skillsusa health knowledge bowl pt 3: abbreviations

A+D

admission and discharge

A+P

anterior and posterior

ac

before meals

ad

right ear

ad lib

as desired

ADL

activities of daily living

ap

apical pulse

as

left ear

as tol

as tolerated

ASA

aspirin

au

both ears

ax

axillary

B+B

bowel and bladder

Bid

twice a day

bil

bilateral

bl wk

blood work

bm

bowel movement

BMI

body mass index

br

bathroom or bedrest

brp

bathroom privileges

bs

blood sugar

BSC

bedside commode

bx

biopsy

c

with

ca

cancer

c/o

complaints of

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COTA

certified occupational therapy assistant

C+S

culture and sensitivity

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

CVD

cardiovascular disease

D

day

dat

diet as tolerated

d/c

discontinue or discharge

dm

diabetes mellitus

don

director of nursing

dpt

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

drsg

dressing

dx

diagnosis

exp

exploratory, expiration

ext

extract, extraction, external

fbs

fasting blood sugar

fbw

fasting blood work

fc

Foley catheter

fda

Food and Drug Administration

ff/ffl

force fluids

ft

foot

FUO

fever of unknown origin

fx

fracture

gb

gallbladder

gi

gastrointestinal

gtts

drops

gu

genitourinary

gyn

gynecology

h+h

hemoglobin and hematocrit

ha

hearing aid, headache

hbv

hepatitis B virus

htc

hematocrit

hdl

high-density lipoprotein

hgb/hb

hemoglobin

hha

home health assistant/aide

hipaa

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

hob

head of bed

hoh

hard of hearing

h+p

history and physical

hr

hour

hs

hour of sleep

ht

height

hx

history

iv

intravenous

io

intraosseous

im

intramuscular

inh

inhaled

in

intranasal

id

intradermal

l

lumbar

l,lt,lft

left

L,l

liter

lab

laboratory

lb

pound

lat

lateral

ltc

long term care

ldl

low-density lipoprotein

lg

large

liq

liquid

LLQ

left lower quadrant

loc

level of consciousness

ls

lumbar sacral

LUQ

left upper quadrant

ma

medical assistant

mcg

micrograms

med

medical, medicine

mi

myocardial infarction

mn

midnight

mod

moderate

mom

milk of magnesia

ms

multiple sclerosis, muscular skeletal

n/a

not applicable

na

nursing assistant

n/c

no complaints