JCCC Medical acroynms

MISC

100

CC

What is Chief Complaint

200

FX

What is fracture

300

DNR

What is do not resusitate

400

PRN

What is take as needed

500

DOT

What is Department of Transportation

VITALS

100

BP

What is blood pressure

200

PMS (vital sign)

What is Pulse / Motor / Sensory

300

PERL

What is Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light

400

CBBS

What is Clear Bilateral Breath Sounds

500

H&P

What is History and Physical Exam

Medical Conditions

100

V-Tach

What is ventricular tachycardia

200

V-Fib

What is Ventricular Fibrillation

300

CVA

What is Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke)

400

What is CVA

What is Cerebral Vascular Accident

500

COPD

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Assessment

100

AVPU

What is Alert / Vertbal / Painful / Responsive

200

LOC

What is Level of Counsciousness

300

DCAP  BTLS

What is Deformities / Contusions / Abrasions / Punctures-Penetrations   Burns / tenderness / lacerations / swelling

400

ROM

What is Range of Motion

500

SQ

What is subcutaneous

Terms

100

CPAP

What is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

200

LLQ

What is Left Lower Quadrant

300

PSI

What is Pounds Per Square Inch

400

NPO

What is Nothing by mouth

500

DM

What is Diabetes Mellitus