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A&Ox3 &Alert and Oriented to person, place, and time
Alert and Oriented to person, place, time, and &circumstances (often used interchangeably with A&Ox3) &A&W Alive and well a.a. of each,&
from Latin, ana
&AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Pronounced "Triple A"&
AAT activity as tolerated
&ABC aspiration biopsy cytology &ABCD &"Asymmetry, borders, color, diameter" features on&
considering "is it a Melanoma"?&
ABD or abd abdomen&
ABG Arterial blood gases&
ABMT Autologous bone marrow transplantation&
ABPI Ankle brachial pressure index
doxorubicin&
bleomycin vinblastine
&dacarbazine&
First-line treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.&
ABX antibiotics a.c.&
before food, from Latin, ante cibum&
ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme&
ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
&Ach Acetylcholine&
ACL Anterior cruciate ligament
&ACLS Advanced cardiac life support
&ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone ad. make up to ad part. dolent to the painful parts,&
from Latin, partes dolentes&
AD Alzheimer's Disease&
ADA Adenosine deaminase
&ADC AIDS dementia complex&
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder&
ADH Antidiuretic hormone&
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder&
ADL activities of daily living&
ad lib as desired&
from Latin, ad libitum adm admission&
ADR Adverse drug reaction
Ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring AF&
atrial fibrillation AF&
atrial flutter AF&
Amniotic fluid AFB&
acid fast bacilli AFO&
ankle-foot orthosis AFP&
Alpha-fetoprotein Ag&
Antigen &AGA&
Anti-gliadin Antibodies &a.h. every other hour, from&
Latin, alternis horis AHF&
Antihemophilic factor AHG&
Antihemophilic globulin &AHH&
aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase AI&
Artificial insemination AI&
Aortic insufficiency &AICD&
Automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator AID&
Artificial insemination by donor AIDS&
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIH&
artificial insemination by husband AIIRB&
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist aka&
also known as &AKA&
Above knee amputation ALG&
Antilymphocytic globulin ALL&
Acute lymphocytic leukemia ALP&
Alkaline phosphatase &ALPS&
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome ALS&
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS&
Advanced Life Support ALT&
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Alanine transferase &altern. d. every other day, from&
Latin, alterno die AMA&
Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies AMA Against Medical Advice &AMA Advanced Maternal Age (35 years or greater) AMC&
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita AMI&
Acute myocardial infarction AML&
Acute myelocytic leukemia AMP&
Adenosine monophosphate AMS&
Acute mountain sickness AMS&
atypical measles syndrome&
Anti-nuclear antibody &ANCA&
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies ANF&
Atrial natriuretic factor ANP&
Atrial natriuretic peptide ANS&
Autonomic nervous system &ANUG&
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis a.p. before dinner, from&
Latin, ante prandium AP&
Alkaline phosphatase &APAP&
acetaminophen,&
from the chemical name N-acetyl-para-aminophenol APD&
adult polycystic disease &APECED&
autoimmune polyendocrinopathy APH&
Antepartum haemorrhage &APLS&
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome applic. allicandus, from&
Latin, to be applied &APSAC Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator&
complex APS&
autoimmune polyglandular syndrome aPTT&
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time aq. &water, from&
Latin, aqua &aq. bull. boiling water, from&
Latin, aqua bulliens aq. calid. warm or hot water, from&
Latin, aqua calida aq. dist. distilled water, from&
Latin, aqua distillata aq. gel. cold water, from&
Latin, aqua gelida AR&
Aortic Regurgitation &ARB&
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist ARC&
AIDS related complex &ARDS&
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARF&
Acute renal failure Arg&
Arginine &ART&
