Acronyms Flashcards
<p>CAUTI</p>
<p>Catheter associated urinary tract infection<br></br></p>
<p>AF</p>
<p>Artificial Feeding</p>
<p>AMA</p>
<p>Advanced maternal age</p>
<p>AN</p>
<p>Antenatal</p>
<p>ANC</p>
<p>Antenatal clinic</p>
<p>APH</p>
<p>Antepartum haemorrhage</p>
<p>ARM</p>
<p>Artificial rupture of membranes / Amniotomy</p>
<p>BBA</p>
<p>Born before arrvival</p>
<p>BCG</p>
<p>Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (Vaccine against turbuculosis)</p>
<p>BDM</p>
<p>Births deaths marriages</p>
<p>BFHI</p>
<p>Baby friendly hospitals initiatives</p>
<p>BNO</p>
<p>Bowels not opened</p>
<p>BO</p>
<p>Bowels opened</p>
<p>Bpm</p>
<p>beats per min</p>
<p>BP</p>
<p>blood pressure</p>
<p>BSL</p>
<p>Blood sugar level</p>
<p>BGL</p>
<p>Blood glucose level</p>
<p>BWC</p>
<p>Birth weight centile</p>
<p>CBC</p>
<p>Complete blood count</p>
<p>CCT</p>
<p>Controlled cord traction</p>
<p>CTG</p>
<p>Cardiotocograph</p>
<p>Ctx/s</p>
<p>contractions</p>
<p>Cx/Cvx</p>
<p>Cervix</p>
<p>DAT</p>
<p>diet as tolerated</p>
<p>DNA</p>
<p>Did not attend</p>
<p>DOPP or OP</p>
<p>Direct Occipital Posterior position (Occiput posterior Position)</p>
<p>DTA</p>
<p>Deep transverse arrest<br></br>fetal head failing to rotate</p>
<p>DU</p>
<p>Delivery unit</p>
<p>D/W</p>
<p>Discussed with</p>
<p>EBL</p>
<p>Estimated blood loss</p>
<p>EBM</p>
<p>Expressed breast milk</p>
<p>ECV</p>
<p>External cephalic version<br></br>procedure to turn breech baby to cephalic position (36 weeks pregnant)</p>
<p>EDD</p>
<p>Estimated date of delivery</p>
<p>EDC</p>
<p>Estimated date of confinement</p>
<p>El LSCS</p>
<p>Elective lower segment caesarian section</p>
<p>EM LSCS</p>
<p>Emergency lower segment caesarian section</p>
<p>FSE</p>
<p>Fetal scalp electrode (to monitor fetal heart rate)</p>
<p>FBS</p>
<p>Fetal blood sampling</p>
<p>FHR</p>
<p>Fetal heart rate</p>
<p>FHH</p>
<p>Fetal heart heard</p>
<p>FM</p>
<p>Fetal movement</p>
<p>GDM</p>
<p>Gestational diabetes mellitus</p>
<p>GROW</p>
<p>Gestational Related optimum weight</p>
<p>HPmec</p>
<p>has passed meconium</p>
<p>HNPmec</p>
<p>has not passed meconium</p>
<p>HPU</p>
<p>Has passed urine</p>
<p>HNPU</p>
<p>Has not passed urine</p>
<p>HR</p>
<p>Heart rate</p>
<p>HTN</p>
<p>Hypertension</p>
<p>IDC</p>
<p>Indwelling cathether</p>
<p>IDDM</p>
<p>Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus</p>
<p>IOL</p>
<p>Induction of labour</p>
<p>IUD</p>
<p>interuterine death</p>
<p>IUFD</p>
<p>Intrauterine fetal death (death after 20weeks)</p>
<p>Stillbirth</p>
<p>fetal death after >24weeks</p>
<p>IUGR</p>
<p>Intrauterine growth restriction</p>
<p>IV</p>
<p>Intravenous</p>
<p>LBW</p>
<p>Low birth weight</p>
<p>LMP</p>
<p>Last menstrual period</p>
<p>MCIS</p>
<p>Maternity clinical info system (badgernet)</p>
<p>MCNZ</p>
<p>Midwifery Council New Zealand</p>
