Abbreviations aa ABR Abd. ac AD A&D Ad lib ADL Adm. Ad. Spec. A.M. or a.m.

, AM or am amb

Meaning Of each, equal parts Absolute bed rest Abdomen Before meals Admitting diagnosis Admission and discharge As desired, if the patient so desired Activities of daily living Admission Admission urine specimen Morning Ambulation, walking, ambulatory, able to walk

amt. AP or A.P. aqua @ Approx. B&B or b&b

Amount Appendectomy Water or H2O At Approximately Bowel and bladder training

bid or B.I.D. or Twice a day b.i.d. b.m. or B.M. B.P. or BP BR or br or B.R. or b.r. Bowel movement, feces Blood pressure Bedrest

BRP or B.R.P. Bathroom priviledges or brp BSC or bsc C ? Bedside commode Celsius degree (or centigrade) With

Ca Cath. cc or c.c

Cancer Catheter Cubic centimeter

CBC or C.B.C. Complete blood count CCU or C.C.U Cardiac care unit/ coronary care unit CBR or C.B.R. Complete bed rest or cbr C/O or c/o CO2 CS or C.S. or c.s Complaint of Carbon dioxide Central supply

CSD or csd or Central service C.S.D 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., Delivery room or DR Disch or dish or D/C D. % C. or D&C drsg. Dr. or Dr DX ECG or EKG ED or E.D. Discharge Dilatation and curettage Dressing Doctor Diagnosis Electrocardiogram Emergency department Eye, ears, nose and throat Enema Emergency room Fahrenheit degree

DOA or D.O.A Dead on arrival

EEG or E.E.G. Electroencephalogram EENT or E.E.N.T. E. or E ER or E.R. F

F. or Fe. or F or Fe FBS or F.B.S FF or F.F. ft Fx Fx urine gal GI or G.I. gt gtt Gtt or G.T.T. GU or G.U H2O HOB hr HS or hs

Female Fasting blood sugar Forced feeding or forced fluids Foot Fracture Fractional urine Gallon Gastrointestinal One drop Two or more drops Glucose tolerance test Genitourinary Water or aqua Head of bed Hour Bedtime or hour of

Gyn. or G.Y.N. Gynecology

sleep ht hyper hypo Height Above or high Below or low

H.W.B. or hwb Hot water bottle or HWB ICU or I.C.U. I&O or I.&O. Irr Isol. Or isol IV or I.V. L Lab. or lab lb LVN or L.V.N M Mat MD or M.D. Intensive care unit Intake and output Irregular Isolation Intravenous Liter Laboratory Pound Licensed vocational nurse Male Maternity Medical doctor

Meas mec med min ml Mn or mn or M/n N.A. or N/A

Measure Meconium Medicine Minute Milliliter Midnight Nursing aide or nursing assistant

n/g tube or ng. Nasogastric tube tube or N.G.T. noct NP At night Neuropsychiatric or nursing procedure Nursery Oxygen Obstetrics Obtained

NPO or N.P.O Nothing by mouth nsy O2 OB or O.B. Obt or obt.

OJ or O.J. Orb. OOB or O.O.B. OR or O.R. Ortho OT or O.T oz. Pc Ped or Peds Per p.m. or P.M., pm or PM PN or P.N. po

Orange juice Orderly Out of bed

OPD or O.P.D. Outpatient department Operating room Orthopedics Occupational therapy or oral temperature Ounce After meals Pediatrics by, through Afternoon

PAR or P.A.R. Postanesthesia room

PMC or P.M.C Postmortem care Pneumonia By mouth

post or p

after

postop or post Postoperative op post op spec PP PPBS pre prn or p.r.n. preop or pre op pre op spec prep After surgery urine specimen Postpartum (after delivery) Postprandial blood sugar Before Whenever necessary, when required Before surgery Urine specimen before surgery Prepare the patient for surgery by shaving the skin. Patient; pint Physical therapy

Pt or pt PT or P.T.

q qd qh q2h q3h q4h QHS or qhs qid or Q.I.D. qam or q am or q.a.m. qod or Q.O.D qs qt r or R Rm or rm RN or R.N. Rom or

Every Every day Every hour Every 2 hours Every 3 hours Every 4 hours Every night at bed time/ hour of sleep Four times a day Every morning Every other day Quantity sufficient, as much as required quart rectal or Rectal Room Registered nurse Range of motion

R.O.M. RR or R Rm. Rx Recovery room Prescription or treatment ordered by a physician Without Sugar and acetone Sugar and acetone test

s or ? S&A S&A test or S.& A. test

S&K or S.& K. Sugar and ketone test test SOB sos Shortness of breath Whenever emergency arises; only if necessary Special purchasing department One-half

SPD

Spec or spec. Specimen ss or ?? SSE or S.S.E. Soapsuds enema

Stat STD Surg tid or T.I.D. TLC or tlc TPR TWE U/a or U/A or u/a Ung. VDRL V.S or VS WBC or W.B.C. w/c wc or W.C. wt

At once, immediately Sexually transmitted disease Surgery Three times a day Tender loving care Temperature, pulse, respiration Tap water enema Urinalysis Ointment, unguentine Test for syphilis Vital signs White blood count Wheel chair Ward clerk Weight