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MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS At present, the only approved medical abbreviations that are acceptable for LHD documentation are in this section and Marilyn Fuller Delong’s Medical Acronyms, Eponyms & Abbreviations, 3rd Edition or later. The following list has been compiled from sources that are nationally acceptable and are taken from documents that are published by such agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical references, the MERCK Manual, and medical dictionaries such as Dorland’s Medical Dictionary. Each LHD should keep a log of non-medical abbreviations that are used in their agency, such as MCHS – Madison County High School, Tues. – Tuesday, CBH – Central Baptist Hospital, etc. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Symbols 1/10th 2 3 2 times a day 3 times a day 4 times a day 1st heart sound 2nd heart sound 3rd heart sound 4th heart sound Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange deci ii iii BID t.i.d. QID S1 S2 S3 S4 5 A’s A a drop abdomen, abdominal Abdominal pain, Chest pain, Headaches, Eye problems, Severe leg pain abnormal abortion about (circa) absent without leave absent, absence absolute bed rest acceleration acceptable daily intake accommodation, according Accredited Registered Nurse Practitioner accumulation Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) Acid Fast Bacilli Acidophilus and Bifidum Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome activated clotting time activities of daily living activity Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Page 1 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 gt Abd, abdom ACHES Abn, ABNL, Abnl, abnorm ab, AB ca AWOL abs ABR accel ADI acc ARNP accum ASA AFB A&B AIDS ACT ADL act ALL Acute Myeloid Leukemia Acute Otitis Media Acute Respiratory Disease Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome acute, before meals (ante cibum) adequate Adhivendus, to be administered adjunct administered, administrator, admission Adrenocorticotropic hormone Adult & Child Health Improvement Adult Treatment Panel III Advanced Beneficiary Notice Advanced Life Support advised, against Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccine Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices African-American after (post) after meals (post cibos) after surgery afternoon agglutinate, agglutination AIDS-Related Complex Alanine Aminotransferase alcohol alcohol like substance on breath alcohol on breath alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs Alcoholics Anonymous alert and oriented alert and oriented to time, person, place, and date alive and well allergy Alpha-Fetoprotein alternate American Academy of Pediatrics American Cancer Society American College of Nurse-Midwives American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Diabetes Association/American Dietetic Association American Medical Association American Nurses Association American Public Health Association American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology American Thoracic Society Americans with Disabilities Act amount Ampoule Page 2 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 AML AOM ARD ARDS ac adeq adhib adj adm ACTH ACHI ATP III ABN ALS adv ACCV ACIP AA post, p pc, PC Post-op pm agg, aggl ARC ALT alc ALSOB AOB ATOD AA A/O A+Ox4 A&W all AFP alt AAP ACS ACNM ACOG ADA AMA ANA APHA ASCCP ATS ADA amt amp Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis analgesic anatomy anatomy and physiology and annual family planning anterior antibiotics antibody Antibody to Hepatitis A Virus Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Anticipatory Guidance Anticubital antigen, silver Anti-Rabies Serum apparent application, applied appointment appropriate for gestational age approximate aqua – water Area Development Districts arteriosclerosis artery artificial as directed (modo praescripto) as much as desired as needed (pro re nata) as soon as possible as tolerated ascorbic acid Aspartate Aminotransferase aspirin/caffeine assist, assistant associate association asymptomatic at at bedtime Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Atomic Energy Acts Atrial Septal Defect Atrioventricular atrophy Attention Deficit Disorder Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance Atypical Squamous Cells – Cannot Exclude High-Grade Lesion Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance Page 3 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 ALS anal anat A&P et ANF ant abx Ab anti-HAV anti-HBc anti-HBs AG AC Ag ARS appar appl appt, appoint AGA approx aq, aqu ADD AS art artif emp, mp qp, qv, qu prn ASAP as tol Vitamin C AST APC asst assoc assn asx a, @ hd, hs ACVD AEA ASD AV atr ADD AGC ASC-H ASC-US auditory auscultation Auscultation and Palpation auxillary average axillary AUD ausc, auscul A&P aux av, avg Ax, ax B baby teeth Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccine backache bacterial Bacterial Vaginosis bag of waters balance barbiturates barium Bartholins, Urethral & Skenes gland basal body temperature basal cell cancer basal energy expenditure basal metabolic rate battered child syndrome battered woman syndrome because of bed rest before before dinner before meals before noon before surgery begin, began, beginning behavior benign prostatic hypertrophy between Bicarbonate Bi-chloroacetic acid bilateral bilateral breath sounds Bilateral Otitis Media Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy Bilateral Serous Otitis Media Biohazard Detection System biopsy birth control birth control clinic birth control pills birthmark Page 4 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 A-T BSN BCG B/A bact BV BOW bal barbs Ba BUS BBT BCC BEE BMR BCS BWS B/O BR ā ap a.c. am Pre-op beg beh BPH bet, ~ Bicarb, HCO3 BCA bilat BBS BOM BSO BSOM BDS Bx, bx BC BCC BCP BMK black box