Salas, Sophia Symbols, Abbreviations and Do Not Use List

Medical terminology period 2

-

negative

%

percent

@

at

°

degree

~

about, approximately

+

positive

>

greater than (error prone)

<

less than (error prone)

∆

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. or BID

twice a day

c̅

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 and physical exam

h/o and H/O

history of

hs

bedtime (error prone)

ht

height

Hx

history

IV

intravenous

lb or #

pound

min.

minutes

NKDA

no known drug allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

OB/GYN

obstetrician/gynecologist

OR

operating room

OTC

Over the counter

OV

office visit

oz

ounce

p̄

after

PM, pm

after noon

PMH

Past medical history

postop

after surgery, postoperative

pre-op

before surgery, preoperative

PRN

as needed

Pro. Time

prothrombin time

Pt, pt.

patient

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

q

every

Rx

prescription

s̅

without

SOB

shortness of breath

stat, STAT

immediately

Sx

symptoms

T&C

type and crossmatch

t.i.d. or TID

three times a day

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

UA

urinalysis

ung

ointment

VS, V/S

vital signs

WNL

within normal limits

wt

weight

y/o

years old

U or u

unit. DO NOT USE!

IU

international unit. DO NOT USE

Q.D., QD, q.d., qd

daily. DO NOT USE

Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod

every other day DO NOT USE

MS, MSO4, and MgSO4

morphine sulphate and magnesium sulfate DO NOT USE

SC, SQ, sub Q

subcutaneous DO NOT USE

D/C

discharge or discontinue DO NOT USE

cc

cubic centimeter DO NOT USE

Trailing zeros

DO NOT USE

Leading zeros before decimals

always use

μg

microgram DO NOT USE