150 A Medical Abbreviations

AAO

awake, alert, oriented

Abd

abdomen

a.c.

before meals

AD

right ear

ADD

adduction

ADL

activities of daily living

ADR

adverse drug reaction

ad lib

as much as needed

A/E

as evidence by

AEB

as evidenced by

AKA

also known as

AM

before noon

AMA

against medical advice

amb

ambulate

amp

ampule

ANS

autonomic nervous system

ant

anterior

A/P

anteroposterior

AROM

active range of motion

AS

left ear, aortic stenosis

ASA

aspirin

AU

both ears

Ax

axillary

BE

barium enema

BID

twice a day

BKA

below knee amputation

BM

bowel movement, bone marrow

BMR

basal metabolic rate

BP

blood pressure

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

BPM

beats per minute

BRP

bathroom privileges

BS

breath sounds, bowel sounds

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

BX

biopsy

c

with

CBC

complete blood count

CC

chief complaint

CNS

central nervous system

C/O

complaining of

CO

cardiac output

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP

cerebral palsy, chest pain

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CVP

central venous pressure

CXR

chest x-ray

DAT

diet as tolerated

DC

discontinue, discharge

DM

diabetes mellitus

DNR

do not resuscitate

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

DX

diagnosis

EBL

estimated blood loss

ECG

electrocardiogram

ENT

ear, nose, throat

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ETT

endotracheal tube

FBS

fasting blood sugar

FFP

fresh frozen plasma

F/U

follow up

FUO

fever of unknown origin

Fx

fracture

GI

gastrointestinal

gr

grain

gt or gtt

drops

GU

genitourinary

HCT

hematocrit

HEENT

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

Hgb

hemoglobin

H/H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

HOB

head of bed

HPI

history of present illness

HR

heart rate

HS

at bedtime

HTN

hypertension

Hx

history

I & O

intake and output

ICU

intensive care unit

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

JVD

Jugular Vein Distension

KUB

kidney, ureter, bladder

LLL

left lower lobe

LMP

last menstrual period

LOC

level of consciousness

LUL

left upper lobe

LUQ

left upper quadrant

CVA

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

MI

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

mL

milliliter

MMR

measles, mumps, rubella

MRSA

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

MS

multiple sclerosis

MSSA

methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus

MVI

multivitamin injection

NG

nasogastric

NKA

no known allergies

NKDA

no known drug allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

OD

right eye, overdose