Commonly used Medical abbreviations

AB
Apex Beat
ABG Arterial Blood Gas
AFB Acid-fast Bacilli
AF
Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation
AHF Anti-hemophilic Factor
AKA Above Knee Amputation
ALD Alcohol Liver Disease
ALL
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
ALT
Alanine Aminotransferase(formerly
SGPT)
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
ANS Autonomic Nervous System
ANST After Negative Skin Test
AOG Age of Gestation
AP
Adynamic Precordium
APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
ARDS Acute/Adult Respiratory Distress
Syndrome
ARF Acute Renal/Acute Respiratory Failure;
Acute Rheumatic Fever
ASHD Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase (formerly
SGOT)
ATN Acute Tubular Necrosis
AVM Arteriovenous Malformation
BA
Bronchial Asthma
BID
Twice daily
BKA Below Knee Amputation
BLE
Both Lower Extremities
BLF
Both Lungs Field
BM
Bowel Movement
BOV Blurring of Vision
BPH Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
BPM Beats per minute
BPP Biophysical Profile
BSA Body Surface Area
BSRTL Both sluggish reactive to light
BT
Blood Transfusion
BUE Both Upper Extremeties
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUR Back-Up Rate
CA
Carcinoma; Community-acquired
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CAD Coronary Artery Disease
CAP Community-acquired Pneumonia
CAT Computed Axial Tomography
CBC Complete Blood Count
CBG Capillaty Blood Glucose
CBS Clear Breath Sounds
CC/cc Chief Complaint
CHF Congestive Heart Failure
CHO Carbohydrate

CHVD
CK
CLAD
CNIL
COPD
CPAP
CrCL
CRF
CRT
CSF
CT
CTT
CVA

Chronic Hypertensive Vascular Disease

Creatinine kinase
Cervical Lymph Adenopathy
Cephalic not in labor
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Central Pulmonary Airway Pressure
Creatinine clearance
Chronic Renal Failure
Capillary Refill Time
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Computed Tomography
Chest Tube Thoracostomy
Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular
Accident
CVD Cerebrovascular Disease
CVP Central Venous Pressure
CVS Cardiovascular System
CXR Chest X-ray
D/C
Discharge; discontinue
DCMP Dilated Cardiomyopathy
DHN Dehydration
DHS Distinct Heart Sound
DIC
Disseminated Intravascular
Coagulopathy
DKA Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM
Diabetis Mellitus
DOB Difficultly of Breathing
DOE Dyspnea on Exertion
DOI
Date of Injury
DTG Diffuse Toxic Goiter
DTR Deep Tendon Reflex
Dx/Dxic
Diagnosis
E/N
Essentially normal
EBRTL Equal briskly reactive to light
ECE Equal Chest Expansion
EEG Electroencephalogram
EF
Ejection Fraction
EOM Extra Ocular Movement
ESRD End-stage Renal Disease
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
FBS Fasting Blood Sugar
F/D
Fairly developed
FC
Functional Class, Foleycath
FEP Full Equal Pulses
FHT Fetal Heart Tone
FHx
Family History
F/N
Fairly nourished
FT
Full Term
FTSVD Full Term Spontaneous Vaginal
Delivery
FWB Fresh Whole Blood
Fxn
Function
GOPO Gravida para

GBS Guillain Barre Syndrome

GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate
GI/GIT Gastrointestinal Tract
GIN
Gastrointestinal Nutrition
GN
Glomerulonephritis
GS/CS Gram Stain/Culture Sensitivity
HA
Headache
HAA Home Against Advice
HAP Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
HBP High Blood Pressure
HDL High Density Lipoprotein
Hct
Hematocrit
HEENT Head, Ear, Eyes, Nose, Throat
HF
Heart Failure
Hgb
Hemoglobin
HHD Hypertensive Heart Disease
HPI
History of Present Illness
HPN/HTN Hypertension
HR
Heart Rate
HSV Herpes Simplex Virus
Hx
History
I&O
Intake & Output
ICM
Intracostal Margin
ICS
Intercostal Space
IDDM Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IE
Infective Endocarditis
IHD
Ischemic Heart Disease
INR
International Normalized Ratio
ITP
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
IVP
Intravenous Pyelogram
KUB Kidney, Ureter, Bladder
KVO Keep vein open
LA
Left Atrium
LAAL Left Anterior Axillary Line
LDH Lactate Dehydrogenase
LDL
Low Density Lipoprotein
LE
Lower Extremities
LFT
Liver Function Tests
LLE
Left Lower Extremity
LLL
Left Lower Quadrant
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
LMCA Left Mid Carotid Artery
LMCL Left Mid Clavicular Line
LMP Last Menstrual Period
LOC Loss of Consciousness/Level Of
consciousness
LPF
Lower power field
LPM Liter per minute
LPSB Left parasternal border
LT
Lumbar tap
LUE Left Upper Extremity
LUQ Left Upper Quadrant
LV
Left Ventricle

