Medical Abbreviations

should keep in mind and understand............................

it is highly recommended to use only the medical abbreviations which are approved by your administrations/hospitals/institutions.
nurses can use these references while approaching other organizations medical records.
all medical abbreviations are case sensitive.
strongly advised to follow the medical abbreviations institutional policy in documentation.
always be cautious while using medical abbreviations in documentations as the documents are legally valuable. so protect yourself.

A - Medical abbreviations

A:----accommodation; before; assessment; artery; anterior; anode; ampere
a:----not; before; anterior; anode
A:----assessment
A & P Repair:----anterior and posterior repair
A-A:----atlanto-axial joint
A-G ratio:----albumin/globulin ratio
A-Mask:----aerosol mask
A-R:----apical radial (pulse)
A-T:----baby teeth
A-VO2:----arteriovenous oxygen
a.c.:----before meal (ante cibum)
A.M.:---- before noon
a.p.:----antepartum; anterior-posterior
A.T.:----anterior tibial
A/C:----assist/control
A/G:----albumin/globulin ratio
A/O:----alert and oriented
A/O:---- alert and oriented
A/V:----atrioventricular; arteriovenous; aortic valve
A&E:----accident and emergency
A&O:----alert and oriented
A&Ox3:----awake and oriented to person, place, and time
A&Ox4:----awake and oriented to person, place, time, and situation
A&P:----auscultation and percussion; assessment and plan; anterior and posterior; anatomy and physiology
A&W:----alive and well
A1c:----glycosylated hemoglobin
A2:----aortic second sound
aa:----of each
AA:----arteries; aortic aneurism; amino acid; alopecia areata; Alcoholics Anonymous; affected area; acute appendicitis; acetic acid
aa:----of each
AA:----Alcoholics Anonymous; Aplastic anemia
AA&O:----awake, alert and oriented
AAA:----abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAA:----abdominal aortic aneurysm
AAL:----anterior axillary line
AAMI:----age-associated memory impairment
AAO:----awake, alert, and oriented
AAOx3:----alert, awake, oriented to time, place & person
AAR:----after action review/report
AAROM:----active assistive range of motion
AAU:----acute anterior uveitis
AB:----antibody; active bilaterally; abdominal; abortion
Ab:----antibody; abortion
ab:----abortion; abdominal
Abb:----abbreviated
ABC:----automated blood count; absolute basophil count
ABCD2:----age, blood pressure, clinical findings, duration of symptoms, diabetes mellitus (stroke risk score)
ABCDE:----airway, breathing, circulation, disability, expose, and examine
abd:----abdominal; abduction; abdomen
abd:----abdomen, abdominal, abduction
ABG:----arterial blood gas
ABG:----arterial blood gases
ABI:----ankle/brachial index
ABLA:----acute blood loss anemia
abn:----abnormal(ity)
abn:----abnormal
ABP:----acute bacterial prostatitis
ABR:----auditory brain response
abs:----antibodies; absent, absence
Abs:----antibodies
ABW:----actual body weight
ABW:----actual body weight
abx:----antibiotics
Abx:----antibiotics
AC:----adriamycin and cytoxan; acromioclavicular; adrenal cortex; axiocervical
ac:----before meal (ante cibum)
AC:----before meals
ACA:----Affordable Care Act; anticentromere antibodies
ACC:----adenoid cystic carcinoma; aplasia cutis congenita
acc:----according; accident
acc.:----accommodation
ACDA:----adult children of alcoholics
ACE:----angiotensin-converting enzyme; adverse clinical event; all cotton elastic bandage
ACEI:----angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
ACh:----acetylcholine
AChE:----acetylcholinesterase
ACHES:----abdominal pain, chest pain, headache, eye problems, and severe leg pains
AChR:----acetylcholine receptor
ACL:----anterior cruciate ligament
aCL:----anticardiolipin antibodies
ACLS:----advanced cardiac life support
ACO:----accountable care organization
ACP:----advanced clinical practice; advanced care plan; accountable care partnerships
ACS:----American Cancer Society; ambulatory care-sensitive; accountable care systems; acute coronary syndrome
ACT:----activated clotting time
act:----activity
ACTH:----adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACU:----ambulatory care unit
ACV:----assist control ventilation
ACVD:----atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; acute cardiovascular disease
ad:----up to; to
AD:----advance directive; Alzheimer's disease; right ear (auris dextra); autosomal dominant
AD:----Alzheimer’s Disease,
ad lib.:----freely, as desired, at liberty (ad libitum)
ad sat.:----to saturation
ADA:----American Diabetes Association; adenosine deaminase
ADA:----American Diabetes Association,
ADC:----aids dementia complex; apparent diffusion coefficient
Add:----adduction
ADD:----attention deficit disorder
Add:----adduction
ADDH:----attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity
addl:----additional
ADE:----adverse drug event/experience
adeq:----adequate
Adeq:----adequate
ADH:----antidiuretic hormone
ADH:----antidiuretic hormone
ADHD:----attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD:----Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHF:----acute diastolic heart failure
ADI:----acceptable daily intake
ADL:----activities of daily living
ADL:----activities of daily living
adm:----admission; administer(ed)
Adm :---- admission
ADME:----absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
admin:----administration, administer
ADR:----adverse drug reaction
ADR:----allergic drug reaction
ADT:----anticipated discharge tomorrow; admission, discharge, transfer
adv:----advise(d)
AE:----acute exacerbation; above elbow; adverse events; arm ergometer; adverse event
AEA:----above elbow amputation
AEB:----as evidenced by
AEC:----ambulatory emergency care
AED:----automated external defibrillator (less commonly: antiepileptic drug)
AED:----automatic external defibrillator
AER:----adverse event report; auditory evoked response
AF:----atrial fibrillation; afebrile; anteflexed
AF:----atrial fibrillation
AFB:----acid fast bacilli
Afeb:----afebrile
afeb:----afebrile
Afib:----atrial fibrillation
AFO:----ankle foot orthosis
AFP:----alpha-fetoprotein
AFV:----amniotic fluid volume
AFX:----atypical fi broxanthoma
Ag:----Silver (element); antigen
ag:----antigen
AGA:----appropriate/average for gestational age
AGC:----atypical glandular cells (of undetermined significance)
AGE:----acute gastroenteritis
AGEP:----acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
AgNO3:----silver nitrate
Ags:----antigens
ags:----antigens
AH:----auditory hallucination
AHA:----American Heart Association; American Hospital Association
AHF:----antihemophilic factor
AHG:----aggregated human IgG; antihuman globulin
AI:----aortic insufficiency/incompetence; adequate intake
AICD:----automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
AIDS:----acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIDS:----acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIMS:----abnormal involuntary movement scale; arthritis impact measurement scales
AK:----actinic keratosis; above the knee
AKA:----above the knee amputation
aka:----also known as
AKA:----above the knee amputation
AKI:----acute kidney injury
AKN:----acne keloidalis nuchae
Al:----Aluminum (element)
ALA:----aminolevulinic acid
Alb:----albumin
alb:---- albumin
ALC:----acute lethal catatonia
alc:----alcohol
ALD:----alcoholic liver disease
ALD:---- alcoholic liver disease
ALFT:----abnormal liver function test
alk:----alkaline
alk phos, ALKP:----alkaline phosphatase
ALL:----acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia
ALL :---- acute lymphocytic leukemia
ALOC:----altered level of conscious
ALP:----alkaline phosphatase
ALS:----amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; advanced life support
ALS:----Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALT:----alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT); alanine transaminase
alt:----alternate
ALT:----alanine amino-transaminase
alt. dieb.:----every other day (alternis diebus)
alt. hor.:----alternate hours (alternis horis)
alt. noct.:----alternate nights (alternis noctes)
AM:----morning, before noon (ante meridiem)
am:----morning, before noon (ante meridiem)
AMA:----American Medical Association; against medical advice; antimitochondrial antibodies
AMA:----against medical advice, AmericanMedical Association
amb:----ambulate/ambulatory
amb:----ambulatory
amb care:----ambulatory care
AME:----absorption, metabolism, excretion
AMI:----acute myocardial infarction
AMI:----acute myocardial infarction
AML:----acute myelogenous (myeloblastic) leukemia
AML :----acute myelogenous leukemia
AMLS:----advanced medical life support
AMML:----acute myelomonocytic leukemia
amnio:----amniocentesis; amniotic
amp:----amputation; ampule
amp:----ampule
AMR:----antimicrobial resistance
AMS:----altered mental status; aseptic meningitis syndrome
AMSIT:----appearance, mood, sensorium, intelligence, thought process
amt:----amount
amt :---- amount
AMU:----acute medical unit
AN:----acanthosis nigricans
ANA:----antinuclear antibody; antinuclear antigen
ANA:----antinuclear antibody
anast.:----anastomosis
anat:----anatomy or anatomic
ANC:----absolute neutrophil count
ANC:----Absolute neutrophil count
ANCA:----antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody
ANCOVA:----analysis of covariance
AND:----allow natural death
ANF:----atrial natriuretic factor
ANLL:----acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
ANLL:----acute non-lymphocytic leukemia
ANP:----advanced nurse practitioner; alkaline phosphatase; atrial natriuretic peptide; adult nurse practitioner
ANS:----autonomic nervous system
Ant:----anterior
ant.:----anterior
ante:----before
anti-CCP:----anticyclic citrullinated peptide
anti-GBM:----anti-glomerular basement membrane
Anti-HAV:----Hepatitis A antibody
Anti-HBc:----Hepatitis B antibodies to the core antigen
Anti-HBe:----Hepatitis B antibody (antibody to HBeAg)
Anti-HBs:----Hepatitis B antibodies to the surface antigen
Anti-HCV:----Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies
AO:----aorta
Ao.:----aorta
AOB:----alcohol on breath
AODM:----adult onset diabetes mellitus
AODM:----adult onset diabetes mellitus
AOM:----acute otitis media
AOM:----acute otitis media
ap:----before dinner
AP:----appendectomy; apical pulse; anteroposterior; antepartum; alkaline phosphatase
Ap:----apex/apical
AP & LAT:----anteroposterior and lateral
AP D:----anteroposterior diameter
APACHE:----Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
APAP:----N-acetyl-para-aminophenol (paracetamol, acetaminophen)
APC:----aspirin/caffeine; atrial premature contraction; admitted patient care
APD:----automated peritoneal dialysis
APE:----acute psychotic episode
API:----active pharmaceutical ingredient
APL:----IgA phospholipid unit; abductor pollicis longus
aPL:----antiphospholipid antibodies
APMS:----alternative provider medical services
APN:----Advanced Practice Nurse
appar:----apparent
APPG:----aqueous procaine penicillin-g
approx:----approximately
approx:----approximately
appt:----appointment
aPPT:----activated partial thromboplastin time
appt.:----appointment
APRN:----Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
APRV:----airway pressure release ventilation
APS:----antiphospholipid syndrome
APSGN:----acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
APT:----anatomical pathology technologist
aPTT:----activated partial thromboplastin time
aPTT:---- activated partial thromboplastin time
aq:----water (aqua)
aq:----water
aq dist:----distilled water
AR:----autosomal recessive; allergic rhinitis; aortic regurgitation
Ar:----Argon (element)
ARB:----angiotensin-ii receptor blocker
ARBD:----alcohol-related birth defects
ARC:----Acid-resistant cells; American Red Cross; AIDS-related complex
ARD:----acute respiratory disease
ARDD:----alcohol-related developmental disability
ARDS:----acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARDS:----acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARF:----acute renal failure
ARF:----acute renal failure
ARG:----argininemia
ARMD:----age-related macular degeneration
ARMD:----age related macular degeneration
ARND:----alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder
ARNP:----Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
AROM:----artificial rupture of membranes; active range of motion
AROM:---- active range of motion
ARRP:----anatomic retropubic radical prostatectomy
ARRT:----adult rapid response team
ARS:----acute radiation syndrome; anti-rabies serum
ART:----antiretroviral therapy; artery; assisted reproductive therapy; accredited record technician
art.:----arterial; artery
ARV:----antiretroviral
AS:----ankylosing spondylitis; aortic stenosis; arteriosclerosis; left ear (auris sinistra)
As:----Arsenic (element)
AS:----aortic stenosis
as tol:----as tolerated
as tol:---- as tolerated
As.:----astigmatism
ASA:----acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
ASAP:----as soon as possible
ASAP:----as soon as possible
ASC:----atypical squamous cells
ASC-US:----atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
asc.:----ascending
ASCA:----anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody
ASCVD:----atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASCVD:----arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASD:----autism spectrum disorders; atrial septal defect
AsH:----hypermetropic astigmatism
ASHD:----arteriosclerotic heart disease
ASHD:----arteriosclerotic heart disease
ASHF:----acute systolic heart failure
AsM:----myopic astigmatism
ASO:----antistreptolysin-o titer
AST:----aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)
Ast:----astigmatism
AST:----aspartate amino-transaminase
Astig:----astigmatism
ASU:----ambulatory surgery unit
at. wt.:----atomic weight
ATF:----alcohol, tobacco, and firearms
ATG:----antithymocyte globulin
ATLS:----advanced trauma life support
ATN:----acute tubular necrosis
ATOD:----alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
ATP:----adenosine triphosphate
atr:----atrophy
atr fib:----atrial fibrillation
AU:----angstron (angstrom) unit; arbitrary unit; each ear (auris uterque), both ears
Au:----Gold (element)
AUC:----area under the curve
aud:----auditory
AUG:----oxytocin challenge test
AUR:----acute urinary retention
ausc:----auscultation
aux:----auxiliary
AV:----arteriovenous; atrioventricular; aortic valve
AV:----arterioventricular
AV (node):----atrioventricular (node)
AV Block:----atrioventricular block
AV node:----atrioventricular node
AV valves:----atrioventricular valves
av.:----avoirdupois
AVB:----atrioventricular block
AVD:----atrioventricular dissociation
avg:----average
AVI:----automatic volume infusion pump
AVM:----arteriovenous malformation
AVM:----arteriovenous malformation
AVN:----avascular necrosis
AVP:----arginine vasopressin
AVPU:----alert, verbal, pain response, unresponsive
AVR:----aortic valve repair; aortic valve replacement
AVSS:----afebrile, vital signs stable
AWC:----adequate and well-controlled
AWMI:----anterior wall myocardial infarction
AWOL:----absent without (official) leave
ax:----axillary
ax:----axillary
AXT:----alternating exotropia
AZA:----azathioprine

B - Medical abbreviations

B:----bacillus; Boron (element)
b:----born; both; buccal; twice
B-Med:----behavioral medicine
b.i.d.:----twice a day
b.i.n.:----twice a night (bis in noctis)
B/O:----because of
B&C:----board and care (home)
B0:----riboflavin
B1:----Thiamin
B4:----Pyridoxine
B7:----folic acid
Ba:----barium
Ba:----Barium (element)
Ba. Swallow:----barium swallow
BAC:----blood alcohol concentration
bact:---- bacteria
BAER:----brainstem auditory evoked response
BAHA:----bone anchored hearing aid
BAL:----blood alcohol level; bronchoalveolar lavage
bal:----balance
Band:----banded neutrophil
barbs:----barbiturates
Baso:----basophil
BB:----breakthrough bleeding
BBB:----blood-brain barrier; bundle branch block
BBP:----blood-borne pathogens
BBS:----bilateral breath sounds
BBT:----basal body temperature
BBW:----black box warning
BC:----blood culture, bedside commode
BC:----birth control; board certified
BCA:----bichloroacetic acid
BCC:----basal cell carcinoma
BCC(T)P:----breast and cervical cancer (treatment) program
BCE:----bone collagen equivalents
BCG:----Bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine)
BCLS:----basic cardiac life support
BCM:----body cell mass
BCNSP:----Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist
BCOP:----Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist
BCP:----birth control pills
BCPP:----Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist
BCPS:----Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
BCSW:----Board Certified Social Worker
BD:----Buerger disease; birth date
BDI:----beck depression inventory
BE:----barium
Be:----Beryllium (element)
BE:----Barium enema
BEA:----below-the-elbow amputation
BEE:----basal energy expenditure
beg:----begin, began, beginning
BEq:----bioequivalence
bet:----between
BF:----boyfriend; breast feed(ing)
BFR:----blood flow rate
BG:----blood glucose
BGM:----blood glucose monitoring
BH:----behavioral health
BHS:----beta-hemolytic streptococci; behavioral health services
BHU:----behavioral health unit
Bi:----bismuth
BIB:----brought in by
bib.:----drink
BIBA:----brought in by ambulance
bicarb:----bicarbonate
bid:----twice daily
bid:----twice a day (bis in die)
BIDS:----bedtime insulin and daytime sulfonylureas
BIH:----benign intracranial hypertension; bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy; bilateral inguinal hernia
bil:----bilateral
bilat:----bilateral
bili:----bilirubin
bin:----twice a night (bis in noctis)
BIOT:----biotinidase deficiency
BIPAP:----Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure
BiPAP:----bilevel positive airway pressure
bisp.:----bispinous diameter (interspinous diameter)
BK:----below the knee
BKA:----below the knee amputation
BL:----bilateral
Bl:----blood
bl.:----blood
bld:----blood
BLE:----both lower extremities
Bleph:----blepharoplasty
BLL:----blood lead level
BLS:----Basic Life Support
BM:----bowel movement
BM:----bowel movement; bone marrow; body mechanics
BMA:----bone marrow aspiration
BMC:----bone marrow cells; bone mineral content
bmd:----bone mineral density
BMD:----bone mineral density
BME:----biomedical engineering
BMI:----body mass index
BMK:----birthmark
BMP:----Basic Metabolic Panel
BMR:----basal metabolic rate
BMS:----bone marrow suppression
BMT:----bone marrow transplantation
BNP:----brain natriuretic peptide
BO:----bowel obstruction
BOA:----born out of asepsis
BOH:----board of health
bol.:----pill (bolus)
BOM:----bilateral otitis media
BOM :----bilateral otitis media
BOS:----base of support
bot:----bottom; bottle
BOT:----base of tongue
BP:----blood pressure
BP:----base pair; blood pressure; bullous pemphigoid
BPAD:----bipolar affective disorder
BPD:---- Bipolar Disorder
BPD:----bronchopulmonary dysplasia; bipolar disorder; biparietal diameter
BPH:----benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPH:----benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy; hypertrophy
bpm:----beats per minute
BPP:----biophysical profile
BPPV:----benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BPRS:----brief psychiatric rating scale
BPS:----bilateral partial salpingectomy
BR:---- bed rest
Br:----Bromine (element)
brady:----bradycardia
BRAIDED:----benefits, risks, alternatives, inquiries, decision, explanation, documentation
brat:----banana, rice cereal, apple sauce, tea
BRAT:----bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (diet)
BRB:----bright red blood
BRBPR:----bright red blood per rectum
BRC:----biomedical research center
BRM:----biological response modifiers
BROW:----barley, rye, oats, and wheat
BRP:----bathroom privileges
BRU:----biomedical research unit
BRVO:----brance retinal vein occlu-sion
BS:----breath sounds; bowel sounds; blood sugar
BS&O:----bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy
BSA:----body surface area; bovine serum albumin
BSB:----breath sounds bilateral
BSC:----bedside commode; biological safety cabinet
BSE:----breast self-examination
BSL:----biosafety level; blood sugar level
BSLE:----bullous systemic lupus erythematosus
BSN:----bowel sounds normal
BSO:----bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BSOM:----bilateral serous otitis media
BSS:----balanced salt solution
BST:----breast stimulation test
BSU:----base service unit
Bt:----Bacillus thuringiensis
BT:----bioterrorism
BTB:----breakthrough bleeding
BTBV:----beat to beat variability
BTE:----behind the ear (heading aids)
BTFS:----breast tumor frozen section
BTL:----Bilateral Tubal Ligation
BTP:----bladder training program
btw.:----between
BU:----Bethesda unit
BUE:----both upper extremities
BUM:----back-up method
BUN:----blood urea nitrogen
BUS:----Bartholin's, Urethral, and Skene's glands
BV:----bacterial vaginosis
BVT:----bilateral ventilation tube(s)
BW:----body weight
BW:----birth weight; body weight
BWS:----battered woman syndrome
Bx:----biopsy

