Med Abbreviations (intro to sono)

AAA

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

AODM

Adult onset diabetes mellitus

ASAP

As soon as possible

bid

Twice a day

BP

Blood pressure

BUN

Blood urea nitrogen

Bx

Biopsy

C

Celsius

—

c

With

CBC

Complete blood count

CHF

Congestive heart failure

c/o

Complains of

Cr

Creatinine

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident

db

Decibel

DTs

Delirium tremens

Dx

Diagnosis

EKG (ECG)

Electrocardiogram

EEG

Electroencephalogram

ETOH

Alcohol (ethanol)

F

Fahrenheit

FH

Fundal height / fetal heart / family history

F/U

Follow up

FUO

Fever of unknown origin

Fx

Function ; fracture

GB

Gallbladder

GI

Gastrointestinal

Gyn

Gynecology

HCG

Hepatocellular carcinoma

HCT

Hematocrit

Hs

At bedtime

Hx

History

Hydro

Hydrocephalus : hydronephrosis

IDDM

Insult dependent diabetes mellitus

IM

Intramuscular

IUD / IUCD

Intrauterine device

IV

Intravenous

IVC

Inferior vena cava

JODM

Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus

LE

Lower extremity

LFT

Liver function test

LLQ

Lower left quadrant

LMP

Last menstrual period

LUQ

Left upper quadrant

MHz

Megahertz

MI

Myocardial Infarction or Mechanical Index

ml

milliliter

ML

Midline

NGT

Nasogastric Tube

NPO

Nothing by mouth

OB

Obstetrics

OR

Operating room

oz

ounce

PE

Pleural Effusion

PID

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

POD #

Post op day #

Postop

After surgery

PP

Post partum

pt

Patient

PTT

Partial Thromboplastin Time

qd

Every day

qid

Four times a day

RBC

red blood cell

RLL

right lower lobe (lung)

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

R/O

Rule out

RUQ

Right upper quadrant

Rx

Treatment

—

s

Without

SBE

Subacute bacterial endocarditis

SD

Standard Deviation

S/P

Status Post

stat

immediately

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

tid

three times a day

Tx

Transplant

UE

Upper extremity

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

WBC

White blood cell