Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2021
aa Of each, equal parts
Abd. Abdomen
ac Before meals
AD Admitting diagnosis
Adm. Admission
able to walk
amt. Amount
AP or A.P. Appendectomy
@ At
Approx. Approximately
c With
Ca Cancer
Cath. Catheter
drsg. Dressing
Dr. or Dr Doctor
DX Diagnosis
E. or E Enema
°F Fahrenheit degree
F. or Fe. or F or Fe Female
ft Foot
Fx Fracture
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Fx urine Fractional urine
gal Gallon
GI or G.I. Gastrointestinal
gt One drop
GU or G.U Genitourinary
hr Hour
ht Height
Irr Irregular
L Liter
lb Pound
M Male
Mat Maternity
Meas Measure
mec Meconium
med Medicine
min Minute
ml Milliliter
Mn or mn or M/n Midnight
noct At night
nsy Nursery
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O2 Oxygen
OB or O.B. Obstetrics
Orb. Orderly
Ortho Orthopedics
oz. Ounce
Pc After meals
PN or P.N. Pneumonia
po By mouth
post or p after
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postop or post op Postoperative
pre Before
Pt or pt Patient; pint
q Every
qd Every day
qh Every hour
qt quart
r or R rectal or Rectal
Rm or rm Room
s or ? Without
ss or ?? One-half
Surg Surgery
wt Weight
AC before eating
AFP alpha-fetoprotein
AI aortic insufficiency
AU both ears
AV atrioventricular
BX biopsy
c with
C/O complaining of
CC chief complaint
CCK cholecystokinin
CF cystic fibrosis
CHO carbohydrate
CI cardiac index
CN cranial nerves
CO cardiac output
CT computerized tomography
D3 Distal Third
DC (dc) discontinue
DL Direct Laryngoscopy
DM diabetes mellitus
DX diagnosis
EGD Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
EMG electromyogram
ET endotracheal tube
GB gallbladder
GC gonorrhea
GI gastrointestinal
GU genitourinary
HB hemoglobin
HCO3 bicarbonate
HCT hematocrit
HD hemodialysis
HPT Hemoperitoneum
IJ Intrajugular