Intro to Documentation 4 - Medical Abbreviations

dds or dmd

dr of dental surgery

dr of medicine in dentistry

do

dr of osteopathy

dpm

dr of podiatric medicine (podiatrist)

gp

general practitoner (more common out of US)

lpn

licensed practical nurse

md

dr of medicine

OD

dr of optometry

pa

physician assistant

pcp

primary care physician

PT

physical therapist

pt

patient

PTA

physical therapist assistant

RN

registered nurse

aaa

abdominal aortic aneurysm

ad

alzheimers disease

als

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disase) (stephen hawking)

ards

acute respiratory distress syndrome

arf

acute renal failure

bph

benign prostatic hyperplasia

ca

cancer

cad

coronary artery disease

chf

congestive heart failure

copd

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

cp

cerebral palsy

crg

chronic renal failure

cva

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

cvd

cardiovascular disease

djd

degenerative joint disease

dm

diabetes mellitus

dvt

deep venous thrombosis (blood clot)

gerd

gastroesophageal reflux disease

ha

headache

hnp

herniated nucleus pulposus (herneated disc)

htn

hypertension

ibs

irritable bowel syndrome

lbp

lower back pain

loc

loss of consciosness

mi

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

oa

osteoarthritis

od

overdose

pad

peripheral arterial disease

pcp

pneumocytis pneumonia

pe

pulmonary embolism

pvd

peripheral vascular disease

ra

rheumatoid arthritis

rds

respiratory distress syndrome

sids

sudden infant death syndrome

tb

tuberculosis

tia

transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)

uri

upper respiratory infection

uti

urinary tract infection

abg

arterial blood gasses

bmd

bone mineral density

bmi

body mass index

bp

blood pressure

bs

blood sugar

cbc

complete blood count

co2

carbon dioxide

dtr

deep tendon reflexes

esr

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

fbs

fasting blood sugar

hb/hgb

hemoglobin

hct

hematocrit

hdl

high density lipoprotein

icp

intracranial pressure

k

potassium

ldl

low density lipoprotein

mmt

manual muscle test

na

sodium

o2

oxygen

pco2

partial pressure of carbon dioxide

po2

partial pressure of o2

rbc

red blood cell

rom

range of motion

rr

respiratory rate

SpO2

peripheral oxygeen saturation

aka

above knee amputation

bka

below knee amputation

bx

biopsy

cabg

coronary artery bypass graft

cat/ct

computerized (axial) tomography

cpap

continuous positive airway pressure

cxr

chest xray/radiograph

ecg/ekg

electrochardiogram

echo

echocardiogram

eeg

electroencephalography

emg

electromyography

hep

home exercise program

mra

magnetic resonance angiogram

mri

magnetic resonance imaging

ncv

nerve conduction velocity

pre

progressive resisted exercise

tha/thr

total hip arthroplasty (replacement)

tka/tkr

total knee arthroplasty (replacement)

tsa/tsr

total shoulder arthroplasty (replacement)

cs

cervical spine

ent

ear nose throat

gi

gastrointestinal

llq

lower left quadrant

ls

lumbar spine (lumbosacral)