Abbreviations medical care facilities & patient care

CCU

coronary (cardiac) care unit

ECU

emergency care unit

ER

emergency room

ICU

intensive care unit

IP

inpatient (registered bed patient)

OP

outpatient

OR

operating room

PACU

postanesthetic care unit

PAR

postanesthetic recovery

post-op/postop

postoperative (after surgery)

pre-op/preop

preoperative (before surgery)

RTC

return to clinic

RTO

return to office

BRP

bathroom privileges

CP

chest pain

DC, D/C

discharge, discontinue

ETOH

ethyl alcohol

L (w a cirlce)

left

R (w a circle)

right

pt

patient

RRR

regular rate and rhythm

SOB

shortness of breath

Tr

treatment

Tx

treatment or traction

VS

vital signs

T

temperature

P

pulse

R

respiration

BP

blood pressure

Ht

height

Wt

weight

WDWN

well-developed and well-nourished

y.o.

year old

#

number or pound