antiretroviral therapy &ART&
assuming room temperature, ie) the patient has died. ARM&
Artificial rupture of membranes &ASA&
Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as&
aspirin AS&
Aortic stenosis &ASCAD&
arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease ASD&
Atrial septal defect &ASGUS&
Atypical squamous glandular cells of undetermined&
significance &ASCUS&
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
American sign language ASO&
Antistreptolysin O &ASOT&
Antistreptolysin O titre AST&
Aspartate transaminase ASX&
Asymptomatic &ATA&
Anti-transglutaminase antibodies ATCC&
American Type Culture Collection ATG&
Antithymic globulin AT-III&
Antithrombin III &ATP&
acute thrombocytopenic purpura ATP&
adenosine triphosphate ATP&
Anti-tachycardia pacing aur. &ear, from&
Latin, auris &aur. dextro. to right ear, from&
Latin, auris dextrae aur. laev to left ear, from&
Latin, auris laevae aurist. ear drops, from&
Latin, auristillae AVM&
Arteriovenous malformation AVR&
Aortic valve replacement&
AZT azidothymidine
] B &Ba Barium
& BAL Bronchoalveolar lavage&
BAL British anti-Lewisite&
BAL Blood Alcohol Level BAO&
Basic acid output BAT&
Brown adipose tissue &BCG&
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (a tuberculosis vaccination) BCX Blood culture
& BBMF "Bone break, me fix" Orthopedic consent form b.d. Twice daily, from&
Latin, bis die b.i.d. Twice daily,&
from Latin
, bis in die BE Base excess &BGL&
Blood Glucose Level BIBA brought in by ambulance BIB&
Brought in by BK Bacterium Koch&
BKA &Below Knee Amputation bl.cult &Blood culture&
Blood &BLS&
Basic Life Support BMC&
Bone mass content &BMD&
Bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) BMI&
Body mass index &BMP Blood Metabolic Profile BMR&
Basal metabolic rate &BMT&
Bone marrow transplantation BNF&
British National Formulary BNP&
Brain natriuretic peptide BOA Born out of&
Asepsis &BOI Born on island, ie. a local patient. &BOOP&
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia BP&
Blood pressure BP&
Bipolar disorder &BPAD&
Bipolar Affective Disorder BPD&
Bi-Parietal Diameter &BPD&
Borderline personality disorder BPH&
Benign prostatic hyperplasia BPM&
Beats per minute &BPPV&
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo &BRAT&
Applesauce, (dry)&
acronym for bland diet &BRATY Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, (dry) Toast,&
Yogurt: acronym for bland diet for children BRP&
Bathroom Privileges &BRBPR&
Bright red blood per rectum &BS Breath or Bowel sounds on&
auscultation with stethoscope BS Blood Sugar &BSE&
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE&
Breast self-examination BSL&
Blood Sugar Level BSP&
Bromsulphthalein BUN&
Blood urea nitrogen BV&
Bacterial vaginosis&
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass&
Graft surgery. Pronounced "Cabbage". CAD&
Coronary artery disease CAG&
Coronary Artery Graft &cAMP&
cyclic adenosine monophosphate CA&
Carcinoma, Cancer Ca&
Calcium &CADASIL&
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical&
Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy CAH&
Chronic Active Hepatitis &CAH&
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia CAT&
Computed axial tomography &CAPD&
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CBC&
Complete Blood Count &CC Cubic centimenter, or Chief Complaint CCF&
Congestive cardiac failure CCK&
Cholecystokinin &CEA&
Carcinoembryonic antigen CF&
Cystic fibrosis &cGMP&
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate ChE&
Cholinesterase &CHD&
Coronary heart disease CHE&
Cholinesterase &CHF&
Congestive heart failure CI&
Confidence interval &CJD&
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CK&
Creatine kinase &CKD&
Chronic kidney disease &CLL&
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia &CML&
Chronic myelogenous leukemia also called Chronic myeloid leukaemia &CMML&
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia CMS&
Chronic mountain sickness CMV&
Cytomegalovirus &CNS&
Central nervous system &COAD&
Chronic obstructive airways disease COLD&
Chronic obstructive lung disease &COPD&
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CO&
Cardiac output CO, C/O Complains Of...&
