MPACT - Medical Science: Abbreviations

Bx, bx

Biopsy

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CXR

Chest x-ray or Radiograph

Dx, dx

Diagnosis

Ex, exam

Examination

Fx, fr

Fracture

GI

Gastrointestinal

H+H

Hemoglobin & Hematocrit

H+P

History & Physical

Ht

Height

I+D

Incision & Drainage

LP

Lumbar Puncture

Min

Minute

MS

Multiple sclerosis, mitral stenosis, muscular-skeletal

Neur

Neurology

NKA

No known allergies

NKDR

No known drug allergies

NVD

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

OTC

Over the counter

PDR

Physician's Desk Reference

Post

Posterier, after

PPE

Personal protective equipment

Qd

Every day

Qid

Four times a day

ROM

Range of motion

Rx

Prescription

Sig

Give the following directions

SOB

Shortness of breath

Sx

Symptoms sign

TKR

Total knee replacement

WHO

World Health Organization

X-match

Cross match

YOB

Year of birth

Z

Zinc

At

Alright

R

Pottassium