REFERENCE Common Medical Abbreviations a = before GU = genitourinary AED = Automated External Defibrillator GYN = gynecologic AOX3 = alert and oriented to person place and h/hr = hour time H/A = headache Abd = Abdomen Hg = mercury Ab. = Abortion H&P = History and Physical ac = antecubital Hx = history atrial fibrillation intracranial pressure AF = ICP = ARDS = Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome JVD = jugular venous distension AT = atrial tachycardia KVO = keep vein open AV = atrioventricular LAC = laceration b.i.d. = twice a day LBBB = left bundle branch block BSA = Body Surface Area MAEW = moves all extremities well BS = sugar and/or Breath Sounds NaCl = sodium chloride c = with NAD = No apparent distress/no acute distress CC or C/C = Chief Complaint NPO = Nothing by mouth CHF = Congestive Heart Failure NKA = No known allergies CNS = Central Nervous System OD = overdose c/o = complains of O.D. = right eye CO = Carbon Monoxide O.S. = left eye CO2 = Carbon Dioxide PERL = pupils equal and reactive to light D/C = discontinue PID = pelvic inflammatory disease DM = diabetes mellitus p.o. = by mouth DTs = delirium tremens 1° = primary, first degree DVT = deep venous thrombosis PTA = prior to arrival Dx = Diagnosis pt. = patient ECG/EKG = electrocardiogram q = every EDC = estimated date of confinement q.h. = every hour external jugular four times a day EJ = q.i.d. = ear, nose, and throat right bundle branch block ENT = RBBB = ETOH = the abbreviation of Ethanol (grain R/O = rule out alcohol) ROM = range of motion fl = fluid Rx = take, treatment fx = fracture s = without GB = gall bladder S/S = signs and symptoms Gm/g = gram TIA = transient ischemic attack gr. = grain t.i.d. = three times a day GSW = Gunshot Wound V.S. = signs gtt. = drop y.o. = years old
REFERENCE Common Medical Abbreviations a = before AED = Automated External Defibrillator AOX3 = alert and oriented to person place and time Abd = Abdomen Ab. = Abortion ac = antecubital AF = atrial fibrillation ARDS = Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome AT = atrial tachycardia AV = atrioventricular b.i.d. = twice a day BSA = Body Surface Area BS = sugar and/or Breath Sounds c = with CC or C/C = Chief Complaint CHF = Congestive Heart Failure CNS = Central Nervous System c/o = complains of CO = Carbon Monoxide CO2 = Carbon Dioxide D/C = discontinue DM = diabetes mellitus DTs = delirium tremens DVT = deep venous thrombosis Dx = Diagnosis ECG/EKG = electrocardiogram EDC = estimated date of confinement EJ = external jugular ENT = ear, nose, and throat ETOH = the abbreviation of Ethanol (grain alcohol) fl = fluid fx = fracture GB = gall bladder Gm/g = gram gr. = grain GSW = Gunshot Wound gtt. = drop GU = genitourinary GYN = gynecologic h/hr = hour H/A = headache Hg = mercury H&P = History and Physical Hx = history ICP = intracranial pressure JVD = jugular venous distension KVO = keep vein open LAC = laceration LBBB = left bundle branch block MAEW = moves all extremities well NaCl = sodium chloride NAD = No apparent distress/no acute distress NPO = Nothing by mouth NKA = No known allergies OD = overdose O.D. = right eye O.S. = left eye PERL = pupils equal and reactive to light PID = pelvic inflammatory disease p.o. = by mouth 1° = primary, first degree PTA = prior to arrival pt. = patient q = every q.h. = every hour q.i.d. = four times a day RBBB = right bundle branch block R/O = rule out ROM = range of motion Rx = take, treatment s = without S/S = signs and symptoms TIA = transient ischemic attack t.i.d. = three times a day V.S. = signs y.o. = years old
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