C - Medical abbreviations

C:----centigrade, concentration
C:----Calorie (kilocalorie); contact; Celsius (centigrade); Carbon (element)
c:----with; calorie (small calorie)
C & P:----cystoscopy & pyelogram
C & S:---- culture and sensitivity
C-B:----chest-back
C-collar:----cervical collar
C-spine:----cervical spine
c.m.s.:----to be taken tomorrow morning (cras mane sumendus)
c.n.:----tomorrow night (cras nocte)
c.n.s.:----to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus)
C.T.P.:----color, temperature, pulse
c/o:----complaining of
c/o:----complains of
C/S:----consult
C/TG:----cholesterol/triglyceride ratio
c/w:----consistent with
C/w:----continue with; consistent with
C&C:----confirmed and compatible
C&DB:----cough and deep breath
C&P:----crowning and pushing
C&S:----culture & sensitivity
C1,C2,etc.:----first, second, etc. cervical vertebra
CA:----carcinoma
CA:----cancer, carcinoma; cortical area; coronary artery
Ca:----Calcium (element)
ca.:----approximately; carcinoma or cancer; about
Ca+:---- calcium
CAB:----compressions-airway-breathing
CABG:----coronary artery bypass graft
CAC:----Certified Addictions Counselor
CaCl2:----calcium chloride
CaCO3:----calcium carbonate
CACT:----Carnitine acylcarnitine translocase deficiency
CAD:----coronary artery disease; computer-aided detection
CAE:----complement activity enzyme
CAF:----cytoxan, adriamycin, fluorouracil
CAGE:----controlling, anger/annoyance, guilt, eye opener (questions)
CAH:----congenital adrenal hyperplasia; chronic active hepatitis
CAI:----computer assisted instruction
Cal:----kilocalorie calories, calcium
cal:----calorie
Cal:----kilocalorie
CAM:----complementary and alternative medicine
cAMP:----cyclic adenosine monophosphate
canc:----cancelled
CAO:----conscious, alert, and oriented
CAP:---- Cancer of the prostate, capsule
cap:----capillary; capsule
CAP:----community acquired pneumonia
CAPD:----continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
caps:----capsules
carb :----carbohydrate
CARP:----confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
cat:----cataract
CAT:----computerized axial tomography; crisis assessment and treatment
cath:----catheter, catheterization, catheterized
cath:----catheter(ization)
CAU:----child and adolescent unit; clinical assessment unit
cauc:----Caucasian
CAUTI:----catheter associated urinary tract infection
cav:----cavity
CAVP:----continuous arterial venous pressure
CB:----carotid bruit
CBC:----complete blood count
CBD:----common bile duct
CBE:----charting by exception; clinical breast exam
CBG:----capillary blood gas; corticosteroidbinding globulin
CBI:----continuous bladder irrigation
CBLL:----capillary blood lead level
CBO:----community based organization
CBP:----chronic bacterial prostatitis
CBRNE:----chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents
CBS:----casual blood sugar
CBSC:----cord blood stem cells
CBT:----cognitive behavioral therapy; computer-based training
cc:----cubic centimeter
CC:----chief complaint; care coordinator
CCA:----calcium channel antagonist
CCB:----calcium channel blocker; change control board
CCC:----chronic care clinic
CCCA:----central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
CCE:----clubbing, cyanosis edema
CCH:----care closer to home
CCK:----cholecystokinin
CCMS:----clear catch midstream
CCMS:----clean catch midstream (specimen)
CCNU:----lomustine
CCP:----clinical care pathway
CCPD:----continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
CCRA:----cardiac cath recovery area
CCU:----coronary care unit
CCU:----coronary/cardiac care unit; critical care unit
CCW:----counterclockwise
CD:----current diagnosis; controlled drug(s); communicable disease; chemical dependency; cesarean delivery; cardiovascular disease
Cd:----Cadmium (element)
CD & L Spine:----cervical, dorsal and lumbar spine
CD-ROM:----compact disc read-only memory
CD4:----helper t lymphocytes
CD8:----cytotoxic cells
CD8 count:----CD8 T-lymphocyte count, CD8 Tsuppressor cells
CDAD:----clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
CDC:----Center for Disease Control
CDC:----Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDE:----Certified Diabetes Educator
CDH:----congenital dislocation hip
CDHF:----chronic diastolic heart failure
CDMI:----Clinical Digital Maturity Index
cDNA:----complementary DNA
CDU:----chemical dependency unit
CDU:----chemical dependency unit, clinical decision unit
CE:----continuing education
Ce:----Cerium (element)
CE:----continuing education
CEA:----carcinoembryonic antigen
CEA:----cultured epithelial autografts; carotid endarterectomy; carcinoembryonic disease; carcinoembryonic antigen
CEH:----continuing education hour
CEO:----chief executive officer
cert:----certified, certificate
cerv:----cervix/cervical
cerv :----cervical
CETN:----Certified Enterostomal Therapy Nurse
CETR:----care, education and treatment review
CEU:----continuing education unit
CF:----cystic fibrosis
CF:----cystic fibrosis
CFC:----chlorofluorohydrocarbons
CFR:----child fatality review
CFS:----chronic fatigue syndrome
CFTR:----cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator
CFU:----colony forming unit
cg:----centigram
CG:----chorionic gonadotropin
Cgm:----centigram
cGy:----centigray
ch:----child; chest
CH:----congenital hypothyroidism; clinical hold
ch px:----chicken pox
CHADS:----congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or TIA
CHB:----complete heart block
CHC:----community health center; continuing health care
CHD:----coronary heart disease; congenital heart disease
ChE:----cholinesterase
chem:----chemistry
chem:----chemical, chemistry
chemo:----chemotherapy
CHF:----congestive heart failure
CHF:----congestive heart failure
chg:----change
CHHA:----certified home health aide
CHI:----closed head injury
CHL:----conductive hearing loss
CHO:----carbohydrate
chol:----cholesterol
CHPX :----chickenpox
chr:----chronic
CHT:----closed head trauma
CHTN:---- chronic hypertension
CI:---- cardiac index
CI:----confidence interval; cochlear implant; cardiac index
Ci:----curie
CIA:----collagen-induced arthritis
CIBH:----change in bowel habits
CIC:----clean intermittent catheterization
CIC:----circulating immune complex; crisis intervention center
CICU:----coronary intensive care unit
cig:----cigarette
CIN:----cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CIP:----clean in place; cost/continuous improvement plan/process
CIRC:----circumcision
circ:----circumference; circumcision; circulate
CIS:----carcinoma in-situ
CJD:----creutzfeldt-jakob disease
ck:----check, creatine kinase
CK:----creatine kinase
CK-MB:----serum creatine kinase, myocardial-bound
CK, CPK:----creatine kinase, creatinine phosphokinase
CKC:----cold knife conization
CKD:----chronic kidney disease
cl:----chloride,clearanc-e, contact lens
Cl:----Chlorine (element)
Cl-:----Chloride
CLcr:----creatinine clearance
CLD:----chronic liver disease
clin:----clinic, clinical
CLL:----chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CLL:----chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CLN:----clinical lead/liaison nurse
CLOD:----clinical lead for organ donation
CLR:----clear
CLTC:----citizens for long-term care
cm:---- centimeter
CM:----case/care management
cm2:----square centimeter
CMA:----certified medical assistant
CMC:----carpo metacarpal
CME:----continuing medical education
CMF:----cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil
CMG:----cystometrogram
CMHC:----community mental health center
CML:----chronic myelogenous leukemia
CMO:----chief medical officer; care management organization
CMP:----Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
cmp:----cardiomyopathy
CMP:----comprehensive metabolic panel
CMS:----circulation, movement, sensation
CMS:----Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
CMT:----cervical motion tenderness; certified medication technician
CMTC:----cutis marmorata telangiectatica congentia
CMV:----cytomegalovirus
CMV:----controlled mechanical ventilator; cytomegalovirus
CN:----cranial nerve
CNA:----Certified Nurse Aide
CNH:----chondrodermatitis nodularis helices
CNI, CNII, etc. :----cranial nerve I,II, etc.
CNM:----Certified Nurse Midwife
CNO:----Chief Nursing Officer
CNP:----Certified Nurse Practitioner
CNR:----closed nasal reduction
CNS:---- central nervous system, Clinical NurseSpecialist
CNSC:----certified nutrition support clinician
CO:----cardiac output
CO:----carbon monoxide; cardiac output
Co:----Cobalt (element)
CO2:----carbon dioxide
CO2:----carbon dioxide
COA:----Certified Ophthalmic Assistant; coarctation of the aorta
COAG:----chronic open angle glaucoma
coag:----coagulation
COB:----close of business
COC:----cauterization of the cervix
COCs:----combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin)
COG:----center of gravity
COH:----carbohydrate
COLD:----chronic obstructive lung disease
colpo:----colposcopy
COM:----chronic otitis media
comp:---- compound
comp.:----compound; compounded of; complication
COMT:----catechol-o-methyltransferase
conc:----concentrated, concentration
conc :----concentrate
cond:----condition
conf:---- conference
cong:----congenital
conj:----conjunctiva
const:----constant
cont:----continued, continuous
cont:----continue(d)
contras:----contraindications
contrx:----contractions
COO:----chief operating officer
COP:----conditions of participation (Medicare)
COPD:---- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CORE:----coordinated outbreak response and evaluation
corr:----correct, correction
COT:----Nicotine/Cotinine (COT test)
COTA:----certified occupational therapy assistant
COWS:----clinical opiate withdrawal scale
COX-2:----cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors
CP:----chest pain, cerebral palsy
CP:----cleft palate; cicatricial pemphigoid; chest pain; cerebral palsy; cardiopulmonary
cP:----centipoise unit
CPA:----costophrenic angle; cerebellopontine angle
CPAP:----continuous positive airway pressure
CPAP:----continuous positive airway pressure
CPC:----clinicopathologic conference
CPD:----cephalopelvic disproportion; chronic pulmonary disease; congenital polycystic disease
CPHSS:----Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
CPK:----creatine phosphokinase; creatinine phosphokinase
CPM:----continuous passive mobilizer; counts per minute; continuous passive motion; care plan meeting
CPMI:----chronic and persistent mental illness
CPP:----cerebral perfusion pressure
CPPV:----continuous positive pressure ventilation
CPR:----cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPS:----Chronic Paronoid Schizophrenia
CPT:----chest physiotherapy
CPT:----current procedural terminology; chest physiotherapy
Cpy:----copy
CQI:----clinical quality indicator; continuous quality improvement
Cr:----Chromium (element)
CR:----crown-rump length; creatinine; controlled release (medication); conditioned reflex
CRA:----clinical research associate
CRB:----clinical reference board; change review board
CrCl:----creatinine clearance
crea:----creatinine
CREST:----calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias
CRF:----chronic renal failure
CRF:---- cardiac risk factors
CRH:----corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRI:----chronic renal insufficiency
CRI:----chronic renal insufficiency; catheter-related infection
CRIF:----closed reduction-internal fixation
crit:----Hematocrit
CRNA:----certified registered nurse anesthetist
cRNA:----chromosomal RNA
CRNA :----certified registered nurse anesthetist
CRNH:----certified registered nurse�hospice
CRNP:----Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
CRO:----clinical research organization
CRP:----C-reactive protein
CRR:----consult review request
CRRT:----continuous renal replacement therapy
CRS:----congenital rubella syndrome; chronic rhinosinusitis
CRS-R:----Conners Rating Scales-Revised
CRT:---- certified respiratory therapist
CRT:----cardiac resynchronization therapy; creatinine
Crt:----creatinine
CRTT:----Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
CRU:----coronary rehabilitation unit
cryo:----cryosurgery
cryo:----cryosurgery, cryotherapy; cryoprecipitate
CS:----Central Supply
CS:----culture and sensitivity; completed stroke; close supervision; clinically significant; chondroitin sulfate; cardiac sphincter; cardiogenic shock; cesarean section
Cs:----Cesium (element)
CSA:----Controlled Substances Act; cyclosporin A
CSF:----cerebrospinal fluid
CSF:----cerebrospinal fluid; colony-stimulating factor
CSH:----combat support hospital
CSHF:----chronic systolic heart failure
CSM:----circulation, sensory, and motor
CSO:----chief scientific officer
CSR, CSS:----central supply room, central service supply
CST:----contraction stress test
CT:----computer tomography, chest tube
CT:----computed/computerized tomography; clinical trial; chest tube
CT scan:----computed tomography scan
CT/GC:----Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhea
CTA:----clear to auscultation
CTA:----computerized tomography angiography; clear to auscultation
CTAB:----clear to auscultation bilaterally
CTB:----cease to breathe; chronic tuberculosis
CTC:----common toxicity criteria; chlortetracycline
CTCL:----Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
CTD:----connective tissue disease
CTG:----cathepsin G
CTLSO:----cervical thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis
CTO:----clinical trial outline
ctr:----control
CTS:----carpal tunnel syndrome
ctx:----contraction
CTZ:----chemoreceptor trigger zone
CU:----case unknown
Cu:----Copper (element)
CUC:----chronic ulcerative colitis
CUD:----carnitine uptake defect
cult:----culture
CUm:----cubic micron
cur:----current
CV:----cerebrovascular
CV:----cardiovascular
CVA:----cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CVA:----costovertebral angle; cerebrovascular accident; cardiovascular accident
CVAT:----costovertebral angle tenderness
CVB:----coxsackievirus B
CVC:----central venous catheter
CVD:----cardiovascular disease
CVL:---- central venous line
CVOU:----cardiovascular outpatient unit
CVP:----central venous pressure
CVRB:----critical value read back
CvS:----cardiovascular system
CVS:----chronic villus sampling; clean-voided specimen
CVX:----cervix
CWD:----canal wall down
CWMS:----color, warmth, movement, sensation
CWR:----canal wall reconstruction
CWU:----canal wall up
CX:----circumflex
cx:----cervix/cervical
Cx Bx:----cervical biopsy
CXR:----chest x-ray
CY:----calendar year
CYS:----children and youth services
Cysto:----cystoscopy/cystoscopic
cysto:----cystoscopy

