MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ABBREVIATION LIST NOTE: These abbreviations may appear with or without periods and either CAPITAL or lower case letters may be used. MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD (parenthesized ( ) terms are derived from latin phrases): a.c. ADL b.i.d. before meals (ante cibum) activities of daily living twice a day (bis in die) c CCU DOA DOB DRG Dx ECF ER FH h/o HPI h.s. hx OR p.o. PH p/o; postop preop p.r.n. PTA q qam qd qhs qid qod r/o ROS Rx _ s with coronary care unit dead on arrival date of birth diagnosis-related group diagnosis extended-care facility emergency room family history history of history of present illness at bedtime (hora somni) history operating room by mouth (per os) past history postoperative preoperative as required (pro re nata) prior to admission each; every every morning every day (quaque die) each bedtime (quaque hora somni) four times daily (quarter in die) every other day rule out review of systems treatment; therapy; prescription without stat tid TPR Tx VS y/o immediately 3 times daily (ter in die) temperature pulse respiration traction; treatment vital signs year old DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: abd BaE BMR DM GI IBD LFTs NG tube NPO TPN UGI abdomen barium enema basal metabolic rate diabetes mellitus gastrointestinal inflammatory bowel disease liver function tests nasogastric tube nothing by mouth (nulla per os) total parenteral nutrition upper gastrointestinal URINARY SYSTEM: ARF BUN CRF C&S cysto IVP HD KUB pH sp. gr. U/A UTI acute renal failure blood urea nitrogen chronic renal failure culture and sensitivity cystoscopic examination intravenous pyelogram hemodialysis kidney, ureter, bladder symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity specific gravity urinalysis urinary tract infection FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: ab C-section; CS CVS D&C ERT Grav (1,2,3, etc.) GYN HCG, hCG IUD IVF LMP NB OB Para (1,2,3, etc.) Pap smear PID PMS STDs abortion Cesarean section chorionic villus sampling dilation and curettage estrogen replacement therapy number of pregnancies gynecology human chorionic gonadotropin intrauterine device in vitro fertilization (vitre/o = glass) last menstrual period newborn obstetrics number of live births Papanicolaou’s smear pelvic inflammatory disease premenstrual syndrome sexually transmitted diseases MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: BPH GC GU PSA TUR; TURP VDRL HSV benign prostatic hyperplasia (hypertrophy) gonorrhea genitourinary prostate specific antigen transurethral resection of prostate veneral disease research laboratory herpes simplex virus NERVOUS SYSTEM: Ach AD ALS ANS CNS CSF CP CVA EEG HD LP MS TIA acetylcholine Alzheimer disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis autonomic nervous system central nervous system cerebrospinal fluid cerebral palsy cerebrovascular accident electroencephalogram Huntington Disease lumbar puncture multiple sclerosis transient ischemic attack CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: ASHD A-V BP CABG CAD CHF CPK ECG; EKG HDL LDH LDL MI MVP PAC PVC S-A node tPA troponin T VLDL arteriosclerotic heart disease atrioventricular blood pressure coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery disease congestive heart failure creatine phosphokinase electrocardiogram high-density lipoprotein lactate dehydrogenase low-density lipoprotein myocardial infarction mitral valve prolapse premature atrial contraction premature ventricular contraction sinoatrial node tissue plasminogen activator protein in cardiac muscle cells very-low-density lipoprotein RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: ABG AFB ARDS CF COPD CPR DOE RDS PCP PPD SOB TB URI arterial blood gases acid-fast bacilli acute respiratory distress syndrome cystic fibrosis chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cardiopulmonary resuscitation dyspnea on exertion respiratory distress syndrome pneumocystis carinii pneumonia purified protein derivative shortness of breath tuberculosis upper respiratory infection BLOOD SYSTEM: ABO bld. CBC ESR; sed rate Hb; Hgb Hct H&H MCH MCHC MCV PT PTT RBC WBC three main blood groups blood complete blood count erythrocyte sedimentation rate hemoglobin hematocrit hemoglobin and hematocrit mean corpuscular hemoglobin mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration mean corpuscular volume prothrombin partial thromboplastin time red blood cell count white blood cell count LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS: AIDS ELISA HIV HSV IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM KS NK PCP T4 T8 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay human immunodeficiency virus herpes simplex virus immunoglobulins Kaposi sarcoma natural killer cells pneumocystis carinii pneumonia helper T cell lymphocyte cytoxic or killer T cell lymphocyte MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM: C1, C2, etc. Ca EMG Fx IM inj jt L1, L2, etc. Ortho. ROM T1, T2, etc. cervical vertebrae calcium electromyography fracture intramuscular injection joint lumbar vertebrae orthopedics range of motion thoracic vertebrae SKIN: bx Derm subcu; subq biopsy dermatology subcutaneous SENSE ORGANS: EYE AND EAR: D Em OD Ophth OS OU PERRLA VA VF AC AD AS BC EENT ENT Oto diopter (lens strength) emmetropia (normal vision) right eye ophthalmology left eye each eye pupils equal, round, react to light and accomodation visual acuity visual field air conduction right ear left ear bone conduction eyes, ears, nose, throat ear, nose, throat otology ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: ACTH ADH BMR FSH GH IDDM LH MSH NIDDM PRL PTH RIA T3 T4 TSH adrenocorticotropic hormone antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) basal metabolic rate follicle-stimulating hormone growth hormone insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Type I diabetes luteinizing hormone melanocyte-stimulating hormone non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Type 2 diabetes prolactin parathyroid hormone radioimmunoassay; measures hormones in blood triiodothyronine thyroxine thyroid-stimulating hormone ONCOLOGY: bx Ca CIS DNA mets Path TNM biopsy cancer carcinoma in situ deoxyribonucleic acid metastases pathology tumor, nodes, metastasis RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, RADIATION THERAPY: AP CAT CT CXR DSA LAT MRI NMR PA PET SPECT anteroposterior computerized axial tomography computed tomography chest x-ray digital subtraction angiography lateral magnetic resonance imaging nuclear magnetic resonance posteroanterior positron emission tomography single-photon emission computed tomography PSYCHIATRY: ADHD DT ECT IQ MMPI psy, psych SAD TAT WAIS WISC attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder delirium tremens electroconvulsive therapy intelligence quotient Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory psychiatry seasonal affective disorder thematic apperception test Wechsler adult intelligence scale Wechsler intelligence scale for children MEDICAL LABORATORY: ABG AFP ALP ALT (SGPT) AST (SGOT) ANA BUN FBS GTT PaCO2; pCO2 PaO2; pO2 CPK LDH ++ Ca Cl HCO3 + K + Na P PKU troponin T arterial blood gases alpha-fetoprotein alkaline phosphatase enzyme test for liver function enzyme test for liver function antinuclear antibody blood urea nitrogen fasting blood sugar glucose tolerance test partial pressure of carbon dioxide partial pressure of oxygen enzyme test for cardiac damage enzyme test for cardiac damage calcium chlorine bicarbonate kalium, latin for potassium natrium, latin for sodium phosphorous phenylketonuria protein test for cardiac damage