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Aging Abbreviations
Abbreviations for Chart Reviews
Question | Answer |
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a, aa | of each |
a | before |
ACLF | adult congregate living facility |
a.c. | before meals |
ad.Lib. | as needed/as desired |
adm. | admit, admission |
AKA | above the knee amputation |
AMA | against medical advice |
ARNP | advanced registered nurse practitioner |
ASA | asprin |
B&B | bowel and bladder |
b.i.d. | twice a day |
b.i.n. | twice a night. |
b.i.w. | twice a week |
c | with |
caps | capsules |
CA | cancer |
CNA | certified nursing assistant |
CMO | comfort measures only |
CXR | chest x-ray |
CP | care plan |
D.O. | doctor of osteopathy |
ECF | extended care facility |
ECG | electrocardiogram |
ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
EKG | electrocardiogram |
eg | and |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
Fx | fracture |
GU | genitourinary |
h, hr. | hour |
HA | headache |
H&P | history and physical |
h.s. | hour of sleep/at bedtime |
Hx | history |
HTN | hypertension |
IDT | interdiciplinary treatment team |
IM | intramuscular |
IPPB | inspiratory positive pressure breathing |
LE | lower extremeties |
lat | lateral |
M.E.D. | minimum effective dose |
mEq | milliequivalent |
MVI | multiple vitamin |
NAD | no apparent distress |
NAS | no added salt |
NCS | no concentrated sweets |
NG | nasogastric |
noc. | night |
N.P.O. | nothing per oral (nothing by mouth) |
NSR | normal sinus rythm |
(o) | oral |
o.d. | every day |
O.D. | right eye |
O.U. | both eyes, each eye |
O.S. | left eye |
OBS | organic brain syndrome |
os | mouth |
p | after |
pc | after meals |
P.O., po | by mouth |
per | through, by |
PRN | as needed, at times |
q | every |
q.h. | every hour |
q 2h | every 2 hours |
q 3h | every 3 hours |
q.d. | every day |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
q.o.d. | every other day |
R | Right |
R.O. | reality orientation |
R/O | rule out |
ROM | range of motion |
R/T | related to |
s | without |
SOB | short of breath |
ss | one-half |
S/S | Signs and symptoms |
sol | solution |
stat | immediately, at once |
syr. | syrup |
1 | one |
11 | two |
111 | three |
T/O | telephone order |
tab | tablet |
TIA | transient ischemic attack, "mini stroke" |
t.i.d. | three times a day |
t.i.n. | three times a night |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
U/A | urinalysis |
UE | upper extremities |
ung | ointment |
vin | wine |
VSS | vital signs stable |
VO | verbal order |
W/C | wheel chair |
WNL | within normal limits |
M | male |
F | female |