MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

AB

Apex Beat

ABG

Arterial Blood Gas

AF

Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation

AFB

Acid-fast Bacilli

AHF

Anti-Hemophilic factor

AKA

Above Knee Amputation

ALD

Alcohol Liver Disease

ALL

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

ALT

Alanine Aminotransferase (SGPT)

AMI

Acute Myocardial Infarction

ANS

Autonomic Nervous System

ANST

After Negative Skin Test

AOG

Age Of Gestation

AP

Adynamic Precordioum

APTT

Activated Partial Thromboplastine Time

ARDS

Acute/Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

ARF

Acute Renal/Respiratory Failure; Acute Rheumatic Fever

AST

Aspartate Aminotransferase (SGOT)

ATN

Acutre Tubular Necrosis

BA

Bronchial Asthma

BID

Twice Daily

BKA

Below Knee Amputation

BLE

Both lower extremities

BLF

Both Lungs Field

BM

Bowel Movement

BOV

Blurring Of Vision

BPH

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

BPM

Beats per minute

BSA

Body Surface Area

BSRTL

Both Slugish Reactive To Light

BT

Blood Transfusion

BUE

Both Upper Extremities

BUN

Blood Urea Nitrogen

BUR

Back-Up Rate

CA

Carcinoma;

Community-Acquired

CABG

Coronary Artary Bypass Graft

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CAP

Community-Acquired Pneumonia

CAT

Computed Axial Tomography

CBC

Complete Blood Count

CBG

Capillary Blood Glucose

CBS

Clear breath Sounds

CC/cc

Chief Complaint

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

CHO

Carbohydrate

CK

Creatinine Kinase

CLAD

Cervical Lymph Adenopathy

CNIL

Cephalic Not In Labor

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CPAP

Central Pulmonary Airway Pressure

CrCl

Creatinine Clearance

CRF

Chronic Renal Failure

CSF

CerebroSpinal Fluid

CT

Computed Tomography

CTT

Chest Tube Thoracostomy

CVA

Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Accident

CVD

CardioVascular Disease

CVP

Central Venous Pressure

CVS

Cardiovascular System

CXR

Chest X-Ray

D/C

Discharged;

Discontinue

DCMP

Dilated CardioMyoPathy

DHN

Dehydration

DHS

Distinct Heart Sound

DIC

Disseminated intravascular Coagulopathy

DKA

Diabetic KetoAcidosis

DM

Diabetic Mellitus

DOB

Difficulty of Breathing

DOE

Dyspnea On Exertion

DOI

Date Of Injury

DTG

Diffuse Toxic Goiter

DTR

Deep Tendon Reflex

Dx/Dxic

Diagnosis

E/N

Essentially Normal

EBRTL

Equal Brisky Reactive To Light

ECE

Equal Chest Expansion

EEG

Electroencephalogram

EF

Ejection Fraction

EOM

Extra Ocular Movement

ESRD

End-Stage Renal Disease

ESR

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FBS

Fasting Blood Sugar

F/D

Fairly Developed

FC

Functional Class

Foley Catheter

FEP

Full Equal Pulses

FHT

Fetal Heart Tone

FHx

Family History

F/N

Fairly Nourished

FT

Full Term

FTSVD

Ful Term Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery

FWB

Freash Whole Blood

Fxn

Function

G₀P₀

Gravida Para

GBS

Guilain Barre Syndrome

GFR

Glomerular Filtration Rate

GI/GIT

Gastrointestinal Tract

GIN

Gastrointestinal Nutrition

GN

Glomerulonephritis

GS/CS

Gram Stain/ Culture Sensitivity

HA

Headache