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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
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