warning black female black male blood blood alcohol blood alcohol level blood brain barrier blood glucose blood lead level blood pressure blood sugar blood sugar level blood urea nitrogen Blood volume body mass index body surface area body weight bone bone mineral density born both ears, each ear bottle bowel movement bowel sounds normal boyfriend breakthrough bleeding Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System breast self exam Breastfeeding Woman breath breath sounds bilateral bright red blood British Research Medical Council brought in by buccal by By mouth (per os) BBW B/F B/M Bl, bld BA BAL BBB BG BLL BP BS BSL BUN Q BMI BSA BW os BMD b AU bot BM BSN BF BB, BTB BCCTP BI-RADSTM BSE BF br BSB BRB BRMC BIB B per po C “cut down”, “annoyed”, “guilty”, and “eye-opener” calcium calculate Calendar Year calorie cancelled cancer, carcinoma Cancer Screening Education Materials capacity Page 5 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 CAGE Ca calc CY cal canc Ca, CA CSEM cap capillary capillary blood capsule carbohydrate carbon carbon dioxide carcinoma-in-situ cardiac arrest, cardiology cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardiovascular disease cardiovascular heart disease cardiovascular system case unknown case, conscious Casual Blood Sugar catheter caucasian cavity center Centers for Disease Control centigrade Centigrade/Celsius centigram centimeters centimeters per second central central nervous system cephalopelvic disproportion Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Spinal Fluid Cerebrovascular Accident Certificate of Need Certified Medical Assistant Certified Nurse Midwife certified, certificate cervical Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm cervical motion tenderness cervical spine cervix Cesarean Delivery Cesarean Section change check chemical, chemistry chest chest pain chest x-ray cap C cap CH20, CHO, COH C CO2 CIS CA cardio CPR CV, CVD, CD CHD CVS CU cs CBS cath cauc cav ctr CDC cent C cg, Cgm cm cm/sec cent CNS CPD CP CSF CVA CON CMA CNM cert, crt cerv, C CIN cmt C-spine cerv, Cx CD CS, C-section Δ ck chem ch CP CXR Page 6 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 chest-back chicken pox chief complaint child child fatality review Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Nurse Children Chlamydia Test chlorine cholesterol cholesterol/triglyceride ratio Chorionic Gonadotropin choronic villus sampling chromium chronic chronic liver disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic serous otitis media chronic tuberculosis chronological age cigarette circulate, circumference circumcision clear to auscultation clear to auscultation bilaterally clinic, clinical Clinical Advisory Committee Clinical Assessment Software Application clinical breast exam Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act Clinical Nurse Specialist clue cells coagulation Code of Federal Regulations cold knife conization combination combined oral contraceptives (estrogen & progestin) Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs committee communicable disease Community Based Services Community Health Nurse company, county compare, compound complains of complement fixation complete complete blood count complication Page 7 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 C-B ch px C.C., CC ch CFR CLPPP C CT Cl CH, chol C/TG CG CVS Cr chr CLD COPD CSOM CTB CA cig circ circ, circum CTA CTA(B) cl, clin CAC CASA CBE CLIA CNS CC coag CFR CKC comb COCs CCSHCN comm. commun dis, CD CBS CHN Co. comp C/O, ℅ CF compl CBC complic compound computer-aided detection computerized axial tomography concentrated, concentration concerning condition confidence interval confirmed & compatible congenital congenital heart disease Congenital Polycystic Disease Congenital Rubella Syndrome congestive heart failure conjugated Consistent with Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act constant contact continue Continue with continuing education continuing education unit Contraceptive Technology Contraction Stress Test contractions control convalescent coordination, coordinator copper coronary care unit correct, correction counterclockwise criteria, critical cryosurgery cryotherapy cubic cubic centimeter cubic feet cubic inches cubic meters cubic micron cubic millimeter cubic yard culture culture & sensitivity current current diagnosis current procedural terminology cutting in to Page 8 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 compd CAD CAT scan conc re: cond CI C&C cong CHD CPD CRS CHF conjug C/w COBRA const C cont C/W CE CEU CT CST contrx ctr conv coord Cu CCU corr CCW crit cryo cryo cu c.c., cc, cu cm cu ft cu in cu m CU cmm, cu mm cu yd cult C&S cur cd CPT-4 -otomy Cystic Fibrosis cystoscopy Cytomegalovirus CF cysto CMV D date of admission date of birth date of death date of service date, dose daughter decameter deceased deceleration decibal decigram deciliter decimeter decrease, decreased deep tendon reflex deep vein thrombosis deficiency deformity degeneration degree dekagram dekaliter delayed-type hypersensitivity Delirium Tremens delivery, delivered Denver Articulation Screening Examination Denver Development Screening Tool Deoxyribonucleic Acid department Department for Community Based Services Department for Public Health Department of Laboratory Services Department of Transportation dependent Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate depressed, depression derive, derivative descent, descending determined, let it be given development developmental age developmental disability developmental quotient Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Page 9 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 D/A D/B, DOB DOD DOS D dau dkm Dec, dec’d decel dB dg, dgm dl dm decr, ↓ DTR DVT def deform degen Deg, deg dkg dkl DTH DT del DASE DDST DNA dept DCBS DPH DLS DOT dep DMPA depr deriv desc det