Medical Abbreviations #1
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR
AC
After meals
PC
twice a day
BID
Three times a day
TID
ribs
cost
Dead on arrival
DOA
DNR
Do not Resuscitate
tsp
teaspoon
VS
vital signs
ABD
abdominal
immediate, now
by mouth
PO
Nothing by mouth
NPO
every
Q
High blood pressure
HBP
EKG
electrocardiogram
Rx
prescription
H & P
history and physical
FUO
fever of unknown origin
NKA
no known allergies
OR
operating room
as desires
ab lib
IV
intravenous
shortness of breath
sob