Carbon monoxide CO2&
Carbon dioxide COX-1&
Cyclooxygenase 1 COX-2&
Cyclooxygenase 2 CP&
cerebral palsy CP Chest Pain &CPAP&
Continuous positive airway pressure CPK&
Creatine phosphokinase &CPR&
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation &CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae CRF&
Chronic renal failure &CRF&
Corticotropin-releasing factor CRH&
Corticotropin-releasing hormone CRI&
Chronic renal insufficiency CRP&
C-reactive protein CR&
Complete remission CS&
Caesarean section CsA&
Ciclosporin A &CSF&
Cerebrospinal fluid &CT&
computed axial tomography &CTX&
ceftriaxone, a third-generation&
cephalosporin antibiotic CVA&
Cerebrovascular accident CVC&
Central venous catheter CVD&
Cardiovascular disease CVP&
Central venous pressure CVS&
Chorionic villus sampling &CVID&
Common variable immunodeficiency Cx&
Microbiological culture CXR&
Chest X-ray&
DA Dopamine
& DBP Diastolic blood pressure&
D&C Dilatation and curettage DCBE Double Contrast Barium Enema&
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy&
DDD Daily Defined Doses
&DDx Differential diagnosis&
DEXA &Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry&
Dihydoergotamine &DHEA-S&
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate DIB&
Dead in Bed &DIC&
Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIP&
Distal interphalangeal joint DiPerTe&
Diphtheria&
Pertussis&
Tetanus DiTe&
Diphtheria&
Tetanus &DJD&
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Degenerative Joint Disease DKA&
Diabetic Keto-Acidosis &DPT&
Diphtheria&
Pertussis&
Tetanus DM&
Diabetes Mellitus &DNA&
Deoxyribonucleic acid DNI&
Do Not Intubate DNR&
Do Not Resuscitate &DNAR&
Do Not Attempt Resusciatation DOA&
Dead on arrival DOB Date of birth &DOE&
Dyspnea on exertion &DOSS&
D from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate &DT&
Diphtheria&
Tetanus &DTP&
Diphtheria&
Pertussis DUB&
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding DVT&
Deep vein thrombosis&
Dx Diagnosis&
Ecstacy &E&
Electrolytes &EACA Epsilon-aminocaproic acid&
EBM Evidence-based medicine&
EBM Expressed Breast Milk
Epstein-Barr virus EC Enterically Coated
&ECG Electrocardiogram
& ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
&ED Emergency department
&ED Erectile Dysfunction ED &Ectodermal dysplasia
EDC Estimated Date of Confinement (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy) EDD Estimated Date of Delivery (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy) EDD Estimated date of discharge &EDRF&
Endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka&
Nitric oxide EEG&
Electroencephalogram EF&
Ejection Fraction &EGF&
Epidermal Growth Factor EKG&
Electrocardiogram &ELLSCS Elective Lower Segment Caesarian Section ELISA&
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay EMC&
Encephalomyocarditis EMD Early Morning Discovery &EMD&
ElectroMechanical Dissociation EMF&
Endomyocardial fibrosis EMG&
Electromyography &EMLSCS Emergency Lower Segment Caesarian Section &EMU Early Morning Urine sample (being the most concentrated generally used for pregnancy testing) ENT Ear Nose and Throat. (
Otolaryngology) EENT eyes, ears, nose, throat EOM Extra ocular muscles &EOMI Extra ocular movements intact EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension EPO&
Erythropoietin &ERCP&
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography &ESL Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (also ESWL) - see&
lithotriptor &ESBL Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase&
gram negative bacteria ESR&
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESRD&
End-stage renal disease &ESWL Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (also ESL) - see&
lithotriptor ET&
Endothelin &ETT&
Endotracheal tube &ETOH&
ethanol or&
ethyl alcohol&
EUS Endoscopic Ultrasonography&
[edit] F &FBC &Full blood count&
Full blood exam &FBG&
Fasting blood glucose F/C Fevers or Chills &FDIU&
Foetal Demise In Utero &FDP&
Fibrinogen Degradation Products &FEV1&
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Fe&
Iron &FF Free Fluids (
non-thickened fluids) FFA&
Free fatty acids FFP&
Fresh frozen plasma FHR&
