Report
DNI
Do Not Intubate
DM
Diabetes
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
N/V
Nausea/Vomiting
CXR
Chest X-ray
Hx
History
Related To
CVA
Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
AKI
Acute Kidney Injury
SOB
Shortness of Breath
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
NPO
Nothing By mouth
d/t
Due to
MI
Fx
Fracture
CP
Chest Pain
BMP/CBC
Basic Metabolic Panel/Complete Blood Count
Q.I.D
4x a day
POD
Post-op-day
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
H&H
Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment
TMAX
Max Temperature (pt. had during shift/day. Depends on context)
AKA/BKA
Above knee amputation/Below Knee Amputation
PNA
Pneumonia
LOC
Loss of Consciousness
ECHO
Echocardiogram.
Bonus! What are we looking at and what data point are we looking for? What's normal?
Ad Lib
"At ones pleasure." now days we say "independent" to describe the walking ability of a pt.