MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
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AB
A
Apex Beat
2
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ABG
A
Arterial Blood Gas
3
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AFB
A
Acid-fast Bacilli
4
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AF
A
Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation
5
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AHF
A
Anti-hemophilic Factor
6
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AKA
A
Above Knee Amputation
7
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ALD
A
Alcohol Liver Disease
8
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ALL
A
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
9
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ALT
A
Alanine Aminotransferase(formerly SGPT)
10
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AMI
A
Acute Myocardial Infarction
11
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ANS
A
Autonomic Nervous System
12
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ANST
A
After Negative Skin Test
13
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AOG
A
Age of Gestation
14
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AP
A
Adynamic Precordium
15
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APTT
A
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
16
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ARDS
A
Acute/Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
17
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ARF
A
Acute Renal/Acute Respiratory Failure; Acute Rheumatic Fever
18
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ASHD
A
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
19
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AST
A
Aspartate Aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)
20
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ATN
A
Acute Tubular Necrosis
21
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AVM
A
Arteriovenous Malformation
22
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BA
A
Bronchial Asthma
23
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BID
A
Twice daily
24
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BKA
A
Below Knee Amputation
25
BLE
Both Lower Extremities
26
BLF
Both Lungs Field
27
BM
Bowel Movement
28
BOV
Blurring of Vision
29
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
30
BPM
Beats per minute
31
BPP
Biophysical Profile
32
BSA
Body Surface Area
33
BSRTL
Both sluggish reactive to light
34
BT
Blood Transfusion
35
BUE
Both Upper Extremeties
36
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
37
BUR
Back-Up Rate
38
CA
Carcinoma;Community-acquired
39
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
40
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
41
CAP
Community-acquired Pneumonia
42
CAT
Computed Axial Tomography
43
CBC
Complete Blood Count
44
CBG
Capillaty Blood Glucose
45
CBS
Clear Breath Sounds
46
CC/cc
Chief Complaint
47
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
48
CHO
Carbohydrate
49
CHVD
Chronic Hypertensive Vascular Disease
50
CK
Creatinine kinase
51
CLAD
Cervical Lymph Adenopathy
52
CNIL
Cephalic not in labor
53
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
54
CPAP
Central Pulmonary Airway Pressure
55
CrCL
Creatinine clearance
56
CRF
Chronic Renal Failure
57
CRT
Capillary Refill Time
58
CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
59
CT
Computed Tomography
60
CTT
Chest Tube Thoracostomy
61
CVA
Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Accident
62
CVD
Cerebrovascular Disease
63
CVP
Central Venous Pressure
64
CVS
Cardiovascular System
65
CXR
Chest X-ray
66
D/C
Discharge/ discontinue
67
DCMP
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
68
DHN
Dehydration
69
DHS
Distinct Heart Sound
70
DIC
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
71
DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
72
DM
Diabetis Mellitus
73
DOB
Difficultly of Breathing
74
DOE
Dyspnea on Exertion
75
DOI
Date of Injury
76
DTG
Diffuse Toxic Goiter
77
DTR
Deep Tendon Reflex
78
Dx/Dxic
Diagnosis
79
E/N
Essentially normal
80
ECE
Equal Chest Expansion
81
EBRTL
Equal briskly reactive to light
82
EEG
Electroencephalogram
83
EF
Ejection Fraction
84
EOM
Extra Ocular Movement
85
ESRD
End-stage Renal Disease
86
ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
87
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
88
F/D
Fairly developed
89
FC
Functional Class, Foleycath
90
FEP
Full Equal Pulses
91
FHT
Fetal Heart Tone
92
FHx
Family History
93
F/N
Fairly nourished
94
FT
Full Term
95
FTSVD
Full Term Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
96
FWB
Fresh Whole Blood
97
Fxn
Function
98
GOPO
Gravida para
99
GBS
Guillain Barre Syndrome
100
GFR
Glomerular Filtration Rate
101
GI/GIT
Gastrointestinal Tract
102
GIN
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
103
GN
Glomerulonephritis
104
GS/CS
Gram Stain/Culture Sensitivity
105
HA
Headache
106
HAA
Home Against Advice
107
HAP
Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
108
HBP
High Blood Pressure
109
HDL
High Density Lipoprotein
110
Hct
Hematocrit
111
HEENT
Head, Ear, Eyes, Nose, Throat
112
HF
Heart Failure
113
Hgb
Hemoglobin
114
HHD
Hypertensive Heart Disease
