Common Abbreviations
DAT
What is 'Diet As Tolerated'?
Dimenhydrinate (Gravol) 25mg PO/IV q6h PRN
What is 'Gravol 25mg by mouth/intravenous every 6 hours as needed'?
High blood pressure
CBC
Includes red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), and platelet count (PLT)
ADL
What is 'Activities of Daily Living'?
Trazodone 25mg PO hs
Tachycardia
what is fast heart rate?
Hyperglycemia
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Indicative of kidney function. Measures nitrogen level in blood that comes from waste product 'urea'
Nothing By Mouth
What is 'NPO'?
Metformin 50mg PO qd
what is 'Metformin 50mg by mouth daily'?
Difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
Having a fever
What is febrile?
Na
Low sodium levels are known as Hyponatremia/High sodium levels are known as Hypernatremia
NKDA
What is 'No Known Drug Allergies'?
Amoxicillin 250mg PO QID for 10 days
What is 'Amoxicillin 250mg by mouth four times daily for 10 days'?
Bradypnea
What is low respiratory rate?
Condition that causes yellowing of the skin and eyes
What is jaundice?
CREAT
Indicative of kidney function. Removed from the body by the kidneys and excreted in urine.
Abbreviation for 'After meals'
What is 'Pc'?
Omeprazole 20mg PO daily Ac
What is 'Omeprazole 20mg by mouth daily before meals'?
what is nocturia?
Syncope
Caused by temporary drop in amount of blood flow to the brain. ie. drop in blood pressure (hypotension), drop in heart rate (bradycardia)
LFT
What is Liver Function Tests?
A panel of blood tests often ordered to assess liver function. Includes ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, Bilirubin, Albumin, Prothrombin time (PT)