General
c/o
complains of
ADM
admission, admitted
ABG
arterial blood gas
h.s., hs
at bedtime or half strength
MVA
motor vehicle accident
ca, Ca
cancer
DNR
do not resuscitate
d/c, D/C
discontinue or discharge
CO2
carbon dioxide
IU
international units
p, P
pulse
CAD
coronary artery disease
d/o, DO
disorder
AMA
against medical advice
RBC
red blood cell
ML, mL
milliliter
post-op
postoperative (after surgery)
CHD
congenital heart disease
c/c, CC
chief complaint
ALS
advanced life support
Bx
biopsy
MG, mG
milligram
Pt, pt
patient
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
H&P
history and physical examination
DOA
dead on arrival or date of admission
wnl, WNL
within normal limits
a.c.
before meals
pre-op
preoperative (before surgery)
DVT
deep venous thrombosis
ID
infectious diseases
ER
emergency room
FOBT
fecal occult blood testing
b.d.s, bds, BDS
2 times a day
pcp, PCP
primary care physician
IBS
inflammatory bowel syndrome
HP
history of present illness
ED
emergency department
gtt, GTT
glucose tolerance test
bol.
as a large single dose (usually intravenously)
S
without (sans)
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
h/o, H/O
history of
UC
urgent care
UA
urinalysis
gtt., gtts
drop
Sx, SX
symptoms
MI
Myocardial infarction
hr, HR
heart rate
IP
inpatient
complete blood count
n.p.o., npo, NPO
nothing by mouth or not by oral administration
s/s, S/S
signs and symptoms
PCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
NKDA
no known drug allergies
OP
outpatient
FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
u.d., ud, uad
as directed, use as directed
C
with
PD
Parkinson's disease