Med Term

abd

abdomen

AC or a.c.

before meals

ADL

activities of daily living

ad lib

as desired

AIDS

aquired immunodeficiency disease

AM

morning

AMB or amb

to walk

amt

amount

ap and AP

apical

bm, BM

bowel movement

BRP

bathroom priviledges

c

with

cal

calories

cath

catheter

CBR

complete bed rest

c/o

complains of

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CS

central service

drsg

dressing

Dx

diagnosis

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

fl

fluid

Fx

fracture

hr

hour

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

ht

height

hx

history

icu

intensive care unit

I&O

intake and output

iv

intravenous

L

liter

LOC

level of consciousness

lt,L

left

mid noc

midnight

min

minute

neg

negative

noc

night

NPO

nothing by mouth

OOB

out of bed

os

mouth

OT

occupational therapy

OR

operating room

os

mouth

pc

after meals

per

by, through

PM

afternoon

po

by mouth

prep

preparation

prn

when necessary

pt

patient

q

every

qh

every hour

R

rectal temperature

r/o

rule out

rom

range of motion

rt

right

s

without

spec

specimen

stat

at once

TPR

temp, pulse, respirations

u/a

urinalysis

VS

vital signs

w/c

wheelchair

wt

weight

DNR

do not resusitate

hemo

blood

prone

face down

full code

full resusitation

UE

upper extremity

LE

lower extremity

-ectomy

surgical excision

trendelenburg

whole bed is foot end up

pediatric

care of kids

-ostomy

surgically created opening

upadlib

up is desired

HOH

hard of hearing

NKA

no known allerges

B&B

bowels and bladder

a/o

alert and oriented

HOB

head of bed

sims

lef semi side/prone position

SBA

stand by assistance

NWB

non weight bearing

PWB

partial weight bearing

CKD

chronic kidney disease

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

dysphagnia

difficulty swallowing

when determining if someone has had a stroke what is the acronym

FACE

what does face stand for

face, arms, speech, timing

another name for stroke?

CVA

CVA

cerebrovascular attack

how would you get a pt up after hip surgery

keep pillows between legs

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

donning

put on (PPE)

doffing

taking off (PPE)

HAI

healthcare assosciated infections

Portals of entry and exit are

the same

term for adult diaper in the nursing home

brief

gerontology

study of the elderly population