General Terms
SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
ASAP
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
P
PULSE
H/O
HISTORY
PA OR PT
PATIENT
BC
BIRTH CONTROL
ECG OR EKG
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
H2O
WATER
CA
CANCER
CV
CARDIOVASCULAR
HR
HEART RATE
RXN
REACTION
UTI
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
ABD
ABDOMEN
BMI
BODY MASS INDEX
D/C
DISCONTINUE OR DISCHARGE
A&W
ALIVE AND WELL
MVA
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
HS
HOUR OF SLEEP
PPE
PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
BRP
BATHROOM PRIVILEGES
FOBT
FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TESTING
U/S
ULTRASOUND
BM
BOWEL MOVEMENT
CHD
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
MS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
STD
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
VB
VAGINAL BLEEDING
UE
UPPER EXTREMITY
LLQ
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
DNR
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
C/O
COMPLAINS OF,CARE OF
OPD
OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT
IP
INPATIENT
PCP
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
CXR
CHEST X RAY
IM
INTRAMUSCULAR
PT
PHYSICAL THERAPY
ADHD
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
C/F
CHILLS,FEVER
IBD
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
NM
NEUROMUSCULAR
VF
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
WT
WEIGHT
OU
BOTH EYES
ADM
ADMISSION,ADMITTED
CO2
CARBON DIOXIDE
NKDA
NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
ID
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
H&P
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
BX
BIOSPY
IV
INTRAVENOUS
UA
URINALYSIS
B/P
BLOOD PRESSURE
CP
CHEST PAIN
HTN
HYPERTENSION
URI
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
TB
TUBERCULOSIS
BMD
BONE MASS DENSITY
OS
LEFT EYE
AMA
TWO MEANINGS
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
DOB
DATE OF BIRTH
POST-OP
POSTOPERATIVE(AFTER SURGERY)
ICU
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
HPI
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
AXR
ABDOMINAL X-RAY
I & D
INCISION AND DRAINAGE
KUB
KIDNEY, URETER,BLADDER(X-RAY)
CVA
CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT(STROKE)
COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
IBS
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL SYNDROME
PTSD
POST- TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
UO
URINE OUTPUT
RUQ
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
OD
RIGHT EYE
TPR
TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION
S/S
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
SX
SYMPTOMS
S
WITHOUT(SANS)
WNL
WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
CPR
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
FNA
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION
T&C
TYPE AND CROSS(BLOOD)
EBV
EPSTEIN- BARR VIRUS
CABG
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
IVF
IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
NIDDM
NON-INSULULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
TBI
TRAMATIC BRAIN INJURY
PNS
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
TLC
TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY