medical terminology - assessment abbreviations

A&O x 3

alert and oriented to person, place and time

A&O x 4

alert and oriented to person, place, time and event

ABC

Airway, Breathing, and Circulation

AMS

Altered Mental Status

BGL

Blood Glucose Level

BP

blood pressure

BS

Breath Sounds

C/O

compaint of

CEPH

cephalic (of or around the head?)

DT

delirium tremens (severe and life-threatening form of alcohol withdrawl)

FBAO

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

Fx

fracture

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

GI

GastroIntestinal

GSW

GunShot Wound

H/A

HeadAche

HEENT

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

HR

Heart Rate or HouR

Hx

History

JVD

Jugular Vein Distention

LOC

Level Of Consciousness OR Loss Of Consciousness

MVC

Motor Vehicle Collision

N/V

Nausea/Vomiting

N/V/D

Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea

NKDA

No Known Drug Allergies

NRB

Non-ReBreather

SL

SubLingual

SOB

Shortness Of Breath

SQ

Subcutaneous

T

Temperature

VS or V/S

Vital Signs