Veterinary Medical and Disease Abbreviations

Vocabulary flashcards based on common veterinary medical abbreviations and disease/injury acronyms from lecture notes.

O

Owner

V

Vomiting

D

Diarrhea

NPO

Nothing by mouth

BAR

Bright, Alert, Responsive

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

BM

Bowel Movement

DOA

Dead on Arrival

OS

Left eye

OD

Right eye

OU

Both eyes

AS

Left ear

AD

Right ear

AU

Both ears

DSH

Domestic Short Hair (cat)

DLH

Domestic Long Hair (cat)

S

Start

D/C

Discontinue

LRS

Lactated Ringer's Solution (fluids)

Tx

Treatment

Sx

Surgery

TPR

Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration

BG

Blood Glucose

HR

Heart Rate

HBC

Hit by Car

BDLD

Big dog little dog (Dog fight)

IMHA

Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

IVDD

Intervertebral Disc Disease

GDV

Gastric Dilation Volvulus aka “Bloat”

HGE

Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis

HCM

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

CHF

Congestive Heart Faliure

RF

Renal Faliure

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

FLUTD

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

URI

Upper Respiratory Infection

DKA

Diabetic Ketotic Acidosis

DIC

Disseminating Intravascular Coagulopathy

IBD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

FIP

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Felv

Feline leukemia

FIV

Feline Immunodeficiency

PLE

Protein losing enteropathy

PLN

Protein losing nephropathy