Granier, Kaylee 2nd Period - Unit 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS

-

negative

%

percent

@

at

^O

degree

~

about, approximately

+

positivie

>

greater than

<

less than

delta triangle

change

ABX

anitbiotic

ad lib

as desired

AM, am

morning, before noon

b.i.d. or BID

twice a day

c̄

with

CC

chief complaint

c/o

complains of

CBC

complete blood count

consult

consultation

CT-

computerized tomography

CXR

chest x-ray

DOB

date of birth

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

ER

emergency room

H2O

water

H&P

history and physical exam

h/o or H/O

history of

hs-

bedtime

ht-

height

hx

history

IV

intravenous

lb or #

pound

min.

minutes

NKDA

no known drug allergy

NPO

nothing by mouth

OB/GYN

obstetrcian/gynecologist

OR

operating room

OTC

over the counter

OV

office visit

oz

ounce

p̄

after

PM

afternoon

postop

after surgery

preop

before surgery

PRN

as needed

pro. time

prothromboplastin time ( blood clotting test )

pt

patient

PTT

partial thromboplastin time ( blood-clotting test )

q

every

Rx

prescription

s̄

without

SOB

shortness of breath

stat, STAT

immediately

sx

symptoms

T&C

type and crossmatch

tid or TID

three times a day

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

UA

urinalysis

ung

ointment

VS, V/S

vital signs

WNL

within normal limits

wt

weight

y/o

years old

dont use U

use unit

dont use IU

use international unit

dont use Q.D.

use daily

dont use QOD

use every other day

Leading zeros

always put zero infront of decimal

dont use MSO, MSO4, MgSO4

fully write out sulfate name

trailing zeros

dont add extra zeros behind decimals

dont use µg

use mcg or mircogram

dont use SC, SQ, sub Q

use subcutaneous

dont use D/C

discharge, discontinue

dont use cc

use mL or milliliter

A

assessment

g/gm

gram

ac

before meals (from Latin ante cibum)

gtt/gtts

drops/drop

amt

amount

h

hour

Bx

biopsy

H202

hydrogen peroxide

C

celcius, centigrade

Hg

mercury

CC

chief complaint

I & D

incision and draingage

cm

centimeter

ICU

intensive care unit

d

day

IP

inpatient

Dx

diagnosis

ETA

estimated time of arrival

K

potassium

kg

kilogram

F

fahrenheit, female

L/l

liter

FUO

fever of unknown origin

mg

milligram

mm

milimeter

s & s

signs and symptoms

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging