ABBREVIATIONS 1
A&P
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
NPO
Nothing By Mouth
CC
Chief Complaint
ICU`
Intensive Care Unit
R/O
Rule Out
BPM
AMA
Against Medical Advice
HPI
History of Present Illness
LUL
left upper lobe of lung
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Amb
Ambulatory
Congestive Heart Failure
LE
Lower Extremity
MAEW
Move All Extremities Well
NRB
Non-rebreather Mask
ant
ANTERIOR
AK
CSF
OPA
Oropharyngeal Airway
q
Every
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
PRN
As Needed
as desired
PEARL
Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light
C diff
Clostridium Difficile