List of Approved Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols

Vocabulary-style flashcards based on the ACT Health List of Approved Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols (March 2018), defining standard medical codes, units, and symbols.

#

Fracture; Number

$$\psi$$

Psychiatrist (psi); Psychologist; Psychology

$$1^o$$

Primary

AAA

Abdominal Aortic Aneurism

ABI

Acquired Brain Injury; Ankle Brachial Index

ABG

Arterial Blood Gases

a.c.

Before Meals (Latin: Ante Cibum)

ACAT

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal; Aged Care Assessment Team

ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AF

Atrial Fibrillation

AKA

Above Knee Amputation; Also Known As

AMI

Acute Myocardial Infarct; Anterior Myocardial Infarct

ASAP

As Soon as Possible

ATFL

Anterior Talofibular Ligament

ATSI

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

bd / bid

Twice a Day (Latin: bis In die)

BGL

Blood Glucose Level

BKA

Below Knee Amputation

BMI

Body Mass Index

BP

Blood Pressure

CABG

Coronary Artery Bi-pass Graft

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CATT

Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team

CCF

Compound Comminuted Fracture; Congestive Cardiac Failure

CNS

Central Nervous System

$$CO_2$$

Carbon Dioxide

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

D&C

Dilatation and Curettage

DKA

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

DOB

Date of Birth

DVT

Deep Venous Thrombosis

ECG

Electrocardiogram; Electrocardiograph

ED

Emergency Department

ETT

Endotracheal Tube

FBC

Fluid Balance Chart; Full Blood Count

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

GDM

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

GTT

Glucose Tolerance Test

Hb

Haemoglobin

Hx

History

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

IHD

Ischaemic Heart Disease

INR

International Normalised Ratio

IV

Intravenous

LFT

Left Frontotransverse (foetal presentation); Liver Function Test; Lung Function Test

LOC

Level of consciousness; Loss of consciousness

MI

Membranes Intact; Myocardial Infarct; Myocardial Infarction

$$mmHg$$

Millimetres of Mercury

NBM

Nil By Mouth

NGT

Nasogastric Tube

NKA

No Known Allergies

NSAID

Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs

p.c.

After Meals (Latin: pos cibum)

PRN / p.r.n.

As Often As Necessary or As required (Latin: Pro Re Nata)

ROM

Range of Motion; Range of Movement; Rupture of Membranes

SOB

Short of Breath

tds / t.i.d.

To be Taken Three Times a Day (Latin: ter in dis)

TIA

Transient Ischaemic Attack

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

VF

Ventricular Fibrillation