Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

Acronyms

abbreviations

Question	Answer
abd.	abdomen
a.c. or ac	before meals
ad lib	as desired
AMA	against medical advice
amt.	amount
approx.	approximately
NSS	normal saline solution
O2	oxygen
OB	obstetrics
OOB	out of bed
OR	operating room
per	by or through
b.i.d. or bid	twice a day
P	pulse
BM	bowel movement
p.c. or pc	after meals
p.o or po	by mouth
BP	blood pressure
bpm	beats per minute
postop.	postoperative
preop.	preoperative
BRP	bathroom privileges
c-line above it	with
pt. or pt	patient or pint
PT	physical therapy
C	centrigade
CCU	coronary care unit
c/o	complains of
q	every
q.i.d or qid	four times a day
dc	discontinue
ED	emergency department
et	and
q.s. or qs	quantity sufficient
R, Rt	right
R	respirations
s-line above it	without
SS	soap suds
stat	immediately
t.i.d or tid	three times a day
H2O	water
I & O	intake & output
IM	intramuscular
IV	intravenous
TPR	temperature, pulse, respirations
kg	kilogram
L, Lt	left
UA	urinalysis
via	by way of
L	liter
lb	pound
WC	wheelchair
WNL	within normal limits
Wt.	weight
NKA	no known allergies
NPO	nothing by mouth
KVO	keep vein open
ABG	arterial blood gas
AMB	ambulate
CO2	carbon dioxide
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
DNR	do not resuscitate
DSG, dsg	dressing
DX, DX, dx	diagnosis
FOB	foot of bed
Fx, fx	fracture
g	gram
Gr	grain
H or hr	hour
HOB	head of bed
Hx or hx	history
LMP	last menstrual period
mEq	milliequivalent
Mg	milligram
ML	milliliter
mm	millimeter
NG	nasogastric
N/V or N/V/D	nausea/vomiting or nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
O	oral
PR	per rectum
PRN	as needed, when required
Pulse Ox	pulse oximetry
QH or qh	every hour
R/O or r/o	rule out or eliminate
ROM	range of motion
ROS	review of systems
RX or Rx	prescription
t or tsp	teaspoon
T or tbsp	tablespoon
subq or subq or sc or sq	subcutaneous
TF	tube feeding
TPN	total parental nutrition
Supp or supp	suppository
S & S	signs & symptoms
Sx	symptom(s)
VS	vital signs
TX or Tx	treatment
Ungt or ung	ointment
traingle symbol	change
AMI	acute myocardial infarction
ASCVD	arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASHD	arteriosclerotic heart disease
BPH	benign prostatic hypertrophy
CA	cancer
CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
CAD	coronary artery disease
CHF	congestive heart failure
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA	cerbrovascular accident
DM, IDDM, NIDDM	diabetes mellitus insulin dependent diabetes mellitus-type 1 non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus-type 2
HTN, increase blood pressure	hypertension, high blood pressure
MI	myocardial infarction
PE	pulmonary emboli, pulmonary edema
PVD	peripheral vascular disease
STD	sexually transmitted disease
URI	upper respiratory infection
UTI	urinary tract infection