PLB109 MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

PLB109 MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS


a (with a line over it) - ANSWER before

A&P - ANSWER auscultation & palpation/percussion

ABG - ANSWER arterial blood gas

ac - ANSWER before meals

ACLS - ANSWER advanced cardiac life support

ADL - ANSWER activities of daily living

AMI - ANSWER acute myocardial infarction

ang - ANSWER angiogram

ASHD - ANSWER arteriosclerotic heart disease

bid - ANSWER twice a day

BP - ANSWER blood pressure

BPH - ANSWER benign prostate hypertrophy

c/o - ANSWER complains of

CABG - ANSWER coronary artery bypass graft

CAD - ANSWER coronary artery disease

CBC - ANSWER complete blood count

CHD - ANSWER congenital heart disease/childhood
disease/congestive heart disease

, CHF - ANSWER congestive heart failure

Consult - ANSWER consultation

COPD - ANSWER chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPX - ANSWER complete physical exam

CRF - ANSWER chronic renal failure

CVA - ANSWER cerebral vascular accident

CX - ANSWER cancel

D/C - ANSWER discontinue

DNR - ANSWER do not resuscitate

DOA - ANSWER dead on arrival

DOB - ANSWER date of birth

Dx - ANSWER diagnosis

ER - ANSWER emergency room

ERT - ANSWER estrogen replacement therapy

ESR - ANSWER erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FBS - ANSWER fasting blood sugar

fl - ANSWER fluid

FSH - ANSWER follicle stimulating hormone

F/U - ANSWER follow-up