NS110 Medical Terminology - Fall 2022

Comprehensive list of common medical abbreviations, prefixes, and suffixes required for nursing student chart review and quizzes.

AAOX3

Awake, alert & oriented $X3$

Abd

Abdomen

AC

Before meals

ADL

Activity of daily living

AM

Morning

AMA

Against Medical Advice

A-P

Anterior - Posterior

BM

Bowel movement

BMI

Body Mass Index

BMR

Basal Metabolic Rate

BP

Blood pressure

BRP

Bathroom privileges

CDI

Clean, dry and intact

CNS

Central nervous system

c/o

Complaint of

d/c

Discontinue

Dr

Doctor

drsg

Dressing

DNR

Do not resuscitate

Dx

Diagnosis

g, gm

$$Gram$$

hr

$$Hour$$

Hct

Hematocrit

Hgb

Hemoglobin

HOB

Head of bed

HS

At bedtime

Ht

Height

Hx

History

H&P

History and physical

IM

Intramuscular

ID

Intradermal

I & O

Intake & output

IV

Intravenous

Kg

$$Kilogram$$

KVO

Keep vein open

LMP

Last menstrual period

LOC

Level of consciousness

LP

Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)

LT

Left

mcg

$$Micrograms$$

mL

$$Milliliters$$

MVC

Motor vehicle collision

NKFA

No known food allergy

NKA

No known allergies

NKDA

No known drugs allergies

NPO

Nothing by mouth

O2

$$Oxygen$$

OOB

Out of bed

OTC

Over the counter (drugs)

oz

$$Ounce$$

PC

After meals

PCP

Primary Care Provider

PM

Evening

p.o.

By mouth

p.r.

Per rectal

preop

Before surgery

PRN

As needed

pt

Patient

PT

Physical therapy

rt

Right

RT

Resp. Therapy

REM

Rapid eye movement

ROM

Range of motion

Rx

Prescription

S/S

Signs & symptoms

stat

Immediately

STI/STD

Sexually transmitted infection / disease

sc

Subcutaneous

Subling

Sublingual

supp

Suppository

susp

Suspension

Sx

Symptoms

tab

Tablet

TLC

Total lung capacity

TPR

Temperature pulse respiration

TX

Treatment

UA

Urinalysis

VS

Vital signs

WNL

Within normal limits

wt

Weight

RUE

Right Upper Extremity

a -, an -

without (none)

ab -

away from

ad -

toward

adeno -

gland

aero -

air

angio -

vessel

ano -

anus

ante -

before, forward

anti -

against, counteracting

arterio -

artery

arthro -

joint

Auto

self

bi -

$$double$$

bili -

bile

bio -

life

brachio -

arm

brady -

slow

broncho -

bronchus

cardio -

heart