D - Medical abbreviations

D:----date; diopter; distal; dose
d:----density; right
D:----Distance, dose
D & C:----dilatation and curettage
D & D:----diarrhea and dehydration
D & V:----diarrhea and vomiting
D Bili:----direct bilirubin
D-Pen:----d-penicillamine
D.D.:----delivery date
D.M.I.:----diaphragmatic myocardial infarction
D.P.:----dorsalis pedis
D/A:----date of admission
D/B:----date of birth
D/C:----discontinue; discharge
D/NS:----dextrose in normal saline
d/t:----due/to
D/T:----due to
d/w:----discussed with
D&A:----drug and alcohol
D&C:----dilation and curettage
D&D:----dehydration and diarrhea
D&E:----dilation and evacuation
D&O:----diagnostic and observation
D&V:----diarrhea and vomiting
D12:----dorsal vertebral body 12
d4t:----stavudine
D5NS:----dextrose in normal saline (0.9% NaCl)
D5W:----5% dextrose in water
DA:----developmental age
DAPE:----data, assessment, plan, evaluation
DARE:----data, action, response, education
DASE:----Denver Articulation Screening Examination
DASH:----dietary approaches to stop hypertension (meal plan)
DAT:----diet as tolerated
dau:----daughter
DB:----double-blind
dB:----decibel (measurement of sound volume)
DB&C:----deep breathing and coughing
DBE:----Diabetic Education
dBP:----diastolic blood pressure
DBP:----diastolic blood pressure
DBS:----dorsal blocking splint
DBT:----dialectal behavioral therapy
DC:----Doctor of Chiropractic; discharge; direct current
DCC:----direct current cardioversion
DCH:----district court hold
dcSSc:----diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
DCT:----distal convoluted tubule
DD:----dry dressing; developmental disability
DDAVP:----desmopressin acetate
ddC:----zalcitabine
DDD:----degenerative disc disease
DDH:----developmental dysplasia of the hip
ddI:----didanosine
dDNA:----denatured DNA
DDST:----Denver Developmental Screening Test
DDx:----differential diagnosis
DEA:----drug enforcement agency
dec'd:----deceased
DECA:----Devereux Early Childhood Assessment
decr:----decrease, decreased
decub:----decubitus
def:----deficiency
deg:----degree
del:----delivery, delivered
dep:----dependent
dept:----department
deriv:----derive, derivative
Derm:----dermatology, dermatitis
DES:----Diethylstilbestrol
DES:----dry eye syndrome
desc:----descent, descending
det.:----let it be given (detur)
dev:----develop(ment)
dev:----deviation
DEXA:----dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
DF:----dorsiflexion
DFA:----direct fluorescent antibody
DFR:----dialysate flow rate
DFS:----doppler flow studies
DFSP:----dermatofi brosarcoma protuberans
DFV:----doppler flow velocimetry
DG:----dorsal gluteal
dg:----decigram
dgm:----decigram
DH:----dermatitis herpetiformis
DHEAS:----dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DHS:----dynamic hip screw
DHT:----dihydrotestosterone
DHT:----dehydration
DI:----diabetes insipidus
diab:----diabetes
diag:----diagnosis
diagm:----diagram
diam:----diameter
DIB:----difficulty in breathing
DIC:----disseminated intravascular coagulation
DID:----dissociative identity disorder
dieb. alt.:----every other day
dif:----differential blood count
DIF:----direct immunofluorescence
DIFA:----automated differential
Diff:----differential
diff:----differential
Dig:----digitalis
dig:----digoxin
dil:----dilatation; dilation
Dil:----dilate
dil.:----diluted; dilute
Dils:----dilutions
dim:----diminish, dimension
dim.:----halved
DIP:----distal interphalangeal (joint)
diph:----diphtheria
dir:----direct; director; direction
DIRA:----deficiency of the interleukin-1-receptor
dis:----disease; discussed; disabled; discontinue
disc:----discontinue
disch:----discharge
DISCUS:----dyskinesia identification system condensed user scale
DISH:----diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
DISIDA:----diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy)
disloc:----dislocate, dislocation
disp:----dispense
Disp:----disposition
dissd:----dissolved
dissem:----disseminated
dist:----distal; distribute
Dist:----distance
div:----divide, division
DJD:----degenerative joint disease
DKA:----diabetic ketoacidosis
dkm:----decameter
DL:----direct laryngoscopy
dL:----deciliter (100ml)
DL-PICC:----double lumen peripherally inserted central catheter
DLE:----discoid lupus erythematosus
DLH:----double lumen hickman
DLS:----dynamic lumbar stabilization
DLSO:----distal lateral subungual onychomycosis
DLVC:----double lumen vascular catheter
DM:----dermatomyositis; dextromethorphan; diabetes mellitus
dm:----decimeter (100mm)
DM:----diabetes mellitus
DMAC:----disseminated mycobacterium avium complex
DMARD(s):----disease-modifying antirheumatic drug(s)
DMAT:----disaster medical assistance team
DMD:----Duchenne's muscular dystrophy; Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry
DME:----Durable Medical Equipment
DMPA:----depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate
DMSA:----2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid
DMSO:----dimethylsulfoxide
DN:----dibucaine number
DNA:----deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAR:----do not attempt resuscitation
DNH:----do not hospitalize
DNI:----do not intubate
DNKA:----did not keep appointment
DNP:----do not publish
DNR:----do not resuscitate
DNS:----deviated nasal septum
DNT:----did not test
DO:----Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; doctor's orders
DOA:----date of admission; dead on arrival; duration of action
DOB:----date of birth
DOC:----drug of choice
DOD:----date of death
DOE:----date of exam; design of experiment; dyspnea on exertion
DOH:----department of health
DOI:----digital object identifier; date of injury
DOL:----department of labor
dom:----dominant
DON:----director of nursing
DOPT:----directly observed preventative therapy
dos:----dose, dosage
DOS:----date of service
DOT:----directly observed therapy
doz:----dozen
DP:----distal pulses; dorsalis pedis artery
DPA:----Data Protection Act; dual-photon absorptiometry
DPA:----Discharge Planning Assessment
DPAP:----diastolic pulmonary artery pressure
DPat:----diphtheria-acellular pertussis tetanus (vaccine)
DPGN:----diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
DPI:----dry powder inhaler
DPM:----Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
DPOA:----Durable Power of Attorney
DPT:----diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (vaccine)
DQ:----developmental quotient
DR:----delayed release (medication); delivery room
dr:----dram
Dr.:----doctor
DRE:----Digital Rectal Exam
DRESS:----drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
DRF:----drip rate factor
DRG:----diagnosis-related group
DRI:----daily/dietary reference intake
drng:----drainage
DRSG:----dressing
DS:----drug substance; Down's Syndrome
DSA:----digital subtraction angiography
dsDNA:----double-stranded DNA
DSM:----Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
DSM-IV:----Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition
DSM-V:----Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition
DSPS:----diagnostic, screening and preventive services
DST:----dexamethasone suppression test; decision support tool
DSW:----Doctor of Social Work
DT:----diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
DT:----delirium tremens
DTAD:----drain tube attachment device
DTaP:----diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis
DTH:----delayed-type hypersensitivity
DTIC:----dacarbazine
DTP:----direct-to-patient; diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
DTR:----deep tendon reflexes
DTs:----delirium tremens/tremors
DU:----duodenal ulcer
DUB:----dysfunctional uterine bleeding
DUE:----drug usage evaluation
DUI:----driving under the influence
dup:----duplication, duplicate
DV:----daily value (nutrition); domestic violence; double vision
DV/SA:----domestic violence/sexual assault
DVD:----digital video disc
DVI:----deep venous insufficiency
DVR:----division of vocational rehabilitation
DVT:----deep vein thrombosis
DW:----distilled water
DWI:----driving while intoxicated
Dx:----Diagnosis
DXA:----dual x-ray absorptiometry
Dy:----Dysprosium (element)
Dz:----disease

E - Medical abbreviations

E:----Escherichia; eye
E Ab:----elective abortion
e-IPV:----enhanced potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine
e-MAR:----electronic medication administration record
E. coli:----Escherichia coli
e.g.:----for example
E&A:----evaluate and advise
E&M:----evaluation and management
ea:----each
EA:----environmental assistance; epidural anesthesia
EAA:----essential amino acids
EAB:----elective abortion
EAC:----external auditory canal; erythema annulare centrifugum
eAG:----estimated average glucose
EAR:----estimated average requirement
EB:----epidermolysis bullosa
EBA:----epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
EBB:----endobronchial biopsy
EBBS:----equal bilateral breath sounds
EBF:----exclusively breastfed
EBH:----evidence-based healthcare
EBL:----estimated blood loss
EBLL:----elevated blood lead level
EBM:----evidence-based medicine
EBNA:----Epstein Barr nuclear antigen
EBV:----Epstein-Barr virus
EBV:----Epstein Barr virus
EC:----enteric-coated
EC:----emergency contraception; energy conservation; emergency center
ECC:----endocervical curettage
ECC :----Emergency Care Center
ECCE:---- extracapsular cataract extraction
ECF:----extracellular fluid; extended care facility
ECG:----electrocardiogram
echo:----echocardiogram
ECL:----electrochemiluminescence
ECLAM:----European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure
ECMO:----extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation
ECP:----emergency contraceptive pill
ECQ:----executive code qualifications
ECR:----emergency chemical restraints
ECRB:----extensor carpi radialis brevis
ECRL:----extensor carpi radialis longus
ECT:----electroconvulsive therapy
ECU:----emergency care unit
ECV:----extra cellular volume
ED:----erectile dysfunction; effective dose; emergency department
ED&C:----electrodessication and curettage
EDB:----extensor digitorum brevis
EDC:----extensor digitorum communis; estimated day of confinement
EdD:----Doctor of Education
EDD:----expected date of delivery; estimated date of discharge
EDL:----extensor digitorum longus
EDP:----erythema dyschromicum perstans
EDTA:----edetate calcium disodium
educ:----education
EDV:----epidermodysplasia verruciformis
EE:----Ethinyl estradiol
EED:----erythema elevatum diutinum
EEG:----electroencephalogram; electroencephalography
EENT:----eye, ear, nose, and throat
EER:----estimated energy requirement
EES:----Erythromycin (erythromycin ethylsuccinate)
EF:----eosinophilic fasciitis; ejection fraction
eff:----effect
EFM:----electronic fetal monitor
EFW:----estimated fetal weight
EGA:----estimated gestational age
EGD:----esophagogastroduodenoscopy
EGFR:----epidermal growth factor receptor; epidermal growth factor receptor gene (case sensitive)
EGG:----electogastrography
EH:----employee health
EHB:----extensor hallucis brevis
EHC:----emergency hormonal contraception
EHL:----electrohydraulic lithotripsy; extensor hallucis longus
EHR:----electronic health record
EHS:----employee health service
EI:----early intervention
EIA:----enzyme immunoassay
EIA U:----enzyme immunoassay unit
EID:----electronic infusion device
EIP:----extensor indicis proprius
eIPV:----enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine
EJ:----external jugular
EKG:---- electrocardiogram
EL:----early latent
el:----elect, elective
elb:----elbow
ELDU:----extra-label drug use
elev:----elevation
elev.:----elevated
ELF:----elective low forceps
ELISA:----enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
elix:----elixir
elix`:---- elixir
ELS:----endolymphatic shunt
EM:----electron microscopy; emergency medicine
Em:----emmetropia
EMA-IgA:----immunoglobulin a antiendomysial
EMB:----ethmbutol; endometrial biopsy
Emb:----embryo
EMC:----electromagnetic compatibility
emer:----emergency
EMG:----electromyography; electromyogram
emot:----emotion(al)
emp:----as directed (modo praescripto)
EMR:----electronic medical record
EMS:----electrical muscle stimulation; emergency medical service
EMT:----Emergency Medical Technician
EMT-P:----emergency medical technician paramedic
EN:----erythema nodosum
ENA:----extractable nuclear antigen
ENDO:----endoscopy
Endo:----endocrine
Enf:----Enfamil
ENG:----electronystagmography
ENL:----erythema nodosum leprosum
enl:----enlarged
ENT:----ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology/otolaryngologist)
ENUC:----enucleation
EOA:----esophageal obturator airway
EOG:----electrooculogram
EOLC:----end of life care
EOM:----extraocular muscles; extraocular movements
EOMI:----extraocular movements intact
EOP:----emergency operations plan
EOS:----end of study
eos:----eosinophil
EP:----extrapyramidal; escape/elope precautions; electrophysiologic; ectopic pregnancy
EPA:----environmental protection agency
EPAP:----Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure
EPB:----extensor pollicis brevis
EPEP:----end positive expiratory pressure
epi:----epinephrine
Epi:----epidural
EPI:----epidemiology or epidemiologist; echo planar imaging
epis:----episiotomy
EPITH:----epithelial
EPL:----extensor pollicis longus
EPO:----erythropoietin
EPR:----emergency physical restraints; electronic patient record
EPS:----elastosis perforans serpiginosa; electrophysiologic study; extrapyramidal symptoms
EPSDT:----early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment
EPSE:----extrapyramidal side effects
eq:----equal
equip:----equipment
equiv:----equivalent
ER:----emergency room; extended-release (medication); external rotation
Er:----Erbium (element)
ERCP:----endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ERG:----electroretinogram
ERP:----emergency response plan
ERS:----education resource specialist; extended rotated side bent
ERT:----emergency resuscitation team; estrogen replacement therapy
ERV:----expiratory reserve volume
ery/dL:----erythrocytes per deciliters
ES:----extra strength; electrical stimulation; effect size
ESBL:----extended-spectrum beta laminase
ESD:----electrostatic discharge
eSET:----elective single-embryo transfer
ESG:----estrogen
ESIG:----electronic signature
ESLD:----end stage liver disease
Esoph:----esophagus
ESR:----erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESRD:----end stage renal disease
ESSG:----spondylarthropathy study group
EST:----electroshock therapy
esub:----electronic submission
ESWL:----extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
ET:----estrogen therapy; enterostomal therapist; endotracheal
ET-1:----endothelin-1
ETA:----estimated time of arrival
etc:----and so forth
etc.:----etcetera, and so on
ETCO2:----end tidal carbon dioxide
ETD:----eustachian tube dysfunction
etio:----etiology
Etoh:----ethanol
ETOH:---- alcohol
EtOH:----Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol
ETP:----elective termination of pregnancy
ETS:----environmental tobacco smoke (exposure)
ETT:----endotracheal tube, Enterstomal Therapy
ETU:----endotoxin unit
Eu:----Europium (element)
EU:----endotoxin unit; ELISA unit
EUA:----emergency use authorization; examination under anesthesia
EUS:----endoscopic ultrasound
EV:----ELISA value
evac:----evacuate, evacuation
eval:----evaluation
EVD:----external ventricular drain
EVH:----endoscopic vein harvesting
EVOO:----extra-virgin olive oil
Ex:----examination
ex.:----excision, exercise
exam:----examination
exer:----exercise
exp.:----expiration
exp. lap.:---- exploratory laparotomy
expir:----expire, expiration
ext:----extend, extension; exterior, external; extremity
ext.:----extensor; external
Ext. Rot:----external rotation
extr:----extremity

F - Medical abbreviations

F:----Fahrenheit; father; female; Fluorine (element)
F/H:----family history
F/T:----full time
F/U:----follow-up
F&C:----foam and condoms
F&E:----fluid and electrolyte
FA:----forearm; folic acid; femoral artery; fatty acid
fa:----father
FACS:----Fellow, American College of Surgeons; fluorescence-activated cell sorter
FADL:----functional activities of daily living
FAI:----functional assessment inventory
fam:----family
FAM:----fertility awareness method
FANA:----fluorescent antinuclear antibodies
FAP:----familial adenomatous polyposis
FAS:----fetal alcohol syndrome
FAX:----facsimile
FB:----finger-breadth (approx. width of finger); foreign body
FB:----foreign body, followed by
FBD:----fibrocystic disease
FBG:----fasting blood glucose
FBM:----fetal breathing movements
FBP:----fetal biophysical profile
FBS:----fasting blood sugar
FC:----foley catheter
FCAS:----familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome
FCB:----fibrocystic breast
FCE:----functional capacity evaluation
FCR:----flexor carpi radialis
FCU:----flexor carpi ulnaris
FD:----fatal dose; focal distance; fully dilated
FDA:----Food and Drug Administration
FDB:----flexor digitorum brevis
FDL:----flexor digitorum longus
FDLMP:----first date last menstrual period
FDP:----fibrin degradation products; flexor digitorum profundus
FDS:----flexor digitorum superficialis
Fe:----iron
Feb:----febrile
FEES:----flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
FEF:----forced expiratory flow (rate)
fem:----female; femoral
FEM-POP:----femoral-popliteal
FES:----functional electrical stimulation
FeSO4:----ferrous sulfate
FESS:----functional endoscopic sinus surgery
FET:----forced expiratory technique
FEV:----forced expiratory volume
FEV1:----forced expiratory volume in one second
FF:----force fluids; fundus firm
FFA:----frontal fi brosing alopecia
FFF:----fully formula fed; fibula free flap
FFL:----flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy
FFP:----fresh frozen plasma
FFPE:----fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue
FGT:----female genital tract
FH:----fundal height; family history
FHB:----flexor hallucis brevis
FHC:----family health center
FHL:----flexor hallucis longus
FHR:----fetal heart rate
FHS:----fetal heart sounds
FHT:----fetal heart tone(s)
FHx:----family history
fib:----fibrillation
FIF:----forced inspiratory flow
FIFO:----first in first out
FIH:----first-in-human [clinical trials]
FIM:----functional independence measurement
FiO2:----fraction of inspired oxygen
Fis:----fusion inhibitors
FISH:----fluorescence in situ hybridization
fL:----femtoliter
FL:----femur length
fl:----fluid
fl dr:----fluid dram
fl oz:----fluid ounce
fl.:----flexor
Fl02:----fraction of inspired oxygen
fld:----fluid
Flex:----flexion
Flu:----influenza
fluoro:----fluoroscopy
FM:----fibromyalgia; fetal movement; family medicine
fm:----family
FM:----face mask
FMD:----family physician
FMF:----Familial Mediterranean Fever
FMP:----first menstrual period
FMS:----fibromyalgia syndrome; full mouth series
FMTE:----full mouth tooth extraction
FNA:----fine needle aspiration
FNA(c):----fine needle aspiration (cytology)
FNE:----fiberoptic nasal endoscopy
FNP:----family nurse practitioner
FOB:----father of baby; fiberoptic bronchoscopy; foot of bed
FOB:----fecal occult blood test
FOBT:----fecal occult blood test
FOC:----fronto-occipital circumference
FOI:----flight of ideas
FOM:----floor of mouth
font:----fontanelle
FOUO:----for official use only
FP:----family practice; family practitioner
FPEM:----family planning education materials
FPG:----fasting plasma glucose
FPIA:----fluorescence polarization immunoassay
FPL:----flexor pollicis longus
FQHC:----federally qualified healthcare
FQN:----fluoroquinolone
fr:----from
FR:----friction rub
frac:----fracture
frag:----fragment
FRC:----functional residual capacity
FRG:----functional related groups
Fri:----Friday
FROM:----full range of motion
FRS:----flexed rotated side bent
FRV:----functional residual volume
FS:----frozen section; finger stick; Fealty's syndrome
FSBG:----finger stick blood glucose/sugar
FSBS:----finger stick blood glucose/sugar
FSE:----fetal scalp electrode
FSH:----follicle-stimulating hormone
FT:----fingertip; full term
ft:----foot, feet
Ft.:----make (fiat)
FTA:----fluorescent treponema antigen (test for syphilis)
FTA-ABS:----fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
FTD:----frontotemporal dementia
FTI:----free testosterone index
FTN:----finger to nose
FTND:----full term normal delivery
FTP:----failure to progress
FTT:----failure to thrive
FU:----follow-up
FUB:----functional uterine bleeding
FUDR:----floxuridine
func:----function
FUO:----fever of unknown origin
FVC:----forced vital capacity
FVD:----fluid volume deficit
FVE:----fluid volume excess
FWB:----fully weight bearing
FWB:----full weight bearing
fx:----fracture
Fx:----fracture
FY:----fiscal year
FYI:----for your information

