liq |
liquid |
|
/ |
per |
|
17-OHS |
17-hydroxysteroid |
|
5x/d |
five times daily |
|
< |
caused by |
|
> |
causes |
|
A |
Artery |
|
A fib |
atrial fibrillation |
|
A/A |
alveolar-arterial oxygen content gradient |
|
aa |
equal part of each |
|
aa |
amount to be taken |
|
ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas "Sats" |
|
AC |
Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation) |
|
ACE |
Arthritis Control Electrostimulator |
|
ACL |
anticardiolipin |
|
ACLS |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
|
ACOG |
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
|
ACTH |
adrenocorticotopic hormone |
|
ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
|
AD |
As Directed |
|
AD |
Alzheimer's dementia |
|
AD |
Right Ear |
|
ADH |
Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
AER |
Aerosols (USUSP Expert Committee designation) |
|
AFB |
ACID FAST BACILLI |
|
AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein |
|
AFV |
Amniotic Fluid Volume |
|
AGCUS |
Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance |
|
AI |
Amnioinfusion |
|
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV) |
|
ALT |
Alanine Aminotransferase |
|
ALT |
alanine aminotrasferase, serum |
|
AM |
American Morning |
|
AM |
After Morning |
|
AMP |
Ampule |
|
ANA |
Anti Nuclear Antibody |
|
ANA |
Antinuclear Antibody |
|
ANCA |
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody |
|
AP |
Auscultation and Percussion |
|
apl |
applicatorful |
|
APS |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
|
APSAC |
anistreplase, anisoylated plasminogen-streptokinase activator complex |
|
aPTT |
activated partial thromboplastin |
|
AQ |
Autism Quotient |
|
ARC |
AIDS Related Complex |
|
ARDS |
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARF |
Acute Renal Failure |
|
AS |
Auricle Sinistrus (Left Ear) |
|
ASA |
Aspirin Sensitive Asthma |
|
ASA |
Acetylsalicylic Acid |
|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
ASCUS |
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
|
AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
AST |
aspartate aminotransferase, serum |
|
ATN |
Acute Tubular Necrosis |
|
AU |
Both Ears |
|
au |
each ear |
|
AUC |
area under curve values |
|
AV |
Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac) |
|
AV |
Arteriovenous |
|
BBT |
Basal Body Temperature |
|
BCG |
Bacille Calmette Guerin |
|
BCP |
Birth Control Pill |
|
bhcg |
beta human chorionic gonadotropin |
|
BID |
Twice Daily |
|
BiPAP |
BIlevel Positive Airway Pressure |
|
BOOP |
Bronchiolitis Obliterans-organizing Pneumonia |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPAD |
Bipolar Affective Disorder |
|
BPM |
Beats Per Minute |
|
BPP |
Biophysical Profile |
|
BPPV |
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
|
BSA |
Body Surface Area |
|
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen |
|
BV |
Bacterial Vaginosis |
|
BVM |
Bag Valve Mask |
|
C |
100 |
|
c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
C-ANCA |
Central antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
|
C-section |
cesarean section |
|
C/W |
Consistent With |
|
CA |
Calcium |
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
CaCl2 |
Calcium Chloride |
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
Cap |
Capsule |
|
Cath |
Catheter |
|
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
|
CBC |
complete blood cell count |
|
CC |
Cubic Centimeter |
|
CD |
Cycle Day |
|
CEA |
Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
|
CFU |
Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection) |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
Chol |
Cholesterol |
|
cid |
fives times daily |
|
CIN |
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
CK |
Creatine Kinase |
|
CL |
Chloride |
|
cm |
Centimeter |
|
CMPD |
Compound |
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
CPD |
Cephalopelvic Disproportion |
|
CPK |
Creatine Phosphokinase |
|
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
|
CR |
Creatinine |
|
cr |
Creamery Road |
|
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance |
|
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
|
CRP |
Cold Reactive Protein |
|
CSF |
Cerebral spinal fluid |
|
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
|
CST |
contraction stress fluid |
|
CV |
Cardiovascular |
|
CVA |
Cardiovascular Accident |
|
CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
|
CVAT |
Costovertebral Angle Tenderness |
