EMT Memorization PT 1

African American

AA

Asian

A

Black

B

Chief Complaint

CC

Complains of

c/o

Current Health Status

CHS

Date of Birth

DOB

Differential Diagnosis

DD or DDx

Estimated Date of Confinement

EDC

Family History

FH

Female

Hispanic

H

History

Hx

History and Physical

H&P

History of Present Illness

HPI or HOPI

Impression

IMP

Male

Medications

Med

Newborn

NB

Past History

PH or PMH

Patient

Pt

Physical Exam

PE

Private Medical Doctor

PMD

Signs and Symptoms

S/S

Vital Signs

VS

Weight

Wt

White

W

Year-old

y/o

Abdomen

Abd

Cardiovascular

CV

Central Nervous System

CNS

Ear, nose, and throat

ENT

Gastrointestinal

GI

Genitourinary

GU

Gynecological

GYN

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

HEENT

Musculoskeletal

MSK

Obstetrical

OB

Peripheral Nervous System

PNS

Respiratory

Resp

Abdominal Pain

abd pn

Chest Pain

CP

Dyspnea On Exertion

DOE

Fever of Unknown Origin

FUO

Gunshot Wound

GSW

Headache

H/A

Lower Back Pain

LBP

Nausea/Vomiting

n/v

No Apparent Distress

NAD

Pain

pn

Shortness of Breath

SOB

Substernal Chest Pain

sscp

ā

before

c̄

with

NTG

Nitroglycerin

o2

Oxygen

OB

Obstetrics

p̄

After

PE

Physical exam, Pulmonary Embolism

PO

Orally, by mouth

Pt

Patient

q

Every

QID

Four Times A Day

R/O

Rule Out

Rx

Prescription

s̄

Without

S/S

Signs and symptoms

SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

SL

Sublingual

SOB

Shortness of Breath

Stat

Immediately

Sx

Symptoms

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack

TID

Three Times A Day

TKO

To Keep Open

Tx

Treatment

X

Times

y/o

Years-Old

⬆️

Increased