Dev, devel DA DD DQ DECA deviated nasal septum diabetes Diabetes Centers of Excellence Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Self Management Training Diabetic Ketoacidosis diagnosis Diagnostic Related Group diagram diameter diarrhea and vomiting diastolic blood pressure did not keep appointment diet as tolerated dietary reference intakes Diethylstilbestrol different, differential differential blood count dilation and curettage dilation and evacuation diminish, dimension Diphtheria Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoids and Pertussis vaccine Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoids, adsorbed Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus toxoid Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis vaccine direct, direction, director direct fluorescent antibody directly observed preventative therapy directly observed therapy Director of Nurses disabled discharge discontinue Discussed with disease Disease Intervention Specialists dislocate, dislocation dispense dispense as written disseminated Disseminated Gonococcal Infection dissolved distal distal pulses distance distribute, disturbance divide, division Division of Laboratory Services Page 10 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 DNS diab DCOE DM DSMT DKA Dx, diag DRG diagm diam D&V DBP DNKA DAT DRI DES diff dif D&C D&E dim diph DTP DT DPT DTaP dir DFA DOPT DOT DON dis disch, D/C, DC, dc disc, D/C, d/c D/W dis DIS disloc disp DAW dissem DGI dissd D DP dis dist div DLS Doctor of Dental Medicine Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Optometry/Optometrist Doctor’s orders, Doctor of Osteopathy document, documentation Domestic Mail Manual domestic violence domestic violence/sexual assault dominant Dorsalis pedis pulse dose, dosage double double vision Down’s Syndrome dram dressing drink driving under influence drop by drop drops drug history drug of choice dry dressing duck embryo vaccine Ductal Carcinoma in situ – type of breast cancer duplication, duplicate durable medical equipment dysfunctional uterine bleeding DMD MD OD DO doc DMM DV DV/SA dom DP D,dos dbl dv DS dr Drsg, dsg bib DUI guttat gtt D/H DOC DD DEV DCIS dup DME DUB E each eye ear, nose, (and) throat early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment ears, eyes, nose, throat ectopic pregnancy educate, education effect, effective effective dose egg, ovary elbow elect, elective elective termination of pregnancy electrocardiogram electroencephalogram electronic fetal monitor elevated blood lead level eligible embryo emergency Page 11 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 OU ENT EPSDT EENT EP educ eff ED ov elb el, elect ETP ECG, EKG EEG EFM EBLL ELG Emb emer emergency contraception emergency contraceptive pills emergency medical services emergency medical technician emergency operations plan emergency room emotional EndoCervical Curretage Endometrial Biopsy enema enhanced-potency Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine enlarged environment Environment Rating Scale Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Rating Scale Environmental Smoke Exposure Enzyme Immunoassay Enzyme-linked Immunoadsorbent Assay eosinophil epidemiology episiotomy epithelial Epstein-Barr Virus equal equal bilateral breath sounds equipment equivalent erectile dysfunction erythrocytes per deciliters Erythromycin Escherichia coli especially essential estimated estimated blood loss estimated date of confinement estimated fetal weight estimated gestational age estradiol estrogen estrogen replacement therapy Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol Ethinyl estradiol Ethmbutol evacuate, evacuation evaluate and advise evaluate, evaluation evaluation and management Page 12 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 EC ECP EMS EMT EOP ER emot ECC EMB en eIPV enl environ ERS EPA ERS ETS EIA ELISA eos epi epis EPITH EBV eq EBBS equip equiv ED ery/dL EES E coli esp ess est EBL EDC EFW EGA E2 E, ESG ERT EtOH, EOH EE EMB evac E&A eval E/M every 2 hours every 3 hours every 4 hours every 5 hours every 8 hours every day every four hours every hour, each hour every morning every night every other hour every other night examination except, excision Expanded Role Registered Nurse expected date of delivery expected, expired expire, expiration Exposures expressed breast milk exterior, external extract extremity eye q2h q3h q4h q5h q8h qd qqh oh, qh om, qam, qm on, qn, qpm qoh qon Ex, exam exc ERRN EDD exp expir Exp. EBM ext ext ext E F face-to-face Facial fahrenheit failure to thrive family family support worker Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act family goal sheet family history family nurse practitioner family planning family planning education materials family resource youth services center fasting blood glucose fasting blood sugar fasting lipid panel fasting plasma glucose fat free father, female, frequency fecal occult blood test Federal Trade Commission feeding fee-for-service Page 13 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 En face F F FTT fam FSW FERPA FGS F/H, FH, FHx FNP FP FPEM FRYSC FBG FBS FLP FPG FF F, f FOBT FTC fdg FFS female female genital tract fertility awareness methods fetal alcohol syndrome fetal heart rate fetal heart sounds fetal heart tones fetal movements fever and chills fever of unknown origin fibrocystic breast Fibromyalgia Syndrome figure fine needle aspiration (cytology) finger stick blood glucose/sugar first menstrual period fiscal year flexion fluid fluid dram fluid ounce fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test Fluoroquinolone foam and condoms folic acid follicle-stimulating hormone following, force fluids follow-up follow-up nutrition education by kiosk follow-up nutrition education per protocols (wic abbreviation) food Food & Drug Administration foot, feet for example for further appointment for your information