Fetal heart rate FHT&
Fetal heart tones FHx&
Family History FIBD Found in Bed Dead &FLK Funny Looking Kid (suggesting an unspecified&
syndrome, should now be termed "
dysmorphic features") FNA&
Fine Needle Aspirate FNC&
Full nursing care &FOF Found on Floor (Patient fell out of bed) FOS Full of Stool &FPG&
Fasting plasma glucose FSE Fetal Scalp Electrode &FSH&
Follicle stimulating hormone &FTA-ABS&
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption FTA&
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody &FUBAR &F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition, originally used to refer to corpses after horrendous (typically battlefield) trauma, but "FUBAR" is now sometimes used to describe very ill patients with little hope of recovery, including those that have not necessarily suffered trauma. Not very&
politically&
correct! &FVC&
Forced Vital Capacity (
Spirometry test value used in assessment of&
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) FWB Full weight bearing FWD Full ward diet&
Fx &Fracture of a bone &[
edit] G &G Gravida (total number of pregnancies, successful or not) G6PD &Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase&
General anaesthesia GABA&
gamma-aminobutyric acid GCA&
Giant cell arteritis GCS&
Glasgow Coma Scale &GDLH&
Glutamate dehydrogenase &GERD&
Gastroesophageal reflux disease GFR&
Glomerular filtration rate GGTP&
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase GH&
Growth hormone &GHRF&
Growth hormone releasing factor GI Gastrointestinal &GITS&
Gastrointestinal therapeutic system GIFT&
Gamete intrafallopian transfer GOA Gone on Arrival (i.e., DOA) GOMER Get Outta My E.R. i.e. patient who frequently presents at the ER near death but manages to pull through each and every time. GOK God only knows &GORD&
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease GOT&
glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase GPT&
glutamic-pyruvic transaminase GSW&
gunshot wound see HVLT GTN&
Glyceryl trinitrate GU Genitourinary &GUM&
Genitourinary medicine (often used more restrictively as alternative to sexually transmitted disease clinic) GvH&
Graft-versus-host&
GvHD Graft-versus-host disease
Hypertonia arterialis HAD&
HIV-associated dementia H/A headache
& H&E Hematoxlyn and Eosin standard tissue stain. Sometimes used&
as noun referring to stained slides--"H&E's showed..." HAV&
Hepatitis A virus Hb Hemoglobin&
HBV Hepatitis B virus &HCC Hepato Cell Carcinoma &HCG &Human chorionic gonadotropin
Intensive Treatment Unit (or Intensive Therapy Unit) IUCD&
intrauterine contraceptive device IU&
International units &IUD&
Intrauterine Death - sometimes confused with intrauterine contraceptive device. Use FDIU or IUFD &IUD&
intrauterine device - sometimes confused with intrauterine death. We now use IUCD IUFD&
IntraUterine Foetal Demise IUI&
Intrauterine insemination IUS&
IntraUterine System i.v.&
Intravenous &IV-DSA&
Intravenous digital subtraction angiography IVDU&
Intravenous drug user IVF&
In vitro fertilization IVP&
Intravenous pyelogram&
IVU Intravenous urogram &[
JMS "Junior Medical Student" AKA "MS-3" Also see "TOBASH" JVD Jugular vein
&distension JVP &Jugular venous pressure&
[edit] K &K&
&(in German, Kalium) Kcal&
Kilocalorie, Calorie
&kg Kilogram KIV Keep in view&
KUB &kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray)
& [edit] L
Leukocytes &LABBB&
Left anterior bundle branch block &LAD&
Left Anterior Descending coronary artery
Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase LAR&
Low Anterior Resection LAS&
Lymphadenopathy syndrome LBBB Left bundle branch block
&LCM Lymphocytic meningitis
&LDH Lactate dehydrogenase LDL &Low density lipoprotein
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol L-DOPA&
Levo-DihydrOxyPhenylAlanine LES&
Lower esophageal sphincter LES&
Lupus erythematosus systemicus &LE&
Lupus erythematosus (in German Lupus erythematodes) leu&
Leukocytes &LFT&
Liver function test &LGL&
Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome LGM&
Lymphogranulomatosis maligna LGV&
Lymphogranuloma venereum LH&
Luteinizing hormone LIH left&
inguinal hernia LLL left lower lobe &LLQ&
