Flashcards in Standard Charting Abbreviations Deck (306):
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before
ā
2
with
c (with a line over it)
3
nitroglycerin
NTG
4
oxygen
O2
5
obstetrics
OB
6
after
p (with a line over it)
7
physical exam, pulmonary embolism
PE
8
orally, by mouth
PO
9
patient
Pt
10
every
q
11
four times a day
QID
12
rule out
R/O
13
prescription
Rx
14
without
s (with a line over it)
15
signs/symptoms
s/s
16
sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS
17
sublingual
SL
18
shortness of breath
SOB
19
symptoms
Sx
20
immediately
stat
21
transient ischemic attack
TIA
22
three times a day
TID
23
to keep open
TKO
24
treatment
Tx
25
times
X
26
years old
y/o
27
increased
↑
28
decreased
↓
29
African American
AA
30
Asian
A
31
Black
B
32
chief complaint
CC
33
complains of
c/o
34
current health status
CHS
35
date of birth
DOB
36
differential diagnosis
DD or DDx
37
estimated date of confinement
EDC
38
family history
FH
39
female
♀
40
Hispanic
H
41
history
Hx
42
history and physical
H&P
43
history of present illness
HPI or HOPI
44
impression
IMP
45
male
♂
46
medications
Med
47
newborn
NB
48
past history
PH or PMH
49
patient
Pt
50
physical exam
PE
51
private medical doctor
PMD
52
signs and symptoms
S/S
53
vital signs
VS
54
weight
Wt
55
white
W
56
year-old
y/o
57
abdomen
Abd
58
cardiovascular
CV
59
central nervous system
CNS
60
ear, nose, and throat
ENT
61
gastrointestinal
GI
62
genitourinary
GU
63
gynecological
GYN
64
head, eye, ears, nose, and throat
HEENT
65
musculoskeletal
MSK
66
obstecrical
OB
67
peripheral nervous system
PNS
68
respiratory
Resp
69
abdominal pain
abd pn
70
chest pain
CP
71
dyspnea on exertion
DOE
72
fever of unknown origin
FUO
73
gunshot wound
GSW
74
headache
H/A
75
lower back pain
LBP
76
nausea/vomiting
n/v
77
no apparent distress
NAD
78
pain
pn
79
shortness of breath
SOB
80
substernal chest pain
sscp
81
abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAA
82
abortion
Ab
83
acute myocardial infarction
AMI
84
adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS
85
alcohol
ETOH
86
atherosclerotic heart disease
ASHD
87
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
88
chronic renal failure
CRF
89
dead on arrival
DOA
90
cystic fibrosis
CF
91
delirium tremens
DTs
92
deep vein thrombosis
DVT
93
diabetes meelitus
DM
94
dilation and curettage
D&C
95
duodenal ulcer
DU
96
end-stage renal disease
ESRD
97
end-strage renal failure
ESRF
98
epstein-barr virus
EBV
99
foreign body obstruction
FBO
100
hepatitis B virus
HBV
101
hiatal hernia
HH
102
hypertenstion
HTN
103
infectious disease
ID
104
inferior wall myocardial infarction
IWMI
105
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
106
intracranial pressure
ICP
107
mass casualty incident
MCI
108
mitral valve prolapse
MVP
109
motor vehicle crash
MVC
110
multiple sclerosis
MS
111
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM
112
organic brain syndrome
OBS
113
otitis media
OM
114
overdose
OD
115
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PND
116
pelvic inflammatory disease
PID
117
peptic ulcer disease
PUD
118
pregnancies/births
G/P
119
pregnacy-induced hypertension
PIH
120
pulmonary embolism
PE
121
rheumatic heart disease
RHD
122
sexually transmitted disease
STD
123
ST elevation myocardial infarction
STEMI
124
transient ischemic attack
TIA
125
tuberculosis
TB
126
upper respiratory infection
URI
127
urinary tract infection
UTI
128
wolff-parkinson-white syndrome (disease)
WPW
129
agniotensin-converting enzyme
ACE
130
aspirin
ASA
131
bicarbonate
HCO3
132
birth control pills
BCP
133
calcium
Ca++
134
calcium channel blocker
CCB
135
calcium chloride
CaCl2
136
chloride
Cl-
137
digoxin
Dig
138
dilantin
DPH
139
diphenhydramine
DPHM
140
diphtheria-pertusis-tetanus
DPT
141
hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ
142
lactated ringer's, ringer's lactate
LR,RL
143
nitroglycerin
NTG
144
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent
NSAID
145
normal saline
NS
146
oral birth control pill
OBCP
147
penicillin