forearm four times a day fracture fragment Free fatty acids freely, as desired frequency, frequent from full mouth series full range of motion full strength full term Page 14 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 F, fem FGT FAM FAS FHR FHS FHT FM F/C FUO FCB FMS fig FNA(c) FSBG or FSBS FMP FY flex Fl, fld ft. dr. fl oz FTA-ABS FQN F&C FA, B9 FSH ff F/U, FU FNEK FNEPP cib FDA ft e.g. FFA FYI FA qid frac, fx frag FFA Ad lib freq fr FMS FROM FS FT full term normal delivery function fungal elements FTND func FE G Galactosemia gallbladder gallon Gamma Globulin Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease gastrointestinal general General Practitioner genitourinary genitourinary system gestational diabetes mellitus girlfriend gland glomerular filtration rate glucose glucose challenge test glucose insulin tolerance test glucose tolerance test gluteus maximus gold Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project Gonococcal Urethritis gonococcus/gonorrhea government gradual, gradually grain gram gram negative gram negative bacillus gram negative cocci gram negative diplococci gram per deciliter gram positive gram positive cocci grandfather grandmother Gravida gravity greater than greater than or equal to Group A streptococcus Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus Page 15 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 GAL GB gal GG GER GERD GI gen GP GU GUS GDM GF gl GFR glu GCT GITT GT, GTT glut max Au GnRH GISP GU gc, GC govt grad gr g, gm GN GNB GNC GND g/dL GP GPC GF GM G grav > ≥ GAS GBBS Group B streptococcus Growing Great Families Growing Great Kids growth hormone guide, guidance Guillain-Barré Syndrome gynecologist, gynecology GBS GGF GGK GH guid GBS Gyn, GYN H Haemophillus influenzae type b Haemophilus influenzae type b Conjugate Vaccine half half gallon hard of hearing HCFA Common Procedural Coding System head and neck head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat headache Health Access, Nurturing Development Services Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Provider health care worker Health Department Procedural Terminology Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act health maintenance organization health risk assessment healthy balance heart disease heart rate, heart risk heart sounds height Hemagglutination Inhibitor Hemagglutinin Hematocrit Hemoglobin Hemoglobin A Hemoglobin A and Hemoglobin S (Sickle cell trait) Hemoglobin B Hemoglobin C; a variant/abnormal hemoglobin Hemoglobin F Hemoglobin S Hemoglobin S-C Hepatitis A Hepatitis A antibody Hepatitis A antigen Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis A virus Hepatitis B Hepatitis B antibody Page 16 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 Hib HbCV Hf HG HOH HCPCS H&N HEENT HA, h/a HANDS HCFA HCP HCW HDPT HIPAA HMO HRA HB HD HR HS ht HI H crit, Hct, HCT HB, Hb, Hgb, Hg HbA HbAS HbB HbC HbF HbS HbS-C HA HAAb HAAg HepA HAV HB HBAb Hepatitis B antigen Hepatitis B core antigen Hepatitis B early antibody Hepatitis B early antigen Hepatitis B immune globulin Hepatitis B surface antibody Hepatitis B surface antigen Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C Virus Hepatitis D virus Hepatitis E virus Hepatitis-Associated antigen Herpes Simplex Herpes Simplex Virus Herpes Simplex, Genitalis Herpes zoster virus hertz high high blood pressure high density lipoprotein high density lipoprotein cholesterol high efficiency particulate air filtration high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion history history and physical history of history of present illness HIV – postexposure prophylaxis HIV Counseling and Testing home blood glucose monitoring home visitor horizontal bitewings hormone replacement therapy hospital hospital visit hour Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Human Delta Virus Human diploid cell rabies vaccine Human Immunodeficiency Virus Human Papillomavirus Human Rabies Immune Globulin Human T-cell Leukemia Virus, Type 1 husband hydrogen hygiene hypertension hypertensive cardiovascular disease Page 17 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 HBAg HBcAg HBeAb HbeAg HBIG HBsAb HbsAg HepB HBV HCV HDV HEV HAA HS HSV HSG HZV Hz hyper HBP HDL, HDLP HDL-C HEPA HSIL Hist, Hx H&P h/o, H/O HPI HIV-PEP HIVCT HBGM HV BW HRT hosp HV h, hr HCG HDV HDCV HIV HPV HRIG HTLV-1 husb. H hyg Hpn, HPN, HTN HCVD hypodermic injection hysterectomy hypo hyst I ideal body weight identification if necessary (si opus sit) immediate, immediately (at once) Immune Globulin Immune Serum Globulin immunization Immunization Action Coalition Immunofluorescence Assay Immunoglobulin Immunoglobulin A Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M impaired fasting glucose impaired glucose tolerance impaired, impairment important impression improved Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Inborn error of metabolism inch Incisal incision and drainage include, including, inclusive incompatible incomplete increase increment independent indicate, indication infant Infant of diabetic mother infect, infection infinity inflammation influence information ingestion inguinial inhalation inhibit, inhibitor initial family planning initial office visit Initial Preventive Physical Exam IBW ID sos immed, stat IG ISG imm, IZ IAC IFA Ig IgA IgG IgM IFG (pre-diabetes) IGT (pre-diabetes) impair import imp imp IPV IEM in I I&D incl incompat incompl I, inc, incr, incre ind indic Inf, I IDM infect, infx inflam infl info ingest ing inh, inhal inhib INF IOV IPPE Page 18 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 injectable agent injecting drug user injection injury inoculation inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation Inspector General inspiration Inspiratory/expiratory Institute of Medicine instructor, instructed instrument insufficient insulin dependent diabetes insulin dependent diabetes