Medical Terminology Abbreviations
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ADR
Adverse Drug Reaction: unintended harmful response to a medication
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells.
a.c.
ante cibum (Latin): before meals
bl wk
blood work
bld
blood
BMI
Body Mass Index
BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel: a type of blood test
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
D/C or DC
Discharge or discontinue
DDX
Differential diagnosis: process used to identify condition from list of possibilities.
DNR
Do not resuscitate
ECG
Electrocardiogram
FX
fracture
h/o
history of
HR
Heart rate
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Lytes
electrolytes
N/V
Nausea/Vomiting
O.D.
right eye (oculus dexter in Latin)
O.S.
left eye (oculus sinister in Latin)
O.U.
both eyes (Oculus Uterque in Latin)
OR
operating room
p.o.
by mouth, oral administration, orally (per os)
PT
physical therapy
q.d.
once a day/once daily (quaque die in latin)
q.i.d.
4 times a day (quater in die in latin)
q.o.d.
Every other day (quaque altera die in Latin)
R/O
rule out
Rx
prescription
UA or u/a
urine analyis
UTI
urinary tract infection
VSS
vital signs stable
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