PCN
148
phenobarbital
PB
149
potassium
K+
150
sodium bicarbonate
NaHCO3
151
sodium chloride
NaCl
152
tylenol
APAP
153
abdomen
Abd
154
antecubital
AC
155
anterior axillary line
AAL
156
anterior cruciate ligament
ACL
157
anterior-posterior
A/P
158
dorsalis pedis
DP
159
gallbladder
GB
160
intercostal space
ICS
161
lateral collateral ligament
LCL
162
left lower lobe
LLL
163
left lower quadrant
LLQ
164
left upper lobe
LUL
165
left ventricle
LV
166
liver, spleen, kidneys
LSK
167
lymph node
LN
168
midaxillary line
MAL
169
posterior axillary line
PAL
170
right lower lobe
RLL
171
right lower quadrant
RLQ
172
right middle lobe
RML
173
right upper lobe
RUL
174
right upper upper quadrant
RUQ
175
temporomandibular joint
TMJ
176
tympanic membrane
TM
177
arterial blood gas
ABG
178
bilateral breath sounds
BBS
179
blood glucose
BGL
180
breath sounds
BS
181
cerebrosprinal spinal
CSF
182
chest x-ray
CXR
183
complete blood count
CBC
184
computerized tomography
CT
185
conscious, alert, and oriented
CAO
186
costovertebral angle
CVA
187
deep tendon reflexes
DTR
188
dorsalis pedis (pulse)
DP
189
electrocariogram
EKG, ECG
190
electroencephalogram
EEG
191
expiratory
Exp
192
extraocular movements (intact)
EOMI
193
fetal heart tones
FHT
194
full range of motion
FROM
195
full-term normal delivery
FTND
196
heart rate
HR
197
heart sounds
HS
198
hemoglobin
Hgb
199
inspiratory
Insp
200
jugular vein distention
JVD
201
laceration
lac
202
level of consciousness
LOC
203
moves all extremities (well)
MAEW
204
nontender
NT
205
normal range of motion
NROM
206
palpation
Palp
207
passive range of motion
PROM
208
point of maximal impulse
PMI
209
posterior tibial (pulse)
PT
210
pulse
P
211
pupils equal and reative to light
PEARL
212
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation
PERRLA
213
range of motion
ROM
214
respirations
R
215
temperature
T
216
unconscious
unc
217
urinary incontinence
UI
218
after (post)
p (with a line over it)
219
after eating
pc
220
alert and oriented
A/O
221
anterior
ant.
222
approximate
≈
223
as needed
prn
224
before (ante)
a (with a line over it)
225
before eating
a.c.
226
body surface area (%)
BSA
227
celsius
C°
228
change
∆
229
decreased
↓
230
equal
=
231
fahrenheit
F°
232
immediately
stat
233
increased
↑
234
inferior
inf.
235
left
L
236
less than
237
moderate
mod.
238
more than
>
239
negative
-
240
no, not, none
circle with / through it
241
not applicable
n/a
242
number
no or #
243
occasional
occ
244
pack years
pk/yrs, p/y
245
per
/
246
positive
+
247
posterior
post.
248
postoperative
PO
249
prior to arrival
PTA
250
radiates to
→
251
rule out
R/O
252
right
®
253
superior
sup.
254
secondary to
2°
255
times (for 3 hrs.)
x (x 3h)
256
unequal
≠
257
warm and dry
W/D
258
while awake
WA
259
with (cum)
c with a line over it
260
within normal limits (or we never looked)
WNL
261
without (sine)
s with a line over it
262
zero
0
263
advanced cardiac life support
ACLS
264
advanced life support
ALS
265
against medical advice
AMA
266
automated external defibrillator
AED
267
bag-valve mask
BVD
268
basic life support
BLS
269
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
270
continuous positive airway pressure
CPAP
271
do not resuscitate
DNR
272
endotracheal tube
ETT
273
estimated time of arrival
ETA
274
external cardiac pacing
ECP
275
intermittent positive-pressure ventilation
IPPV
276
long spine board
LSB
277
nasal can
NC
278
nasogastric
NG
279
nasopharyngeal airway
NPA
280
no transport - refusal
NTR
281
nonrebreather mask
NRM
282
nothing by mouth
NPO
283
oropharyngeak airway
OPA
284
oxygen
O2
285
per square inch
psi
286
physical therapy
PT
287
positive end-expiratory pressure
PEEP
288
short spince board
SSB
289
therapy
Rx
290
treatment
Tx
291
turned over to
TOT
292
verbal order
VO
293
centimeter
cm
294
cubic centimeter
cc
295
deciliter
dL
296
drop(s)
gtt(s)
297
drops per minute
gtts/min
298
every
q
299
grain
gr
300
gram
g, gm
301
hour
h or hr
302
hydrogen-ion concentration
pH
303
interacardiac
IC
304
intramuscular
IM
305
intravenous
IV
306