Common Med symbols/ Common Abbreviations

-

negative

%

percent

@

at

~

about, approximately

+

positive

>

greater than

<

less than

°

degrees

Δ

change

↑

higher,elevated up

→

to the right

↓

lower or down

←

to the left

♀

female

ABX

antibiotic

ad lib

as desired

AM, am

morning, before noon

b.i.d , BID

twice a day

c̄

with

CC

chief complaint

c/o

complains of

CBC

Complete blood count

Consult

Consultation

CT

Computerized tomography

CXR

Chest x-ray

DOB

Date of birth

ECG ,EKG

Electrocardiogram

ER

Emergency room

H2O

Water

H&P

History of physical exam

h/o , H/O

History of

hs

Bedtime

ht

Height

Hx

History

IV

Intravenous

Ib or #

Pound

Min

Minutes

NKDA

No known drug allergies

NPO

Nothing by mouth

OR

Operating Rom

OTC

Over the counter

OV

Office Visit

oz

Ounce

P

After

PM/pm

Afternoon

PMH

Past medical history

Postop

After surgery , postoperative

Pre op

Before surgery, preoperative

PRN

As needed

Pro time

Prothrombin time

Pt

Patient

PTT

Partial thomboplastin time ( blood clotting test)

q

Every

Rx

Prescription

s

Without

SOB

Shortness of breath

stat STAT

Immediately

Sx

Symptoms

T&C

Type and crossmatch

t.i.d, TID

Three times a day

TPR

Tempature, Pulse, respiration

UA

urinalysis

Ung

ointment

VS, V/S

vital signs

WNL

Within normal limits

wt

Weight

y/o

Years old