LWI
Latest Working Impression
MG
Myasthenia Gravis
MGH May go home
MOB Medications on Board
MOI
Mechanism of Injury
MRI
MagneticResonance Imaging
MRS Methicillin-resistant Strain
MV
Mechanical Ventrilator
MVP Mitral Valve Prolapse
NABS Normoactive Bowel Sounds
NBS Normal Bowel Sound
NGT Nasogastric Tube
NIAE Not in acute exacerbation
NICRD Not in cardiorespiratory distress
NIDDM Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus
NIL
Not in labor
NIR
Non-insulin requiring
NIRD Not in respiratory distress
NNO No new orders
NNS No new Suggestions
NO
Non-obese
NORF No other remarkable findings
NPO Nothing per orem
NRRR Normal Rate Regular Rhythm
NRTL Non-reactive to light
NSAID Non-steroidal AntiinflammatoryDrug
NSNI Non-septic non-induced
NSTEMI Non-ST wave elevationMyocardial
Infarction
NSSTWC Non-specific ST-wave changes
NV
Neurovascular
NVE Neck Vein Engorgement
OB
Occult Blood
OCP Oral Contraceptive Pill
OD
Once daily/ Right eye
OF
Osterized Feeding
OS
Left eye
OU
Both eye
P/SHx Personal/Social History
PE
Physical Examination
PEEP Positive end expiratory Pressure
PGO Partial Gut Obstruction
PHx
Personal History
Plt
Platelet
PMP Post Menstrual Period
PNB Pink Nail Beds
PND Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
POI
Place of Injury
PRBC Packed Red Blood Cells
PS
Pressure Support
PT
Prothrombin Time
PTA Prior to Admission

PTB Pulmonary Tuberculosis

PTC Prior to Consult
PTH Parathyroid Hormone
PTO/PTOR Prior to Operation
PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
PU
Pregnancy Uterine
PUD Peptic Ulcer Disease
PVC Premature Ventricular Contraction
PVT Paroxysmal VentricularTachycardia
PWI
Present working Impression
R/O
Rule out
RA
Right atrium
RBC Red Blood Cells
RBS Random Blood Sugar
RCM Right costal margin
RF
Renal Failure, Respiratory Failure
RHD Rheumatic Heart Disease
RLE Right Lower Extremity
RMCA Right mid-carotid artery
RMI
Regular Menstrual Interval
ROR Red orange reflect
ROS Review of Systems
RR
Respiratory Rate
RRE Round, regular and equal
RRR Regular Rhythm and Rate
RTC Round the Clock
RUE Right Upper Extremity
RUQ Right Upper Quadrant
RV
Right Ventricle
RVR Rapid Ventricular Rate
S/P
Status Post
SABE Sub-acute Bacterial Endocarditis
SAH Sub-arachoid Hemorrhage
SBP Systolic Blood Pressure
SC
Spinal Cord
SC/SQ Subcutaneous
SCI
Spinal Cord Injury
SCN Sternocleidomastoid
SGOT Serum Glutamic Ovalo-Acetic
Transaminase
(also AST)
SGPT Serum Glutamic PyruvicTransaminase
(also ALT)
SIADH Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic
Hormone
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SOB Shortness of Breath
SrCr Serum Creatinine
SSS Sick Sinus Syndrome
SVT Supra-ventricular Tachycardia
T/C
To consider
TCVS Thoracic Carrdiovascular Surgery
TFI
Total Fluid Intake

TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
TKVO To keep vein open
TOH Time of Injury
TPC Tonsilopharyngeal Congestion
TPR Temperature, pulse, Respiration
TSB Tepid sponge bathe
TTHD Thyrotoxic Heart Disease
TVP Transvenous pacemaker
Tx/Txic Treatment
U/A
Urinalysis
UBP Usual Blood Pressure
UE
Upper Extremities
UGIB Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
UO
Urine Output
URTI Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
VA
Vehicular Accident
VF
Visual field
VS
Vital signs
WNL Within normal limits
WOF Watch out for
1,25-DHCC
1,25-dihydrocholecalciferol
25-HCC
25-hydrocholecalciferol
3Ps Polyphagia, Polydipsia, Polyuria