Abbreviations and symbols for healthcare

AMB

Ambulatory

BRP

Bathroom Privileges

CBR

Complete bed rest

OOB

Out of Bed

Up ad lib

Up as desired

abd

abdomen

BP

Blood pressure

C

Celsius

C/O

Complains of

CTA

Clear to auscultation

Dx

Diagnosis

F

Fahrenheit

GI

Gastrointestinal

GU

Genitourinary

H/A or HA

Headache

h/o

History of

HPI

History of present illness

It or I

Left

MAE

Moves all extremities

NAD

No apparent distress

NKA

No known allergies

NKDA

No known drug allergies

N/V

Nausea and Vomiting

neg

Negative

P

Pulse

PE

physical examination

PHM

Past medical history

R

respirations

R/O

Rule out

ROS

Review of systems

rt or r

right

SOB

Short of breath

Sx

Symptoms

T

Temperature

Tx

treatment

⊕

Positive

Θ

negative

BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy or hyperplasia

CA

Cancer

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

Coronary Artery disease

CHF

Congestive heart failure

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident

DM

Diabetes Mellitus

HTN

Hypertension

MI

Myocardial infarction

PE

Pulmonary emboli

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STI

Sexually Transmitted Infection

URI

Upper respiratory infection

UTI

Urinary Tract infection

ABG

Arterial blood gases

CBC

Complete blood count

C&S

Culture and sensitivity

CXR

Chest X-ray

ECG (EKG)

Electrocaridogram

UA

Urinalysis

RBC

Red blood cells

WBC

White blood cell

HOB

Head of bed

BM

Bowel movement

AMA

against medical advice

IM

Intramuscular

IV

Intravenous

KVO

Keep vein open

I&O

Intake and output

NG

Nasogastric

noc

night

NPO

Nothing by mouth

NS

Normal saline

PRN

as needed

ROM

Range of motion

RX

Prescription

S/P

Status post

STAT

Immediately

Subcue

subcutaneous

TF

Tube feeding

TX

treatment

x

times

SOAP

Subjective, Objective, assesment, Plan

PIE

Problem, Intervention, Evaluation

WDL

Within Defined limits

EMR

Electronic medical record

AIRA

Assesment, intervention, response, action

DARA

Data, action, response, action

BID

Twice a day

ā

Before

C^~

With

P^~

After

S^~

Without

U,u (unit)

Do not use; write unit

IU (international unit

Do not use; write out

Q.D, QD,a.d, ad(daily)

Do not use (just write out daily)

Q.O.D, QOD, g.o.d, god (every other day)

Do not use ( write out every other day)

Lack of leading zero (.Xmg)

Do not use (write out 0.X mg

MS

Do not use (write out Morphine sulfate)

MSO4 and MgSO4

Do not use (write magnesium sulfate)

Trailing zero (X.0 mg)

Do not use (write as X mg