Common acronyms for quiz 1

common acronyms used in the healthcare setting to describe medications or disease states

APAP

acetaminophen

ASA

aspirin

CA

cancer (usually) or cardiac arrest

CHF

congestive heart failure

CNS

central nervous system

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DPT

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

EPI

epinephrine

EPO

erythropoietin

HC or HCT

hydrocortisone

HCTZ

hydrochlorothiazide

HRT

hormone replacement therapy

HTN

hypertension

INH

isoniazid

MDI

metered-dose inhaler

MgSO₄

magnesium sulfate

MI

myocardial infarction

MMR

measles, mumps, rubella

MOM

milk of magnesia

MS

morphine sulfate, multiple sclerosis, or magnesium sulfate

Also, MSIR (morphine sulfate immediate release) &
MSSR (morphine sulfate sustained release

MSO₄

morphine sulfate

MVI

multivitamin

NTG

nitroglycerin

OC

oral contraceptive

PCN

penicillin

PPD

purified protein derivative (tuberculin)

PPI

patient package insert or proton pump inhibitor

SSRI

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

TCA

tricyclic antidepressant

TCN

tetracycline

TMP/SMX

trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

URI

upper respiratory infection

UTI

urinary tract infection