left lower quadrant LM Left Main &LMP Last Menstrual period (prior to pregnancy and in woman with regular 28 day cycle taken as 0/40 weeks of pregnancy) LOL Little old lady ... often LOL in NAD &LORTA Loss Of Resistance To Air ( when placing epidural, LORTA indicates entrance of needle to epidural space) &LOS&
Length of stay Lp&
Lipoprotein LP&
Lumbar puncture LPL&
Lipoprotein lipase LUL Left upper lobe &LUQ&
Left upper quadrant &LVEDP&
Left ventricular end diastolic pressure LVEF&
Left ventricular ejection fraction LVF&
Left ventricular failure LVH&
Left ventricular hypertrophy LV&
Left ventricle &LVOT&
Left Ventricular Outflow Track Ly&
Lymphocytes&
lytes electrolytes
& [edit] M &MAO-I&
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor Mφ &Macrophage&
Methicillin and aminoglycoside resistant Staphylococcus&
aureus &MAS&
Morgani-Adams-Stokes MC&
Metacarpal bone &MCP&
Metacarpophalangeal joint &MCHC&
Mean cell hemoglobin concentration MCH&
Mean cell hemoglobin &MC&S Microscopy, Culture & Sensitivity, the investigation steps in processing microbiology samples MCV&
Mean cell volume &MDS&
Myelodysplastic syndrome Mg&
Magnesium &MgSO4&
Magnesium or Magnesium Sulfate &MGUS Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined&
significance (unknown or uncertain may be substituted for undetermined) MI&
Myocardial infarction MIC&
Morbus Ischaemicus Cordis &MIC&
Minimal inhibitory concentration MLA&
Myelosis Leucemica Acuta MM&
Myeloma multiplex mod&
Moderate &MODY&
Maturity onset diabetes of the young Mo&
Monocytes &MOM&
Milk of magnesia&
Mechlorethamine,&
Vincristine,&
Procarbazine, and&
Prednisone in combination, older treatment for&
Hodgkins lymphoma. MPV&
Mean platelet volume &MRA&
Magnetic resonance angiogram or angiogrphy MRI&
Magnetic resonance imaging MR&
Mitral regurgitation MR&
Modified release &MRSA&
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MS&
Mitral stenosis MS&
Multiple sclerosis &MS&
Medical student MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4 respectively MSH&
Melanocyte stimulating hormone MSO4&
Morphine or Morphine Sulfate MSU &Mid Stream Urine sample (used in testing for presence of urine infections)&
Metatarsal bone &MTP&
Metatarsalphalangeal joint MTX&
Methotrexate &MVP&
Mitral valve prolapse &MVPS&
Mitral valve prolapse syndrome&
Na Sodium (in German Natrium) &NAD No Abnormality Detected, i.e. the absence&
of abnormal signs
&on examination&
NAD No apparent distress.&
NE Norepinephrine
& Ne Neutrophil granulocytes
&Neo Neoplasm
& NFR Not For Resuscitation&
NGU Non-gonococcal urethritis
&NHL Non Hodgkin Lymphoma&
NIDDM Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
&NK Natural killer cells NKA&
no known allergies &NKDA&
no known drug allergies. This abbreviation is also used in&
the military of the United States
&and may be printed on&
&or a uniform. &NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
&NNH Number needed to harm&
NNT Number needed to treat&
NO Nitric oxide &NOF&
Neck of Femur Fracture (refers to Hip fracture)&
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
&Npl Neoplasm&
NPO nil per os (nothing by mouth)&
NREM non-Rapid Eye Movement n.s. not significant NS Normal Saline&
NSAID Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug NSCC&
Non Squamous Cell Carcinoma NSE Neurospecific enolase&
NSR normal sinus rhythm&
NSRI &Noradrenaline-Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Non-specific urethritis NTG&
Nitroglycerin N&V&
vomiting &NVD&
vomiting &&
diarrhea NVD Normal Vaginal Delivery&
[edit] O &O2
& OA osteoarthritis
Obstetrics and gynecology&
OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder &OD&
&from Latin, oculus dexter
&OD overdose&
od every day, usually regarded as once daily, from the Latin, omni die
. Generally written in lower case. O/E on examination&
OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test &om every morning, from&
the Latin, omni mane. Generally written in lower case.&
OME Otitis Media with Effusion - fluid in the inner ear without other symptoms.&
on every night, from the Latin, omni nocte. Generally written&
in lower case. &OP outpatient department
& OPPT Oriented to Person Place and Time OS left eye&
from Latin, oculus sinister
&OS Orthopedic surgery &OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSH outside hospital&
OTC Over-the-counter drug OTD Out the Door (discharged)&
OTPP Oriented to Time Place and Person&
OU &Both eyes, from Latin, oculi uterque&
[edit] P &p&
(p with a bar over it) after, from Latin, post&
P Parturition (total number of live births)&
P Phosphorus
PA &posterior-anterior&
Pulmonary artery &PAF&
Platelet activating factor &PAF&
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (meaning intermittent AF) PAH&
Pulmonary arterial hypertension PAI-1&
Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 PAO&
Peak Acid Output PAP&
Papanicolaou stain &Pap&
Papanicolaou Test (pap smear) PAT&
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia &p.c. After food, from&
Latin, post cibum PCI&
Percutaneous coronary intervention PCL&
Posterior cruciate ligament PCOS&
Polycystic ovarian syndrome &PCP&
Pneumocystis pneumonia (formerly Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) &PCP&
Primary Care Physician/
Primary Care Provider PCR&
Polymerase chain reaction &PCWP&
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PDA&
Patent ductus arteriosus PDE&
Phosphodiesterase PDT&
Photodynamic Therapy PE&
Pulmonary Embolism PE&
Pre-eclampsia &PEEP&
Positive end expiratory pressure PEF&
Peak expiratory flow &PEFR&
Peak expiratory flow rate &PERLA Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation &PERRLA Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation PET&
Positron-emission tomography PFO&
Patent foramen ovale &PID&
Pelvic inflammatory disease PIH&
Pregnancy induced hypertension PIP&
Proximal interphalangeal joint PKA&
Protein kinase A &PKD&
Polycystic kidney disease PKU&
Phenylketonuria PLT&
platelets &PMB&
Post-menopausal bleeding (bleeding after menopause) &PMH [past medical history] or&
Perimesencephalic subarachnoid&
hemorrhage &PMN&
Polymorphonuclear cells, ie Neutrophils PMR&
Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularisation PMR&
Polymyalgia Rheumatica &PND&
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea &p.o. By mouth (orally), from&
Latin, per os poly&
Polymorphonuclear cells, ie Neutrophils POX&
Peroxidase &PPH&
Post partum haemorrhage &PPH Primary&
Pulmonary hypertension &PPROM Preterm&
Premature Rupture of Membranes PPTL Post-Partum Tubal Ligation &p.r. per rectum (as noun:&
rectal examination) PRA&
Plasma renin activity &PRIND&
Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit prn as necessary, from&
Latin, pro re&
nata (if used in chronic pain control disparagingly termed "pain relief nil") PROM&
Premature Rupture of Membranes PRP PanRetinal Photocoagulation PSA&
Prostatic specific antigen PSP&
Phenylsulphtalein &PTM Pulmonary&
Tuberculosis &Pt.&
Patient, from&
Latin patiens, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers" &PTA&
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty &PTCA&
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PT&
Prothrombin time PTH&
Parathyroid hormone PTx&
Pneumothorax &PTT&
Partial thromboplastin time PUD&
peptic ulcer disease PUVA Psoralen UV A &p.v. per vagina (as noun: vaginal examination with manual examination and&
speculum inspection) PVD&
peripheral vascular disease PVR&
Pulmonary vascular resistance PWP&
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure Px, px&
physical examination Px&
each, every, {from Latin, quaque} &q.a.d. every other day, (
from Latin, quaque altera die)&
QALY Quality-adjusted life years &q.AM every AM, (
from Latin, quaque ante meridiem) q.d. each day, {
from Latin, quaque die} &q.d.s.&
four times each day, {from Latin, quater die sumendus} q.h. each hour, {
from Latin, quaque hora} &q.h.s. every bedtime, {
from Latin, quaque hora somni} q.i.d.&
four times each day, {from Latin, quater in die} q.m.t. every month q.w.k. weekly &q.o.d&
every other day &[edit] R
& RA Refractory anaemia&
RA Rheumatoid arthritis&
RAI Radioactive Iodine&
RAPD Relative afferent pupillary defect
&RBBB Right bundle branch block&
RBC Red blood cells
& RCA Right coronary artery
& RCT Randomized controlled trial
&REM Rapid eye movement
&RF Rheumatoid factor&
RFLP Restriction fragment length polymorphism
