abbreviations

CCU

CCU

coronary care unit

ECU

emergency care unit

ER

emergency room

ED

emergency department

ICU

intensive care unit

PICU

pediatric intensive care unit

NICU

neonatal intensive care unit

SICU

surgical intensive care unit

PACU

post-anesthesia care unit

L&D

labor and delivery

OR

operating room

post-op

post-operative care

pre-op

pre-operative care

VS

vital signs

T

temperature

BP

blood pressure

HR

heart rate

RR

respiratory rate

Ht

height

Wt

weight

BMI

body mass index

I/O

intake/output

Dx

diagnosis

DDx

differential diagnosis

Tx

treatment

Rx

prescription

H&P

history and physical

Hx

history

CC

chief complaint

HPI

history of present illness

ROS

review of systems

PMHx

past medical history

FHx

family history

PE

physical exam

Pt

patient

y/o

years old

h/o

history of

PCP

primary care provider

f/u

follow up

SOB

shortness of breath

PERRLA

pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accomadation

NAD

no acute distress

RRR

regular rate and rhythm

CTA

clear to auscultation

WDWN

well developed well nourished

A&O

alert and oriented

WNL

within normal limits

NOS

not otherwise specified, general diagnosis from symptoms but no specific diagnosis

NEC

not elsewhere classified

PO

per os, by mouth

NPO

nil per os, nothing by mouth

PR

per rectum

IM

intramuscular

SC

subcutaneous

IV

intravenous

CVL

central venous line

PICC

peripherally inserted central catheter

Sig

label

ad lib

as desired

QD

daily, quaque die

BID

twice daily, bid in die

TID

thrice daily, ter in die

QID

four times daily, quater in die

QUS

at night, quaque hora somni

AC

before meals, ante cibum

PC

after meals, post cibum

PRN

as needed, per re nata

NKDA

no known drug allergies