Prehospital emergency care 11th edition- Standard charting abbreviations- Table 4-2

AA

African American

A

Asian

B

Black

CC

Chief Complaint

c/o

Complains of

CHS

Current health status

DOB

Date of birth

DD or DDx

Differential diagnosis

EDC

Estimated date of confinement

FH

Family history

F

Female

H

Hispanic

Hx

History

H&P

History and physical

HPI or HOPI

History of present illness

IMP

Impression

M

Male

Med

Medications

NB

Newborn

PH or PMH

Past history

Pt

Patient

PE

Physical Exam

PMD

Private medical doctor

S/S

Signs and symptoms

VS

Vital signs

Wt

Weight

W

White

y/o

Years old

Abd

Abdomen

CV

Cardiovascular

CNS

Central nervous system

ENT

Ear, nose and throat

GI

Gastrointestinal

GU

Genitourinary

GYN

Gynecological

HEENT

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

MSK

Musculoskeletal

OB

Obstetrical

PNS

Peripheral Nervous System

Resp

Respiratory

abd pn

Abdominal pain

CP

Chest pain

DOE

Dyspnea on exertion

FUO

Fever of unknown origin

GSW

Gunshot wound

H/A

Headache

LBP

Lower back pain

n/v

Nausea/vomiting

NAD

No apparent distress

SOB

Shortness of breath

SSCP

Substernal chest pain

AAA

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Ab

Abortion

AMI

Acute myocardial infarction

ARDS

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

ETOH

Alcohol

ASHD

Atherosclerotic heart disease

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CRF

Chronic renal failure

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CF

Cystic fibrosis

DOA

Dead on arrival

DTs

Delirium tremens

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

DM

Diabetes mellitus

D&C

Dilatation and currettage

ESRD

End-stage renal disease

ESRF

End-stage renal failure

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

FBO

Foreign body obstruction

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HH

Hiatal hernia

HTN

Hypertension

ID

Infectious disease

IWMI

Inferior wall myocardial infarction

IDDM

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

ICP

Intracranial pressure

MCI

Mass casualty incident

MVP

Mitral valve prolapse

MVC

Motor vehicle crash

MS

Multiple sclerosis

NIDDM

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

OBS

Organic brain syndrome

OM

Otitis media

OD

Overdose

PND

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

G/P

Pregnancies/births (gravida/para)

PIH

Pregnancy-induced hypertension

PE

pulmonary embolism

RHD

rheumatic heart disease

STD

sexually transmitted disease

STEMI

ST elevation myocardial infarction

TIA

transient ischemic attack

TB

tuberculosis

URI

upper respiratory infection

UTI

urinary tract infection