Abbreviations Meaning

aa OI each, equal parts

ABR Absolute bed rest
Abd. Abdomen
ac BeIore meals
AD Admitting diagnosis
A&D Admission and discharge
Ad lib As desired, iI the patient so desired
ADL Activities oI daily living
Adm. Admission
Ad. Spec. Admission urine specimen
A.M. or a.m., AM or am Morning
amb Ambulation, walking, ambulatory,
able to walk
amt. Amount
AP or A.P. Appendectomy
aqua Water or H2O
At
Approx. Approximately
B&B or b&b Bowel and bladder training
bid or B.I.D. or b.i.d. Twice a day
b.m. or B.M. Bowel movement, Ieces
B.P. or BP Blood pressure
BR or br or B.R. or b.r. Bedrest
BRP or B.R.P. or brp Bathroom priviledges
BSC or bsc Bedside commode
C Celsius degree (or centigrade)
? With
Ca Cancer
Cath. Catheter
CBC or C.B.C. Complete blood count
cc or c.c Cubic centimeter
CCU or C.C.U Cardiac care unit/ coronary care unit
CBR or C.B.R. or cbr Complete bed rest
C/O or c/o Complaint oI
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CS or C.S. or c.s Central supply
CSD or csd or C.S.D Central service department
CSR or csr and C.S.R Central supply room
CVA or C.V.A Cerebrovascular accident or stroke
CPR or C.P.R Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
dc or d/c Discontinue
del. M. Or d.r., or DR Delivery room
Disch or dish or D/C Discharge
D. C. or D&C Dilatation and curettage
drsg. Dressing
DOA or D.O.A Dead on arrival
Dr. or Dr Doctor
DX Diagnosis
ECG or EKG Electrocardiogram
ED or E.D. Emergency department
EEG or E.E.G. Electroencephalogram
EENT or E.E.N.T. Eye, ears, nose and throat
E. or E Enema
ER or E.R. Emergency room
F Fahrenheit degree
F. or Fe. or F or Fe Female
FBS or F.B.S Fasting blood sugar
FF or F.F. Forced Ieeding or Iorced Iluids
It Foot
Fx Fracture
Fx urine Fractional urine
gal Gallon
GI or G.I. Gastrointestinal
gt One drop
gtt Two or more drops
Gtt or G.T.T. Glucose tolerance test
GU or G.U Genitourinary
Gyn. or G.Y.N. Gynecology
H2O Water or aqua
HOB Head oI bed
hr Hour
HS or hs Bedtime or hour oI sleep
ht Height
hyper Above or high
hypo Below or low
H.W.B. or hwb or HWB Hot water bottle
ICU or I.C.U. Intensive care unit
I&O or I.&O. Intake and output
Irr Irregular
Isol. Or isol Isolation
IV or I.V. Intravenous
L Liter
Lab. or lab Laboratory
lb Pound
LVN or L.V.N Licensed vocational nurse
M 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 Nursing aide or nursing assistant
n/g tube or ng. tube or N.G.T. Nasogastric tube
noct At night
NP Neuropsychiatric or nursing procedure
NPO or N.P.O Nothing by mouth
nsy Nursery
O2 Oxygen
OB or O.B. Obstetrics
Obt or obt. Obtained
OJ or O.J. Orange juice
Orb. Orderly
OOB or O.O.B. Out oI bed
OPD or O.P.D. Outpatient department
OR or O.R. Operating room
Ortho Orthopedics
OT or O.T Occupational therapy or oral temperature
oz. Ounce
PAR or P.A.R. Postanesthesia room
Pc AIter meals
Ped or Peds Pediatrics
Per by, through
p.m. or P.M., pm or PM AIternoon
PMC or P.M.C Postmortem care
PN or P.N. Pneumonia
po By mouth
post or p aIter
postop or post op Postoperative
post op spec AIter surgery urine specimen
PP Postpartum (aIter delivery)
PPBS Postprandial blood sugar
pre BeIore
prn or p.r.n. Whenever necessary, when required
preop or pre op BeIore surgery
pre op spec Urine specimen beIore surgery
prep Prepare the patient Ior surgery by shaving
the skin.
Pt or pt Patient; pint
PT or P.T. Physical therapy
q Every
qd Every day
qh Every hour
q2h Every 2 hours
q3h Every 3 hours
q4h Every 4 hours
QHS or qhs Every night at bed time/ hour oI sleep
qid or Q.I.D. Four times a day
qam or q am or q.a.m. Every morning
qod or Q.O.D Every other day
qs Quantity suIIicient, as much as required
qt quart
r or R rectal or Rectal
Rm or rm Room
RN or R.N. Registered nurse
Rom or R.O.M. Range oI motion
RR or R Rm. Recovery room
Rx Prescription or treatment ordered by a
physician
s or ? Without
S&A Sugar and acetone
S&A test or S.& A. test Sugar and acetone test
S&K or S.& K. test Sugar and ketone test
SOB Shortness oI breath
sos Whenever emergency arises; only iI
necessary
SPD Special purchasing department
Spec or spec. Specimen
ss or ?? One-halI
SSE or S.S.E. Soapsuds enema
Stat At once, immediately
STD Sexually transmitted disease
Surg Surgery
tid or T.I.D. Three times a day
TLC or tlc Tender loving care
TPR Temperature, pulse, respiration
TWE Tap water enema
U/a or U/A or u/a Urinalysis
Ung. Ointment, unguentine
VDRL Test Ior syphilis
V.S or VS Vital signs
WBC or W.B.C. White blood count
w/c Wheel chair
wc or W.C. Ward clerk
wt Weight