G - Medical abbreviations

G:----Gravida, gram
g:----grain
G:----gauge; gravida
g:----gram
G-:----gram negative
G-CSF:----granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
G-Tube:----gastrostomy tube
g/dL:----gram per deciliter
G&A:----general and acute
G&D:----growth and development
G+:----gram positive
g=g:----grips equal and good
G6-PD:----glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
Ga:----Gallium (element)
GA:----gestational age; granuloma annulare
GABA:----gamma-aminobutyric acid
GABAB:----gamma-aminobutyric acid type b
GABHS:----group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus
GABRB3:----GABAA receptor gene
GABS:----Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus
GAD:----generalized anxiety disorder
GAF:----global assessment of functioning
GAG:----glycosaminoglycan
GAL:----galactosemia
gal.:----gallon
garg:----gargle
GB:----gallbladder
GB:----Guillain-Barre; gallbladder
GB Series:----gallbladder series
GBS:----Group B streptococcus; Guillain-Barre syndrome
GC:----gonococcus or gonorrheal (gonorrhea coccii)
GCA:----giant cell arteritis
GCP:----good clinical practice
GCS:----Glasgow Coma Score
GCT:----glucose challenge test
Gd:----Gadolinium (element)
GDM:----gestational diabetes mellitus
GDS:----geriatric depression scale
Ge:----Germanium (element)
GE:----gastroesophageal; gastroenterology
GEA/GETA:----general endotracheal anesthesia
gen:----general
GER:----gastroesophageal reflux
GERD:----gastroesophageal reflux disease
GERI:----geriatrics
gest:----gestational
GF:----glomerular filtrate; grandfather
GFM:----good fetal movement
GFR:----glomerular filtration rate
GG:----gamma globulin
GGT:----gamma glutamyl transferase
GGT:----gamma-glutamyl transferase
GGTP:----gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
GGTP:----gamma gluteryl transpeptidase
GH:----growth hormone
Gh:----glenohumeral
GHB:----gamma hydroxybutyrate
GHIH:----growth hormone-inhibiting hormone
GI:----gastrointestinal
GI:----glycemic index; gastrointestinal
GI Series:----gastrointestinal tract study
GIF:----graphics interchange format
GIRFT:----getting it right first time
GITT:----glucose insulin tolerance test
gl:----gland
glob:----globulin
GLP:----good laboratory practice
glu:----glucose
glut max:----gluteus maximus
gm:----gram
GM:----grandmother; genetically modified
gm:----gram
GM-CSF:----granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
gm/dL:----grams per deciliter
GMC:----general medical council
GME:----graduate medical education
gmo:----grandmother
GMO:----genetically modified organism
GN:----glomerulonephritis; graduate nurse; gram negative
GNB:----gram negative bacillus
GNC:----gram negative cocci
GND:----gram negative diplococci
GNID:----gram negative intracellular diplococci
GnRH:----gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GOT:----glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
govt:----government
GP:----General Practitioner
GP:----gram-positive; glycoprotein; general precautions; general practitioner
GPC:----gram positive cocci
GPL:----IgG phospholipid unit
GPN:----Graduate Practical Nurse
GPT:----glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
gr:----grain
GR:----grand rounds
grad:----gradual; by degrees
GRAS:----generally recognized as safe
GRASE:----generally recognized as safe and effective
GRH:----growth releasing hormone
grp:----group
GS:----gram stain
GSW:----gunshot wound
GT:----gastrostomy tube
gt:----drop (gutta)
GTN:----gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
gtt:----drops
GTT:----glucose tolerance test
gtt:----drops (guttae)
GU:----genitourinary
GU:----genitourinary; gonococcal urethritis
GUI:----graphical user interface
guttat.:----drop by drop
GVH:----graft versus host (reaction)
GVHD:----graft versus host disease
GVHD:----graft-versus-host disease
GVL:----graft-versus-leukemia
Gy:----Gray (unit of ionizing radiation)
GYN:----Gynecology
Gyn:----gynecolog(y/ist/ic)

H - Medical abbreviations

h:----hour
H:----Hydrogen (element); hypodermic
H flu:----hemophilus influenzae
h.:----hour
h.s.:----at bedtime; hour of sleep
h.s.:----bedtime
h/a:----headache
H/H:----hemoglobin/hematocrit; Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
H/I:----homicidal ideation
h/o:----history of
H&H:----Hemoglobin & hematocr-it
H&H:----hematocrit and hemoglobin
H&N:----head and neck
H&P:----history and physical
H+:----hydrogen ion
H1N1:----Influenza A, swine flu (hemagglutinin type 1 and neuraminidase type 1)
H2:----histamine 2
H2O:----water
H2O2:----hydrogen peroxide
H2SO2:----sulfuric acid
HA:----hearing aide, headache
HA:----headache; health authority; hearing aid; hyaluronic acid
HAA:----hepatitis-associated antigen
HAART:----highly active antiretroviral therapy
HAD:----hospital anxiety and depression [scale]
HAGG:----heat-aggregated IgG
HAIR-AN:----hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR) and acanthosis nigricans (AN)
hal:----hallucinations
HAL:----hyperalimentation
HAM-D:----Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
HAMRSA:----healthcare associated with MRSA
HAQ:----health assessment questionnaire
HAV:----Hepatitis A virus
HAV:----hepatitis a virus; hepatitis a vaccine
HAZMAT:----hazardous materials
HAZOP:----hazard and operability
HB:----heart block
Hb A1c:----glycosylated hemoglobin
Hb, Hgb:----hemoglobin
HbA:----Hemoglobin A
HbA1c:----hemoglobin A1c
HBAg:----hepatitis b antigen
HbAS:----Hemoglobin A and Hemoglobin S (Sickle cell trait)
HbB:----Hemoglobin B
HbC:----a variant/abnormal hemoglobin; Hemoglobin C
HBcAg:----Hepatitis B core antigen
HBD:----hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase
HBeAg:----Hepatitis B e Antigen
HbF:----Hemoglobin F
HBGM:----home blood glucose monitoring
HBIG:----Hepatitis B immune globulin
HBO:----hyperbaric oxygenation
HBP:----high blood pressure
HbS:----Hemoglobin S
HbsAg:----hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV:----Hepatitis B virus
HBV:----hepatitis b vaccine; hepatitis b virus
HC:----home care
HC:----home care; hydrocortisone
HCA:----health care assistant
HCAP:----healthcare associated pneumonia
HCG:----human chorionic gonadotropin
HCI:----human-computer interaction
HCL:----hard contact lens
HCl:----hydrochloric acid
HCM:----hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HCO:----health care organization
HCO3:----bicarbonate
HCP:----health care provider/professional
HCQ:----hydroxychloroquine
HCST:----hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Hct:----hematocrit
HCTZ:----hydrochlorothiazide
HCV:----Hepatitis C virus
HCVD:----hypertensive Cardiovascular disease
HCW:----health care worker
Hcy:----homocysteine
HCY:----homocystinuria
HD:----Hodgkin’s Disease, hemodialysis
HD:----Huntington's disease; Hodgkin's disease; hearing distance; health department
HDC:----high dose chemotherapy
HDCV:----human diploid cell rabies vaccine
HDL:----high density lipoprotein (cholesterol)
HDP:----hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
HDRS:----Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
HDT:----home dialysis training
HDV:----hepatitis delta virus
He:----Helium (element)
HE:----home evaluation
HEENT:----head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
HEENT:----head, eye, ear, nose, and throat
HELLP:----hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
Hem:----hemoglobin
heme:----hemorrhage
hemi:----one side of the body
HEMO:----hematology
HemOnc:----hematology/oncology
Hep:----hepatoma cell line
HEP:----home exercise program
HEPA:----high-efficiency particulate air (filtration)
HepA:----hepatitis A
HepB:----hepatitis b
Heplock:----heparin lock
HER2:----human EGF (epidermal growth factor) receptor 2
HEV:----Hepatitis E virus
HF:----heart failure
HF:----high frequency; heart failure
Hf:----Hafnium (element)
HFA:----hydrofluoroalkane
HFCS:----high-fructose corn syrup
Hg:----mercury
Hg:----hemoglobin; Mercury (element)
hgb:----hemoglobin
HgbA1c:----glycosylated hemoglobin
HGF:----hematopoietic factor
HGH:----human growth hormone
HGSIL:----high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HGV:----hepatitis g virus
HH:----hiatal hernia; Home Health
HH:----hiatal hernia
HHA:----home health aide
HHC:----Home Health Care
HHE:----health hazard evaluation
HHI:----Herth Hope Index
HHN:----hand held nebulizer
HHRG:----home health resource group
HHS:----U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHV-6:----human herpesvirus 6
HI:----homicidal ideation; hemagglutination inhibitor
HIA:----health impact assessment
Hib:----hemophilus influenza type B
Hib:----Haemophilus influenzae type B
HID:----herniated intervertebral disc
HIDA:----hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy)
HIM:----hepatosplenomegaly; health information management
HIPAA:----Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
his-tRNA:----histidyl-transfer RNA
Histo:----histoplasmosis
HIT:----health information technology; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
HIV:----human immunodeficiency virus
HIV-PEP:----HIV postexposure prophylaxis
HIV-RNA:----viral load of HIV
HJR:----hepatojugular reflux
HJR:----hepato jugular reflux
HL:----heplock; hearling loss
HL:----hearing loss; heparin lock
HL7:----Health Level 7
HLA:----human leukocyte antigen
HLA:----human lymphocyte antigen; human leukocyte antigen
HM:----hand movement
HMD:----hyaline membrane disease
HMG-CoA:----hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A
HMO:----health maintenance organization
HNP:----herniated nucleus pulposus
hnRNA:----heterogeneous nuclear RNA
hnRNP:----heterogeneous nuclear RNP
HNV:----has not voided
HO:----history of
Ho:----Holmium (element)
HOA:----hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
HOB:----head of bed
HOH:----hard of hearing
hor. som:----bedtime
HOSA:----health occupations students of
hosp:----hospital
HP:----hot packs
HP:----hot pack
HPA:----hypothalamic-pituitary axis
HPC:----human/hematopoietic progenitor cells
HPF:----high-powered field
HPI:----history of present illness
HPL:----human placental lactogen
HPLC:----high-performance liquid chromatography
HPN:----hypertension
HPO2:----phosphate
HPS:----hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
HPV:----human papilloma virus
hr:----hour, heart rate
HR:----health realization (therapy); heart rate
hr:----hour
HRA:----health risk assessment
hrs:----hours
HRSA:----Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S.)
HRT:----hormone replacement therapy
hs:----at bedtime (hora somni)
HS:----herpes simplex
HSA:----health services administration
HSCT:----hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
HSG:----hysterosalpingogram; herpes simplex, genitalis
HSIL:----high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HSM:----hepatosplenomegaly
HSP:----Henoch-Schonlein purpura
HSV:----herpes simplex virus
HSV:----herpes simplex virus; hypersensitivity vasculitis
HSV-1:----herpes simplex virus type 1
HSV-2:----herpes simplex virus type 2
ht:----height
HT:----hormone therapy
HTLV:----human T-cell lymphotropic virus
HTLV-III:----human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III
HTLV-III:----human t lymphotropic virus type iii
HTN:----hypertensive, hypertension
HTN:----hypertension
HUS:----hemolytic uremic syndrome
husb.:----husband
HV:----home visit/visitor
hx:----history
Hy:----hyperopia
hyg:----hygiene
hypo:----hypodermic injection; low or below
hyst:----hysterectomy
Hz:----hertz (cycles per second)
HZV:----herpes zoster
HZV:----herpes zoster virus

I - Medical abbreviations

I:----antibody (allergy testing); incisal; infant; Iodine (element)
I & A:----irrigation and aspiration
I & D:----incision & drainage
I & O:----intake & output
I.D:----Infectious Diseases
i.e.:----that is
I.U.:----international unit
I/E:----inspiratory/expiratory
I&D:----incision and drainage
I&O:----intake and output
IA:----incidental appendectomy; intra-amniotic; intra-arterial
IABP:----intra-aortic balloon pump
IABP:----intra-aortic balloon pressure/pump
IAC:----internal auditory canal
IADL:----instrumental activities of daily living
IAW:----in accordance with
IBC:----iron binding capacity
IBCLC:----international board certified lactation consultant
IBD:----inflammatory bowel disease
IBM:----inclusion body myositis
IBRP:----independent bathroom privileges
IBS:----irritable bowel syndrome
IBW:----ideal body weight
IC:----interstitial cystitis; inspiratory capacity; informed consent; infection control; immune complex
iCa:----ionized calcium
ICBG:----iliac crest bone graft
ICCE:----intraocular cataract extraction
ICD:----implantable cardioverter defibrillator; international classification of diseases
ICD-9-CM:----International Classification of Diseases,9th Edition, Clinical Modification
ICER:----incremental cost effectiveness ratio
ICF:----intermediate care facility
ICF:----intracellular fluid; intermediate care facility
ICH:----intracranial hemorrhage
ICH:----intracerebral hemorrhage
ICMP:----ischemic cardiomyopathy
ICN:----international council of nurses
ICP:----intracranial pressure
ICP:----integrated care provider/partnership; intracranial pressure
ICS:----intercostal space
ICSH:----interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
ICU:----intensive care unit
ID:----identification; immunodiffusion; infectious disease; intradermal
Id.:----the same
IDA:----Iron-deficiency anemia
IDC:----institution disciplinary committee
IDD:----insulin dependent diabetes
IDDM:----insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM:----insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDG:----interdisciplinary group
IDH:----ischemic heart disease
IDM:----infant of diabetic mother
IDP:----individual development plan
IDR:----idiosyncratic drug reaction
IDT:----interdisciplinary team
IDU:----idouridizine; injection drug user
IED:----improvised explosive device
IEE:----intervention effect estimate
IEF:----isoelectric focusing
IEM:----inborn error of metabolism
IF:----immunofluorescence
IFA:----immunofluorescence assay
IFC:----interferential current
IFE:----immunofixation electrophoresis
IFG:----impaired fasting glucose
IFN:----interferon
IFN-g:----Interferon-gamma
IFR:----instrument flight rules
Ig:----immunoglobulin
IG:----immune globulin(s)
IgA:----immunoglobulin A
IgD:----immunoglobulin D
IgE:----immunoglobulin E
IGF:----insulin-like growth factor
IgG:----Immunoglobulin G
IGH:----impaired glucose homeostasis
IGIV:----immune globulin intravenous
IgM:----immunoglobulin M
IGR:----intrauterine growth retardation
IGRA:----interferon gamma release assay
IGT:----impaired glucose tolerance
IHD:----ischemic heart disease
IHSS:----idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
II:----intellectual impairment
IICP:----increased intracranial pressure
IID:----intermittent infusion device (saline lock)
IIF:----indirect immunofluorescence
IJ:----internal jugular
IL:----interleukin
ILAR:----associations for rheumatology
IM:----intramuscular
IM:----intramuscular; internal medicine; infectious mononucleosis
IMA (L/R):----internal mammary artery-left/right
IMC:----intermediate care
imm:----immunization
immed:----immediate, immediately (at once)
IMP:----impression
impair:----impaired, impairment
IMV:----intermittent mandatory ventilation
in:----inch (25.4 mm)
In:----Indium (element)
IN:----intranasal
in d.:----daily
in utero:----within the uterus
incompat:----incompatible
incompl:----incomplete
Incr:----increased
incr:----increase
ind:----independent
indic:----indicate, indication
INF:----interferon
inf:----inferior; infant
InFeD:----iron dextran
inflam:----inflammation
Info:----information
ing:----inguinal
INH:----Isoniazid
inh:----inhalation
inhib:----inhibit, inhibitor
Inj:----injection
inj:----injection; injury
INPT:----inpatient
INR:----international normalized ratio
INS:----insurance, inspiration
insp:----inspiration
inst:----institution; instruction, instructed; instrument
Instr:----instructions
insuff:----insufficient
int:----internal
int:----internal; intermittent
int Med:----internal medicine
inv:----inversion
IOC:----intraoperative cholangiogram
IOI:----intraosseous infusion
IOL:----intraocular lens
IOP:----intraocular pressure
IOP:----intraocular pressure; intensive outpatient program
IOT:----intraocular tension
IOV:----initial office visit
IP:----ice pack; inpatient; interphalangeal
IP joint:----interphalangeal joint
IPAP:----Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
IPAP:----inspired positive airway pressure
IPC:----integrated personal commissioning
IPD:----intermittent peritoneal dialysis
IPG:----impedance plethysmography
IPI:----international prognostic index
IPN:----interstitial pneumonia
IPOC:----interdisciplinary plan of care
IPP:----intermittent positive pressure
IPPA:----inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
IPPB:----intermittent positive pressure breathing
IPS:----idiopathic pneumonia syndrome
IPV:----inactivated poliovirus (vaccine); intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
IQ:----intelligence quotient
IR:----internal rotation
Ir:----Iridium (element)
IR:----internal rotation
IRB:----institutional review board; investigational review board
irreg:----irregular
irrig:----irrigate, irrigation
IRS:----identical, related, or similar
IRV:----inspiratory reserve volume
IS:----incentive spirometry
ISA:----intrinsic sympathomimetic activity
ISB:----incentive spirometry breathing
ISDN:----isosorbide dinitrate
ISG:----immune serum globulin
ISH:----isolated systolic hypertension
ISMN:----isosorbide mononitrate
ISOL:----isolation
ISR:----immune status ration
IT:----intrathecal
ITB:----iliotibial band
ITP:----idiopathic/immune thrombocytopenia purpura
ITT:----intent to treat
IU:----international unit
IUCD:----intrauterine contraceptive device
IUD:----intrauterine device (contraceptive)
IUFD:----intrauterine fetal death/demise
IUGR:----intrauterine growth retardation
IUI:----intrauterine insemination
IUO:----investigation use only
IUP:----intrauterine pregnancy
IUPC:----intrauterine pressure catheter
IUS:----intrauterine system
IV:----intravenous
IV&V:----independent verification and validation
IVAD:----intravenous access device
IVC:----inspiratory vital capacity
IVC:----inferior vena cava; intravenous cholangiogram
IVCD:----intra ventricular conduction delay
IVD:----in vitro diagnostics; intervertebral disk disease
IVDA:----intravenous drug abuse
IVDC:----intravascular disseminated coagulation
IVE:----intravascular embolization
IVF:----intravenous fluids
IVF:----intravenous feeding; in vitro fertilization
IVH:----intraventricular hemorrhage
IVHA:----intravenous hyperalimentation
IVIG:----intravenous immunoglobulin
IVMD:----in vitro medical device
IVP:----IV push
IVP:----intravenous pyelogram; intravenous push; intravenous piggyback
IVPB:----intravenous piggyback
IVRA:----iv regional anesthesia
IVSS:----intravenous soluset
IVU:----intravenous urography
IWMI:----inferior wall myocardial infarction

