Medical Abbreviations Quiz 3 - only abbreviations

a.c.

before meals (ante cibum)

Alb.

albumin

ATC.

around the clock

b.i.d.

two times a day (bis in die)

BUN.

blood urea nitrogen

Ca.

calcium

CBC

complete blood count

C-diff.

clostridium difficile

cib.

cibus (food, meals)

Creat.

creatinine

CXR

chest x-ray

DAT

diet as tolerated

Diff.

differential (blood count)

D&V

diarrhea and vomiting

ESRD

End-stage renal disease

FB

foreign body

F/F

removal full denture

FTT

failure to thrive

HAV.

hepatitis A virus

HBV.

hepatitis B virus

HCV.

Hepatitis C virus

HDV.

Hepatitis D virus

IBW.

ideal body weight

IDDM.

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

INF.

intravenous nutritional fluid

I&O

intake and output

IRDM.

insulin resistent diabetes mellitus

Na.

sodium

NG.

nasogastric tube

NIDDM

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

NPO

nothing by mouth (nil per os)

NPOp MN.

nothing by mouth after midnight

N&V, N/V.

nausea and vomiting

Nx.

nourishment

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PEJ

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

p.o.

per os (by mouth)

q. 2 h.

every 2 hours

q.a.m .

every morning

q.h.

quaque hora (every hour)

q.i.d

quarter in die (four times a day)

q.s.

every shift

SSB.

suck-swallow-breathe

T&A

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

t.i.d.

ter in die (three times a day)

VH.

viral hepatitis

VLBW, ELBW

very low birth weight, extremely low birth weight

ABI

Acquiered brain injury

ACA

anterior cerebral artery

AC < BC; AC > BC

Air conduction less than bone conduction; air conduction greater than bone conduction

ACDF

Adult children of dysfunctional families; anterior cervical (spine) diskectomy and fusion

ACh.

acetylcholine

AD

Alzheimer's disease

ADD-H

attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity

AKM

akinetic mutism

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease

ANS

autonomic nervous system

AOS

Anterior operculum syndrome; Apraxia of speech

BAD.

bipolar affective disorder

BAER (p).

brain stem auditory evoked response (potential)

C1, C2, etc.

cervical spine (vertebrae) number

CBD

Corticobasal degeneration

CBS

chronic brain syndrome

CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CN

cranial nerve

CNS

central nervous system

CPA

cerebellar pontine angle

CPS

Complex partial seizure

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CT, CAT, C CT

Computerized tomography, computerized axial tomography, contrast CT

CTE

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

DAT

(NOT diet as tolerated)...

Dementia of the Alzheimer's type

DCS

dorsal cord stimulation

DLB

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition

DTRs

deep tendon reflexes

EEG

electroencephalography

EMG

electromyography

ENG

electronystagmography

EOM

extraocular movement

EST, ECT.

electroshock therapy, electroconvulsion therapy

F --> N.

finger to nose

FOI

flight of ideas

FTD, FTLD

frontotemporal dementia, frontotemporal lobar dementia

GBS

Guillian-Barre Syndrome

GII

general intellectual impairment

H --> S

heel to shin

HDS

herniated disk syndrome

HNP

herniated nucleus pulposus

ICP

intracranial pressure

IMI

isolated memory impairment

L1, L2, etc.,

lumbar spine (vertebrae) number

LMN

lower motor neuron

LOA

"looseness" of associations

LOC

loss of consciousness

LP

lumbar puncture

MAE

moves all extremeties

MAEW

moves all extremeties well

MANSCAN

mental activity network scan