Medical abriviations

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AMB

Ambulatory

BRP

Bathroom privileges

CBR

Complete bedrest

OOB

Out of bed

Up ad lib

Up as desired

WC

Wheelchair

abd

Abdomen

BP

Blood Pressure

Bx

Biopsy

C

Celsius (centigrade)

CNS

Central Nervous System

c/o

Complains of

CTA

Clear to auscultation

DOE

Dyspneic on exertion

dx

Diagnosis

F

Fahrenheit

FUO

Fever of unknown origin

GI

Gastrointestinal

GU

Genitourinary

H/A

Headache

h/o

History of

HPI

History of present illness

Imp

Impressions

LLQ

Left Lower Quadrant

LUQ

Left Upper Quadrant

LOC

Level of consciousness

MAE

Moves all extremities

NAD

No apparent distress

NKA

No known allergies

N/V

Nausea and vomiting

Neg

Negative

PE

Physical examination

PMH

Past medical history

R

Respirations

R/O

Rule out

RLQ

Right Lower Quadrant

RUQ

Right Upper Quadrant

ROS

Review of systems

SOB

Short of Breath

Sx

Symptoms

Tx

Treatment

WNL

Within Normal Limits

AKA

Above the knee amputation

ASCVD

Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

ASHD

Arteriosclerotic heart disease

BKA

Below the knee amputation

BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

CA

Cancer

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident

DM

Diabetes Mellitus

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Fx or fx

Fracture

HTN

Hypertension

MI

Myocardial infarction

MVA

Motor vehicle accident

NKDA

No known drug allergies

PVD

Peripheral Vascular Disease

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

URI

Upper Respiratory Infection

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

AC or a.c.

Before meals

bid or BID

twice a day (Note: 2X daily or written out is preferred)

BPM

Beats per minute

QID or qid

Four times a day

QOD or qod

Every other day

PC or p.c.

After meals

TID or t.i.d.

Three times daily

X

Followed by number for treatment, medication etc. ie- 3X day / Times

ABG

Arterial blood gases

BE

Barium enema

CBC

Complete blood count

CO2

Carbon dioxide

C&S

Culture and sensitivity

CXR

Chest x-ray

ECG (EKG)

Cardiogram

FSBG

Finger stick blood glucose

Hb or Hgb

Hemoglobin

Hct

Hematocrit

H+H or H&H

Hemoglobin and Hematocrit

lytes

Electrolytes

RBC

Red blood cells

UA

Urinalysis

UGI

Upper GI

WBC

White blood cells

ā

Before

AMA

Against medical advice

AD

Right Ear

AS

Left Ear

AU

Both Ears

BM

Bowel Movement

BS

Bowel Sounds or Blood sugar or Breath Sounds

BSD

Bedside drainage

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

D/C

Discharge or Discontinue

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate