medical terminology- abbreviations Questions and Answers Graded A+

medical terminology- abbreviations Questions and Answers Graded A+ a.c. - ANS- before meals ACL - ANS- anterior cruciate ligament ADL - ANS- activities of daily living AFO - ANS- ankle foot orthosis AKA - ANS- above the knee amputation amb. - ANS- ambulate ax - ANS- axillary AP - ANS- anterior/posterior AE - ANS- above elbow ANS - ANS- autonomic nervous system b.i.d. - ANS- twice daily BP - ANS- blood pressure BE - ANS- below elbow BKA - ANS- below the knee amputation BM - ANS- bowel movement c - ANS- with cath - ANS- catheter C/O - ANS- complains of CA - ANS- cancer CBC - ANS- complete blood count cc - ANS- cubic centimeters CC - ANS- chief complaint CGA - ANS- contact guard assist CAD - ANS- coronary artery disease CO2 - ANS- carbon dioxide COPD - ANS- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPR - ANS- cardiopulmonary resuscitation CVA - ANS- cerebrovascular accident CNS - ANS- central nervous system CT - ANS- computed tomography scan CV - ANS- cardiovascular CCU - ANS- coronary care unit CHF - ANS- congestive heart failure CDH - ANS- congenital dislocation of the hip CPT - ANS- carpal tunnel syndrome D/C or DC - ANS- discontinue or discharge Dx - ANS- diagnosis DDX - ANS- differential diagnosis DNR - ANS- do not resuscitate DM - ANS- diabetes mellitus DOE - ANS- dyspnea on exertion DTR - ANS- deep tendon reflex DVT - ANS- deep venous thrombosis Decub - ANS- decubitus DJD - ANS- degenerative joint disease ECG/EKG - ANS- electrocardiogram EEG - ANS- electroencephalogram EMG - ANS- electromyelogram ER - ANS- emergency room ETOH - ANS- alcohol FWB - ANS- full weight bearing FX - ANS- fracture GI - ANS- gastrointestinal H&P - ANS- history & physical hr - ANS- hour h.s. - ANS- at bedtime H/O or h/o - ANS- history of HA - ANS- headache HTN - ANS- hypertension Hx - ANS- history HGB, Hgb, Hb - ANS- hemoglobin HD - ANS- hip disarticulation HNP - ANS- herniated nucleus pulposus I&D - ANS- incision & drainage I&O - ANS- intake & output IM - ANS- intramuscular IMP - ANS- impression inj - ANS- injection IU - ANS- international units IV - ANS- intravenous ICF - ANS- intracellular fluid IDDM - ANS- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus JT - ANS- joint K - ANS- potassium kg - ANS- kilogram KD - ANS- knee disarticulation lb - ANS- pound LBP - ANS- low back pain LLQ - ANS- left lower quadrant LUQ - ANS- left upper quadrant L/lt - ANS- left LTG - ANS- long term goal MCL - ANS- medial collateral ligament ml - ANS- milliliters MS - ANS- musculoskeletal MRI - ANS- magnetic resonance imaging mg - ANS- milligrams MVP - ANS- mitral valve prolapse MI - ANS- myocardial infarction MS - ANS- multiple sclerosis N/V - ANS- nausea or vomiting Na - ANS- Sodium NKA - ANS- no known allergies npo - ANS- nothing by mouth NWB - ANS- non weight bearing NSAID - ANS- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NIDDM - ANS- non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus O2 - ANS- oxygen OOB - ANS- out of bed ORIF - ANS- open reduction, internal fixation ORTH/Ortho - ANS- Orthopedics oz - ANS- ounce OA - ANS- osteoarthritis P - ANS- pulse pc - ANS- after meals po/ per os - ANS- by mouth post - ANS- afte