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Final Exam
Physical Exam Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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L.U.Q | Left Upper Quadrant |
L.L.Q | Left Lower Quadrant |
R.U.Q | Right Upper Quadrant |
R.L.Q | Right Left Quadrant |
abd | abdomen |
ant | anterior |
post | posterior/after |
C.N.S | Central Nervous System |
c/o | complains of |
D.T | delirium tremors (from alcoholism) |
DX | diagnoses |
GI | gastrointestinal |
L.M.P | last menstrual period |
L.E | lower extremity (leg) |
H.O.H | hard of hearing |
D.N.R | Do not resuscitate (do not perform CPR) |
D.N.I | Do not in (put in a tube to help patient breath) |
I & D | incision & drainage (of a wound or surgical site) |
N.K.A | no known allergies |
ETOH | alcohol |
Δ | change |
√ | check |
N.S.R | normal sinus rhythm (heart rhythm) |
ad lib | as desired |
cont | continuous |
cont/DC | discontinue |
rt | right/routine |
lt | left |
↓ | decrease/lower |
↑ | increase/raise |
˂ | less than |
˃ | greater than |
Rx | prescription |
WC | Wheelchair |
N.H.P | Nursing home placement |
R.T.C | return to clinic (make a doctor's appt) |
MT | multiple trauma (patient has multiple injuries from one incident) *empty |
D.R.G | Diagnoses Related Group (an insurance coding system) |
S/P | status post (used to indicated has had surgery or procedure i.e. S/P Chole |
nec | necessary |
noc | night |
H&P | History & Physical (a report dictated by the patient's doctor) |
BS | bowel sounds |