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Med. Records Abbr.
Question | Answer |
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abd | abdominal |
adl | activities of daily living |
ausc | auscultation |
B.M. | bowel movement |
bp | blood pressure |
Ca. | cancer; carcinoma; calcium |
CC | chief complaint |
C.N.S. | Central Nervous System |
CPE/PE | complete physical exam |
DOB | date of birth |
Dx, diag. | diagnosis |
EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
E.N.T. | ear, nose and throat |
F.Hx | family history |
F.H.R. | fetal heart rate |
G.B. | gall bladder |
G.I. | gastrointestinal |
Grav | # of pregnancies |
Grav. I | primigravida |
Grav. II | secundigravida |
HA | headache |
IQ | intelligence quotient |
K.U.B. | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
L&W | living and well |
L.L.Q. | left lower quadrant |
LMP | last menstrual period |
L.U.Q. | left upper quadrant |
med. | medium |
multip. | pregnant woman who has borne one child |
N.A.D. | no appreciable disease |
N.Y.D. | not yet diagnosed |
op. | operation |
P.A. | pernicious anaemia; posterior/anterior |
para | # of viable (live) births |
percuss. | Percussion |
P.Hx | past history |
P.I. | present illness |
P.I.D. | pelvic inflammatory disease |
primip. | woman bearing her first child |
prog. | prognosis |
pt. | patient |
R. | right |
ref. dr. | referring doctor |
R.H.D. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
R.L.Q. | right lower quadrant |
R/O | rule out |
R.U.Q. | right upper quadrant |
Rx | therapy; prescription |
SHx | social history |
Tb. | tuberculosis |
T.P.R., TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations |
Tx | treatment |
U.R.I. | upper resperatory (tract) infections |
vag. | vagina |
VD, V.D. | venereal disease |
Vit. | vitamin |
W.D., WD | well-developed (eg. baby, infant) |
W.M., WM. | white male |
W.F., WF | white female |
WN. | well nourished |
wt. | weight |
Wr., W.R. | Wassermann Reaction |