Pap smear: Papanicolaou smear

para:parace nt es is
Para 1,2,3: woman having produced one, two, three viable
offspring
PCI: percutaneous cornary interventions
PE: physical examination, pulmonary embolus
PE tube: pressure-equali:ing tube
PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure
per:by
PERRLA: pupils equal, round and reactive to light and
accomdation
PET: positive emmision tomography
PFT: pulmonary function test
PH: past history
PI: present illness
PID: pelvic inflammatory disease
PKU:pheny ke tonur i a
PM: afternoon, postmortem
PMH: past medical history
PND: paroxysmal nocturnal dyspne, postnasal drip
polys: polymorphonuclear leukocytes
poplit:popli t eal
post-op: after operation
PP: after meals, after birth
PPD: purified protein derivative
pre-op: before operation
prep: prepare for
pro time: prothromibin time
procto:proct os copy
PSA: prostate specific antigen
pt:pati ent
PT: physical therapy,prothrombin time
PTA: prior to admission
PTCA: percuatneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PTH: parathyroid hormone
PTR: patient to return
PTT: partial thromboplastin time
PVC: permature ventricular contraction
PVD: peripheal vasular disease
PVT: paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia
PWB: partial weight bearing
q:ev er y
q.h., qh: every hour
q.i.d., qid: four times a day
q.n.s.,qns: quantity not sufficient
q.s.,qs: quantity sufficient
q2h: every two hours
qt:quart
R,r: right, respiration
R/O, r/o: rule out
RA: rtheumatoid arthritis right atrium
rad: radiation absorbed dose
RBC, rbc: red blood cell
RIA:radi oim munoass ary
RLQ: right lower quadrant
ROM: range of motion
ROS: review of system
RP: retrograde pyelogram
RR: recovery room, respiration rate
RRR: regular rate and rythm
RT: radiation therapy, recreational therapy, radiologic
technologis
RUQ: right upper quadrant
RV: right ventricle
Rx:tr eat me nt
S-A node: sinoatrial node
s.gl.: without glasses
S/P, s/p: status post
S1,S2: first, second sacral vertebra
SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrom
SBFT: small bowel follow through
sed. rate: erthrocyte sedimentation rate
segs: segmented white blood cells
SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator
SH: social history,serum hepatis
SIDS: sudden infant death syndrome
sig: let it be labeled
SIRS: systemic lupus erythematosus
SMA: sequential multiple analy:er
SOAP: subfective data, ovfective data, assessment, plan
SOB: shortness of breath
sp.gr.: specific gravity
SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography
SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
staph:st aphyl occ c i
STAT, stat:im medi at el y
STI: sexually transitted infection
strep:st re ptoc occ i
Sx:symptoms,si gns
sz:sei : ure
T: temperature, time
T cells: lymphocytes originating in the thymus gland
T&A: tonsillectomy and adenoidecotomy
t.i.d.,tid: three times a day
T1, T2: first, second thoracic vertebra
T3:tr ii odot hyr onine
T4:thy rox ine
tab:tabl et
TAB: thearaputic abortion
TAH-BSO: total abdominal hysteretomy-bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy
TB:tube rc ulos is
TEE: transesophageal echocardiogram
TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
THR: total hip replacement
TIA: tranient ischemic attack
TLC: total lung capacity
TM: tympanice membrane
TNM: tumor ,nodes, metastasis
tomos:tom ograms
TPN: total parenteral nutrition
TRUS: transrectal ultrasound
TSH: thyroid-stimulation hormone
TUIP: transurethral incision of the prostate gland
TUR, TURP: transurethral resection of the prostate gland
TVH: total vaginal hysterectomy
Tx:tr eat me nt
U/O: urine output
UA, U/A:uri naly si s
UE: upper extremity
UGI: upper gastointestinal
umb:nave l
ung:oint me nt
URI: upper respiratory infection
US, u/s:ult ras ound
UTI: urinary tract infection
UV:ult rav iol e t
V tach, VT: ventricular tachycardia

VA: visual acuity
VC: vital capacity of lungs
VCUG: voiding cystourethorgram
VF: visual field, ventricular fibrilalltion
VS, V/S: vital signs
VSD: ventrivular septal defect
VSS: vital signs stable
W/C: wheel chair
w/u: work up
wd:wound
WDWN: well developed, well nourished
WNL: within normal limits
WT, wt:weight
XRT: radiotion thearpy
y/o, yr: years old.