ma abbreviations

DC, D/C

Discharge, discontinue

fx

Fracture

we, w/c

wheel chair

ROM

Range of motion

hoh

Hard of hearing

ad

Right ear

ac

before meals

hob

head of bed

ht

height

hs

hour of sleep

qod

every other day

qns

quantity not sufficient

p

Post

GTT

glucose tolerance test

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

fbs

fasting blood sugar

cpr

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

qs

quantity sufficient

RUQ

right upper quadrant

ss

one half

sx

symptoms

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

dx

diagnosis

d/w

dextrose in water

CAT

computerized axial tomography

hx

history

CC

chief complaint, cardiac output

Ca

Calcium

er

emergency room

dob

date of birth

CA

cancer

ADL

activities of daily living

GYN

gynecology

hr

hour

h + p, h/p

history + physical

au

Both ears

as

Left ear

c

With

c/o

complains of

br, BR

Bed rest

bp, b/p

blood pressure

VS

Vital signs

bs

Blood sugar, bowel sounds

ax

Axillary

A&O

Alert and oriented

ENT

ears, nose, throat

stat

immediately

DNR

do not resuscitate

ECG/ EKG

electrocardiogram

asa

Aspirin

RLQ

right lower quadrant

s/s, s+s

signs and symptoms

sob

shortness of breath

ICU

intensive care unit

CBC

complete blood count

dat

diet as tolerated

GU

genitourinary

EEG

electroencephalogram

HA

headache

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

GI

gastrointestinal

cdc

calculated date of confinement

qid

four times a day

qd

every day

spar, spec

Specific gravity

q

every

px

prognosis

pt

patient

PT

physical therapy

prn

as needed

po

by mouth

pc

After meals

OU

each eye

OS

left eye

OOB

out of bed

OD

overdose, right eye

ob

obstetrics

Noc

Night

nka

no known allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

MI

myocardial infarction

L & W

living and well

luq

left upper quadrant

llq

left lower quadrant

L&D

labor and delivery

K

Potassium

I + O

intake and output

IV

intravenous

wnl

within normal limits

WBC

white blood cell count

White blood cell count

vo

verbal order

UTI

urinary tract infection

UR

upper respiratory

UA

urinalysis

TKO

to keep Open

Tid

three times a day

rx

prescription

wt

weight

qhs

Every hour