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Clinical Acronyms

A&Ox3 AAA AAS ABD ABG ABI AC ACLS AKA AOB ARDS ARF ASA ASD ATN AV B BCP BE BID BKA BMI BMP BMR BP BPH BRBPR BS BSO BUN Bx C C/O CA CABG CAT Alert and oriented times 3 (oriented to person, place, and time) Abdominal aortic aneurysm Acute abdominal series Abdomen Arterial blood gas Ankle / brachial index (blood pressures) Before eating ("ante cibum") Advanced cardiac life support Above the knee amputation Alcohol on breath Adult respiratory distress syndrome Acute renal failure Aspirin Atrial septal defect Acute tubular necrosis Atrioventricular node Bilateral Birth control pill Barium enema Twice a day ("bis in die") Below the knee amputation Body mass index Basic metabolic profile (lytes, BUN, creatinine, glucose) Basal metabolic rate Blood pressure Benign prostatic hypertrophy Bright red blood per rectum Bowel sounds Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy Blood urea nitrogen Biopsy With ("cum") Complains of Cancer Coronary artery bypass graft (bypass) Computerized axial tomography

CBC CC C/D/I CF CHF CL CN CN II-XII CNS COPD CP CPAP CPR CSF CSF CT CT CTA-B CVA CVA CVP CVPH CXR DAI D/C D/C DDx DI DIP DJD DKA DM I DM II DM DNR DOA DP/PT DTR DVT EBL ECG ECT

Complete blood count Chief complaint Clean, dry, and intact (typically referring to wound dressings) Cystic fibrosis Congestive heart failure Contralateral Cranial nerve Cranial nerves two through twelve Central nervous system Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chest pain Continuous positive airway pressure Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation Cerebrospinal fluid Colony stimulating factor Cardiothoracic Computerized (axial) tomography Clear to auscultation bilaterally Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) Costovertebral angle (kidneys) Central venous pressure Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital Chest x-ray Diffuse axonal injury Discharge Discontinue Differential diagnosis Diabetes insipidus Distal interphalangeal joint Degenerative joint disease Diabetic ketoacidosis Type I DM Type II DM Diabetes mellitus Do not resuscitate Dead on arrival Dorsalis pedis / Posterior tibial (pulses) Deep tendon reflex Deep venous thrombosis Estimated blood loss Electrocardiogram Electroconvulsive therapy

EEG EF EKG EMD EMG ENT EOMI EPO ERCP ERT ET EtOH F/U FAM FEN FNA FPP FS FUKO FUO Fx Fx G GAMAL GC GCS GERD GI GTT GTT GU H&P HA HCT HCTZ HEENT HGB HJR HO HPI HR

Electroencephalogram Ejection fraction Electrocardiogram Electromechanical disassociation Electromyelogram Ear, nose, & throat Extra-ocular muscles (or movements) intact Erythropoietin Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (biliary/pancreatic scope) Estrogen replacement therapy Endotracheal Alcohol (Ethyl alcohol) Follow-up Family (Fam Hx = Family History) Fluids, electrolytes, nutrition Fine needle aspirate Fresh frozen plasma Finger stick (blood sugar) Fever of unknown origin Fever of unknown origin Family Fracture Gravida (pregnancies) Good air movement all lobes Gonococcus (gonorrhea) Glasgow coma scale Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastrointestinal IV drip ("guttae" = drops) # of drops (6 gtt/min = 6 drops per minute) Genitourinary History & physical Headache Hematocrit Hydrochlorothiazide Head, eyes, ears, nose, & throat Hemoglobin Hepatojugular reflex House officer (resident) History of present illness Heart rate

HRT HSM HTN Hx I/O IBD ICU IDDM IL IM IT IV IVC IVC IVP JVD JVP KUB L LA LAH LBBB LE LLL LLQ LLSB LMP LOC LOC LP LR LSB LUL LUQ LUSB LV LVH M/G/R MAE

