Issa, Maya - 2nd Period

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Negative

%

percent

@

at

°

degrees

~

about, approximately

+

positive

>

greater than

<

less than

△

change

↑

higher, elevated, up

→

to the right

↓

lower or down

←

to the left

♀

female

ABX

antibiotics

ad lib

as desired

AM, am

morning, after noon

b.i.d or BID

twice a day

c̄

with

CC

chief complaint

c/o

complains of

CBC

complete blood count

consult

consultation

CT

computerized tomography

CXR

Chest x-ray

DOB

Date of Birth

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

ER

emergency room

H₂O

Water

H&P

History & physical exam

h/o, H/O

History of

hs

bedtime

ht

height

Hx

history

IV

Intravenous

lb or #

pound

min.

minutes

NKDA

no know drug allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

OB/GYN

obstetrician/gynecologist

OR

operating room

OTC

over the counter

OV

Office Visit

oz

ounce

p̄

after

PM, pm

after noon

postop

after surgery, postoperative

pre-op

before surgery, preoperative

PRN

as needed

Pro. Time

prothrombin time

Pt, pt

patient

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

q

every

Rx

prescription

s̅

without

SOB

Shortness of Breath

stat, STAT

Immediately

Sx

Symptoms

T&C

type & crossmatch

t.i.d or TID

three times a day

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

UA

urinalysis

ung

ointment

VS, V/S

Vital Signs

WNL

Within normal limit

wt

weight

y/o

year(s) old

U or u

Unit

IU

international unit

Q.D., QD, q.d., qd

daily or once a day

Q.O.D, QOD, q.o.d, qod

Every other day