Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions @ At A&P
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Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions @ A&P ab abd ABG a.c. ACLS AD ADL ad lib adm AFB AKA alb am AMA amb AMI amt ANS ant A/O x 3 approx aq ARDS AS ASA asap (ASAP) as tol AU Ax BE bid bil BK BKA bld BLS BM BOW B/P bpm BR BRP BS At Anatomy and physiology Abortion Abdomen Arterial blood gas Before meals Advanced Cardiac Life Support Right ear Activities of daily living As desired Admission Acid-fast bacillus Above the knee amputation Albumin Morning Against medical advice Ambulate Acute myocardial infarction Amount Autonomic nervous system Anterior Alert & Oriented to person, time, place Approximately Aqueous Acute respiratory distress syndrome Left ear Aspirin As soon as possible As tolerated Both ears Axillary Barium enema Twice a day Bilateral Below knee Below knee amputation Blood Basic life support Bowel movement Bag of water Blood pressure Beats per minute Bedrest Bathroom privileges Bowel sounds or Breath sounds Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions BSI BSO BUN BVM Bx; bx _ c C&S c-spine CA CAD cal CAT cath CBC cc CC CCU CHD CHF CHO chol circ cl liq CNS c/o COPD CPAP CPK CPR CPT CREF CS CSF CT CVA CVU cx CXR cysto d/c D&C DAT DC del Body substance isolation Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy Blood, urea, nitrogen Bag-valve-mask Biopsy With Culture and sensitivity Cervical spine Cancer Coronary artery disease Calorie Computerized axial tomography Catheter Complete blood count Cubic centimeters Chief complaint Coronary care unit Coronary heart disease Congestive heart failure Carbohydrate Cholesterol Circumcision Clear liquids Central nervous system Complains of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Continuous positive airway pressure Creatine phosphokinase Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Chest physical therapy Closed reduction external fixation Central supply Cerebrospinal fluid Computer tomography Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) Cardiovascular unit Cervix Chest x-ray Cystography Discontinue Dilation and curettage Diet as tolerated Discharge Delivery Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions Del. Rm. diff DNA DNR DOA DOB DPT DRG D/S dsg DT’s DW D5W Dx EBL ECG ECT ED EEG EENT EKG EMG ENT ESR ESRD EST ER et ETA ETI etiol ETOH exam exp ext FBOA FBS FBW FF (F.FL) FH FHS FHT FIFO FSH ft Delivery room Differential Deoxyribonucleic acid Do not resuscitate Dead on arrival Date of birth Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus Diagnosis-related grouping Dextrose in saline Dressing Delirium tremens Distilled water 5% dextrose in water Diagnosis Estimated blood loss Electrocardiogram Electroconvulsive therapy Emergency department Electroencephalogram Eye, ear, nose, throat Electrocardiogram Electromyogram Ear, nose, throat Erythrocyte sedimentation rate End stage renal disease Electro shock therapy Emergency room And Estimated time of arrival Endotracheal intubation Etiology Ethyl alcohol, intoxicated Examination Exploratory External, extract, extraction Foreign body obstructed airway Fasting blood sugar Fasting blood work Force fluids Family history Fetal heart sounds Fetal heart tones First in first out Follicle-stimulating hormone Foot Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions FUO Fx GB GI GU GTT gtt(s) gyn H&H H&P HCG hct HDL hgb hr (h) HIV HR hs ht Hx hypo hyst I&D I&O ICP ICU IM ing inj IPPB irrig IS isol IUD IV IVF IVP K+ KCL KUB L L&D lac lab lap Fever unknown origin Fracture Gallbladder Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Glucose tolerance test Drops Gynecology Hemoglobin and hematocrit History and physical Human chorionic gonadotropin Hematocrit High density lipoprotein Hemoglobin Hour Human immuno virus Heart rate Bedtime, hour of sleep Height History Hypodermic Hysterectomy Incision and drainage Intake and output Intracranial pressure Intensive care unit Intramuscular Inguinal Injection Intermittent positive pressure breathing Irrigation Intercostal space Isolation Intrauterine device Intravenous Intravenous fluid or in-vitro fertilization Intravenous pyelogram Potassium Potassium chloride Kidneys, ureters, bladder Lumbar Labor and delivery Laceration Laboratory Laparotomy Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions lat LD LDL liq LLL LLQ LMP LOC LP lt LUL LUQ MA meds MI MICU min MN MOM MRI MS MVA NVD Na+ NaCl N/C neg neuro NG NGT nitro