|
OOB |
Out of Bed |
|
OOP |
Out of Plaster |
|
OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine |
|
OR |
Operating Room |
|
OS |
LEFT EYE |
|
OU |
Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together) |
|
P |
Para |
|
P |
Paragraph |
|
P&PD |
Percussion and Postural Drainage |
|
pa |
posteroanterior |
|
PAC |
Premature Atrial Contraction |
|
PAO2 |
alveolar oxygen |
|
PAP |
Pulmonary Artery Pressure |
|
PAT |
paroxysymal atrial tachycardia |
|
PC |
After Meals |
|
PCWP |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
|
PDR |
Physician’s Desk Reference |
|
PE |
Pleural Effusion |
|
PE |
pulmonary embolus |
|
PE |
Physical Examination |
|
PEEP |
positive end expiratory pressure |
|
pg |
Picogram |
|
PI |
pulmonic insufficiency disease |
|
PIP |
Proximal interphalangeal joints |
|
PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
|
PMH |
Previous Medical History |
|
PMN |
polymorphonuclear (leukocytes) |
|
PO |
By Mouth |
|
POD |
post-op day |
|
PP |
pulsus paradoxus |
|
PP |
Postprandial |
|
PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative |
|
pr |
by rectum |
|
PRBC |
packed red blood cells |
|
PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
|
PS |
pulmonic stenosis |
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
PT |
Prothrombin Time |
|
PT |
Patient |
|
PTH |
Parathyroid Hormone |
|
PTHC |
percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram |
|
PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
|
PUD |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
PVC |
Premature Ventricular Contraction |
|
PVD |
Peripheral Vascular Disease |
|
Q |
Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions) |
|
Q4H |
Every 4 Hours |
|
Q6H |
Every 6 Hours |
|
qd |
quaque die (every day) |
|
qh |
quaque hora (every hour) |
|
qid |
quattuor in die (four times a day) |
|
QNS |
Quantity Not Sufficient |
|
QOD |
Every Other Day |
|
Qs/Qt |
shunt fraction |
|
R |
Right |
|
R/IH |
Right Inguinal Hernia |
|
R/O |
Rule Out |
|
RA |
Right Atrium |
|
RA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
RAD |
right atrial axis deviation |
|
RAE |
Right Atrial Enlargement |
|
RAP |
Right Atrial Pressure |
|
RBBB |
Right Bundle Branch Block |
|
RBC |
Red Blood Cell |
|
RBP |
retinol:retinol-binding protein |
|
RDA |
Recommended Daily Allowance |
|
RDW |
Red Cell Distribution Width |
|
RIA |
Radio Immuno-Assay |
|
RIH |
Right Inguinal Hernia |
|
RLL |
right lower lobe (lung) |
|
RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant |
|
RML |
right middle lobe (lung) |
|
RNA |
Ribo Nucleic Acid |
|
ROM |
Range Of Motion |
|
RPG |
Retrograde Pyelogram |
|
RRR |
Regular Rate and Rhythm |
|
RT |
Respiratory Therapy |
|
RT |
Radiation Therapy |
|
RTA |
Renal Tubular Acidosis |
|
RTC |
Return To Clinic |
|
RU |
resin uptake |
|
RUG |
retrograde urethogram |
|
RUL |
Right Upper Lobectomy |
|
RUQ |
Right Upper Quadrant |
|
RV |
Residual Volume |
|
RVH |
right ventricular hyperthrophy |
|
RX |
Treatment |
|
s |
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") |
|
s&e |
Sugar and Acetone |
|
SA |
Sinoatrial |
|
SAA |
synthetic amino acid |
|
SBE |
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
|
SBFT |
Small Bowel Follow Through |
|
SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure |
|
SBS |
Short Bowel Syndrome |
|
SCR |
Serum Creatinine |
|
SEM |
systolic ejection murmur |
|
SG |
Swan-Ganz Catheter |
|
SGA |
small for gestational age |
|
sggt |
Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase |
|
SGOT |
Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase |
|
SGPT |
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase |
|
SIADH |
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
SIMV |
synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation |
|
SL |
Sublingual |
|
sle |
Systemic Lupus Erythematous |
|
smo |
Slips Made Out |
|
SOAP |
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
|
SQ |
Subcutaneous |
|
STAT |
Immediately (from Latin statim) |
|
SVD |
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
|
SX |
syndrome X |
|
T&C |
Type and Cross |
|
T&H |
type and hold |
|
TAH |
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
|
TB |
Tuberculosis |
|
tbg |
Total Binding Globulin |
|
Td |
tetanus-diphtheria toxoid |
|
TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
|
TIBC |
Total Iron Binding Capacity |
|
TIG |
Tetanus Immune Globulin |
|
TKO |
To Keep Open |
|
TLC |
Total Lung Capacity |
|
TMJ |
Temporo-Mandibular Joint |
|
TNTC |
Too Numerous To Count |
|
To |
Telephone Order |
|
TOPV |
Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine |
|
TPN |
Total Parenteral Nutrition |
|
TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
|
TT |
Thrombin Time |
|
tu |
Tuberculin Units |
|
TUR |
Transurethral Resection |
|
TURBT |
TUR bladder tumors |
|
TURP |
transurethral resection of prostate |
|
TV |
Tidal Volume |
|
TVH |
Total Vaginal Hysterectomy |
|
tw |
twice a week |
|
TX |
Transplantation |
|
TX |
Treatment (medical) |
|
UA |
Urinalysis |
|
UAC |
Umbilical Artery Catheter |
|
uac |
Uric Acid |
|
UAO |
Upper Airway Obstruction |
|
UBD |
Universal Blood Donor |
|
UC |
umbilical cord |
|
UC |
Ulcerative Colitis |
|
ud |
ut dictum (as directed) |
|
UFH |
Unfractionated heparin |
|
UGI |
Upper Gastrointestinal |
|
URI |
Upper Respiratory Infection |
|
URQ |
Upper Right Quadrant |
|
US |
Ultrasound |
|
UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |
|
UUN |
Urinary urea nitrogen |
|
Uva |
Ultraviolet A Light |
|
V/Q |
Ventilation/Perfusion |
|
VAD |
Venous Access Device |
|
VC |
Vital Capacity (lung Function) |
|