PCT Med Abbreviations

D/I

Dry and intact

a

Before

ADL

Activities of daily living

BID

2x daily

TID

3x daily

QID

4x daily

AC

Before meals

HS

Before bed

BR

Bathroom

BRP

Bathroom privileges (allowed to get up and go)

c/o

Complaint of

FOB

Foot of bed

HOB

Head of bed

IS

Incentive Spirometer

MN

Midnight

OOB

Out of bed

pc

After meals

PO

Per oral/ by mouth

Qh

Every hour

DNR

Do not resuscitate

Reg

Regular

r/o

Rule out

Stat

Immediately

tcdb

Turn cough deep breath

TPR

Temp pulse respiration

N/V

Nausea vomiting

BS

blood sugar

NKA

No known allergies

NKDA

No known drug allergies

I/O

Intake and output

V/S

Vital signs

WA

While awake

WNL

Within normal limits

Ab lib

As desired

BP

Blood pressure

BM

Bowel movement

c

With

DAT

Diet as tolerated

h or hr

Hour

HS

Bedtime

P

Pulse

p

After

Prn

As needed

qhs

Every bedtime

ROM

Range of motion

PROM

Passive range of motion (moving with help)

AROM

Active range of motion ( moving self)

POD

Post-op day

PT

Physical therapy

pat

Patient

Supp

Suppository

tx

Treatment

Rx

Prescription

SOB

Short of breath

qoh

Every other hour

q1h

Every one hour

q4h

Every 4 hours

qod

Every other day

q

Every

Abd

Abdominal

SBA

Stand by assist (don’t leave, gait belt)

W/C

Wheelchair

Amb

Ambulatory (walking)

WBAT

Weight bearing as tolerated

PWB

Partial weight bearing

TTWB

Toe touch weight bearing

CPM

Continuous passive motion

UA

Urinary analysis

RA

Room air

diagnosis

identification of a disease or condition

prognosis

prediction of outcome

CVA

cerebral vascular accident

MI

myocardial infarction

log rolling

turning whole body of pt at once

void

urinate

ventilate

use of machine or device to breathe

flexion

decrease angle

extention

increase angle

flatus

passed gas

extremities

limbs

unconcious

unable to respond to people/activities

TED hose

thrombo-embolic deterrent stocking (prevent blood clots)

decubitus

pressure injury/ulcer

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing food and fluid

edeka

fluid in tissue/swelling

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

aspiration

breathing in food/fluid

commode

bedside toilet

foley cather

flexible tube thru urethra into bladder to drain urine

incontinent

no control of excretion

impaction

piece of dry, hard stool that cannot be passed

fecal

resembles feces

post-mortem

after death

advance directive

a written statement of wishes/living will

resuscitate

revive from unconsciousness or apparent death

DVT

deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in leg)

TIA

transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)

SCD

sequential compression device

peri

around

apnea

temporary absence of breathingb