mellitus intake and output Intensive Care Unit Intermittent positive pressure Intermittent positive pressure breathing International Air Transport Association International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (WIC abbreviation) International Bottled Water Association International Classification of Diseases International Classification of Diseases – 9th Ed. – Clinical Modification International Classification of Diseases – 9th Edition Interproximal Interstate Milk Shipment intestine intoxication intra-amniotic intra-arterial intradermal, intradermally intramuscular, intramuscularly intrauterine device intrauterine growth retardation intrauterine system intravenous Intravenous pyelography involuntary, inverse iodine iron Iron-deficiency anemia irrigate, irrigation Irritable Bowel Syndrome isolation Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide) Page 19 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 IA IDU inject, inj inj inoc IPPA IG insp I/E IOM instr inst insuff IDD IDDM I&O ICU IPP IPPB IATA IBCLC IBWA ICD ICD-9-CM ICD-9 Interprox. IMS intest Intox IA IA ID IM IUD IGR, IUGR IUS IV IVP inv I Fe IDA irrig IBS isol INH, INAH J jaundice joint Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Joint National Committee – 7 (7th Report) Journal of the American Medical Association Journal of the American Public Health Association junction juvenile Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis jaund jnt, jt JCAHO JNC 7 JAMA JAPHA jct, junct juv JODM JRA K Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Kentucky Domestic Violence Association Kentucky Early Intervention System Kentucky Health Insurance Assistance Program Kentucky HIV Care Coordinator Program Kentucky Revised Statutes Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Project Ketoacidosis Ketone bodies kilocalorie kilogram kiloliter kilometer KADAP KCHIP KDE KDPCP KDVA KEIS KHIAP KHCCP KRS KWCSP KA KB kcal kg kl km L laboratory laboratory procedure lactating lactation amenorrhea method lactic acid Lactic dehydrogenase large large-for-gestational-age Laryngotracheo bronchitis last (normal) menstrual period last menstrual period latent TB infection lateral lead left arm left deltoid left eye left forearm lab lab proc lact LAM LA LDH lg, mag LGA LTB LNMP LMP LTBI lat Pb LA LD LE LFA Page 20 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 left leg left lower lobe left lower quadrant left lung Left Otitis Media, Suppurative, Acute Left Otitis Media, Suppurative, Chronic Left quadrant left to right Left upper lobe left upper quadrant left, length length of stay let there be added lethal dose Levodopa Levovogestrel IUD Licensed Practical Nurse Licensed Vocational Nurse light Light and Accommodation limited Limited English Proficiency (Title VI) lingual liquid liter lithium Live Attenuated Influenza Virus live birth live vaccine liver function test Local Health Department Long Acting Long-acting thyroid stimulator Long-acting thyroid stimulator protector Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure loss of consciousness loss of motion low birth weight low blood pressure low carbohydrate low cholesterol low density lipoprotein low density lipoprotein cholesterol low fat diet low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion low or below low sodium lower arch of the jaw Page 21 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 LL LLL LLQ LL LOMSA LOMSCH LQ L-R, L/R LUL LUQ L, lt LOS add LD L-dopa LNG IUD LPN LVN L L&A Lmtd LEP L liq l Li LAIV LB LV LFT LHD LA LATS LATS-P LCAD LEEP, LOOP, LETZ LOC LOM LBW LBP LoCHO LoChol LDL, LDLP LDL-C LFD LSIL hypo LoNa MAND lower extremity lower extremity amputation program Lunelle lung Lupus Erythematosus Luteinizing Hormone Lymphogranuloma venerum LE LEAP MPA/E2C L LE LH LGV M magnesium Magnetic Resonance Imaging Make Yours A Fresh Start Family male male & female mandibular manifest manufacturer Maple Syrup Urine Disease (WIC abbreviation) Marginal, margin marijuana masculine mastectomy Master Patient Index Master’s Degree in Nursing Masters of Public Health Material Safety Data Sheets Maternal and Child Health Services maternal grandfather/grandmother maternal, maternity Maxillary maximum Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine, live Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella Measles, Rubella vaccine, live median median, medium Medicaid medical abbreviation medical history medical nutrition therapy medical record medical technologist medical, medicine Medicare Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Medroxyprogesterone acetate and estradiol cypionate megahertz member membrane Page 22 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 Mag, Mg MRI MYFSF M M&F md. manif mfr. MSUD Marg. MJ masc mast MPI MSN MPH MSDS MCH MGF, MGM mat mx. max MMR MMRV MR md med Title XIX MA M/Hx MNT MR MT med Title XVII MCAD MPA/E2C mHz mem memb Memorandum of Agreement Meningococcal conjugate vaccine Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine menstrual menstrual history menstrual period mental age mental health Mental Health Association Mercury mesial metabolic, metabolism metastasis, metastasize Meter Methamphetamine Methotrexate Microgram microgram – 0.000001 gram Microhemagglutination assay for antibody to Treponema pallidum middle, midline Milk of Magnesia milliequivalent milliequivalent per liter milligram milligram per milliliter milligrams per deciliter milligrams per kilogram milliliter millimeter millimeters of mercury millimicron millimole per liter minim minimal effective dose minimum minimum inhibitory concentration minute miscellaneous misoprotol missed opportunity mitral valve mitral valve prolapse mixture Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partners moderate monoamine oxidase monocytes Mononucleosis Monosodium glutamate Page 23 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 