Common Abbreviations

acp acepromazine

ADR ain't doing right

aFAST/a-FAST abdominal focused assessment with

sonography for trauma

AG/AGs anal glands

AHC annual health check

appt appointment

AUS abdominal ultrasound

BAL broncho-alveolar lavage

BAR bright, alert and responsive

BAST bile acids stimulation test

BCS body condition score

BIOP been in owner's possession

BP blood pressure

C+S / C&S Culture and Sensitivity

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CHF congestive heart failure

CKD chronic kidney disease

CPR/CPCR cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CRT capillary refill time

DCM dilated cardiomyopathy

DDx differential diagnosis

dex short for either "dexmedetomidine" or

"dexamethasone"

DKA diabetic ketoacidosis

DM diabetes mellitus

DNA do not attend

DNR do not ressuscitate

DOA dead on arrival

DUDE defaecating, urinating, drinking, eating (same as

EDUF)

EUGA examine under general anaesthetic

FB foreign body

FF free fluid

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FIC feline idiopathic cystitis

FLUTD feline lower urinary tract disease

FOC free of charge

FTA failed to attend

GDV gastric dilation-volvulus

GME granulomatous meningoencephalitis

GIT gastrointestinal tract

HAC hyperadrenocorticism

HBC hit by car

HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

HGE haemorrhagic gastroenteritis

IBD inflammatory bowel disease

IFNB or INB if not better (also see INI)

IMHA immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia

INI if not improving (same as IFNB)

IVFT intravenous fluid therapy

KC kennel cough/Kennel Club (check context!)

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KCS keratoconjunctivitis sicca

LLDST low dose dexamethasone suppression test

LN/LNs lymph node/lymph nodes

LTB likely to bite

MCT mast cell tumour

MOP member of the public

NAD nothing abnormal detected/no abnormalities

detected

NBM nil by mouth, also see NPO

NFT no further treatment

NPO nothing per os (nothing by mouth); also see NBM

NWB non-weight bearing

O (usually capital O) owner

OA osteoarthritis

OE otitis externa

OHE ovariohysterectomy, spay (see OVH)

OOD out of date

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OR owner reports

OVH ovariohysterectomy, spay (see OHE)

PE physical examination

POC post-op check

PTS put to sleep (euthanasia)

pyo short for pyometra

ROM range of motion

RRR resting respiratory rate

RTA road traffic accident

Rx recheck

SCC squamous cell carcinoma

SO or s/o stitches out/sutures out

TAN treat as necessary

tFAST/t-FAST thoracic focused assessment with

sonography for trauma

TGH to go home

TGHW to go home with

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torb short for "Torbugesic" (butorphanol)

UA urinalysis

UPC/ UP:C/ UPCR urine protein creatinine ratio

URI/URTI upper respiratory (tract) infection

US or U/S ultrasound or urine sample - read

according to context

USG urine specific gravity

UTD up to date

UTI urinary tract infection

WB will bite (aggressive animal!)

WNL within normal levels/limits

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