Common Abbreviations
Disease
Pt. Orders and Charting
Miscellaneous Med. Terms
More Common Abbreviations
100

FX

Fracture

100

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

100

ETOH

Alcohol

100
Hx

History

100

isol

isolation

200

AFO 

Ankle Foot Orthosis

200

DJD

Degenerative Joint Disease

200

FE

Fleet's Enema

200

FWB

Full weight bearing

200

JT

jejunotomy tube

300

CBB

Complete Bed Bath

300

AKA

Above Knee Amputation

300

GT

Gastrostomy Tube

300

NVD

Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea

300

OOB

Out of Bed

400

DAT

Diet as tolerated

400

BPH

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

400

HOB

Head of Bed
400

NKA

No known allergies

400

NWB

No weight bearing

500

D/C

Discharge or Discontinue

500

NIDDM

Non-Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus

500

NPO

Nothing By Mouth

500

p.o

by mouth

500

LOC

Level Of Consiousness