&RFT Renal function test&
Rh Rhesus factor
&RhF Rheumatoid factor&
RIA Radioimmune assay&
RIBA Radioimmunoblotting assay&
RIMA Reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A&
RIND Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit&
RLQ Right lower quadrant&
RNA Ribonucleic acid&
RNV Radionuclear Ventriculography&
ROM Range of motion RR &Respiratory rate&
ROS Review of systems RUQ&
Right upper quadrant RPR&
Rapid Plasma Reagin test RSV&
Respiratory Syncytial Virus RV&
Residual volume RV&
Right ventricle &RVF&
Right ventricular failure &RVSP&
Right ventricular systolic pressure&
Rx medical prescription or Prescription drug
edit] S &s (s with a bar over it) without&
from Middle English sans, borrowed from&
Old French sans&
SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage&
SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome
&SBE Subacute bacterial endocarditis&
SBP Systolic blood pressure&
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis s.c. subcutaneous
&from Latin
, subcutis
&SCC Squamous cell carciona&
SCID Severe combined immunodeficiency&
SD Standard deviation&
SGA Small for gestational age &SGOT&
Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase SGPT&
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase &SH Social history (personal habits, living situation, job)&
SHBG Sex Hormone Binding Globuline
&SHx Surgical History
& SI International System of Units,
&Suicidal ideation
&SIADH Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
&SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
& SIMV Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation
&SK Streptokinase &SLE&
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus &SM Multiple sclerosis from Latin, Sclerosis multiplex&
SMA Sequential Multiple Analysis SMA-7 Serum Metabolic Assay SMS Senior medical student &SMT &Spinal Manipulative Therapy&
Sodium Nitroprusside &SNRI&
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor &SOAP&
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan (How Doctors notes are organized) &SOB&
Shortness of breath SOBOE&
Dyspnoea &SOL Space Occupying Lesion &SOS&
Save Our Souls, meaning "in case of emergency" SP Status post &SPET&
Single photon emission tomography SQ Subcutaneous SR&
Slow Release &SROM&
Spontaneous rupture of membranes &SSRI&
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor SSSS&
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome SSS&
Sick Sinus Syndrome &STD&
Sexually transmitted disease STH&
Somatotropic hormone &STI&
Sexually transmitted infection STI&
Soft tissue injury &STOP Surgical&
Termination Of Pregnancy (sometimes Suction Termination of Pregnancy) Subq Subcutaneous SV Seminal Vesicle &SVD Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery SVI&
Systemic Viral Infection SVN Small Volume Nebulizer &SVR&
Systemic vascular resistance SVT&
Supraventricular tachycardia Sx Surgery or Symptoms &SXA&
Single energy X-ray absorptiometer&
SXR skull x-ray
tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy TAH&
Total Abdominal&
Hysterectomy &TAH-BSO Total Abdominal&
Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy TB &tuberculosis
tuberculosis &TBC Total body crunch &Td&
Tetanus and&
Diphtheria TdP&
Torsades de pointes TBI&
Total body irradiation &t.d.s. &Three times a day, from&
Latin, ter die sumendus TEE or TOE&
Transesophageal echocardiogram &TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulaton TERN "Intern", also see TOBASH TF Transfer T/F Transfer &TFTs&
Thyroid function tests &TGA&
Transposition of the great arteries TG&
Triglycerides Tg&
Thyroglobulin &THR&
Total hip replacement TIA&
Transient ischemic attack TIBC&
Total iron binding capacity &t.i.d. Three times a day, from&
Latin, ter in die TIPS&
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt TKR&
Total knee replacement TKVO to keep vein open TLC&
Total lung capacity &TMB "Too Many Birthdays" Very frail elderly patient TNF&
Tumor necrosis factors TNM&
Tumor-Nodes-Metastases &TOE&
Transoesophageal echocardiogram TOP&
Termination of Pregnancy TPa&
Tissue plasminogen activator TPN&
Total parenteral nutrition TR&