J - Medical abbreviations

J:----joule
J-Tube:----jejunostomy tube
JCA:----juvenile chronic arthritis
JCAHO:----Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
JIA:----juvenile idiopathic arthritis
JL:----Judkins left (catheter)
JODM:----juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
JP:----Jackson-Pratt drain
JP:----Jackson-Pratt (drain)
Jr:----junior
JR:----junctional rhythm
JR4:----Judkins right #4 curve catheter
JRA:---- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
JRA:----juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
jt.:----joint
Juv:----juvenile
JVD:----jugular venous distention
JVP:----jugular venous pressure

K - Medical abbreviations

K:----cornea
k:----kilometer
K:----kosher; Potassium (element)
k/uL:----kilo per microliter
K+:----potassium
KA:----keratoacanthoma
KA:----ketoacidosis
KAFO:----knee ankle foot orthosis
KB:----ketone bodies
kcal:----kilocalorie
Kcal:----kilocalories
KCL:----potassium chloride
KCS:----keratoconjunctivitis sicca
KCT:----kaolin clotting time
KCTT:----kaolin cephalin thromboplastin time
KD:----Kawasaki disease
kDa:----kilodalton
KDA:----known drug allergy
kDNA:----kinetoplast DNA
Kel:----elimination rate constant
KELS:----Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
KG:----kilogram
kg:----kilogram (1 kg = 2.2 pounds = 1,000 g)
KI:----potassium iodine
KLS:----kidney, liver, spleen
KOH:----potassium hydroxide
KP04:----potassium phosphate
kPa:----kilopascal
KPC:----Klebsiella Pneumonia Carbapenemase
KPI:----key performance indicator
Kr:----Krypton (element)
KS:----Kaposi's Sarcoma
kU/L:----kilounit per liter (allergy testing)
KUB:----kidney, ureter, bladder
KUB:----kidney, ureters, and bladder (x-ray)
kv:----kilovolt
KVO:----keep vein open

L - Medical abbreviations

L:----liter, lower, left
L:----left; length; liter (0.264172 US gallon); lung
L & A:----light and accommodation
L Cx:----left circumflex
L-1:----first lumbar vertebra
L-2:----second lumbar vertebra
L-3:----third lumbar vertebra
L-4:----fourth lumbar vertebra
L-5:----fifth lumbar vertebra
L-dopa:----Levodopa
L-R:----left to right
L.M.P.:----last menstrual period
L/L:----lids and lashes
L/Min L/m:----liters per minute
L/R:----left to right
L/S ratio:----lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio
L&A:----light and accommodation
L&B:----laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
L&D:----labor and delivery
L&W:----living and well
LA:----left atrium, left arm
La:----La antigen; lactic acidosis; Lanthanum (element)
LA:----left arm; left atrium; local anesthesia; long-acting (medicine); lactic acid
LAA:----left atrial appendage
lab:----laboratory
LABA:----long-acting beta agonist
lac:----laceration
LAC:----left antecubital; lupus anticoagulant
lact:----lactating
LAD:----left anterior descending; left axis deviation
LADD:----diagonal branch of the left anterior
LAE:----left atrial enlargement
LAFa:----left anterior forearm
LAFB:----left anterior fascicular block
LAIV:----live attenuated influenza vaccine
LAM:----lactation amenorrhea method
LAO:----left anterior oblique
LAP:----leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
lap:----laparoscop(y/ic)
LASER:----light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LASIK:----laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
lat:----lateral
LAT:----left anterolateral thigh
lat.:----lateral
LATS:----long-acting thyroid stimulator
LAVH:----laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
lax:----laxative; loose
lb:----pound
LB:----lower body; live birth
LBBB:----left bundle branch block
LBP:----low back pain
lbs:----pounds
LBW:----low birth weight
LC-MS:----liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
LCA:----left coronary artery
LCAD:----long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
LCD:----liquor carbonis detergens
LCF:----left cubital fossa
LCL:----lateral collateral ligament
LCM:----left costal margin
LCPD:----Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
LCX:----left circumflex
LD:----lethal dose; left deltoid; learning disability
LD50:----lethal dose where 50% of the animal population die
LDH:----lactic dehydrogenase
LDH, LD:----lactic dehydrogenase
LDL:----low density lipoprotein
LDL:----low-density lipoprotein
LDN:----Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist
LDR:----labor, delivery, recovery
LDRP:----labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum room
LDUH:----low-dose-unfractionated heparin
LE:----lupus erythematosus, lower extremity
LE:----lupus erythematosus; lower extremity; left eye
LEEP:----loop electrosurgical excision procedure
LEP:----laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach; limited English proficiency
LES:----lower esophageal sphincter
LET:----lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine
LETZ:----loop electrosurgical excision procedure
LFA:----left forearm
LFD:----low fat diet
LFT:----liver function tests
LFT:----liver function test
LFTS:----liver function test series
lg:----large
LG:----left gluteal/gluteus
LGA:----large for gestational age
LGI:----lower gastrointestinal
LGM:----left upper outer gluteus maximus
LGSIL:----low-grade squamous, intra-epithelial lesion
LGV:----lymphogranuloma venereum
LH:----left hand; luteinizing hormone
LHC:----left heart catheterization
LHRH:----luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
LHS:----long handled sponge
Li:----Lithium (element)
Li—:----lithium
LIFA:----left inner forearm
lig:----ligament
LIH:----left inguinal hernia
LIH:----left inguinal herniorrhaphy
LIMA:----left internal mammary artery
liq:----liquid
liq:----fluid; liquid
LIQ:----lower inner quadrant
LITT:----laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy
LKS:----liver, kidneys, spleen
LLB:----long leg brace
LLC:----long leg cast
LLE:----left lower extremity
LLL:----left lower lobe, left lower lid
LLL:----left lower (lung) lobe
LLQ:----left lower quadrant
LLQ:----left lower quadrant (abdomen)
LLSB:----left lower sternal border
LLWC:----long leg walking cast
LMA:----laryngeal mask airway
LMCA:----left main coronary artery
LMD:----local medical doctor
LML:----left mediolateral
LMO:----living modified organism
LMP:----last menstrual period
LN:----lymph node
LNG IUD:----Levonorgestrel IUD
LNMP:----last normal menstrual period
LOA:----leave of absence
LOA:----left occiput anterior; leave of absence
LOB:----loss of balance
LOC:----loss of consciousness, level of consciousness
LOC:----level of consciousness; loss of consciousness
LoChol:----low cholesterol
LOF:----loss of function
LOFA:----left outer forearm
LOM:----loss/limitation of motion
LOMSA:----left otitis media, suppurative, acute
LOMSCH:----left otitis media, suppurative, chronic
LOOP:----loop electrosurgical excision procedure
LOP:----left occiput posterior
LOQ:----lower outer quadrant
LOR:----loss of resistance
LOS:----length of stay
LOT:----left occiput transverse
LP:----lumbar puncture
LPcP:----light perception with projection
LPD:----luteal phase defect
LPFB:----left posterior fascicular block
LPM:----liters per minute (oxygen)
LPN:----licensed practical nurse
LPO:----left posterior oblique
LPT:----licensed physical therapist
LQR/LSR:----locked quiet room/locked seclusion room
LR:----lactated ringer (solution)
LRNE:----low risk nutrition education
LRSB:----lower right sternal border
LRT:----Licensed Respiratory Technician
LS:----lumbosacral
LS ratio:----lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio
LSB:----left sternal border
LSC:----left subclavian
LSD:----lysergic acid diethylamide (sl: acid)
LSIL:----low-grade squamous epithelial lesion
LSO:----left salpingo-oophorectomy
LSP:----left sacrum posterior*
LST:----left sacrum transverse*
Lt:----left
LT:----leukotriene; left tilt
LTB:----laryngotracheo bronchitis
LTC:----Long term care
LTC:----long-term care (facility); long-term condition; low transverse cervical (c/s)
LTCF:----long term care facility
LTCF:----long-term care facility
LTD:----lowest tolerated dose
LTE:----less than effective; life-threatening event
LTG:----long-term goals
LTL:----laparoscopic tubal ligation
LTR:----laryngotracheal reconstruction
LTV:----long-term variability
ltx:----latex
Lu:----Lutetium (element)
LUA:----left upper arm
LUD:----left uterine displacement
LUE:----left upper extremity
LUL:----left upper lobe
LUL:----left upper (lung) lobe
LUQ:----left upper quadrant
LUT:----left upper thigh
LV:----left ventricle; live vaccine
LVA:----left ventricular aneurysm
LVAD:----left ventricular assist device
LVEF:----left ventricular ejection fraction
LVF:----left ventricular function
LVG:----left ventriculogram
LVH:----left ventricular hypertrophy
LVL:----left vastus lateralis
lvl:----level
LVN:----licensed vocational nurse
LWOT:----left without treatment
LWS:----low wall suction
LXT:----exotropia (left)
lymphs:----lymphocytes
lytes:----electrolytes

M - Medical abbreviations

M:----meter
m:----male; muscle; mother; molar; minim; meter; meta; medicine
M:----thousand; master
M. tb:----mycobacterium tuberculosis
M.T:----medical technologist
M/Hx:----medical history
M/S:----musculoskeletal
M/uL:----million per microliter
M&F:----mother and father
M1:----mitral first sound
M2:----mitral second sound
MA:----Medicaid
MA:----mental age
mA:----milliampere
MABP:----mean arterial blood pressure
MAC:----monitored anesthesia care; mycobacterium avium complex
MADD:----mothers against drunk driving
MAE:----moving all extremities
MAFO:----molded ankle foot orthosis
Mag:----magnesium
MAI:----mycobacterium avium intracellular
MAL:----mid-axillary line
man. prim.:----first thing in the morning
mand:----mandatory; mandible, mandibular
MAO:----monoamine oxidase
MAO-B:----monoamine oxidase-b
MAOI:----monoamine oxidase inhibitor
MAP:----mean arterial pressure; Medical Assistance Program
MAP:----mean arterial pressure
MAR:----medication administration record
mast:----mastectomy
MAST:----military anti-shock trousers
MAT:----miller analogies test; modular antigen transporter
max:----maximum
max:----maxilla, maxillary
MBD:----minimal brain dysfunction
mc:----millicurie
MCA:----motor cycle accident
MCAD:----medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
MCC:----motorcycle collision
MCD:----multiple carboxylase deficiency
MCF:----middle cranial fossa
mcg:----microgram
mcg or ug:----micrograms
MCH:----mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHB:----maternal child health bureau
MCHC:----mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCI:----mild cognitive impairment
mCi:----millicurie
MCL:----mid-clavicular line
MCM:----medical countermeasure
MCO:----managed care organization
MCP:----metacarpal phalangeal
MCV:----mean corpuscular volume; meningococcal vaccine
MD:----medical doctor
MD:----medical doctor; Meniere's disease; muscular dystrophy
MDA:----Muscular Dystrophy Association
MDA:----medical device alert
MDD:----maximum daily dose; major depressive disorder
MDE:----Major Depressive Episode
MDI:----metered dose inhaler
MDR:----multi-drug resistant
MDR TB:----multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
MDS:----minimum data set
ME:----medical examiner; muscle energy
ME ratio:----myeloid/erythroid ratio
mech:----mechanical
MED:----medication, medical, Medicine
med:----medial (toward middle); medical; medicine, medication
MED:----minimum effective dose
med neb:----medication nebulizer
meds:----medicines
MEFR:----maximum expiratory flow rate
MEG:----magnetoencephalography
MELD:----model for end-stage liver disease
mem:----member; memory
MEO:----most efficient organization
mEq:----milliequivalent
mEq/L:----milliequivalent per liter
MET:----metabolic ratio equivalent
metab:----metabolic, metabolism
mets:----metastasis
MF:----mid forceps
MFB:----metallic foreign body
MFC:----medial femoral condyle
MFFD:----medically fit for discharge
MFM:----maternal fetal medicine
mfr:----manufacturer
mg:----milligram
MG:----myasthenia gravis
mg:----milligram (one thousandth of a gram)
Mg:----Magnesium (element)
mg/dl:----milligrams per deciliter
mgA:----antibody (allergy testing)
MGF:----maternal grandfather
MGL:----IgM phospholipid unit
MGM:----maternal grandmother
MgSO4:----magnesium sulfate
MH:----mental health
MHC:----major histocompatibility complex
MHE:----mental health evaluator
MHR:----maternal heart rate; maximum heart rate
MHT:----mental health therapist
MHU:----mental health unit
mHz:----megahertz (1 million hertz)
MI:----myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
MI:----myocardial infarction; mental illness
MI-CD:----mentally ill and chemically dependent
MI-D:----mentally ill and dangerous
MIC:----minimum inhibitory concentration
micro:----microcytosis
microg:----microgram
microIU:----micro-international unit
MICU:----medical intensive care unit
MID:----multi-infarct dementia; minimum infective dose
mid:----middle
MIF:----melanocyte-inhibiting factor
min:----minimum, minute
Min:----minimum; minute
MIS:----misoprostol; management information system; management information service
misc:----miscellaneous
mist.:----a mixture
mIU:----milli-international unit
MIVA:----monitored intravenous anesthesia
mJ:----millijoule
ml:----milliliter
mL:----milliliter (0.001 L)
ML:----midline
MLBW:----moderate to low birthweight
MLC:----midline catheter; multi lumen catheter
MLD:----minimum lethal dose
MLE:----midline episiotomy
MLF:----medial longitudinal fasciculus
MLPA:----multiplex ligation dependent probe
MLT:----medical laboratory technician
MM:----multiple myeloma
mm:----millimeter
mM:----millimolar
mM:----millimole
MM:----mucous membrane; multiple myeloma
mm/hr:----millimeters per hour
mm3:----cubic millimeter
MMA:----methylmalonic acid
MMEFR:----maximal mid-expiratory flow rate
MMF:----maxillomandibular fixation
mmHg:----millimeter of mercury
MMI:----methimazole
mMol:----millimole
MMR:----measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine)
MMSE:----mini mental state examination
MMT:----manual muscle test
MN:----midnight
Mn:----Manganese (element)
MNT:----medical nutrition therapy
Mo:----Molybdenum (element)
mo:----month
MO:----months old
MOA:----memorandum of agreement
MOAB:----monoclonal antibodies
mod:----moderate
Mol:----mole
mol wt:----molecular weight
MOM:----milk of magnesia
mono:----monocyte
mono:----mononucleosis
mor. dict.:----as directed
mor. sol.:----as accustomed
mOs:----milliosmole
mOsm:----milliosmole
MOU:----memorandum of understanding
MP:----midplane; menstrual period/pain
mp:----as directed (modo praescripto)
MP MIA:----microlatex particle mediated immunoassay
MPAP:----mean pulmonary artery pressure
MPB:----multipodus boot
MPC:----maximum permitted concentration; mucopurulent cervicitis
MPD:----multiple personality disorder
MPH:----miles per hour; Masters of Public Health
MPJ:----metacarpophalangeal joint
MPN:----most probable number
MPV:----mean platelet volume
MR:----mitral regurgitation; mental retardation; medical record
mr:----milliroentgen
MRA:----magnetic resonance angiography
MRC:----medical research council
MRG:----murmur rub gallop
MRgFUS:----MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery
MRI:----magnetic resonance imaging
MRM:----modified radical mastoidectomy
mRNA:----messenger RNA
MRND:----modified radical neck dissection
MRS:----magnetic resonance spectroscopy
MRSA:----methicillin resistant staph aureus
MRSA:----methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
MRSE:----methicillin-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis
MS:---- musculoskeletal, multiple sclerosis,medical student, morphine sulfate
MS:----mass spectrometry; mass spectroscopy; mitral stenosis; multiple sclerosis; musculoskeletal
MSAFP:----maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
MSDS:----material safety data sheets
MSE:----mental status examination
MSF:----meconium stained fluid
MSG:----monosodium glutamate
MSH:----melanocyte-stimulating hormone
MSI:----magnetic source imaging
MSN:----Master's Degree in Nursing
MSOF:----multi system organ failure
MSR:----motor sensory reflex
MST:----multi-systemic therapy
MSU:----monosodium urate monohydrate
MSW:----Master’s of Social Work
MSW:----Master of Social Work; medical social worker
MT:----medical technologist
MTB:----mycobacterium tuberculosis
MTC:----medullary thyroid cancer
MTD:----maximum tolerated dose
MTD:----maximum tolerated dose; month-to-date
mthy:----monthly
MTP:----metatarsal phalangeal
MTX:----methotrexate
mU:----micro unit; milliunit
MUA:----medically underserved areas
MUD:----matched unrelated donor
MUFA:----monounsaturated fatty acids
MUGA:----multiple gated acquisition
mult:----multiple
MUS:----medically unexplained symptoms
musc:----muscle
MUT:----Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency
MV:----mitral valve
mV:----millivolt
mv.:----movement
MVA:----motor vehicle accident
MVC:----motor vehicle collision
MVI:----multivitamin
MVI:----multivitamin (injection)
MVP:----mitral valve prolapse
MVR:----mitral valve replacement
MVR:----mitral valve repair/replacement/regurgitation
MVS:----motor, vascular, and sensory; mitral valve stenosis
MVV:----maximum ventilatory volume; maximum voluntary ventilation
MW:----molecular weight
mx.:----maxillary
MxT:----myringotomy and tubes
My:----myopia

N - Medical abbreviations

N:----nitrogen
n:----nerve
N:----Nitrogen (element); normal
N & V:----nausea & vomiting
n.b.:----note well
n.p.o.:----nothing by mouth (nil per os)
n.r.:----do not repeat
N/A:----not applicable
N/C:---- no complaints, nasal cannula
N/C:----nasal cannula; no complaints
N/V:----nausea/vomiting
N&V:----nausea and vomiting
NA:----Nursing Assistant, no answer, not applicable
Na:----sodium
Na:----Sodium (element)
NA:----nurse assistant; not applicable
NAA:----nucleic acid amplification
NABS:----normal active bowel sounds
NaCl:----Sodium Chloride
NAD:----no acute distress
NAD:----no apparent distress; no acute distress; no active disease
NAF:----notice of adverse findings
NAG:----narrow angle glaucoma
NaHCO3:----sodium bicarbonate
NAI:----no action indicated
NAO:---- nasal airway obstruction
NaOH:----sodium hydroxide
NAT:----nucleic acid-based tests; non-accidental trauma
NB:----newborn
Nb:----Niobium (element)
NBHS:----newborn hearing screen
NBN:----newborn
NBTNF/M:----newborn, term, normal, female/male
NC:----nasal cannula
NCAT:----normocephalic, atraumatic
NCHS:----national center for health statistics
nCi:----nanocurie
NCI:----National Cancer Institute
NCP:----nursing care plan
NCPAP:----nasal continuous positive airway pressure
NCS:----nerve conduction study
ND:----neck dissection; nondistended
Nd:----Neodymium (element)
NDA:----non-disclosure agreement; next doctors appointment
NDC:----national drug code
nDNA:----native DNA
NE:----not evaluated/not examined; neurological examination
Ne:----Neon (element)
neb:----nebulizer
NEC:----necrotizing enterocolitis; not elsewhere classified
NED:----no evidence of disease
neg:----negative
NEL:----non-elective
NEO:---- neosynephrine
nerv:----nervous
NEURO:----neurology, neurologic
Neuro:----neurology
Neut:----neutrophil
NF:----national formulary
NFA:----nursing facility administrator
NFP:----natural family planning
NFTD:----normal full term delivery
ng:----nanogram (billionth of a gram); nasogastric
NGR:----nasogastric replacement
NGS:----next generation sequencing
NGT:----nasogastric tube
NGTD:----no growth to date (culture status)
NGU:----non-gonococcal urethritis
NH:----Nursing Home
NH3:----Ammonia
NHIC:----national health information center
NHL:----Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
NHL:----non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
NHP:----Nursing Home Placement
NHS:----normal human serum; National Health Service
NI:----no improvement
Ni:----Nickel (element)
NI:----not indicated
NIA:----niacin,niacinamide
NIBP:----non-invasive blood pressure
NICMP:----nonischemic cardiomyopathy
NICU:----Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NIDDM:----non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM:----non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIF:----negative inspiratory force
NIH:----national institutes of health
NIHSS:----National Institute of Health Stroke Scale
NIL:----negative intraepithelial lesion
NINR:----national institute of nursing research
NIOSH:----national institute of occupational safety and health
NIPVL:----non-invasive peripheral vascular laboratory
NK:----natural killer; not known
NKA:----no known allergies
NKDA:----no known drug allergies
NKFA:----no known food allergies
NKHG:----nonketotic hyperglycinemia
nl:----normal
nL:----nanoliter (billionth of a liter)
NL:----normal
NLN:----national league for nursing
NLT:----not less than
nm:----nanometer (billionth of a liter)
NM:----neuromuscular; non monitored
NMDA:----N-methyl D-aspartate
NMI:----no middle initial
NMJ:----neuromuscular junction
nmol:----nanomole
NMR:----nuclear magnetic resonance
NMS:----neuroleptic malignant syndrome
NMT:----not more than
nn:----nerves
NNRTI:----non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
NNU:----neonatal unit
no:----number
Noc:----night
noct:----nocturnal, night
noct.:----in the night (nocte)
NOE:----naso-orbito-ethmoid
non rep:----do not repeat
Norepi:----norepinephrine
Norm:----normal
NOS:----not otherwise specified
NP:----nasopharyngeal; Nurse Practitioner
NP-CPAP:----nasopharyngeal continuous positive airway pressure
NPC:----nonproductive cough
NPC:----non-protein calories; nonproductive cough; no previous complaints
NPH:----neutral protamine hagedorn
NPH:----no previous history; neutral protamine Hagedorn
NPN:----nonprotein nitrogen
NPO:----Nothing by mouth
NPO:----nothing by mouth (nil per os)
npo/hs:----nothing per mouth (at night)
NPPV:----noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
NPT:----nocturnal penile tumescence
NPWT:----negative pressure wound therapy
NQMI:----non q wave myocardial infarction
NR:----nonreactive
NR:----no record; non reactive; normal record
NRC:----normal retinal correspondence
NRM:----non-rebreathing mask
NRT:----nicotine replacement therapy
NRTI:----nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
NS:----normal saline
NS:----not significant; normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride); neurological surgery; nervous system
NSA:----no significant abnormality
NSAID:----nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAIDS:----nonsteroidal antiflammatory drug
NSC:----national safety council
NSCLC:----non-small cell lung cancer
NSD:----normal spontaneous (full term) delivery
Nsg:----nursing
NSI:----nasal saline irrigations
NSICU:----neurosciences intensive care unit
NSR:----normal sinus rhythm
NSR:----nonsignificant risk; normal sinus rhythm
NSS:----normal saline solution
NSSP:----normal size, shape, position
NST:----non-stress test
NSTEMI:----non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
NSU:----non-specific urethritis
NSV:----non-specific vaginitis
NSVD:----normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
NT:----nasotracheal; non-tender
NT/ND:----non-distended/non-tender
NT/ND:----non-tender/non-distended
NTB:----neural tube defect
NTG:----nitroglycerin
NTM:----non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
NTS:----nasotracheal suction
NTT:----nasotracheal tube
NUG:----necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
nullip:----nullipara
NUP:----necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis
nutr:----nutrition; nutritionist
NV:----neurovascular
NV:----nausea and vomiting
nv:----visual acuity for near
NVA:----neurovascular assessment
nvd:----neck venous distention, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
NVD:----normal vaginal delivery; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
NVFCD:----nausea, vomiting, fever, chills and diarrhea
NVT:----neurovascular and tendon
NWB:----non-weight bearing
NWB:----non weight bearing
NYD:----not yet diagnosed

O - Medical abbreviations

O:----oral; other; Oxygen (element)
o:----other
O:----objective/observation
O & P:----ova and parasites
O-A:----occipital-atlas
o::----objective
o.d.:----once daily (omni die)
O.D.:----right eye (oculus dexter)
o.h.:----every hour (omni hora)
o.m.:----every morning (omni mane)
o.n.:----every night (omni nocte)
O.R.:----operating room
O.S.:----left eye
O.U.:----each eye, both eyes
O/E:----on examination
O/R:----oral, rectal
O&E:----observation and examination
O&P:----ova and parasites
O2:----oxygen
O2 sat:---- oxygen saturation
O2Sat:----Oxygen saturation (percent)
OA:----occiput anterior; osteoarthritis; osteoarthrosis
OA:----osteoarthritis, observation and assessment
OAE:----oto acoustic emissions
OB:----obstetrics or obstetrical
OB-Gyn:----obstetrics and gynecology
OB, OB/GYN:---- Obstetrics and Gynecology
OB/GYN:----obstetrics/gynecology
OB+:----occult blood positive
obj:---- objective
obl:----oblique
OBRA:----omnibus budget reconciliation act
OBS:----organic brain syndrome
OBS/OBD:----organic brain syndrome/organic brain disorder
obsd:----observed
obst:----obstruct, obstruction
OBT:----over-bed table
OBUS:----obstetrical ultrasound
OC:----obstetrical conjugate; oral contraceptive; osteocalcin
OCA:----oral contraceptive agent
occ:----occasional
occ:----occasional, occiput
OCD:----obsessive compulsive disorder
OCD:----obsessive-compulsive disorder
OCG :----oral cholecystogram
OCL:----orthopedic cast for limb
OCP:----oral contraceptive pills
OCP:----ova, cysts, parasites
OCR:----ossicular chain reconstruction
OCT:----oxytocin challenge test
OD:----right eye (oculus dexter); overdose; optical density (equivalent to absorbance)
OD:----Right eye
ODT:----orally disintegrating tablet
OE:----otitis externa
OFC:----occipital-frontal circumference
OFTT:----organic failure to thrive
OG:----orogastric
OGT:----oral glucose tolerance (test)
OGTT:----oral glucose tolerance test
OH:----Occupational Health
OI:----opportunistic infection
oint:----ointment
ol.:----oil
OM:----otitis media
OMB:----operational management board
OME:----otitis media with effusion
OMH:----office for migrant health
omn. hor.:----every hour
omn. noct.:----every night
OmPC:----outer membrane porin c
ONS:----oncology nursing society
OOA:----offices on aging
OOB:----out of breath; out of bed
OOB:----out of bed
OOR:----out of room
OOT:----out of town
OP:----occiput posterior; operative; outpatient
op:----outpatient, operation, occiput posterior, operation, outpatient
OPA:----outpatient with anesthesia
OPC:----Order for protective custody
OPD:----Outpatient department
OPER:----outpatient with extended recovery
OPG:----oculoplethysmography
Oph(th):----ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope
OPHEP:----Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HHS)
OPHS:----office of public health and science
OPMS:----oropharyngeal motility study
opp:----opposite
OPROC:----outpatient procedure
OPS:----outpatient surgery
opt:----optical; optimal
OPT:----outpatient
OPT:----ophthalmology
OPV:----oral polio vaccine
OR:----operating room
org:----organization
Orient:----oriented, orientation
ORIF:----open reduction and internal fixation
ORIF:----open reduction/internal fixation
ORM:----operational risk management
ORR:----objective response rate
ORS:----oral rehydration solution
ORT:----orthopaedic, orthopedic
Ortho:----orthopedics
Os:----Osmium (element)
os:----mouth; bone
OS:----left eye (oculus sinister)
os:----mouth
OS:----left eye
OSA:----obstructive sleep apnea
OSA:----obstructive sleep apena
OSD:----over bed side drainage
OSHA:----Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHC (OC):----Office of Science and Health Coordination (OC)
OSR:----open septo-rhinoplasty
osteo:----osteo myelitis
OSU:----Oral Surgery
OT:----occupational therapy; occupational therapist
OT:----occupational therapy
OTC:----over the counter
OTFC:----oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate
oto:----otoscope
OTO:----Otolaryngology
OTR:----occupational therapist, registered
OTT:----orotracheal tube
OU:----both eyes (oculi unitas); each eye; Orthodox Union
OV:----office visit
oz:----ounce