<p>NZCOM</p>
<p>NZ college of midwives</p>
<p>MSR</p>
<p>Midwifery standards review</p>
<p>N²0</p>
<p>Nitrous Oxide (entonox)</p>
<p>NAD</p>
<p>Nothing abnormal detected</p>
<p>NIEL</p>
<p>Not in established labour</p>
<p>NIR</p>
<p>National immunisation register</p>
<p>NKDA</p>
<p>No known drug allergies</p>
<p>NND</p>
<p>Neonatal death</p>
<p>NPM / NBM</p>
<p>Nil per mouth / nil by mouth</p>
<p>NVB / NBD</p>
<p>Normal vaginal birth / delivery</p>
<p></p>
<p>LOA- Left occipital anterior</p>
<p>LOT</p>
<p></p>
<p>What are types of presentations</p>
<p>cephalic, breach</p>
<p>what are types of lie</p>
<p>longitudinal, transverse, oblique</p>
<p>Obs</p>
<p>observations</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>Operating room</p>
<p>PACU</p>
<p>Post anaesthetic Care unit</p>
<p>PND</p>
<p>Post natal depression</p>
<p>POD</p>
<p>Post operative day</p>
<p>PIH</p>
<p>Pregnancy induced hypertension</p>
<p>PPH</p>
<p>Post partum haemorhhage</p>
<p>PP</p>
<p>Post partum</p>
<p>PPROM</p>
<p>Premature pre-labour rupture of membranes</p>
<p>PROM</p>
<p>Pre labour rupture of membranes</p>
<p>PV</p>
<p>Per vagina</p>
<p>PR</p>
<p>per rectum</p>
<p>RANZCOG</p>
<p>Royal australian NZ college of obstreticians and gynocologists</p>
<p>RCA</p>
<p>Root cause analysis</p>
<p>RR</p>
<p>Respiration rate</p>
<p>ROM</p>
<p>Rupture of membranes</p>
<p>SB</p>
<p>Stillbirth</p>
<p>SBR</p>
<p>serum bilirubin<br></br>pigment found in bile<br></br>too much bilirubin can cause jaudice</p>
<p>SC / sub cut</p>
<p>subcutaneous</p>
<p>SGA</p>
<p>Small for gestational age</p>
<p>SRM / SROM</p>
<p>Spontaneous rupture of membranes</p>
<p>SVB/D</p>
<p>Spontaneous vaginal birth / delivery</p>
<p>TOC</p>
<p>Transfer of care</p>
<p>USS or U/S</p>
<p>Ultrasound</p>
<p>VBAC</p>
<p>Vaginal birth after caesarian</p>
<p>VB</p>
<p>vaginal birth</p>
<p>VE</p>
<p>Vaginal examination</p>
<p>WNL</p>
<p>Within normal limits</p>
<p>W/C</p>
<p>Well contracted</p>
<p>UGR</p>
<p>Uterine growth restriction<br></br>When fetus doesn't grow as expected based on gestational age- maybe due to infection or placental issue</p>
<p>ToS</p>
<p>Trial of Scar</p>
<p>TOLAC</p>
<p>trial of labor after cesarean</p>
<p>PROM</p>
<p>Prolonged rupture of membranes- waters broke 18-24hrs ago</p>
<p>Gravidity</p>
<p>the number of times that a woman has been pregnant</p>
<p>Primagravida (pregnant once)</p>
<p>Multigravida (2 or more times pregnant)</p>
<p>Grand multigravida (5 or more times)</p>
<p>Parity</p>
<p>the number of times that she has given birth to a fetus with a gestational age of 24 weeks or more, regardless of whether the child was born alive or was stillborn</p>
<p>pt</p>
<p>patient</p>
<p>nbm</p>
<p>nil by mouth</p>
<p>LOP</p>
<p></p>
<p>ROA</p>
<p></p>
<p>ROT</p>
<p></p>
<p>LSA</p>
<p></p>
<p>LSP</p>
<p></p>
