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Medical Abbreviations
Medical Abbreviations
Medical Abbreviations
they represent
shortened forms of words
they are an ^^efficient way of communicating quickly and concisely with other healthcare workers^^
healthcare workers use abbreviations to ^^convey information about their patients^^
they help ^^save time and space on medical documents^^
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Examples of medical Abbreviations
C/o
: Complains of
Symptoms
: Patient complains
in the patient’s
words and expressions.
usually, the patient is complaining of pain, fever, bleeding, swelling, difficulty to do usual acts, abnormal features…
usually
said in non-medical terms
Signs
:
what doctors see and find
and usually
written in medical terms
Temp
: Temperature
Normal Temperature around 37°C
A %%high temperature%% is called a
fever
P
: Pulse
Pulse is counting the heart rate (HR) and looking for its regularity
Normal around 72/min, regular
%%Increased HR%% is called
Tachycardia
%%Slow HR%% is called
Bradycardia
BP
: Blood Pressure
Normal - around 120/80
%%Increased BP%% (120/110) is called
Hypertension
HTN
%%Decreased BP%% (70/50) is called
Hypotension
%%Severe hypotension%% (50/30) is called
Shock
Abbreviations of Disease Names
AIDS
: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
CHF
: Congestive Heart Failure
DVT
: Deep Venous Thrombosis
DM
: Diabetes Mellitus
RF
: Renal Failure
TB
: Tuberculosis
Abbreviations of Pathogens
HAV
: Hepatitis A Virus
HBV
: Hepatitis B Virus
HCV
: Hepatitis C Virus
HDV
: Hepatitis D Virus
HIV
: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Abbreviations for Laboratory Investigations
CBC
: Complete Blood Count (CBP)
Hb
: Hemoglobin
WBC
: White Blood cell
RBC
: Red Blood Corpuscles
ESR
: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
BT
: Bleeding Time
CT
: Clotting Time
PT
: Prothrombin Time
C&S
: Culture and Sensitivity
GTT
: Glucose Tolerance Test (Curve)
Abbreviations for Medical Imaging
CT
: Computed Tomography
MRI
: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ECG
: Electrocardiogram
EEG
: Electroencephalogram
EMG
: Electromyogram
CXR
: Chest X-Ray
Abbreviations for Drug usage
q.i.d
. : 4 times a day
t.i.d.
: 3 times a day
b.i.d.
: twice a day
IM
: Intramuscular
IV
: Intravenous, Intravenously
Abbreviations for Hospital Rooms
ER
: Emergency Room
ICU
: Intensive Care Unit
NICU
: Neonates Intensive Care Unit
IDU
: Intensive Diseases Unit
OR
: Operation Room (Theater)
Abbreviations for Medical Process
ALS
: Advanced Life Supporter
CPR
: Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Post-op
: Postoperative (after surgery)
Pre-op
: Preoperative (before surgery)
Other common abbreviations
Wt
: Weight
~
: approximately
%
: percent
#
: pound or number
✓
: check or checked
↑
: increase or increasing
↓ : decrease or decreasing
→ : to the right
← : to the left
△ : change or changed
° : degree
♂ : male
♀ : female
cc
: cubic centimeter (same as ml)
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