P - Medical abbreviations

p:----after, pulse
P:----pain, para, pulse, percussion, plan, pressure
p:----melting point; post (after)
P:----Phosphorus (element)
P-A:----placenta abruption; posteroanterior
P-ANCA:----perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
p::----plan
p.c.:----after meals (post cibos)
p.m.:----afternoon or evening
p.r.:----through the rectum
p.r.n.:----as needed
P.T.:----physical therapy
P/A:----posterior/anterior
P/U:----pick up
P&A:----percussion and auscultation
P&P:----pins and plaster
P&R:----pulse and respiration
P&T:----peak and trough
p=r:----pupils equal and reactive
P2:----pulmonic second sound
P4P:----pay for performance
PA:----physician’s assistant, pulmonary artery,posterior anterior
pa:----placenta abruption; posteroanterior
PA:----pulmonary artery; propionic acidemia; posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; physical activity; Physician's Assistant
Pa:----Pascal
PA-C:----Physician Assistant-Certified
PA02:----alveolar oxygen tension
PAB:----professional advisory board
PABA:----para-aminobenzoic acid (vitamin b10)
PAC:----premature atrial contraction
PaC02:----arterial carbon dioxide tension
PACO2:----alveolar carbon dioxide tension
Paco2:----partial pressure of carbon dioxide in alveolar gas
PACU:----post anesthesia care unit
PAD:----peripheral arterial disease; pharmacologically active drug
PADP:----pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
PADS:----preventive aggression device system
PAF:----paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
PAINS:----Abdominal pain with intercourse; Infection, STD, abnormal discharge; Not feeling well; Period late, abnormal bleeding; String missing, shorter or longer
PAL:----peripheral arterial line
palp:----palpable, palpations
palp:----palpable
PALS:----pediatric advanced life support
PAN:----panoramic(s)
PAO2:----alveolar Oxygen partial pressure (case sensitive)
PaO2:----arterial partial pressure of Oxygen (case sensitive)
PAOP:----pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
Pap:----pananicoaou smear
PAP:----pulmonary artery pressure; patient assistance programs
Pap:----Papanicolaou smear
Pap test:----Papanicolaou test (smear)
Pap.:----papillary
PAR:----paraffin; patient at risk
PAR(R):----post anesthesia recovery (room)
para:----paraplegic, paralysis
para:----woman who has given birth; paraplegic
part. vic:----in divided doses
PAS:----para amino-salicylic acid; periodic acid-schiff (stain)
PASG:----pneumatic anti-shock garments
PASP:----pulmonary artery systolic pressure
PAT:----paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
PAT:----preadmission testing
pat:----paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
path:----pathology
path:----pathologist; pathology
paw:----airway pressure
PAW:----pulmonary airway pressure
PAWP:----pulmonary artery wedge pressure
PB:----pudendal block or peripheral blood
pb:----piggyback
Pb:----Lead (element)
PBD:----post burn day
PBF:----partially breastfed
PBI:----protein bound iodine; protein-bound iodine
PBM:----pharmacy benefits management
PBPC:----peripheral blood progenitor cell
PBSC:----peripheral blood stem cell
PBSCT:----peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
pc:----after meals (post cibos)
PC:----packed cells; pressure control (ventilator)
PC :----packed cells, post cast, pressure control after meals, posterior chamber
PCA:----patient controlled analgesic
PCA:----patient care assistant; patient controlled anesthesia
PCCR:----post cardiac cath recovery
PCCU:----post cardiac cath unit
PCD:----pneumatic compression device
PCH:----personal care home
PChE:----pseudocholinesterase
PCI:----percutaneous coronary intervention
PCKD:----polycystic kidney disease
PCL:----posterior cruciate ligament
PCM:----protein-calorie malnutrition
PCN:----penicillin,
PCN:----penicillin; primary care network
PCO:----polycystic ovarian disease; primary care organization
PCO2:----partial pressure of carbon dioxide
Pco2:----carbon dioxide pressure
PCOS:----polycystic ovary syndrome
PCP:----Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Primary Care Provider
PCP:----phencyclidine (anesthetic/hallucinogenic); pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; primary care physician; primary care provider
PCR:----polymerase chain reaction
PCRA:----patient controlled regional analgesia
PCT:----patient care technician; photochemical treatment; proximal convoluted tubule
pct:----percent
PCV:----pneumococcal vaccine
PCWP:----pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PD:----provisional discharge; peritoneal dialysis; Parkinson disease; interpupillary distance
pd:----prism diopter; pupillary distance
Pd:----Palladium (element)
PD&P:----postural drainage and percussion
PDA:----patent ductus arteriosus; posterior descending artery
PDD:----pervasive development disorder
PDE:----permitted daily exposure; phosphodiesterase
PDF:----portable document format
PDIS:----patient discharge instruction sheet
PDR:----Physician’s Desk Reference
PDT:----photodynamic therapy
PE:----physical examination, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema
PE:----physical examination; pulmonary edema; pulmonary embolism
PE tubes:----polyethylene tubes
PEA:----pulseless electrical activity
PED:----pediatrician
Peds:----pediatrics
PEEP:----positive end expiratory pressure
PEF:----peak expiratory flow
PEFR:----peak expiratory flow rate
PEG:----Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEG:----percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; pneumoencephalogram; polyethylene glycol
PEG INF:----pegylated interferon
PEJ:----percutaneous endoscopy jejunostomy
PEM:----protein energy malnutrition
pen:----penicillin
PEP:----pancreatic enzyme product; post-exposure prophylaxis
per:----through or by; period(ic); for each
perf:----perforations
perf:----perforation
PERL:----pupils equal and react to light
PERLA:----pupils equal, reactive to light and accommodation
perm:----permanent
peron:----peroneal
PERRL(A):----pupils equally round and react to light (and accommodation)
PERRLA:----pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
PERRLA+C:----pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated
PET:----positron emission tomography
PET:----polyethylene terephthalate; positron emission tomography (scan)
PF:----plantar flexion; plasmapheresis
PFC:----prefrontal cortex; plaque forming cell (assay); persistent fetal circulation; permanent flexure contracture
PFO:----patent foramen ovale
PFP:----pay for performance
PFT:----pulmonary function test
PFTs:----pulmonary function tests
pg:----picogram
PG:----phosphatidylglycerol
PGF:----paternal grandfather
PGL:----persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
PGM:----paternal grandmother
pH:----hydrogen ion concentration, acid/base index
PH:----past history
PH:----public health; past history; parathyroid hormone
pH:----hydrogen ion concentration (measure of acidity/alkalinity)
PHA:----public health advisory
Phar.:----pharmacy
pharm:----pharmacy
PharmD:----Doctor of Pharmacy
PHB:----personal health budget
PhD:----Doctor of Philosophy
PHI:----protected health information
PHN:----public health nurse
phni:----pinhole no improvement
phos:----phosphatase
phos:----phosphate
PHP:----phosphorus
PHP:----primary health care provider; partial hospitalization program
PHR:----personal health record; public health research
PHT:----public health technician
PI:----protease inhibitors; principal investigator; previous illness; present illness; peripheral iridotomy; perfusion index; performance improvement
PIA:----prolonged infantile apnea
PIC:----peripheral indwelling catheter
PICC:----peripherally inserted central catheter
PICU:----pediatric intensive care unit; psychiatric intensive care unit
PID:----pelvic inflammatory disease
PIE:----plan, intervention, evaluation
PIF:----peak inspiratory flow
PIG:----policy implementation guide; pigtail catheter
PIH:----pregnancy induced hypertension; prolactin-inhibiting hormone
PII:----patient/ person identifiable information
pil.:----pill
PIP:----positive inspiratory pressure
PIP:----proximal interphalangeal; peak inspiratory pressure
PIPOT:----persons in positions of trust
PIT:----Pitocin
PIV:----peripheral intravenous
PJC:----premature junctional contraction
PK:----pharmacokinetics
PK test:----Prausnitz-k?stner test
PKD:----polycystic kidney disease
PKR:----photorefractive keratotomy
pks:----packs
PKU:----phenylketonuria
PL:----palmaris longus
PLACE:----patient-led assessments of the care environment
PLCV:----procedures of limited clinical value
PLIF:----posterior lumbar interbody fusion
PLL:----postero-lateral left
plt:----platelet
PM:----afternoon/evening
Pm:----Promethium (element)
PM Flap:---- pectoralis major flap
PM&R:----physical medicine and rehabilitation
PMB:----post menopausal bleeding
PMD:----private medical doctor
PMFSH:----past medical, family, social history
PMH:----past medical history
PMI:----point of maximum impulse; private medical insurance
PML:----progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
PMN:----polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes
pmo:----picomole (picomolar)
pmol:----picomole (picomolar)
PMP:----previous menstrual period
PMR:----physical medicine and rehabilitation
PMR:----polymyalgia rheumatica
PMS:----premenstrual syndrome
PMT:----premenstrual tension
PMU:----pain management unit
PN:----product name; prenatal
PNA:----partial nail avulsion; percutaneous needle aspiration; personal needs allowance; pharmaceutical needs assessment; pneumonia
PNB:----premature nodal beats; peripheral nerve block
PNC:----premature nodal contraction; premature nodal complex; prenatal care
PNC-E:----post-necrotic cirrhosis-ethanol
PND:----post nasal drainage, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PND:----paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; post nasal drip
PNF:----proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
PNH:----paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
PNP:----Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
PNS:----peripheral nervous system
PNV:----prenatal vitamins
PNX:----pneumothorax
po:----by mouth
PO:----phone order; by mouth (per os)
po:----by mouth (per os)
po2:----partial pressure of oxygen
PO2:----partial pressure of oxygen
po4:----phosphate
POA:----power of attorney
POAG:----primary open-angle glaucoma
POC:----plan of care; point of contact
POCT:----point of care testing
POD:----post operative day
POE:----point of entry
POI:----post operative instructions
POLST:----physician orders for life-sustaining therapy
PONV:----post-operative nausea and vomiting
POPs:----progestin-only contraceptive pills
PORP:----partial ossicular replacement prosthesis
pos:----positive
POS:----problem oriented system; point of service
poss:----possible
post:----after
Post op:----post operative
post-op:----post operation
Post.:----posterior
POTx:----proof of treatment
POX:----pulse oximetry
PP:----postprandial (after eating)
PP:----placenta previa; postpartum
PP1:----post partum day 1, etc.
PPA:----phenyl pyruvic acid
PPB:----positive pressure breathing
ppb:----parts per billion
PPBG:----postprandial blood glucose
PPBS:----postprandial blood sugar
ppd:----packs per day
PPD:----purified protein derivative (tuberculin)
PPD:----percussion and postural drainage; purified protein derivative (tuberculosis test antigen)
PPE:----personal protective equipment
PPF:----plasma protein fraction
PPG:----postprandial glucose
PPH:----past psychiatric history; primary pulmonary hypertension
PPHN:----persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
PPI:----patient package insert; proton pump inhibitor
PPIP:----put prevention into practice
ppm:----parts per million
PPM:----planned preventive maintenance
PPN:----peripheral parenteral nutrition
PPO:----preferred provider organization
PPROM:----preterm premature rupture of membranes
PPS:----postpartum sterilization
PPT:----positive pregnancy test; plasma preparation tube; partial prothrombin time
PPTL:----post-partum tubal ligation
PPV:----pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
PPW:----pre-pregnancy weight
PQRST:----provoke-quality-radiation-severity-time
pr:----per rectum
PR:----per rectum; pulmonic regurgitation; pulse rate
Pr:----Praseodymium (element)
PR/R:----per rectum/rectal
PR3:----proteinase 3
PRA:----plasma renin activity; panel-reactive antibody
PRB:----performance review board
PRBCs:----packed red blood cells
PRE:----progressive resistance exercise
PRE:----progressive resistive exercise
pre-op:----before surgery (pre-operative)
preg:----pregnancy, pregnant
PREM:----patient reported experience measure
preop:----preoperative
prep:----prepare
prep:----preparation
prev:----prevention; preventive; previous
PRH:----prolactin-releasing hormone
primip:----primipara
PRIT:----posterior resection of inferior turbinates
PRK:----photorefractive keratotomy
PRL:----prolactin
PRM:----partial-rebreathing mask
prn:----as often as necessary
prn:----as needed (pro re nata)
Pro:----protein
pro time:----prothrombin time
prob:----probable, probably
procto:----proctoscopic
PROM:----passive range of motion
PROM:----passive range of motion; patient-reported outcome measure; premature rupture of membranes
prox:----proximal
PrP:----prion protein
PRP:----polysaccharide-ribitol-phosphate vaccine; platelet-rich plasma
PRQM:----publicly reported quality measures
PRRT:----pediatric rapid response team
PRSP:----penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae
PRVC:----pressure regulated volume control
PS:----pulmonic stenosis; pressure support
PSA:----prostate specific antigen, Poly-Substance Abuse
PSA:----patient support associate; prostate specific antigen; public service announcement
PsA:----psoriatic arthritis
PSC:---- posterior subcapsular cataract
PSCT:----peripheral stem cell transplant
PSD:----patient specific direction
PSDA:----patient self-determination act
PSE:----portal systemic encephalopathy
PSG:----polysomnogram (sleep study)
PSH:----past surgical history
psi:----per square inch (pounds)
PSIS:----posterior-superior iliac spine
PSL:----peripheral saline lock
PSO:----patient services office
PSV:----pressure support ventilation; prostate-specific antigen
PSVT:----paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
PSY:----Psychiatry
psy:----psychiatry, psychology
psych:----psychiatry, psychology
pt:----patient
PT:----prothrombin time; preferred term; physical therapy; part time
Pt:----Platinum (element)
pt:----pint; patient
pt. ed.:----patient education
PT/PTT:----prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time
PTA:----prior to admission, physical therapy assistant
PTA:----pure tone audiometry; prior to admission; physical therapist assistant; peritonsillar abscess
PTC:----papillary thyroid cancer; points to consider
PTCA:----percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PTE:----pulmonary thromboembolism
PTEM:----pregnancy test education materials
PTFE:----polytetrafluorethylene
PTH:----parathyroid hormone
PTH:----parathormone; parathyroid hormone
PTK:----phototherapeutic keratectomy
PTL:----pre-term labor
PTR:----platelet transfusion reaction
pts:----patient, patients
PTSD:----post-traumatic stress disorder
PTT:----partial thromboplastin time
PTU:----propylthiouracil
PTX:----pneumothorax
PU:----pressure ulcer
Pu:----Plutonium (element)
PUBS:----percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
PUD:----peptic ulcer disease
PUFA:----polyunsaturated fatty acid
pul(m):----pulmonary
Pulm:----pulmonary
Pulv:----powder
PUS:----prostate ultrasound
PUVA:----psoralen ultraviolet a
PV:----vaginal (per vagina)
PVC:----polyvinyl chloride; premature ventricular contraction
PVD:----peripheral vascular disease, posterior vitreous detachment
PVD:----peripheral vascular disease
PVR:----peripheral vascular resistance; post void residual; pulmonary vascular resistance
PVRI:----Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Index
PVT:----paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia
PWA:----person with aids
PWB:----partial weight bearing
Px:----prognosis
Pyelo:----pyelonephritis
PZA:----pyrazinamide
PZI:----protamine zinc insulin

Q - Medical abbreviations

q:----every (quaque), each
Q:----quickening
q.1h:----every 1 hour
q.2h:----every 2 hours
q.3h:----every 3 hours
q.4h:----every 4 hours
q.5h:----every 5 hours
q.6h:----every 6 hours
q.8h:----every 8 hours
q.d.:----every day (quaque die), once daily
q.h.:----every hour (quaque hora)
q.i.d.:----four times a day (quater in die)
q.l.:----as much as wanted (quantum libet)
q.o.d.:----every other day (quaque altera die)
q.p.:----as much as desired (quantum placeat)
q.s.:----a sufficient quantity; as much as needed
q.v.:----as much as you please (quantum vis); which see (quod vide)
q2h,q3h:----every 2 hours, every 3 hours
QA:----quality assurance
QALY:----quality-adjusted life year
qam:----every morning
Qb:----blood flow
QC:----quality control
QCT:----quantitative computed tomography
qd:----every day, once daily
qh:----every hour
qhs:----every bedtime (hour of sleep)
QI:----quality improvement
QIA:----quality impact assessment
qid:----four times a day
QID:----four times a day
QIO:----quality improvement organization
QIS:----qualified in specialty
QL:----quality of life
QMP:----qualified medical practitioner
qns:----quantity not sufficient
QOD:----every other day
QOF:----quality and outcomes framework
QoL:----quality of life
qp:----as much as desired (quantum placeat)
qPCR:----real-time (quantitative) polymerase chain reaction
qpm:----every evening
QPNG:----quinolone-resistant neisseria gonorrhea
qs:----every shift, sufficient quantity
QS:----quantity sufficient
QS/QS:----intrapulmonary shunting
qt:----quart
quad:----quadripegic, paralysis of all four extremities
quad:----quadriceps; quadrant
qual:----qualitative
quant:----quantitative
quant:----quantitative; quantity
qv:----as much as desired
QWL:----quality of work life

R - Medical abbreviations

r:----rate
R:----respiration; right
R-L:----right to left
R-V:----rectovaginal
R.B.C.:----red blood cells
R.M.L.:----right middle lobe
R.Ph.:----Registered Pharmacist
R/F:----refill
R/L:----right to left
R/O:---- rule out
R/O:----rule out
R/S:----reschedule
R/T:----related to
R&D:----research and development
R&R:----rate and rhythm
R&W:----recreation and welfare
RA:----rheumatoid rthritis, right arm, right atrium, room air
RA:----right atrium; right arm; rheumatoid arthritis
Ra:----radium
RAA:----renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (system)
RAC:----right antecubital
RACE:----rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish (fire safety)
rad:----reactive airway disease, Radiology
rad:----radical; radial
RAD:----reactive airway disease; radiation absorbed dose; rapid applications development
RADAR:----radio detecting and ranging; risk assessment of drugs analysis and response
RAE:----right atrial enlargement
RAFa:----right anterior forearm
RAHA:----hemagglutination assay
RAI:----radioactive iodine
RAID:----rapid assessment, interface and discharge
RAIU:----radioactive iodine uptake
RAM:----rapid alternating movements
RANA:----rheumatoid arthritis nuclear antigen
RAO:----right anterior oblique
RAP:----resident assessment protocol
RAS:----reticular activating system
RAT:----rapid assessment and treatment
Rb:----Rubidium (element)
rb:----right bundle
RBBB:----right bundle branch block
RBC:----red blood cell(s); red blood count
Rbcs:----red blood cells
RBV:----read back and verify
RCA:----right coronary artery
RCF:----right cubital fossa
RCL:----radial collateral ligament
RCM:----right costal margin
RCP:----respiratory care practitioner
RCR:----replication competent retrovirus
RCT:----randomized clinical/controlled trial
RD:----retinal detachment, Registered Dietician
RD:----Registered Dietician; right deltoid; radial deviation; raynaud disease
RDA:----recommended daily allowance
RDA:----recommended daily/dietary allowance
RDI:----reference daily intake
RDP:----random donor platelets
RDS:----respiratory distress syndrome
RDT:----rising dose tolerance
RDU:----rheumatic disease unit
RDW:----red cell distribution width
re:----regarding, concerning
Re:----Rhenium (element)
RE:----right eye
ReA:----reactive arthritis
readm:----readmission
REBT:----rational emotive behavioral therapy
rec:----recommend or recommended
rec’d:----received
recc:----recommend or recommended
REE:----resting energy expenditure
ref:----referred
ref:----referral/refer; refuse(d)
refl:----reflex
refrax:----refraction
reg:----regular
REHAB:----rehabilitation
REI:----reproductive endocrinology
rel:----related; relative
REM:----rapid eye movements
REM:----rapid eye movement (sleep)
rem:----removal
REMS:----risk evaluation and mitigation strategy
rep:----repeat
reps:----repetitions
req:----request
RES:----reticuloendothelial system
resc:----resuscitation; rescue
resid:----residual
resp:----respiration(s); response
Resp.:----respiration
RET:----rational emotive therapy; esotrophia (right)
retics:----reticulocytes
retro:----retrograde
rev:----reverse; review; revision
RF:----rheumatoid factor, renal failure, Rheumatic fever
RF:----rheumatoid factor; retroflexed
RFA:----right forearm, reason for admission
RFA:----right forearm
RFB:----rifabutin
RFFF:----radial forearm free flap
RFt:----right foot
RFT:----renal function test
RG:----right gluteal/gluteus
Rh:----Rhodium (element); Rhesus factor
RH:----right hand
Rh neg:----Rhesus factor negative
Rh pos:----Rhesus factor positive
RHC:----right heart catheterization
RHD:----rheumatic heart disease
RHF:----right heart failure
RhoGAM:----rh immune globulin
RIA:----radioimmunoassay
RIBA:----recombinant immunoblot assay
RICE:----rest, ice, compression, elevation
RID:----radial immunodiffusion
RIE:----recorded in error
RIF:----rifampin
RIFA:----right inner forearm
RIG:----rabies immune globulin
RIH:----right inguinal herniorrhaphy
RIND:----reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
RK:----radial keratomy
RK:----radial keratotomy
RL:----right lateral; right leg; Ringer's Lactate
RLE:----right lower extremity
RLFa:----right lateral forearm
RLL:----right lower lobe, right lower leg
RLL:----right lower (lung) lobe
RLQ:----right lower quadrant
RLW:----right lateral wrist
RM:----risk management; ruptured membranes
RMA:----refuse(s) medical assistance; right medial ankle
RML:----right mediolateral; right middle (lung) lobe
RMP:----rifampin
RMSF:----rocky mountain spotted fever
RMT:----retromolar trigone
RN:----Registered Nurse
Rn:----Radon (element)
RN-C:----Registered Nurse-Certified (by ANCC)
RN,App:----Registered Nurse, applicant
RNA:----ribonucleic acid
RNFA:----Registered Nurse First Assistant (surgery)
RNP:----Registered Nurse Practitioner
RNP:----ribonucleoprotein
RNST:----reactive non stress test
Ro:----Ro antigen
ROA:----right occiput anterior
ROFA:----right outer forearm
ROI:----release of information
ROM:----range of motion
ROM:----range of motion; rupture of membranes
ROP:----right occiput posterior (position); retinopathy of prematurity
ROS:----review of systems
ROT:----right occiput transverse; rotation
RP:----Raynaud's phenomenon; retinitis pigmentosa
RPE:----ratings of perceived exertion
RPG:----retrograde pyelogram
RPGN:----rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
RPh:----registered pharmacist
RPM:----revolutions per minute
RPP:----rate pressure product
RPR:----rapid plasma reagent (test)
RPT:----Registered Physical Therapist
RPT:----rifapentine; registered physical therapist
RQ:----respiratory quotient
RR:---- recovery room, respiratory rate
RR:----recovery room; relative risk; respiratory rate
RRA:----registered record administrator
RRE:----round, reactive, equal
rRNA:----ribosomal RNA
RRP:---- radical retropubic prostatectomy
RRP:----recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
RRR:----regular rate and rhythm
RRT:----Registered Respiratory Therapist
RS:----Reiter's syndrome remitting seronegative
RS3PE:----symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema
RSB:----regular sinus bradycardia
RSBI:----Rapid Shallow Breathing Index
RSC:----right subclavian
RSD:----reflex sympathetic dystrophy (syndrome)
RSO:----right salpingo-oophorectomy
RSO:----right salpingo oophorectomy
RSR:----regular sinus rate/rhythm
RST:----regular sinus tachycardia
RSV:----respiratory syncytial virus
RT:----recreational therapy, radiation therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Registered Technologist
rt:----right
RT:----respiratory therapy; related to; radiation therapy; registered therapist
RT-PCR:----reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
RTA:----renal tubular acidosis
RTC:----return to clinic
RTF:----ready to feed; resident treatment facility
RTI:----reverse transcriptase inhibitors
RTT:----referral to treatment
RTW:----return to work
RU:----residual urine
Ru:----Ruthenium (element)
RUA:----right upper arm
RUD:----right uterine displacement
RUE:----right upper extremity
RUG:----retrograde urethrogram
RUG:----resource utilization group
RUL:----right upper lobe
RUL:----right upper (lung) lobe; right upper leg
RUO:----research use only
rupt:----rupture
rupt.:----ruptured
RUQ:----right upper quadrant
RUQ:----right upper quadrant (abdomen)
RUT:----right upper thigh
RV:----rectovaginal, right ventricle, residual volume
RV:----rotavirus; right ventricle/ventricular; return visit; retroverted; residual volume
RVA:----rabies vaccine, adsorbed
RVCT:----report of verified case tuberculosis
RVF:----right ventricular function
RVH:----right ventricular hypertrophy
RVM:----right ventricular mean
RVR:----rapid ventricular response
RVT:----right vastus lateralis
RVVC:----recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
Rx:----prescription
Rxn:----reaction
RXT:----exotropia (right)