|
CVD |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
|
CVN |
Central Venous Nutrition |
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
CVS |
Cardiovascular System |
|
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
|
D |
Daily |
|
D |
Day |
|
D&C |
Dilatation and Curettage |
|
D/W |
dextrose in water |
|
D50W |
50% dextrose in water |
|
D5W |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
DAW |
Dispense As Written |
|
DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
|
dc |
discontinue |
|
DHE |
Dihydroergotamine |
|
dht |
DiHydroTestosterone |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
Disp |
DISPense |
|
DKA |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
|
DL |
Deciliter |
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
DNA |
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
|
DPL |
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
|
DPT |
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
|
DS |
Double-Strength |
|
DS |
Double Strength |
|
dsDNA |
double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid |
|
DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association) |
|
DT |
delirium tremen |
|
DTS |
Delirium Tremens the Shakes |
|
DUB |
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding |
|
DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
|
DX |
Diagnosis |
|
EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
|
ECF |
Extracellular Fluid |
|
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
|
ECMO |
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
|
ED |
Emergency Department |
|
EDC |
Estimated Date of Confinement |
|
EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
|
EENT |
eyes ears nose and throat |
|
EES |
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate |
|
EGD |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
|
EIA |
Enzyme ImmunoAssay |
|
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
|
elix |
elixir |
|
EM |
Erythema multiforme |
|
EMG |
Electromyogram |
|
eng |
electronystagmography |
|
ENT |
Ear, Nose, Throat |
|
EQ |
Equivalent |
|
ER |
Emergency Room |
|
ESR |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
esr |
Erythocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
ET |
And |
|
ext |
Extract |
|
ext.fl. |
fluid extract |
|
F/U |
Follow up appointment |
|
FB |
Foreign Body |
|
FEF |
Forced Expiratory Flow |
|
FEV |
Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function) |
|
FFP |
fresh frozen plasma |
|
FH |
Family History |
|
FHR |
Fetal Heart Rate |
|
fid |
five times daily |
|
fl. |
fluid |
|
fl.oz. |
fluid ounce |
|
FSH |
follicle stimulating hormone |
|
G |
Gram (g) |
|
G6PD |
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase |
|
Gen |
Generic |
|
GI |
Gastrointestinal |
|
gm |
Gram |
|
GR |
Grain |
|
Gtt |
Drop |
|
H |
Hour |
|
H2 |
Histamine 2 |
|
H2O |
Water (vapor) |
|
HCG |
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
|
HCT |
Hematocrit |
|
heme |
hematologic |
|
HGB |
Hemoglobin |
|
HMG CoA |
3-hydroxy 3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A |
|
home TPN |
home total parenteral nutrition |
|
HR |
Hour |
|
HS |
At bedtime |
|
HS |
Hora Somni |
|
HSV |
Herpes Simplex Virus |
|
IGG |
immunoglobulin gamma G (Globulin) |
|
IM |
Intramuscular |
|
inf |
infusion |
|
INH |
Isoniazid |
|
inj |
injection |
|
IPPV |
Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation |
|
ISA |
Intrinsic Stimulating Activity |
|
ITP |
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura |
|
IU |
International Unit |
|
IUD |
Intra-Uterine Device |
|
Iufd |
Intrauterine Fetal Demise |
|
IUGR |
Intrauterine Growth Retardation |
|
IUP |
Intrauterine Pregnancy |
|
IV |
Intravenous |
|
IVP |
Intravenous Pyelogram |
|
JRA |
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
JVD |
Jugular-venous Distension |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
KCl |
Potassium Chloride |
|
kg |
Kilogram |
|
KOH |
potassium hydroxide |
|
KS |
Kaposi's Sarcoma |
|
L |
Liter |
|
l/min |
Liters Per Minute |
|
L/S |
lecithin to sphingomyeline |
|
LA |
Lupus Anticoagulant |
|
LAT |
lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine |
|
lb |
Pound |
|
LBBB |
Left Bundle Branch Block |
|
LDH |
Lactate dehydrogenase |
|
LDL |
Low-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
LE |
Lupus Erythematosus |
|
LES |
Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
|
LGI |
lower GI |
|
LH |
Luteinizing Hormone |
|
LIQ |
Liquid |
|
LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
|
LMP |
Last Menstrual Period |
|
LOC |
Loss of Consciousness |
|
Lot |
Lotion |
|
LOZ |
lozenge |
|
LP |
Lumbar Puncture |
|
LR |
lactated Ringer's solution |
|
LSIL |
Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
LUQ |
Left Upper Quadrant |
|
LV |
Left Ventricular |
|
MAI/MAC |
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare/M. avium complex |
|
MAO |
Monoamine Oxidase |
|
MAOI |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors |
|
MAOI |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor |
|
MAST |
Military Anti-Shock Trousers |
|
MAX |
Maximum |
|
mcg |
micrograms |
|
MCP |
Metacarpophalangeal Joint |
|
MCV |
Mean Corpuscular Volume |
|
MDD |
Major Depressive Disorderb |
|
MDI |
Metered-Dose Inhaler |
|
MED |
Television Medicine |
|
MEE |
Middle Ear Effusion |
|
mEq |
Milliequivalent |
|
mEq/L |
milliequivalent per liter |
|
MG |
milligram; 1/1000 gram |
|
MG |
Magnesium |
|
mg% |
milligrams per 100 milliliters |
|
MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
|
MIN |
Minute |
|
ML |
milliliter; 1/1000 liter |
|
mm |
Millimeter |
|
mm Hg |
Millimeters Of Mercury |
|
mmg |
milligram |
|
mmHg |
millimeters of mercury |
|
mmol |
millimole |
|
MMPI |
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
|
MMR |
Measles, mumps, rubella |
|
MMSE |
Mini Mental State Examination |
|
mo |
Month Old |
|
MO |
Mineral Oil |
|
MOM |
Milk of Magnesia |
|
MR |
Measles And Rubella |
|
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
MRx1 |
may repeat times one |
|
MS |
Musculoskeletal |
|
MS |
Morphine Sulphate |
|
MTP |
Metatarsophalangeal Joint |
|
MVP |
mitral valve prolaspe |
|
N&V |
Nausea & Vomiting |
|
Na |
Sodium (Latin ''Natrium'') |
|
NaCl |
Sodium Chloride |
|
NCV |
Nerve Conduction Velocity |
|
NEB |
nebulizer |
|
ng |
Nanogram |
|
NG |
Nasogastric |
|
NIDDM |
Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
NKA |
No Known Allergies |
|
noct |
night |
|
NPH |
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (Insulin) |
|
NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
|
NPO |
Non Per Os |
|
nr |
no refills |
|
NS |
Normal Saline (IV) |
|
NSAID |
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug |
|
NST |
Non-Stress Test |
|
NSVD |
Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
|
NTD |
Neural Tube Defect |
|
ntg |
Nitroglycerin |
|
O&P |
Ova & Parasites |
|
OA |
Osteo-Arthritis |
|
OCD |
tic/obsessive compulsive disorder |
|
OCP |
Oral Contraceptive Pill |
|
OD |
Oculus Dexter |
|
Oint |
ointment |
|
OM |
Otitis Media |
|
OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine |
|
Opv |
Oral Poliovirus |
|
ORS |
Oral Rehydration Solution |
|
OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
|
OU |
Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together) |
|
OZ |
Ounce |
|
p |
after |
|
pa |
posteroanterior |
|
PABA |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid |
|
PAC |
Premature Atrial Contraction |
|
PALS |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
|
Pap |
Papanicolaou test (pap smear) |
|
PAP |
Papanicolaou |
|
PAs |
para-aminosalicylic acid |
|
PB |
Phenobarbital |
|
PC |
After Meals |
|
PCA |
Patient-Controlled Analgesia |
|
PCN |
Penicillin |
|
PCOD |
Polycystic Ovarian Disease |
|
PCP |
Pneumocystis pneumonia |
|
PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
|
PCWP |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
|
PD |
Parkinson's Disease |
|
PE |
Pulmonary Embolism |
|
PE |
Physical Examination |
|
PEEP |
positive end expiratory pressure |
|
PEFR |
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (lung Function) |
|
PET |
positron emission tomography |
|
PFTs |
Pulmonary Function Tests |
|
pg |
phosphatidylglycerol |
|
PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
|
PIH |
pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome |
|
PLT |
Platelet |
|
PM |
nighttime |
|
Pm |
evening (before midnight) |
|
PMNs |
polymorphonuclear lymphocytes |
|
PMR |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
|
PMS |
Premenstrual Syndrome |
|
PO |
[Latin] Per os, orally |
|
PO |
By Mouth |
|
POD |
Postoperative Day |
|
PPD |
protein purified derivative test |
|
PR |
Per Rectum |
|
PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
|
PROM |
Premature Rupture of Membranes |
|
PSA |
Prostate-Specific Antigen |
|
PSVT |
Paroxysmal SupraVentricular Tachycardia |
|
PT |
Prothrombin Time |
|
PTH |
Parathyroid Hormone |
|
PTL |
premature labor |
|
PTSD |
