MUSC Clinical Didactic - Medical Abbreviations

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

CVA

Cerebral Vascular Accident

HTN

Hypertension

DM

Diabetes Mellitus

AMS

Altered Mental Status

EVD

External Ventricular Drainage

MT

Medical Technologist?

NGT

Nasogastric Tube

PEG-TUBE

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube

DHT

Dobhoff Tube?

CXR

Chest Radiography/X-Ray

MI

Myocardial Infarction

MBSS

Modified Barium Swallow Study

PO

Per oral/per os

NPO

Nothing by Mouth

ICH

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

SAH

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

SDH

Subdural Hematoma

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

PNA

Pneumonia

SOB

Shortness of Breath

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack

AHRF

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

ABG

Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

HLD

Hyperlipidemia

FEES

Fiberoptic/Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

AFIB

Atrial Fibrillation

PMH

Past Medical History

HA

Headache/Hospital acquired?

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NSTEMI

Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

GERD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

ACDF

Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fusion

AxO

Alert and Oriented

CN

Cranial Nerves

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MVC/MVA

Motor Vehicle Crash/Motor Vehicle Accident

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

WOB

Work of Breathing

LOC

Level of Consciousness/Loss of Consciousness?

NIHSS

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale

CT

Computed Tomography

tPA

Tissue Plasminogen Activator