Medical Abbreviations Day 1

Medical Abbreviations

• a.c. - Before meals
• Bpm - Beats per minute
• BP - Blood pressure
• CC/C.C - Chief complaint
• CXR - Chest x ray
• CVA - Cerebral vascular accident
• Dr. - Doctor
• ECG/EKG - Electrocardiogram
• Fx/FX - Fracture
• gtt - Drops
• ER - Emergency Room
• DOB - Date of birth
• Dx/dx - Diagnosis
• C/O or c/o - Complains of
• F/U, or f/u - Follow-up
• HA - Headache
• LMP - Last menstrual period
• IM - Intramuscular
• HPI - History of present illness
• H/O - History of