115
HPI
History of Present Illness
116
HPN/HTN
Hypertension
117
HR
Heart Rate
118
HSV
Herpes Simplex Virus
119
Hx
History
120
I&O
Intake & Output
121
ICM
Intracostal Margin
122
ICS
Intercostal Space
123
IDDM
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
124
IE
Infective Endocarditis
125
IHD
Ischemic Heart Disease
126
INR
International Normalized Ratio
127
ITP
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
128
IVP
Intravenous Pyelogram
129
KUB
Kidney,Ureter,Bladder
130
KVO
Keep vein open
131
LA
Left Atrium
132
LAAL
Left Anterior Axillary Line
133
LDH
Lactate Dehydrogenase
134
LDL
Low Density Lipoprotein
135
LE
Lower Extremities
136
LFT
Liver Function Tests
137
LLE
Left Lower Extremity
138
LLL/LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
139
LMCA
Left Mid Carotid Artery
140
LMCL
Left Mid Clavicular Line
141
LMP
Last Menstrual Period
142
LOC
Loss of Consciousness/LevelOf consciousness
143
LPF
Lower power field
144
LPM
Liter per minute
145
LPSB
Left parasternal border
146
LT
Lumbar tap
147
LUE
Left Upper Extremity
148
LUQ LeftUpperQuadrant
Left Upper Quadrant
149
LV
Left Ventricle
150
LWI
Latest Working Impression
151
MG
Myasthenia Gravis
152
MGH
May go home
153
MOB
Medications on Board
154
MOI
Mechanism of Injury
155
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
156
MRS
Methicillin-resistant Strain
157
MV
Mechanical Ventrilator
158
MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse
159
NABS
Normoactive Bowel Sounds
160
NBS
Normal Bowel Sound
161
NGT
Nasogastric Tube
162
NIAE
Not in acute exacerbation
163
NICRD
Not in cardio respiratory distress
164
NIDDM
Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
165
NIL
Not in labor
166
NIR
Non-insulin requiring
167
NIRD
Not in respiratory distress
168
NNS
No new Suggestions
169
NNO
No new orders
170
NO
Non-obese
171
NORF
No other remarkable findings
172
NPO
Nothing per orem
173
NRRR
Normal Rate Regular Rhythm
174
NSAID
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
175
NRTL
Non-reactive to light
176
NSNI
Non-septic non-induced
177
NSTEMI
Non-ST wave elevation Myocardial Infarction
178
NSSTWC
Non-specific ST-wave changes
179
NV
Neurovascular
180
NVE
Neck Vein Engorgement
181
OB
Occult Blood
182
OCP
Oral Contraceptive Pill
183
OD
Once daily/ Right eye
184
OF
Osterized Feeding
185
OS
Left eye
186
OU
Both eye
187
P/SHx
Personal/Social History
188
PE
Physical Examination
189
PEEP
Positive end expiratory Pressure
190
PGO
Partial Gut Obstruction
191
PHx
Personal History
192
PMP
Post Menstrual Period
193
Plt
Platelet
194
PNB
Pink Nail Beds
195
PND
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
196
POI
Place of Injury
197
PRBC
Packed Red Blood Cells
198
PS
Pressure Support
199
PT
Prothrombin Time
200
PTA
Prior to Admission
201
PTB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
202
PTC
Prior to Consult
203
PTH
Parathyroid Hormone
204
PTO/PTOR
Prior to Operation
205
PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
206
PU
Pregnancy Uterine
207
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
208
PVC
Premature Ventricular Contraction
209
PVT
Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
210
PWI
Present working Impression
211
R/O
Rule out
212
RA
Right atrium
213
RBC
Red Blood Cells
214
RBS
Random Blood Sugar
215
RCM
Right costal margin
216
RF
Renal Failure/ Respiratory Failure
217
RHD
Rheumatic Heart Disease
218
RLE
Right Lower Extremity
219
RMCA
Right mid-carotid artery
220
RMI
Regular Menstrual Interval
221
ROR
Red orange reflect
222
ROS
Review of Systems
223
RR
Respiratory Rate
224
RRE
Round, regular and equal
225
RRR
Regular Rhythm and Rate
226
RTC
Round the Clock
227
RUE
Right Upper Extremity
228
RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
229
RV
Right Ventricle
230
RVR
Rapid Ventricular Rate
231
S/P
Status Post
232
SABE
Sub-acute Bacterial Endocarditis
233
SAH
Sub-arachoid Hemorrhage
234
SBP
Systolic Blood Pressure
235
SC
Spinal Cord
236
SC/SQ
Subcutaneous
237
SCI
Spinal Cord Injury
238
SCN
Sternocleidomastoid
239
SGOT
Serum Glutamic Ovalo-Acetic Transaminase (also AST)
240
SGPT
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (also ALT)
241
SIADH
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
242
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
243
SOB
Shortness of Breath
244
SrCr
Serum Creatinine
245
SSS
Sick Sinus Syndrome
246
SVT
Supra-ventricular Tachycardia
247
T/C
To consider
248
TCVS
Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery
249
TFI
Total Fluid Intake
250
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
251
TKVO
To keep vein open
252
TOH
Time of Injury
253
TPC
Tonsilopharyngeal Congestion
254
TPR
Temperature, pulse, Respiration
255
TSB
Tepid sponge bathe
256
TTHD
Thyrotoxic Heart Disease
257
TVP
Transvenous pacemaker
258
Tx/Txic
Treatment
259
U/A
Urinalysis
260
UBP
Usual Blood Pressure
261
UE
Upper Extremities
262
UO
Urine Output
262
UGIB
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
263
URTI
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
264
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
265
VA
Vehicular Accident
266
VF
Visual field
267
VS
Vital signs
268
WNL
Within normal limits
269
WOF
Watch out for
270
1,25-DHCC
1,25-dihydrocholecalciferol
271
25-HCC
25-hydrocholecalciferol
272
3P’s
Polyphagia,Polydipsia,Polyuria