posttraumatic stress disorder |
|
PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
|
PTU |
Propylthiouracil |
|
PUD |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
PV |
in the vagina, vaginally |
|
PVC |
Premature Ventricular Contraction |
|
pwd |
powder |
|
PZI |
Protamine Zinc Insulin |
|
Q |
Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions) |
|
q 7 PM |
every day at 7 PM |
|
Q4H |
Every 4 Hours |
|
QAM |
Every morning |
|
QD |
once daily |
|
qd |
quaque die (every day) |
|
qh |
quaque hora (every hour) |
|
qhr |
every hour |
|
qhs |
quaque hora somni (every night at bedtime) |
|
QHS |
at every bedtime |
|
qid |
quattuor in die (four times a day) |
|
QID |
four times per day |
|
qnoc |
every night |
|
QOD |
Every Other Day |
|
qpm |
every evening |
|
qs |
a sufficient amount |
|
qs |
every shift |
|
R |
Rectal |
|
R/O |
Rule Out |
|
RA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
RBC |
Red Blood Cell |
|
RCA |
Right Coronary Artery |
|
rec |
rectally |
|
REM |
Rapid Eye Movement |
|
Rept |
Repeater |
|
Resp |
Respiratory |
|
RF |
Refill |
|
RF |
Renal Failure |
|
RFI |
Renal Failure Index |
|
RIA |
Radio Immuno-Assay |
|
RIND |
Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit |
|
RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant |
|
RMSF |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
|
RNA |
Ribo Nucleic Acid |
|
ROM |
rupture of membranes |
|
ROM |
Range Of Motion |
|
RPR |
Rapid Plasma Reagin |
|
RSI |
Rapid Sequence Intubation |
|
RSV |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
RUQ |
Right Upper Quadrant |
|
RVMI |
Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction |
|
RX |
prescriptions |
|
s |
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") |
|
saard |
Slow-acting Antirheumatic Drug |
|
SAH |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
|
SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure |
|
SC |
Subcutaneous |
|
SCIWORA |
Spinal cord injury without radiologic abnormality |
|
SC |
subcutaneous |
|
SID |
Semel in die meaning once daily. Only used in veterinary medicine. |
|
sig |
let it be labelled |
|
SIL |
Seriously Ill List |
|
SK |
Streptokinase |
|
SL |
Sublingual |
|
SL |
under the tongue |
|
SLR |
Straight Leg Raising |
|
SOL |
Solution |
|
Sp. gr. |
specific gravity |
|
SPECT |
Sestamibi-Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography |
|
SQ |
Subcutaneous |
|
SR |
Slow Release |
|
SROM |
Spontaneous rupture of membrane |
|
SS |
One-Half |
|
SS |
Single-Strength |
|
SS |
Sliding Scale |
|
SSKI |
Saturated solution of potassium iodide |
|
SSRI |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
|
STAT |
Immediately (from Latin statim) |
|
STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
|
SubQ |
Subcutaneous |
|
sup |
suppository |
|
SUPP |
suppository |
|
Susp |
Suspension |
|
SUST |
sustained |
|
SX |
syndrome X |
|
Syr |
Syrup |
|
T3 |
Triiodothyronine |
|
T4 |
Thyroxine |
|
Tab |
Tablet |
|
tac |
Tetracycline, Epinephrine, Cocaine |
|
TB |
Tuberculosis |
|
tbg |
Thyroxine Binding Globulin |
|
TBSA |
Total Body Surface Area |
|
TBSP |
Tablespoon |
|
TBW |
Total Body Water |
|
TCA |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
|
tea |
teaspoonful |
|
teds |
Thromboembolic Disease Support |
|
TENS |
placebo-transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
|
TFT |
Thyroid Function Test |
|
TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
|
TIBC |
Total Iron Binding Capacity |
|
tid |
ter in die (three times daily) |
|
Tinc |
Tincture |
|
TIW |
three times weekly |
|
TM |
Tympanic Membrane |
|
TMJ |
TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome) |
|
tmp/smx |
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole |
|
torchs |
Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex, Syphilis |
|
TPA |
Tissue Plasminogen Activator |
|
TPN |
Total Parenteral Nutrition |
|
TRANS |
transdermal |
|
TRH |
thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
|
TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
|
TSP |
Teaspoon |
|
TT |
Thrombin Time |
|
TURP |
Transurethral Prostatectomy |
|
twar |
Taiwan acute respiratory disease |
|
TX |
Treatment (medical) |
|
U |
Unit |
|
U/P |
Urine-to-plasma Ratio |
|
U/S |
Ultrasound, Ultrasonogram, Ultrasonography |
|
UA |
Urinalysis |
|
UC |
Ulcerative Colitis |
|
ud |
ut dictum (as directed) |
|
UGI |
Upper Gastrointestinal |
|
uL |
microliter |
|
UNG |
OINtment |
|
URI |
Upper Respiratory Infection |
|
utd |
as directed |
|