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Meaning
aa
ABR
Abd.
Abdomen
ac
Before meals
AD
Admitting diagnosis
A&D
Ad lib
ADL
Adm.
Admission
Ad. Spec.
A.M. or a.m., AM or am
Morning
amb
GI or G.I.
Gastrointestinal
gt
One drop
gtt
Gtt or G.T.T.
GU or G.U
Genitourinary
Gyn. or G.Y.N.
Gynecology
H2O
Water or aqua
HOB
Head of bed
hr
Hour
HS or hs
ht
Height
hyper
Above or high
hypo
Below or low
ICU or I.C.U.
I&O or I.&O.
Irr
Irregular
Isol. Or isol
Isolation
IV or I.V.
Intravenous
Liter
Lab. or lab
Laboratory
lb
Pound
LVN or L.V.N
Male
Mat
Maternity
MD or M.D.
Medical doctor
Meas
Measure
mec
Meconium
med
Medicine
min
Minute
ml
Milliliter
Mn or mn or M/n
Midnight
N.A. or N/A
amt.
Amount
AP or A.P.
Appendectomy
aqua
Water or H2O
At
Approx.
Approximately
B&B or b&b
Twice a day
b.m. or B.M.
B.P. or BP
Blood pressure
BR or br or B.R. or b.r.
Bedrest
Bathroom priviledges
BSC or bsc
Bedside commode
With
Ca
Cancer
Cath.
Catheter
CBC or C.B.C.
cc or c.c
Cubic centimeter
CCU or C.C.U
C/O or c/o
Complaint of
noct
At night
CO2
Carbon dioxide
NP
CS or C.S. or c.s
Central supply
NPO or N.P.O
Nothing by mouth
nsy
Nursery
O2
Oxygen
CVA or C.V.A
OB or O.B.
Obstetrics
CPR or C.P.R
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Obt or obt.
Obtained
dc or d/c
Discontinue
OJ or O.J.
Orange juice
del. M. Or d.r., or DR
Delivery room
Orb.
Orderly
Discharge
OOB or O.O.B.
Out of bed
D. % C. or D&C
OPD or O.P.D.
Outpatient department
drsg.
Dressing
OR or O.R.
Operating room
DOA or D.O.A
Dead on arrival
Ortho
Orthopedics
Dr. or Dr
Doctor
OT or O.T
DX
Diagnosis
oz.
Ounce
ECG or EKG
Electrocardiogram
PAR or P.A.R.
Postanesthesia room
ED or E.D.
Emergency department
Pc
After meals
EEG or E.E.G.
Electroencephalogram
Ped or Peds
Pediatrics
EENT or E.E.N.T.
Per
by, through
E. or E
Enema
p.m. or P.M., pm or PM
Afternoon
ER or E.R.
Emergency room
PMC or P.M.C
Postmortem care
Fahrenheit degree
PN or P.N.
Pneumonia
F. or Fe. or F or Fe
Female
po
By mouth
FBS or F.B.S
post or p
after
FF or F.F.
postop or post op
Postoperative
ft
Foot
post op spec
Fx
Fracture
PP
Fx urine
Fractional urine
PPBS
gal
Gallon
pre
Before
prn or p.r.n.
preop or pre op
Before surgery
pre op spec
prep
Pt or pt
Patient; pint
PT or P.T.
Physical therapy
Every
qd
Every day
qh
Every hour
q2h
Every 2 hours
q3h
Every 3 hours
q4h
Every 4 hours
QHS or qhs
qid or Q.I.D.
qam or q am or q.a.m.
Every morning
qod or Q.O.D
qs
qt
quart
r or R
rectal or Rectal
Rm or rm
Room
RN or R.N.
Registered nurse
Rom or R.O.M.
Range of motion
RR or R Rm.
Recovery room
Rx
s or ?
Without
S&A
SOB
Shortness of breath
sos
SPD
Spec or spec.
Specimen
ss or ??
One-half
SSE or S.S.E.
Soapsuds enema
Stat
At once, immediately
STD
Surg
Surgery
tid or T.I.D.
TLC or tlc
TPR
TWE
Urinalysis
Ung.
Ointment, unguentine
VDRL
V.S or VS
Vital signs
WBC or W.B.C.
w/c
Wheel chair
wc or W.C.
Ward clerk
wt
Weight