Medical Abbreviations

A&O x3

Awake (alert) and oriented to person, place and time

AAT

Activity as tolerated

ABD

Abdomen

ABG

Arterial blood gas

ABW

Actual body weight

ACLS

Advanced cardiac life support

ACS

Acute coronary syndrome

ADH

Antidiuretic hormone

ADL

Activities of daily living

ADR

Adverse drug reaction

AF (2 definitions)

Atrial fibrillation, Afebrile

AFB

Acid fast bacilli

AKI

Acute kidney injury

ALT

Alanine aminotransferase

AR

Aortic regurgitation

ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

ARF

Acute renal failure

AS

Aortic stenosis

AST

Aspartate aminotransferase

AV

Atrioventricular

BG

Blood glucose

BM (2 definitions)

Bone marrow, Bowel movement

BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

BS (3 definitions)

Bowel sounds, Breath sounds, Blood sugars

BUN

Blood urea nitrogen

BW (2 defnitions)

Body weight, Blood work

BX

Biopsy

C&S

Culture and sensitivity

C/O

Complaining of

CA

Cancer

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CBC

Complete blood count

CC

Chief complaint

CF

Cystic fibrosis

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CN

Cranial nerve

CNII-XII

Cranial nerves II through XII

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP (2 definitions)

Chest pain, Cerebral palsy

CK

Creatine kinase

CKD

Chronic kidney disease

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CrCL

Creatinine clearance

CRF

Chronic renal failure

CFP

C-reactive protein

CSF

Cerebrospinal fluid

CVA (2 definitions)

Cerebrovascular accident, Costovertebral angle

D5W

5% dextrose in water

DAT

Diet as tolerated

DBP

Diastolic blood pressure

Ddx

Differential diagnosis

DM

Diabetes mellitus

DNR

Do not resuscitate

DNS

Do not substitute

DVT

Deep venous thrombosis

Dx

Diagnosis

ECF

Extracellular fluid

ECG

Electrocardiogram

EF

Ejection fraction

EKG

Electrocardiogram

ENT

Ears, Nose, Throat

ETOH

Ethanol

FPG

Fasting plasma glucose

FEV1

Forced expiratory volume in one second

FTT

Failure to thrive

FU or F/U

Follow up

FVC

Forced vital capacity

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GFR

Glomerular filtration rate

GI

Gastrointestinal

GTT

Glucose tolerance test

GU

Genitourinary

GYN

Gynecology

HA

Headache

HAART

Highly active antiretroviral therapy

HAV/HBV/HCV

Hepatitis A/B/C virus

HD

Hemodialysis

HDL

High density lipoprotein

HEENT

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

Hgb/Hb

Hemoglobin

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

HPI

History of present illness

HTN

Hypertension

Hx

History

IBW

Ideal body weight

ICF

Intracellular fluid

ICS (2 definitions)

Inhaled corticosteroids, Intercostal space

ID (2 definitions)

Infectious disease, Identification

IDDM

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

IHD

Intermittent hemodialysis

INR

International normalized ratio

IOP

Intraocular pressure

JVP

jugular venous pressure

LBW (2 definitions)

Lean body weight, Low birth weight

LDH

Lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

Low density lipoprotein

LLL

Left lower lobe

LMWH

Low molecular weight heparin

LOC

Level of consciousness