NKA (NKDA) noc(t) NPO NS nsg NSR NVS OB OD oint OOB OPD OR ORIF Lateral Lethal dose Low density lipoprotein Liquid Left lower lobe Left lower quadrant Last menstrual period Loss of consciousness or level of consciousness Lumbar puncture Left Left upper lobe Left upper quadrant Mental age Medications Myocardial infarction Medical intensive care unit or mobile intensive care unit Minute Midnight Milk of magnesia Magnetic resonance imaging Multiple sclerosis Motor vehicle accident Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Sodium Sodium chloride Nasal cannula or no complaints Negative Neurology Nasogastric Nasogastric tube Nitroglycerin No known allergies ; no known diagnosed allergies Night Nothing by mouth Normal saline Nursing Normal sinus rhythm Neurological vital signs Obstetrics Right eye or overdose Ointment Out of bed Outpatient department Operating room Open reduction internal fixation Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions ortho os OS OT OU oz _ p P P&A PAC PACU palp PAT pc pCO2 PDR PE Peds per PERL(A) PET PH pH PID PKU pm PNS po post Post Op pp (p.p.) pO2 PPD Pre Op prn pro time pt PT PTT PVC Px q qd qh Orthopedics Mouth Left eye Occupational therapy Both eyes Ounce After Pulse Percussion and auscultation Premature atrial contraction Post-anesthesia care unit Palpation Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia After meals Partial pressure of carbon dioxide Physician’s desk reference Pulmonary embolism Pediatrics By or through Pupils equal & reactive to light and accommodation Positron emission tomography Past history Hydrogen ion concentration (acidity) Pelvic inflammatory disease Phenylketonuria Between noon and midnight Peripheral nervous system By mouth Posterior Postoperative Postprandial (after eating) Partial pressure of oxygen Purified protein derivative (TB Test) Preoperative As needed Prothrombin time Patient or pint Physical therapy Partial prothromboplastin time Premature ventricular contraction Prognosis Every Every day Every hour Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions q2h, q3h,… qhs qid q._m. qns qod qs r (R) R (resp) RAIU RBC RDA reg REM Rh RK RL (LR) RLL RLQ RML R/O ROM R.R. RUL RUQ rt RV Rx _ s SS ss SA SB SBO sc SCD SIDS Sig: SL SMAC SOAP SOB spec sp. gr. Every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc… Every night at bedtime Four times a day Every _____ minutes Quantity not sufficient Every other day Quantity sufficient Rectal Respirations, rectal Radioactive iodine uptake study Red blood cell Recommended daily allowance Regular Rapid eye movement Rhesus Rh+ RhRadial keratotomy Ringer’s lactate or lactated ringers Right lower lobe or right lower limb Right lower quadrant Right middle lobe Rule out Range of motion Recovery room Right upper lobe, right upper limb Right upper quadrant Right Residual volume Prescription Without Signs and symptoms Half Sinoatrial Small bowel Small bowel obstruction Subcutaneous Sequential compression device Sudden infant death syndrome Label/write Sublingual Sequential multiple analysis computer Subjective, objective, assessment, plan Shortness of breath Specimen Specific gravity Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions SQ, sub q SSE stat STD STH SVD SVN SVT Sx T T&A tab TAH TB TCDB temp (T) TH TIA tid TLC TMJ tol TPN TPR tr trach TSH TURP TV TVH TWE TX UA umb ur URI US USP UTI V fib V tach vag VC VD vit Subcutaneous Soap suds enema Immediately Sexually transmitted device Somatotropic hormone Spontaneous vaginal delivery Small volume nebulizer Supraventricular tachycardia Symptoms Temperature Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy Tablet Total abdominal hysterectomy Tuberculosis Turn, cough, deep breath Temperature Thyroid hormone Transient ischemic attack Three times a day Tender loving care Temporomandibular joint Tolerated Total parenteral nutrition Temperature, pulse respirations Tincture Tracheostomy, tracheotomy Thyroid stimulating hormone Transurethral resection of prostate; prostatectomy Tidal volume Total vaginal hysterectomy Tap water enema Treatments Urinalysis Umbilicus Urine Upper respiratory infection Ultrasound United States Pharmacopeia Urinary tract infection Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular tachycardia Vaginal Vital capacity Venereal disease Vitamin Medical Terminology Abbreviations with Definitions vo vol V/S or VS WA WBC w/c WNL wt y/o Verbal order Volume Vital signs While awake White blood cell Wheel chair Within normal limits Weight Year(s) old