Tricuspid regurgitation &TRF Transfer (pronounced "turf") &TRF'd Transferred (Pronounced "turfed", as in "We just turfed Mrs Johnson OTD") &TRH&
Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone TS&
Tricuspid stenosis &TSH&
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TT&
thrombin time &TTE&
Transthoracic echocardiogram&
TTO To Take Out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay) &TTP&
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura TTS&
Transdermal therapeutic system Tu&
Tumor &TUR&
Transurethral resection &TURBT Transurethral resection of bladder tumour TURP&
Transurethral resection of the prostate Tx&
Transplant Tx &treatment&
UBT Urea Breath Test
& U & E urea
&and electrolytes
&(sodium and potassium) blood test, often including creatinine
& UC Ulcerative colitis & &
UD As Directed, from Latin, Ut Dictum &
&URI Upper Respiratory Infection & &
URTI Upper Respiratory Tract Infection &
&US Ultrasound & &
USG Ultrasonography & &USR Unheated Serum Reagin &
&USS Ultrasound scan & &
UTI Urinary Tract Infection &&
UVAL &Ultraviolet Argon Laser & &
VA visual acuity &VAD vincristine adriblastine dexamethasone VAMP vincristine adriblastine methylprednisone V-BAC&
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian VC Vital capacity&
vCJD Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease VD Vaginal Delivery&
VDRL Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory (old test for syphilis} &VE vaginal examination (manual examination) VEB&
Ventricular ectopic beat&
VRE &Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci
Ventricular fibrillation &VIP&
Vasoactive intestinal peptide VLDL&
Very low density lipoprotein VMA&
Vanillylmandelic acid VOD&
Volume of distribution VPA&
Valproic acid &VSD&
Ventricular septal defect&
VT Ventricular tachycardia&
White adipose tissue WBC White blood cells&
WDWN Well developed, well Nourished &WNL Within Normal Limits (Also: We Never Looked) WPW&
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome WWI &Walking While Intoxicated &[edit
] X &x &times/for &[edit
] Y &YOYO &"You're on your own" &[edit] Z&
ZIFT &Zygote intrafallopian transfer &[edit
] Latin abbreviations &Some of the following list are considered non-standardized abbreviations because their meanings could be easily misunderstood. Abbrev. Meaning Latin origin a.c. Before food ante cibum a.d. Right ear auris dexter ad. Freely as wanted ad libitum a.l. Left ear aurix laevus alt. die Every other day alternus die alt. h. Every other hour alternus horis a.m. Morning &ante meridiem a.n. Before the night ante noctum aq. &Water &aqua
a.s. Left ear auris sinister a.u. Each ear auris utro aurist. Ear drops auristillae b.d. or bd Twice a day bis die b.i.d. or bid Twice a day&
bis in die gtt. Drop gutta h. Hour hora h.s. At bedtime hora somni i.d. during the day & i.d. the same&
idem I.D. Infectious Disease&
i.d. intradermal, between layers of the&
mane In the morning mane narist. Nasal drops naristillae Nocte At night nocte o.c. Eye ointment oculentum o.d. or od Daily omni die o.d. Right eye oculus dexter o.l. Left eye oculus laevus o.m. In the morning omni mane o.n. At night omni nocte o.s. Left eye oculus sinister o.u. Each eye oculus utro p.c. After food post cibum p.m. Afternoon post meridiem p.o. or po Orally per os p.r. Rectally&
per rectum p.r.n. As occasion requires (as needed) pro re nata p.v. Vaginally per vaginum q. every&
quaque q.2.h. Every two hours quaque 2 hora q.4.h. Every four hours quaque 4 hora q.6.h. Every six hours quaque 6 hora q.8.h. Every eight hours quaque 8 hora q.d. or qd Every day quaque die q.d.s.&
Four times a day&
quater die&
q.h. Every hour, hourly quaque hora q.i.d. or qid Four times a day&
quater in die q.q.h. Every four hours quarta quaque hora q.s. A sufficient quantity quantum sufficiat s.i.d. or sid Once a day&
semel in die Sig. or S. Write on the label&
signa SL. Sublingual, under the tongue sub linguam Stat. Immediately, with no delay statim&
t.d.s. Three times a day&
ter die sumendus t.i.d. or tid Three times a day ter in die top. Topically, applied to the skin &&
ut dict. or u.d. As directed&ut dictum&
ung.&Ointment&unguentum
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