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Common Abbreviations
Common Medical Term Abbreviations chapters 1-6 Midterm Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
| ECU | EMERGENCY CARE UNIT |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ED | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| PICU | PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| NICU | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| SICU | SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| PACU | POSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT |
| L&D | LABOR & DELIVERY |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| POST-OP | AFTER SURGERY |
| PRE-OP | BEFORE SURGERY |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| T | TEMPERATURE |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| RR | RESPIRATORY RATE |
| Ht | HEIGHT |
| Wt | WEIGHT |
| BMI | BODY MASS INDEX |
| I/O | INTAKE/OUTPUT (Usually Intake Of Fluids via IV/ Output of urine) |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| DDx | DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS (Gathered via ROS) |
| H&P | HISTORY & PHYSICAL |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT (Main reason for Visit) |
| HPI | HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS (Story of Symptoms) |
| ROS | REVIEW OF SYMPTOMS (Anything NOT related To CC) |
| PMHx | PAST MEDICAL HISTORY |
| FHx | FAMILY HISTORY |
| PE | PHYSICAL EXAM |
| Pt | PATIENT |
| y/o | YEARS OLD |
| h/o | HISTORY OF |
| PCP | PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER |
| f/u | FOLLOW UP |
| SOB | SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| PERRLA | PUPILS are EQUAL, ROUND, REACTIVE to LIGHT & ACCOMODATION |
| NAD | NO ACUTE DISTRESS (Not displaying intense symptoms) |
| NOS | NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED |
| RRR | REGULAR RATE & RHYTHM (Normal heart rate upon exam) |
| CTA | CLEAR TO ASCULATION (Normal lung sounds) |
| WDWN | WELL DEVELOPED WELL NOURISHED |
| A&O | ALERT & ORIENTED (Pt. can answer questions and is aware of what is going on) |
| WNL | WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS |
| NEC | NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED |
| PO | PER OS (ORAL/BY MOUTH) |
| NPO | NIL PER OS (NOTHING BY MOUTH) |
| PR | PER RECTUM (Anal) |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS (Under the skin) |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| CVL | CENTRAL VENOUS LINE |
| PICC | PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER |
| Sig | SIGNA (Latin For Label) Instructions |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED |
| BID | TWICE DAILY (Bis in die - Two in a day) |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY (Ter in die - Three in a day) |
| QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY (Quarter in die - Four in a day) *Not used often; Easily confused with QD) |
| QD | DAILY (Quaque die - Each day) *Not used often; Easily confused with QID |
| QHS | AT NIGHT (Quaque in Somni - Each night at the hour of sleep) |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS (Ante cibum - Before food) |
| PC | AFTER MEALS (Post cibum - After food) |
| PRN (prn) | AS NEEDED (Per re nata - As need arises) |
| ABCDE | ASYMMETRY, BORDER, COLOR, DIAMETER, EVOLVING |
| AK | ACTINIC KERATOSIS |
| BCC | BASAL CELL CARCINOMA |
| Bx | BIOPSY |
| C&S | CULTURE & SENSITIVITY |
| decub | DECUBITUS ULCER (Bed Sore) |
| derm | DERMATOLOGY |
| EAHF | ECZMA, ASTHMA, HAY FEVER |
| FS | FROZEN SECTION |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SCC | SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA |
| SQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| subcut | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| TD | TRANSDERMAL |
| XP | XERODERMA PIGMENTOSA |
| Fx (Musculoskeletal) | FRACTURE (Musculoskeletal) |
| Tx | TRACTION OR TREATMENT |
| ACL | ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (Knee) |
| PCL | POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (Knee) |
| MCL | MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT (Knee) |
| PCL | POSTERIOR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT (Knee) |
| C1-C7 | CERVICAL (Neck) VERTEBRAE (C1-C7 Are TRUE RIBS) C7 (Ends Cervical Area - The bone we can feel/sticks out) |
| T1-T12 | THORACIC (Chest) VERTEBRAE (T11 & T12 Are FLOATING RIBS) |
| L1-L5 | LUMBAR (Loin) VERTEBRAE |
| S1-S5 | SACRAL (Sacrum) VERTEBRAE |
| ATLAS | C1 (Has no spinous process or vertebral body) |
| AXIS | C2 (Has prominent Dens) |
| CTS | CARPRAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
| FROM | FULL RANGE OF MOTION |
| ROM | RANGE OF MOTION |
| MD | MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
| NSAID | NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG |
| OA | OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| ORIF | OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION |
| PT | PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| RA | RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS |
| RICE | REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, ELEVATION |
| THR | TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT |
| TKR | TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT |
| WB | WEIGHT BEARING |
| WBAT | WEIGHT BEARING AS TOLERATED |
| ADHD | ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER |
| ALS | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (Unified collection of cells in brain and spine. Processes details and formulates responses. Commands directed back to body parts via nerves. Constant progression of receiving, reasoning and reacting.) |
| PNS | PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (Collects data, receives information like temp, pain, light and pressure and transmits info via nerve impulses to analytic center.) |
| AFFERENT NERVE | NERVE CARRIES IMPULSES TOWARDS CNS |
| EFFERENT NERVE | NERVE CARRIES IMPULSES AWAY FROM CNS |
| ABDUCTION | AWAY (ABduction) |
| ADDUCTION | TOWARD (ADDuction) |
| CP | CEREBRAL PALSY |
| CSF | CEREBROSPINAL FLUID |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
| HD | HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE |
| ICP | INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE |
| LOC | LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| LP | LUMBAR PUNCTURE |
| MRA | MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| OCD | OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER |
| PET | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| ARMD | AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION |
| HEENT | HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, THROAT |
| IOL | INTRAOCULAR LENS |
| IOP | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE |
| LASIK | LASER ASSISTED IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS |
| OD | OCULUS DEXTER - RIGHT EYE |
| OS | OCULUS SINISTER - LEFT EYE |
| OU | OCULUS UTERQUE - BOTH R/L EYES |
| VA | VISUAL ACUITY |
| VF | VISUAL FIELD |
| AD | AURIS DEXTRA - RIGHT EAR |
| AS | AURIS SINISTER - LEFT EAR |
| AU | AURIS UTRAQUE - BOTH R/L EARS |
| AOM | ACUTE OTIS MEDIA |
| OM | OTIS MEDIA |
| ENT | EAR, NOSE, THROAT |
| TM | TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
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