Medical Abbreviations

~

Approximately

∆

Change

↓

Poor/decreased/reduced

↑

Good/improved/increased

♂︎

Male

♀︎

Female

-/⊖

Negative

⌀

No/Not/Lack of

+/⊕

Positive

AMS

Altered mental state

ADL/ADLS

Activities of daily living

Ab lib

As desired

E.g., Pt. allowed water Ad Lib

ETOH

Alcohol

AMA

Against medical advice

amb

Ambulate

p‾

After

ARD

Acute respiratory distress/disease

ARF/CRF

Acute renal failure

Chronic renal failure

AVM

Arteriovenous malformation

2º

Secondary to

c⎺

with

s⎺

without

A/Ⓐ

Assistance

A&O

Alert and oriented

abn

Abnormal

a.c.

Before meals

beh

Behavior

b.i.d.

two times a day/twice daily

bil/bilat

bilateral

BP

blood pressure

CA

cancer

CAT/CT

Computed [axial] tomography

cath

catheter

CHF

congestive heart failure

CHI

closed head injury

CN

cannot/could not

CND

Could not do

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

c/o

complains of

c/©

cue

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

D/C

discharge

DND

Did not do

DNR/DNI

Do not resuscitat/do not intubate

DNT/NT

did not test/not tested

d/t

due to

Dx

Diagnosis

ECG/EKG

Electrocardiogram

EEG

Electroencephalogram

EMG

Electromyogram

fl/fld

fluid

F:

Field of #

f/u

follow up

fx

function or fracture

fx’l

functional

GI

gastrointestinal

GSW

gunshot wound

GU

genito-urinary

H/o

history of

Hx

history

H&P

History and physical

HOH

Hard of hearing/Hand over hand

HTN

hypertension

I’ly

Independently

I&O

intake and output

LE

Lower extremity

liq

liquids

LOS/ELOS

Length of stay/estimated length of stay

LTC

long-term care

LTG

Long-term goal

OP

outpatient

IP

inpatient

p.c.

after meals

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

m/c

multiple choice

MI

myocardinal infarction

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MVA

motor vehicle accident

per

according to

PMH/PMHx

past/pertient medical history

p.o.

per oral or by mouth

prn

as needed

NG

nasogastic

NKA/NKDA

no known allergies/no known drug allergies

NP/Nψ

neuropsychologist or nurse practitioner

NPO

Non per oral/nothing by mouth

PsychMD/MDψ

psychiatrist

Psychol/Psych/ψ

psychologist

PT

Physical therapy

Pt.

patient

Nsg

nursing

NR

no response

OM/OME

oral motor/oral motor exercises

OT

Occupational therapy

R/o

ruled out

ROM

range of motion/movement

RT

respiratory therapy

SAB/SAH

subarachnoid bleed/hemorrhage

SCI

spinal cord injury

Sx

suction