Hormone replacement therapy Hepatosplenomegaly Hypertension History Ins & Outs (fluids in & fluids out) Inflammatory bowel disease Intensive care unit Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Ipsilateral Intramuscular Intrathecal Intravenous Inferior vena cava Intravenous cholangiogram (biliary) Intravenous pyelogram (renal) Jugular venous distention Jugular venous pressure Kidneys, ureters, bladder (abd / pelvic x-ray) Left Left atrium Left anterior hemiblock Left bundle branch block Lower extremity Left lower lobe (lung) Left lower quadrant Left lower sternal border Last Menstrual Period Level of consciousness Loss of consciousness Lumbar puncture Lactated Ringer's Left sternal border Left upper lobe (lung) Left upper quadrant Left upper sternal border Left ventricle Left ventricular hypertrophy Murmurs, gallops or rubs (cardiac exam) Moves all extremities

MAP MCV MEN MI MICU MMSE MRI MRSA MS MS MVA N/V NABS NAD NCAT NG NIDDM NKDA NPO NS NSAID NSR NT NTG OD OM OOB OS OU P P PAT PAWP PC PCR PCWP PE PE PEA PEEP PERRLA

Mean arterial pressure Mean corpuscular (cell) volume Multiple endocrine neoplasia Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Medical intensive care unit Mini mental status exam Magnetic resonance imaging Methicillin resistant staph aureus Mitral stenosis Multiple sclerosis Motor vehicle accident Nausea or vomiting Normoactive bowel sounds No apparent (acute) distress Normocephalic, atraumatic (head exam) Nasogastric (as in "NG Tube") Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus No known drug allergies Nothing by mouth ("per os") Normal saline (as in "1/2NS") Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Normal sinus rhythm Nasotracheal (as in "NT tube") Nitroglycerin Right eye ("oculus dexter") Otitis media Out of bed Left eye ("oculus sinister") Both eyes ("oculus uterque") After ("post") Pending Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Pulmonary artery wedge pressure After eating ("post cibum") Polymerase chain reaction Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure Pulmonary embolism Physical exam Pulseless electrical activity Positive end expiratory pressure Pupils equal, round & reactive to light and accomodation

PET PFT PICC PICU PID PIP PMH PMI PNS PO POD PR PRBC PRN PSH PSVT Pt PT PT PT PTA PTT PVC PVD Q QAC QAM QD QHS QID QOD R RA RBBB RBC RDW RLL RML ROM ROS RRR RSB

Positron emission tomography Pulmonary function test Peripherally inserted central catheter Pediatric intensive care unit Pelvic inflammatory disease Proximal interphalangeal joint Past medical history Point of maximal impulse (of the heart) Peripheral nervous system By mouth ("per os") Post-op day Per rectum Packed red blood cells As needed ("pro re nata") Past surgical history Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Patient Physical therapy Posterior tibial (artery/pulse) Prothrombin time Prior to admission/arrival Partial thromboplastin time Premature ventricular contraction Peripheral vascular disease Every ("quaque") Before every meal ("ante cibum") Every morning Every day ("die") At hour of sleep ("hora somni") Four times a day ("quarter in die") Every other day Right Right atrium Right bundle branch block Red blood cell Red (cell) distribution width Right lower lobe (lung) Right middle lobe (lung) Range of motion Review of systems Regular rate & rhythm Right sternal border

RUL RV RVH Rx S S/P SA SIADH SICU SL SOB SOB SQ STD SVC SVD SVP Sx TAH TEE TIA TID Tmax TO TPA TPN TURP TVH Tx U/A UE URI UTI U/S VCUG V/Q W/D W/R/R WB

Right upper lobe (lung) Right ventricle Right ventricular hypertrophy Prescription, treatment Without ("sans") Status post Sinoatrial node Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Surgical intensive care unit Sublingual Short of breath Shortness of breath Subcutaneous Sexually transmitted disease Superior vena cava Spontaneous vaginal delivery Spontaneous venous pulsations - seen in normal retina Symptoms Trans-abdominal hysterectomy Transesophageal echocardiogram Transient ischemic attack ("mini-stroke") Three times a day ("ter in die") Maximum temperature over past 24 hours Telephone order Tissue plasminogen activator Total parenteral nutrition Trans urethral resection of prostate Trans-vaginal hysterectomy Treatment Urinalysis Upper extremity Upper respiratory infection Urinary tract infection Ultrasound Voiding cystourethrogram Ventilation / Perfusion scan Wet-to-dry (dressing) Wheezes, rubs, or rhonchi Whole blood

WBC WF WM XRT YO ZE

White blood cell (count) White female White male X-ray therapy (radiation) Year-old Zollinger-Ellison

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