Hospital Abbreviations

Question 1

ABR

Answer 1

Auditory Brainstem Response/Absolute Bed Rest

Question 2

a.c./ac

Answer 2

Before a meal

Question 3

ad/AD

Answer 3

right ear, to, up to, Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 4

ALS

Answer 4

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Acute Lateral Sclerosis, Advanced Life Support

Question 5

amb

Answer 5

Ambulatory

Question 6

amt

Answer 6

Amount

Question 7

as/AS

Answer 7

left ear

Question 8

ASA

Answer 8

Aspirin (acetylsalicyclic acid), atrial septal aneurysm

Question 9

au/AU

Answer 9

both ears, allergenic (allergy) units

Question 10

b.i.d./BID

Answer 10

twice daily

Question 11

BP

Answer 11

Blood Pressure

Question 12

BR

Answer 12

Bedrest

Question 13

Bx

Answer 13

Biopsy

Question 14

/c

Answer 14

With

Question 15

CA

Answer 15

Cancer, Carcinoma, Cardiac Arrest

Question 16

CBR

Answer 16

Complete Bedrest

Question 17

CC/C.C.

Answer 17

Chief Complaint

Question 18

CHF

Answer 18

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 19

CHI

Answer 19

Closed Head Injury

Question 20

c/o

Answer 20

Complaint of

Question 21

CVA

Answer 21

Cerebrovascular Accident

Question 22

Cx

Answer 22

Cervix, Cancel

Question 23

CXR

Answer 23

Chest X-Ray

Question 24

/d

Answer 24

per Day

Question 25

DAT

Answer 25

Diest as Tolerated, Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

Question 26

d/c

Answer 26

Discharge, Discontinue

Question 27

Fx

Answer 27

Fracture

Question 28

HBP

Answer 28

High Blood Pressure

Question 29

H/O

Answer 29

History of

Question 30

lac

Answer 30

Laceration

Question 31

MCA

Answer 31

Middle Cerebral Artery, Middle Cerebral Aneurysm, Motorcycle Accident

Question 32

NAS

Answer 32

No Added Salt, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Question 33

N&V

Answer 33

Nausea and Vomiting

Question 34

NVS

Answer 34

Neurological Vital Signs

Question 35

OD

Answer 35

Right Eye, Overdose, Optic Disc

Question 36

OM

Answer 36

Otitis Media, Osteomyelitis

Question 37

OOB

Answer 37

Out of Bed

Question 38

OS/O.S.

Answer 38

Left Eye, Oral Surgery

Question 39

OU

Answer 39

Both Eyes

Question 40

/p

Answer 40

After (Post)

Question 41

p.c./pc

Answer 41

After Meals

Question 42

PCA

Answer 42

Posterior Cerebral Artery, Posterior Communicating Artery

Question 43

PRN/prn

Answer 43

Whenever Necessary

Question 44

PTA

Answer 44

Prior to Admission, Pure-Tone Average, Physical Therapy Assistant

Question 45

q

Answer 45

Every (qam = every morning, qd = every day, qn = every night)

Question 46

qid

Answer 46

Four Times a Day

Question 47

qo

Answer 47

Every Other (qod = every other day, qoh = every other hour)

Question 48

R/O

Answer 48

Rule Out

Question 49

Rx

Answer 49

Therapy, Prescription, Treatment

Question 50

/s

Answer 50

Without

Question 51

sc/SC

Answer 51

Subcutaneous(ly)

Question 52

SOB

Answer 52

Shortness of Breath

Question 53

s/p

Answer 53

Status Post

Question 54

ss

Answer 54

a Half

Question 55

Sx

Answer 55

Symptoms, Surgery

Question 56

Sz/sz

Answer 56

Seizure

Question 57

TIA

Answer 57

Transient Ischemic Attack

Question 58

t.i.d.

Answer 58

Three Times a Day

Question 59

TO

Answer 59

Telephone Order

Question 60

Tx

Answer 60

Treatment, Traction, Transplant

Question 61

VER

Answer 61

Visual Evoked Response

Question 62

WA

Answer 62

While Awake