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PO
“by mouth”
q
“every”
c/o
“complains of”
h/o
“history of”
pmHx
“past medical history”
Rx
“prescription”
Fx
“fracture”
Cx
“contraction”
Tx
“treatment”
Sx
“symptom”
s / s
“signs and symptoms”
b.i.d.
“twice per day”
t.i.d.
“three times per day”
q.i.d.
“four times per day”
q __ h
“every _____ hours”
number goes in that blank.
RUQ
“right upper quadrant”
LUQ
“left upper quadrant”
LLQ
“left lower quadrant”
RLQ
“right lower quadrant”
VSS
“vital signs stable”
WNL
“within normal limits”
CABG
pronounced as cabbage.
“coronary artery bypass graft”
gtt/min
“drops per minute”
GTT
“glucose tolerance test”
N/V/D
“nausea/vomiting/diarrhea”
Pt
“patient”
PRN
“as needed” / “as the situation arises” / “pro re nata”
ODT
“orally dissolving tablet”
RSI
“repetitive strain injury”
IV
“intravenous”
IM
“intramuscular”
SQ
“subcutaneous”
∅
“without”
LP
“lumbar puncture”
also known as a spinal tap.
gtt
“drops”
A&O
“alert and oriented”
abd
“abdominal”
a.c.
“before meals”
a.c. is abbreviation for ante cibum.
m.a.n.e.
“in the morning”
o.d.
“once daily”
n.o.c.t.e.
“at night”
ad lib
“as required”
admin
“administered”
ASA
“aspirin”
ATC
“around the clock”
B
“bilateral”
BM
“bowel movement”
BP
“blood pressure”
BR
“bed rest”
BRP
“bathroom privelages”
B.S. X 4 quads.
“bowel sounds present in all four abdominal quadrants”
CTA
“clear to auscultation”
crm.
“cream”
D/C or dc
“discontinue”
DDS
“dentist”
disp.
“dispense”
DSD
“dry sterile dressing”
dx.
“diagnosis”
EENT
“eyes, ears, nose, and throat”
elix.
“elixir”
Etoh
“alcohol”
FROM
“full range of motion”
GSW
“gun shot wound”
f/u
“follow up”
HA
“headache”
HBV
“hepatitis B virus”
h.s.
bedtime
I.D.
“intradermal”
I.M.
“intramuscular”
LL
“lower lobe (of lung)”
L.O.C.
“level of consciousness”
liq.
“liquid”
M.O.M.
“milk of magnesia”
MMR
“measles, mumps, and rubella”
MVA
“motor vehicle accident”
NG. or N/A
"”nasogastric”
NHC
“nursing health call”
NKA
“no known allergies”
NKDA
“no known drug allergies”
O.D.
“right eye”
oint.
“ointment”
O.S.
“left eye”
OTC
“over the counter”
O.U.
“each eye”
p.c.
“after meals”
PCN
“penicillin”
PE
“physical exam”
PERRLA
“pupils equal, round, reactive to light, accommodation”
PPD
“purified protein derivative of tuberculin”
p.r.
“per return”
p.r.
“per rectum”
q.d.
“every day”
q.o.d.
“every other day”
q.i.d.
“four times a day”
R (circled)
“refuse”
RE
“regarding”
Td
“tetanus-diphtheria”
Tdap
“tetanus, diphtheria Pertussis”
RTC
“return to clinic”
S.C.
“subcutaneously”
S.L.
“sublingual”
S.O.B.
“short of breath”
SO per s / o
“standing order”
S.Q. or Sub-Q
“subcutaneously”
s / p
“status post”
St.
“strength”
syr.
“syrup”
TAO
“triple antibiotic ointment”
tab.
tablet
tinc.
“tincture”
TO
“telephone order”
TPR
“temperature, pulse, respiration”
UA or u / a
“urinalysis”
WNL
“within normal limits”
wt.
“weight”
x
“time”
YIAF
“youth injury assessment form”
ETOH
“alchohol”
HCAP
“healthcare-acquired”
CAP
“community acquired”
HAP
“hospital aquired”
VAP
“ventilation associated’
A&W
“alive and well”
NAD
“no apparent distress”
LMP
“last menstrual period”
IV PB
“intravenous piggyback”
SL
“sublingual”
GT
“gastrostomy tube”
NG
‘nasogastric tube”
NJ
“nasojejunal tube”
qs
“quantity sufficient”
noct
“night”
et
“and”
p.r.
“rectally”
