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Clinical Acronyms
A&Ox3
Alert and oriented times 3 (oriented to person, place, and time)
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAS
Acute abdominal series
ABD
Abdomen
ABG
Arterial blood gas
ABI
Ankle / brachial index (blood pressures)
AC
Before eating ("
ante cibum
")
ACLS
Advanced cardiac life support
AKA
Above the knee amputation
AOB
Alcohol on breath
ARDS
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARF
Acute renal failure
ASA
Aspirin
ASD
Atrial septal defect
ATN
Acute tubular necrosis
AV
Atrioventricular node
B
Bilateral
BCP
Birth control pill
BE
Barium enema
BID
Twice a day ("
bis in die
")
BKA
Below the knee amputation
BMI
Body mass index
BMP
Basic metabolic profile (lytes, BUN, creatinine, glucose)
BMR 
Basal metabolic rate
BP
Blood pressure
BPH
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
BRBPR 
Bright red blood per rectum
BS
Bowel sounds
BSO
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
Bx
Biopsy
C
With ("
cum
")
C/O
Complains of 
CA
Cancer 
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft (bypass)
CAT
Computerized axial tomography
 
CBC
Complete blood count
CC
Chief complaint
C/D/I
Clean, dry, and intact (typically referring to wound dressings)
CF
Cystic fibrosis
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CL
Contralateral
CN
Cranial nerve
CN II-XII
Cranial nerves two through twelve
CNS
Central nervous system
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP
Chest pain
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
CPR 
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
Colony stimulating factor 
CT
Cardiothoracic
CT
Computerized (axial) tomography
CTA-B
Clear to auscultation bilaterally
CVA
Cerebral vascular accident (stroke)
CVA
Costovertebral angle (kidneys)
CVP
Central venous pressure
CVPH
Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital
CXR 
Chest x-ray
DAI
Diffuse axonal injury
D/C
Discharge
D/C
Discontinue
DDx
Differential diagnosis
DI
Diabetes insipidus
DIP
Distal interphalangeal joint
DJD
Degenerative joint disease
DKA
Diabetic ketoacidosis
DM I
Type I DM
DM II
Type II DM
DM
Diabetes mellitus
DNR 
Do not resuscitate
DOA
Dead on arrival
DP/PT
Dorsalis pedis / Posterior tibial (pulses)
DTR 
Deep tendon reflex
DVT
Deep venous thrombosis
EBL
Estimated blood loss
ECG
Electrocardiogram
ECT
Electroconvulsive therapy
 
EEG
Electroencephalogram
EF
Ejection fraction
EKG
Electrocardiogram
EMD
Electromechanical disassociation
EMG
Electromyelogram
ENT
Ear, nose, & throat
EOMI
Extra-ocular muscles (or movements) intact
EPO
Erythropoietin
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (biliary/pancreatic scope)
ERT
Estrogen replacement therapy
ET
Endotracheal
EtOH
Alcohol (Ethyl alcohol)
F/U
Follow-up
FAM
Family (Fam Hx = Family History)
FEN
Fluids, electrolytes, nutrition
FNA
Fine needle aspirate
FPP
Fresh frozen plasma
FS
Finger stick (blood sugar)
FUKO
Fever of unknown origin
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
Fx
Family
Fx
Fracture
G
Gravida (pregnancies)
GAMAL
Good air movement all lobes
GC
Gonococcus (gonorrhea)
GCS
Glasgow coma scale
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
Gastrointestinal
GTT
IV drip ("
 guttae
" = drops)
GTT
# of drops (6 gtt/min = 6 drops per minute)
GU
Genitourinary
H&P
History & physical
HA
Headache
HCT
Hematocrit
HCTZ
Hydrochlorothiazide
HEENT
Head, eyes, ears, nose, & throat
HGB
Hemoglobin
HJR 
Hepatojugular reflex
HO
House officer (resident)
HPI
History of present illness
HR 
Heart rate
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Nice.. thank you for sharing.. God bless..

reply10 / 12 / 2009
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