ABBREVIATIONS IN NURSING AND MEDICINE

English for Nursing 2 - Department of Nursing

Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University
Tutor: Asih Nurakhir (a.nurakhir@gmail.com)
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TERMS
AMI
ARF
BG
BI
BSE
CAD
CBE
CCU
CHF
COPD
CP
DAT
DNR
Dx
EENT
FDA
HA
Hb
HD
HEENT
HS
Hx
IBD
IDDM
IDM
IM
KUB
NED
NIDDM
NKA
NKMA
NTP
NV
NYD
q
q2h
q3h
q4h
qam / q.a.m.
qd
qh
qhs
qod / QOD

ABBREVIATION
acute myocardial infarction
acute renal failure
blood glucose
brain injury
breast self examination
coronary artery disease
clinical breast examination
critical care unit
congestive heart failure
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chest pain
diet as tolerated
do not resuscitate
diagnosis
eye, ear, nose and throat
Food & Drug Administration
headache
hemoglobin
hemodialysis
head, eye, ear, nose and throat
bedtime
history
inflammatory bowel disease
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
infant of diabetic mother
intramuscular
kidney, ureter, bladder
no evidence of disease
noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
no known allergies
no known medication allergies
normal temperature and pressure
nausea & vomiting
not yet diagnosed
every
every two hours
every three hour
every four hours
every morning
every day
every hour
every night at bed time / hour of sleep
every other day

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qs
Rx
S/S
VS
w/c
WBC
ac
BID, bid
cap
cc
gt
hs
IM
mcg
ml
npo
od
os
pc
PO
prn
q
qd
QID, qid
tab
TID, tid
ud

quantity sufficient / as much as required

prescription
signs & symptoms
vital signs
wheel chair
White blood count
ante cibum = before meals
twice a day
capsule
cubic centimeter (same as millilitre)
gutta = drop
hora somni = at bedtime
intramuscular
microgram
milliliter (same as cubic centimeter)
nothing by mouth
oculus dexter = right eye
oculus sinister = left eye
post cibum = after meals
per os = (by mouth)
pro re nata = as needed
quaque = every (e.g. q3h = every 3 hours)
quaque die = every day
quater in die = four times a day
tablet
ter un die = three times a day
as directed