NURSING 100

Amb

ambulatory

a

an absent

ab

Away

ad

Toward

aut

Self

ana up

Apart

Brady

Slow

Card-

Heart

Ceph-

Head

Con with-

Together

Con with-

Together

Derm-

Skin

Days Difficult

Painful

Día -

Complete

Endo-

Inside

Enter-

Intestine

Epi-

Above , or Upon

Erythr-

Red

Exo-

Outside

Gast -

Stomach

Hema-

Blood

Hemi-

Half

Hepat-

Liver

Hyper-

More than normal, too much

Hypo-

Less than normal, Under

Leuk

White

Meta-

Beyond

Myo-

Muscle

Myel-

Bone Marrow

Neph

Kidney

Opth-

Eye

Peri-

Surrounding

Pre-

Before

Pre op-

Preoperative

Prep-

Preparation

PT

Physical Therapy

SCD

Sequential Compression Device

BRP

bathroom privileges

OOB

out of bed

PWD

partial weight bearing

ROM

range of motion

SBA

stand by assist

TDWB

touch down weight bearing

Ad lib

as desired

Abd

abdomen

BLE

Bilateral Lower Extremities

C

Celsius

C/O

complains of

CDI

clean, dry, intact

CNS

central nervous system

CTA

clear to auscultation

DBP

Diastolic blood pressure (bottom number)

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

Dx

diagnosis

F

Ferenheit

GI

gastrointestinal

GU

genitourinary

GYN

gynecological

h/o

history of

HOH

hard of hearing

H&P

history and physical exam

HD

hemodialysis

Ht

height

Hx

history

ICP

intracranial pressure

LE

lower extremity

LLL

left lower lobe

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LMP

last menstrual period

ABG

arterial blood gases

BMP

basic metabolic panel

CBC

complete blood count

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CPK

creatine phosphokinase (cardiac enzyme)

CT

computed tomography

CXR

chest x-ray

Diff

differential blood count

ECG(EKG)

electrocardiogram

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FSBS

finger stick blood sugar

Guaic

test for occult blood

GTT

glucose tolerance test

Hb or Hgb

hemoglobin

Hct

hematocrit - percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood

HBV

hepatitis B virus

Ig

immunoglobulin

KUB

kidney, ureters, and bladder (radiograph)

LP

lumbar puncture (spinal tap)

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

OB

occult blood

O&P

ova and parasites

pH

hydrogen ion concentration

pT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

red blood cell

Rh

Rhesus factor

Sp.Gr

specific gravity

UA

urinanalysis