MOA MCV4 MPSV4 menst MH MP MA MH MHA Hg M metab M, metas m meth MTX mcg ug MHA-TP mid MOM mEq, meq mEq/l mg, mgm mg/ml Mg/dl Mg/kg ml, mL mm Mm Hg, mmttg m mmol/l min MED min MIDC min misc MIS MO MV MVP mixt MAPP mod MAO monos mono MSG Monozygotic months months old Morbidity & Morbidity Weekly Report mother mother & father mouth moved or going elsewhere moves all extremities moves all extremities well Mucopurulent cervicitis Mucous Membrane Multi-drug resistant Multi-drug resistant TB Multipara multiple Multiple Sclerosis Multi-Vitamin murmur muscle musculoskeletal Mycobacteria other than TB Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Myocardial infarction MZ m, mo, mon MO MMWR M M&F os MOGE MAE MAEW MPC MM MDR MDR TB multip mult MS MVI mm musc MS MOTT MAC MTB MI N nanogram nanoliter nanometer nanosecond National Cancer Institute National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 1986 National Diabetes Education Program National Immunization Program National Institute for Occupation Safety & Health National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Health National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program natural natural family planning nausea and vomiting nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Necrotizing enterocolitis negative Negative Intraepithelial Lesion Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nervous nervous system Page 24 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 ng nl nm ns NCI NCVIA NDEP NIP NIOSH NIDDKD NIH NVICP nat NFP N&V NVD NEC neg NIL NICU nerv NS Neural Tube Defect Neuraminidase neurological New tuberculin (tuberculin residue) newborn Newborn, Term, Normal, Female/Male nickel Nicotine Replacement Therapy nitrogen nitroglycerin no abnormality detected no acute distress or no apparent distress no complaints no evidence of disease no known drug allergies no previous complaints no previous history nocturnal, night non stress test nondistended Nongonococcal urethritis Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors Nonspecific urethritis Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug non-tender Non-tender/Nondistended Nontuberculosis Nontuberculosis mycobacteria normal normal full term delivery normal record normal shape, size & consistency normal sinus rhythm normal spontaneous (full term) delivery normal spontaneous vaginal delivery normal vaginal delivery not elsewhere classified not known not otherwise specified not significant not specified not stated not yet diagnosed nothing by mouth nothing per mouth (at night) Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors Page 25 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 NTD N neuro TR NB NBTNF/M Ni NRT N NTG NAD NAD N/C, Ø ℅ NED NKA, NKDA NPC NPH Noc, noct NST ND NGU NIDDM NNRTI NSU NSAIA NSAID NT NT/ND N/TBC NTM N, n, NL, norm NFTD NR nssc NSR NSD, NSFTD NSVD NVD NEC NK NOS, NOX ns NSP ns NYD NPO npo, npo/hs NRC NRTI null nulliparous number Nurse Case Manager Nurse Practitioner nursing Nutrition Education Per Protocols (WIC abbreviation) Nutritional Risk Criteria Code Nullip no, # NCM NP nsg NEPP NRCC O observation and examination observed Obstetrician, Obstetrician and Gynecologist obstruct, obstruction Obstructive Sleep Apnea occasional occlusal occlusal radiograph Occupational Safety (and) Health Administration oculus dexter – right eye oculus sinister – left eye office visit official ointment Old Tuberculin once a day on examination one-half opening operating room ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope opposite optimal optional oral contraceptive oral contraceptive pills Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Oral Poliovirus vaccine, live, trivalent organization oriented original Original Tuberculin osteo myelitis other Otitis Externa Otitis Media otoscope ounce out of town Page 26 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 O&E obsd OB, OB/GYN obst OSA occ, occas O OR OSHA OD OS OV off oint, ung OT id O/E ss opg OR Oph, Ophth opp opt opt OC OCP OGTT OPV org Orx orig TO osteo O, o OE OM oto oz OOT ova and parasites Ovarian Screening Marker overdose Over-the-Counter, Over the Counter Drug oxygen Oxytocin Challenge Test O&P CA-125 OD OTC, OTCD O, O2 OCT P pack per day pair palatal palpable Pamphlet-Adult & Child Health panoramics Papanicolaou smear Papillary Para-aminobenzoid acid Para-aminosalicyclic acid Parathyroid hormone parent visitor parity paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea partial thromboplastin time parts per million past family and social history past history past medical history paternal grandfather/grandmother pathologist patient complains of Patient Encounter Form Patient Services Reporting System patient, patients pediatrician pediatrics Pedvax HIB Pelvic Inflammatory Disease penicillin per high density field per low density field percussion and auscultation perforation periapicals perimeter Period late, abnormal bleeding; Abdominal pains, pain with intercourse; Infection, STD, abnormal discharge; Not feeling well, fever, chills; String missing, shorter or longer periodic peripheral Page 27 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 ppd pr P palp PAM-ACH PAN pap Pap. PABA PAS PH PV PARA PND PTT, ptt ppm PFSH PH PMH PGF, PGM path PCO, pt ℅ PEF PSRS Pat, pt, pts PED Peds PRP-OMB PID PCN, pen, PNC /hdf /ldf P&A perf PA perim PAINS per periph permanent permanent teeth Pertussis vaccine Pervasive Development Disorder pharmacy Phenylketonuria phone order phosphate phosphorus physical examination Physician Assistant physician, physical Physician’s Data Query (CancerNet) Physician’s Desk Reference physiologic pint Pneumococcal ConjugateVaccine Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-Valent) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia pneumothorax point of entry Poliomyelitis Polycystic kidney disease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Polymerase chain reaction Polysaccharide-ribitol-phosphate vaccine Polyvinyl chloride position positive Positive predictive value positive pressure breathing possible post-exposure prophylaxis post nasal drip posterior posterior/anterior postpartum postprandial Postprandial Blood Sugar potassium potassium chloride Potassium hydroxide pound Prausnitz-kűstner test precipitation Pregnancy Induced Hypertension pregnancy, pregnant Pregnancy Test Education Materials Pregnant Woman Page 28 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 perm 1-32 P PDD pharm PKU PO phos, HPO4 P PE, PX PA phys PDQ PDR physio pt PCV-7 PPV23 PCP Pnx POE polio PKD PCOS PCR PRP PVC pos pos PPV PPB poss PEP PND post P/A P.P., PP PP PPBS K, K+ KCL KOH lb PK test precip PIH Pg, preg PTEM P preliminary Premature Rupture of Membranes premenstrual syndrome premenstrual tension prenatal preparation, prepare pre-pregnancy weight prescription present illness presenting complaints Presumptive Eligibility Preventative Medicine prevention, preventive, previous previous menstrual period Primary Care Physician primipara private private medical doctor probable, problem problem oriented medical record problem oriented record procedure produce, produced, product, production profession, professional progesterone Progestin-only contraceptive pills prognosis program progress project Prostrate specific antigen Protease inhibitors protein Protein bound iodine Protein Energy Malnutrition Prothrombin time proximal psychiatry, psychology Public Health Nurse Public Health Practice Reference pulmonary pulmonary embolism pulse pulse and respiration pupils equal and react to light pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation pupils equally round and reactive to light purified chick embryo cell purified protein derivative (tuberculin) Page 29 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 prelim PROM PMS PMT PN prep PPW Rx PI pc, PC PE PM prev PMP PCP primip priv, pvt PMD prob POMR POR proc prod prof P POPs Px prog progr proj PSA PI Prot PBI PEM proTime, PT prox psy, psych PHN PHPR pul, pulm PE P P&R PERL PERRLA PERRL PCEC PPD Pyrazinamide Pyridoxine PZA Vitamin B6, B6 Q quadrant quality assessment, quality assurance quality assurance/utilization review quality control quality improvement quality of life quality, qualitative quantitative quantity not sufficient quantity sufficient quart quiet Quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae quotient quad QA QA/UR QC QI QoL qual quant QNS qs qt qt QRNG quot R Rabies Immune globulin Rabies vaccine, adsorbed radium range of motion, rupture of membranes rapid eye movement Rapid plasma reagent (test), Rapid Plasma Regain rate rate and rhythm, regular rate and rhythm reaction ready to feed recommendation recommended dietary allowance record recovery room Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis red blood cells reduce, reducing, reduction refer, referred, referral reflex refrigerator refuse(s) medical assistance regarding, concerning registered Registered Dietician Registered Nurse Registered Therapist regular regular rate and rhythm regular respirations, respiratory rate rehabilitation Page 30 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 RIG RVA Ra ROM REM RPR R, r R&R, RRR react RTF recc RDA rec RR RVVC RBC reduc ref refl frig RMA re Reg RD RN RT reg RRR RR rehab related, relative related to relative risk release of information repeat, report Report of Verified Case Tuberculosis required research, reserve reserve residence, resident residue respective Respiration Respiratory Distress Syndrome respond, response responsible resuscitation return return to clinic reverse, review review of systems revised, revision Rhesus (blood factor) riboflavin Ribonucleic acid rifabutin rifampin Rifapentine right right arm right deltoid right eye right leg right lower lobe right to left right upper leg right upper lobe risk management Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Roentgen ray rotate, rotated, rotation rule out rupture rel r/t RR ROI rep, rept, rpt RVCT req res resv res res resp R RDS Rs resp resc rtn rtc, RTC rev ROS Rev., rev. Rh Vitamin B2, B2 RNA RFB RIF RPT D, R, rt RA RD RE RL RLL R-L, R/L RUL RUL RM RMSF X-ray rot R/O, r/o rupt S Salicylic acid Saquinavir satisfaction schedule SA SAQ satisf sched Page 31 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 science screen, ask, validate, evaluate/educate second, secondary second hand smoke secondary containment level section segment seizure self breast examination self monitoring blood glucose self testicular exam sensitivity separate, separately sequence Serous Otitis Media Serum glutamicoxaloacetic transaminase Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Combined Immunodeficiency severe, severity Sextant sexual assault Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Sexual Maturity Rating Sexually Transmissible Infection Sexually Transmitted Disease Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency shortness of breath shortness of breath on exertion shoulder sibling sickle cell trait sickle-cell hemoglobin side effects signal signature significant signs and symptoms Silver Nitrate simultaneously slight small small for dates small for gestational age social history Social Security Administration social worker social, society sodium Sodium Bicarbonate Page 32 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 sci SAVE sec, 2˚ SHS SCL sect seg Sz SBE SMBG STE sens sep seq SOM SGOT SARS SCID sev Sext. SA SANE SMR STI STD SCAD SOB SOBE shld sib AS, A/S HbS S/E sig sign. signif S/S AgNO3 simul sl sm SFD SGA SH SSA SW soc Na NaHCO3 Sodium chloride solution son space specific specific gravity specimen spontaneous Spontaneous abortion Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions square standard standard of care standard operating procedures staphylococcus status post Stavudine Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Stevens-Johnson Syndrome stillborn stimulation straight Strategic National Stockpike streptococcus streptomycin structure Study of Tamixofen and Raloxifene Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis subcutaneous, subcutaneously Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan substance Sudden Infant Death Syndrome sulfate sulfur sulfuric acid sunlight protection factor superior, supervision support surgery suspension symmetrical symptoms synchronize syndrome synthetic syphilis syringe system Page 33 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 NaCl sol S sp sp sp gr spec sp, spon, spont SAB, spon AB SIL sq std SOC SOP staph s/p d4t SAID SJS stb stim st SNS strep SM struct STAR SBE SQ, subcu, SC SOAP subst SIDS SO4 S H2SO4 SPF sup supp surg, Sx susp sym Sx, symp sync syn synth syph syr sys, syst T tablet Tachycardia TB skin test technical, technique telephone call telephone order temperature temperature, Pulse, Respiration temperature, temporary ten term birth, live child terminal Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, adsorbed (adult use) Tetanus antitoxin Tetanus/Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis Tetanus immune globulin Tetanus toxoid Tetanus toxoid, absorbed Tetracycline that is the same therapeutic abortion therapeutic lifestyle changes therapeutic, therapy thermometer Thiamin thigh Third Party Administrator three times a day three times a night three times a week through Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Thyroxine times to be taken 3x a day tolerance, tolerate too numerous to count Toxic Shock Syndrome toxic, toxicity, toxicology Toxoplasmic encephalitis Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomeglovirus, Herpes simplex (titer) trachea, tracheotomy Transformation Zone Transient Ischemic Attack transverse Page 34 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 tab tachy TST tech t.c. TO T TPR temp deca TBLC term Td TAT Tdap TIG T Tt, T TC i.e. id TAB TLC ther therm Vitamin B1, B1 fem TPA tid tin tiwk per TSH T4 X, x tds tol TNTC TSS tox TE TORCH trach TZ TIA trans treatment Trichloroacetic acid Trichomonas Triglycerides Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine tubal ligation Tubercle Bacillus Tuberculin Units Tuberculosis twice twice a day twice a week Tympanic Membrane tr, Tr, Treat, Tx TCA Trich TG, Trig TIV TL TB TU TB b bd, bid bi-wk TM U ultimate ultrasound ultraviolet ultraviolet germicidal irradiation umbilical, umbilicus unchanged unilateral United Sates Department of Agriculture United States Postal Inspection System United States Public Health Service Universal billing form developed by HCFA unknown up to date upper and lower upper arch of the jaw upper gastrointestinal upper respiratory upper respiratory infection upper respiratory tract infection upper right quadrant urinalysis urinary chorionic gonadotropin urinary output urinary tract infection urine urogenital ult U/S, US UV UVGI umb UC unilat. USDA USPIS USPHS HCFA 1500 unk UTD U/L MAX UGI UR URI URTI URQ UA, U/A UCG UOP UTI U, ur UG V vaccine administrator Vaccine Adverse Reporting System vaccine for children Vaccine Information Sheet or Statements Vaccine Injury Table vaccine, vaccination Vaccinia Immune Glogulin Page 35 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 VA VAERS VFC VIS VIT vacc VIG vagina, vaginal vaginal birth after delivery vaginal contraceptive film vaginal hysterectomy valve variation, variety Varicella vaccine (chickenpox) Varicella zoster Virus Varicella-zoster Immune Globulin vascular Venereal Disease Venereal Disease Research Laboratory venipuncture Venous Thromboembolism Ventricular Septal defect verbal order verification of certification versus vertical bitewings very high density lipoprotein Very Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency very low birth weight very low density lipoprotein vision visitor vital signs vitamin volume Vulvovaginal candidiasis vag VBAC VCF Vag Hyst val var Var VZV VZIG vasc VD VDRL VP VTE VSD VO VOC vs VBW VHDL VLCAD VLBW VLDL vis vis VS, V/S, v/s vit vol VVC W warm and dry warm, pink, dry (skin signs) water week weight well developed well developed, well nourished well nourished Western blot wet mount white white blood cells, white blood count white female white male WIC Food Instruments (WIC abbreviation) with within normal limits within the uterus Page 36 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 w/d WPD H2O wk wt WD WD/WN WN, w/n WB WM wh WBC W/F, wf W/M, wm WICFI c, w, w/ WNL or wnl in utero ŝ, w/o para WIC w/u WHO www wd without woman who has given birth Women, Infants, & Children work up World Health Organization World Wide Web wound Y yard year year to date years old yd yr YTD y/o Z zero Zidovudine zinc zone Zoster Immune Globulin Z ZDV Zn Z ZIG Page 37 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009 SYMBOLS at, each birth death decrease difference between empty, null, none, non-applicable, nothing female greater than greater than or equal to increase infinity less than less than or equal to male microgram microliter micrometer micromicromu, micronegative once a day one one half pending per week positive primary secondary three dimensional two dimensional @ * † ↓ ~ Ø ♀, O > > ↑ ∞ < < ♂ µg µl µm µµ µ – i/d I ss (p) /wk + 1° 2° 3-D 2-D REFERENCES CDC Publications Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices – ACIP Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine–Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book) 1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases The Core Curriculum on TB Medical Acronyms, Eponyms & Abbreviations by Marilyn Fuller Delong Merck Manual Dorland’s Medical Dictionary Contraceptive Technology Page 38 of 38 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations January 31, 2009