S - Medical abbreviations

S:----mark; sacral; son; Sulfur (element)
s:----without
S-A:----sino-atrial
S.:----sacral
s.c.:----subcutaneous(ly)
s.o.s.:----if necessary
s.q.:----subcutaneous(ly)
S/A:----sugar and acetone
S/E:----side effects
S/I:---- supervision/instruction, suicidal ideation
S/P:----no change after; status post (following)
S/P :----suprapubic, status post
S/S:----signs and symptoms
S/Sx:----signs/symptoms
s/w:----somewhat
S1:----first heart sound
S2:----second heart sound
S3:----third heart sound
S4:----fourth heart sound
SA:----sinoatrial
SA:----salicylic acid; sexual assault; sinoatrial; sinus arrhythmia; status asthmaticus; stomach ache
SA node:----sinoatrial node
SAARD(s):----slow-acting antirheumatic drug(s)
SAB:----spontaneous abortion
SAC:----short arm cast
SAD:----seasonal affective disorder
SAE:----serious adverse event
SAH:----subarachnoid hemorrhage
SAID:----steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
SALT:----speech and language therapy
SANE:----sexual assault nurse examiner
SAO2:----arterial oxygen saturation
SaO2:----arterial blood-oxygen saturation
SARS:----severe acute respiratory syndrome
SAS:----symptom assessment scale
sat:----saturate, saturation
SAU:----standard IgA beta-2 glycoprotein unit
SAVE:----screen, ask, validate, evaluate/educate
SB:----small bowel; sinus bradycardia
Sb:----Antimony (element)
SBAR:----situation, background, assessment, recommendation
SBE:----subacute bacterial endocarditis
SBE:----subacute bacterial endocarditis; self breast examination
SBFT:----small bowel follow-through (x-ray)
SBGM:----self blood glucose monitoring
SBO:----small bowel obstruction
sbp:----spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
SBP:----systolic blood pressure
SBS:----small bowel study
sc:----subcutaneous(ly)
SC:----subcutaneous; self care
Sc:----Scandium (element)
SCA:----sickle cell anemia
SCAD:----schizoaffective disorder; short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
SCAT:----sheep cell agglutination test
SCC:----skilled care coordinator
SCCA:----squamous cell carcinoma
SCD:----sequential compression device
SCFE:----slipped capital femoral epiphysis
SCI:----spinal cord injury; science
sci:----science
SCID:----severe combined immunodeficiency
SCLC:----small cell lung cancer
SCLE:----subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
SCM:----sternocleidomastoid
scop:----scopolamine
Scr:----serum creatinine
SCT:----salmon calcitonin; stem cell transplantation
SD:----standard deviation
SDAT:----senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
SDH:----subdural hematoma
SDP:----single donor platelets
SDS:----same day services; sodium dodecyl sulfate
SDSU:----same-day surgery unit
SDT:----speech discrimination threshold on audiometry
SE:----substantially equivalent; standard error; side effects
Se:----Selenium (element)
seb derm:----seborrheic dermatitis
sec:----seconds (exposure time)
sec:----second (time or sequence)
sed rate:----sedimentation rate
seg:----segmented (white cells)
segs:----segments
SEM:----systolic ejection murmur
SEMI:----subendocardial myocardial infarction
semih.:----half an hour
sens:----sensitivity
sens:----sensitivity; sensation
seq:----sequence
SERM:----selective estrogen receptor modulator
serv:----service
SF:----synovial fluid; sugar free; serum ferritin; safety factor
SFe:----Serum Iron
SFI:----Spondylitis Functional Index
SG:----specific gravity
SG:----Swan-Ganz catheter; suicide gesture; specific gravity
SGA:----small for gestational age
SGOT:----serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
SGPT:----serum gl
SH:----social history, suicidal/homicidal ideation
SIADH:----syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone
SIC:----self-intermittent catheterization
SICU:----surgical intensive care unit
sig:----label (prescriptions)
SIMV:----synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
SIRS:----systematic inflammatory response Syndrome
SK:----seborrheic keratosis
SK:---- seborrheic keratosis
SL:----sublingual
SLE:----systemic lupus erythematosus
SLP:----Speech and Language Pathology
SNHL:----sensorineural hearling loss
SO :----salpingo-oophorectomy
SOAP:----subjective, objective data, assessment and plan
SOB:----shortness of breath
sol :----solution
solv:----dissolve
sono.:----sonogram
spec:----specimen
SPF :----sun protection factor
SPG:----specific gravity
SSI:----Sliding scale insulin
STAT:----immediately
STEMI:----ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

T - Medical abbreviations

T:----temperature
T Bili:----total bilirubin
T or temp:----temperature
T-hold:----transportation hold (police)
T.A.T.:----toxin-antitoxin
t.d.s.:----to be taken three times daily
T.I.:----thoracic inlet
t.i.d.:----three times a day (ter in die)
t.i.n.:----three times a night
T/C:----to consider
T&A:----tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
T&C:----type and cross
T&H:----type and hold
T&S:----type and screen
T&X:----type and crossmatch
T1/2 :----half life
T3:----triiodothyronine
T4:----thyroxine
Ta:----Tantalum (element)
TA:----tentative approval; toxin-antitoxin; temporal arteritis
tab:----tablet
TAB:----therapeutic abortion
TAC:----time, amount, character (emesis, bleeding, drainage, etc.)
tachy:----tachycardia
TAF:----triage assessment form
TAH:----total abdominal hysterectomy; transfusion-associated hepatitis
TAH:----total abdominal hysterectomy
TAH BSO :----total abdominal hysterectomy and Bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
TAH-t:----total artificial heart
TAR:----total all routes (intake); total ankle replacement
TAROM:----total active range of motion
TAT:----tetanus antitoxin; thematic apperception test; turnaround time
TAVI:----transcatheter aortic valve implantation
TB:----tuberculosis; tuberculin; tubercle bacillus
Tb:----Terbium (element)
TB :----tuberculosis
TBA:----to be admitted; to be announced
TBB:----transbronchial biopsy
TBBMD:----total body bone mineral density
tbc:----tubercle bacillus
TBD:----to be determined
TBG:----thyroid-binding globulin
TBI:----traumatic brain injury
TBP:----thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product
TBSE :----total body skin exam
Tbsp:----tablespoon
tbsp :----tablespoon
TBW:----total body water; total body weight
TC:----tetracycline; tactile cues
Tc:----Technetium (element)
TC&DB:----turn, cough, and deep breath
TCA:----trichloroacetic acid; tricyclic antidepressant
TCA :----tricyclic antidepressant
TCD:----transcranial doppler
TCDB:----turn, cough, deep breathe
TCH:----turn, cough, hyperinflate
TCN:----tetracycline
TCollar :----trach collar
TcPCO2:----transcutaneous carbon dioxide
TCPL:----time cycled pressure limited
TCU:----transitional care unit
TD:----transdermal; target date; tardive dyskinesia
Tdap:----tetanus diphtheria pertussis vaccine
TdP:----Torsade's de Pointes
TDWB:----touch down weight bearing
TE:----toxoplasmic encephalitis; therapeutic equivalence
Te:----tetanus; Tellurium (element)
TE :----tracheoespophageal
TED:----thrombo embolic deterrent
TEE:----transesophageal echocardiogram; transesophageal endoscopy
TEF:----tracheoesophageal fistula
temp:----temperature
TEN:----toxic epidermal necrolysis
TENS:----transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
TEP:----tracheo-esophageal puncture
TF:----tube feeding
TFT:----thyroid function test
TG:----thyroglobulin; triglycerides
TGA:----transposition of the great arteries (formerly TGV, transposition of the great vessels)
Th:----thorium
THA:----total hip arthroplasty
THC:----tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related)
ther:----therapeutic, therapy
THR:----total hip replacement; target heart rate
THR :----total hip replacement (Total hip arthroplasty)
Ti:----Titanium (element)
TIA:----transient ischemic attack
TIA :----transient ischemia attack
Tib:----tibial
TIBC:----total iron-binding capacity
TIBC :----total iron binding capacity
TICU:----trauma intensive care unit
TID:----three times a day (ter in die)
tid :----three times a day
TIH:----tumor-induced hypercalcemia
tinct.:----tincture
TJC:----the joint commission
TKA:----total knee arthroplasty; trochanter knee ankle
TKA :----total knee arthroplasty
TKE:----terminal knee extension
TKO:----to keep open (intravenous)
tko :----to keep open
TKR:----total knee replacement
Tl:----Thallium (element)
TL:----total laryngectomy; translingual (through the tongue); tubal ligation
TL :----total larynegectomy
TLC:----total lung capacity; total life center; thin layer chromatography; therapeutic lifestyle change; tender loving care
TLC :----total lung capacity
TLI:----total lymphoid irradiation
TLP :----total laryngophayngectomey
TLS:----tumor lysis syndrome
TLSO:----thoracolumbar sacroorthosis
TLV :----total lung volume
Tm:----Thulium (element)
TM:----tympanic membrane
TMJ:----temporomandibular joint
TMP:----total membrane pressure
TMP/SMX:----trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
TMPSMX:----trimethoprim sulfamethoxazide
TMR:----trans-myocardial revascularization
Tms:----tympanic membranes
TMT:----treadmill test
TN:----trigeminal nerve
TNBP:----transurethral needle biopsy of prostate
TNF:----tumor necrosis factor
TNF-I:----tumor necrosis factor inhibitor
TNM:----tumor-node-metastasis
TNS:----transcutaneous nerve stimulation
TNT:----trinitrotoluene
TNTC:----too numerous to count
TNTM:----too numerous to mention
TO:----telephone order
Toco:----tocotransducer
TOD:----target organ damage
TOF:----Tetralogy of Fallot
tol:----tolerate(s), tolerance
Tol :----tolerated
TOLAC:----trial of labor after cesarean section
TOP:----termination of pregnancy
top.:----topically
TORB:----telephone order read back
TORCH:----toxoplasmosis, other (hepatitis b, syphilis), rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex 2
TORP:----total ossicular replacement (prosthesis)
TOS:----thoracic outlet syndrome
tox:----toxic, toxicity; toxicology
TP:----total protein
TPA:----total parenteral alimentation
tPA:----tissue plasminogen activator
TPE:----total plasma exchange
TPI:----treponema pallidum immobilization (syphilis test)
TPN:----total parenteral nutrition
TPO:----thyroid peroxidase
TPPA:----treponema pallidum particle agglutination (assay)
TPR:----temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR :----temperature, pulse and respiration
TR:----therapeutic recreation; tricuspid regurgitation
tr:----tincture; trace
tr :----tincture
trach:----tracheotomy; tracheostomy; trachea(l)
trach :----tracheostomy
TRALI:----transfusion-related acute lung injury
trans:----transverse
TRAP:----tremor, rigidity, akinesia or postural instability bradykinesia, and postural instability
Treg:----regulatory t cell
TRF:----total fluid removed
TRH:----(thyroid or thyrotropin)-releasing hormone
Trich:----trichomonas
Trig:----triglyceride
trit.:----triturate, grind
TRMA:----trauma
tRNA:----transfer RNA
TRO:----temporary restraining order
TS:----tricuspid stenosis; Tourette syndrome
TSD:----time since death
TSE:----testicular self-examination; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
TSH:----thyroid-stimulating hormone
TSH :----thyroid stimulating hormone
TSLO:----thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis
tsp :----teaspoon
TSP :----total serum protein
TSS:----toxic shock syndrome
TST:----tuberculin skin test
TT:----tetanus toxoid; tilt table; total thyroidectomy
tTG:----antitransglutaminase
TTOM:----to take out medicine
TTP:----thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
TTP :----thrombolytic thrombocytopenia
TU:----titer unit; tuberculin unit
Tues:----Tuesday
TUI:----transurethral incision
TUIP:----transurethral incision of the prostate
TUMA:----transurethral microwave antenna
TUPP:----tobacco use prevention program
TUR:----transurethral resection
TURBT:----transurethral resection of a bladder tumor
TURBT :----Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor
TURP:----transurethral resection of the prostate
TURP :----Transurethral Resection of Prostate
TV:----total volume; tidal volume
TV :----television, tidal volume
TVH:----total vaginal hysterectomy
TVH :----transvaginal hysterectomy
TVR:----tricuspid valve replacement
TVT:----tension-free vaginal tape
TWE:----tap water enema
Tx:----treatment
Tx :---- treatment,traction

U - Medical abbreviations

U:----unit(s); urine
U a:----unit a
U-100:----100 units per milliliter (insulin)
U/A:----Urinalysis
U/L:----upper and lower
u/o:----urine output
U/P:----uretero pelvic
U/S:----ultrasound
UA:----urinalysis
Ua:----uranium
UAC:----umbilical artery catheter
UAP:----unlicensed assistive personnel; unstable angina pectoris
UB:----upper body
UC:----uterine contraction; unchanged; ulcerative colitis
UCB:----umbilical cord blood
UCC:----urgent care center
UCG:----urinary chorionic gonadotropin
UCL:----ulnar collateral ligament
UCTD:----undifferentiated connective tissue disease
UD:----ulnar deviation; unit dose
UDAB:----urine drugs of abuse
UE:----upper extremity
UEC:----urgent and emergency care
UES:----upper esophageal sphincter
UF:----ultrafiltration
UFC:----urinary free cortisol
UFH:----unfractionated heparin
UFR:----ultrafiltration rate
ug:----microgram (0.000001 gram)
UG:----urogenital
ugE:----microgE
UGI:----upper gastrointestinal
UHF:----ultrahigh frequency
UL:----(tolerable) upper intake level
uL:----microliter
ul:----ulnar
ULBW:----ultra low birth weight
ULNS:----upper limits of normal size
ULQ:----upper left quadrant
umb:----umbilicus, umbilical
UN:----united nations
Ung:----ointment
ung.:----ointment (unguentum)
UNICEF:----united nations children's fund
unilat:----unilateral
unk:----unknown
UNOS:----united network of organ sharing
UOP:----urine output, urinary output
UOQ:----upper outer quadrant
UP:----upright
uPA:----urokinase plasminogen activator
UPC:----units of packed cells
UPDRS:----Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
UPJ:----uretero pelvic junction
UPP:----urethral pressure profile
UPT:----urine pregnancy test
UQ:----upper quadrant
UR:----Utilization Review,urine
UR:----utilization review; upper respiratory
ur:----urine
URI:----upper respiratory infection
URO:----Urology
Urol:----urology
URQ:----upper right quadrant
URTI:----upper respiratory tract infection
US:----ultrasound
US:----ultrasonic; ultrasound
USAN:----United States adopted name
USG:----ultrasonography
USI:----urinary stress incontinence
USP:----United States Pharmacopeia
uSpA:----undifferentiated spondylarthropathy
ut:----uterus
Ut dic:----as directed
ut. dict.:----as directed
UTD:----up to date
UTI:----Urinary Tract Infection
UTox:----urine toxicology screen (for drugs)
UTV:----ultrasound transmission velocity
UUN:----urine urea nitrogen
UV:----ultraviolet
UV:----ultraviolet; umbilical vein; urine volume
UVA:----ultraviolet a (rays)
UVB:----ultraviolet b (rays)
UVC:----umbilical venous catheter
UVGI:----ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
UVJ:----uretero vesicle junction

V - Medical abbreviations

V:----vaginal; Vanadium (element); volume
v:----vein; vision
V fib:----ventricular fibrillation
V tach:----ventricular tachycardia
V-Fib:----ventricular fibrillation
V-flutter :----ventricular flutter
V-mask :----venturi-mask (oxygen mask)
V/H :----visual hallucinations
V/Q:----ventilation/perfusion
V/S:----vital signs
VA:----visual acuity
va :----visual acuity, Veteran’s Administration
VA/Q:----ventilation/perfusion
VAC:----vacuum-assisted closure
Vacc :----vaccine, vaccination
VAD:----vascular access device
VAERS:----vaccine adverse event reporting system
vag:----vagina; vaginal
VAIN:----vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
val:----valve
var:----variation, variety
VAS:----visual analog scale; vibroacoustic stimulator
vasc:----vascular
VB:----vaginal bleeding
VBAC:----vaginal birth after cesarean
VBG:----venous blood gas
VBW:----vertical bitewings
VC:----vascular catheter; verbal cues; vital capacity; vocal cords
VC :----vocal cord, vital capacity
VCF:----vaginal contraceptive film
VCUG:----voiding cystourethrogram
VD:----venereal disease
vd:----void(ed)
VDRL:----venereal disease research laboratory
VE:----vaginal exam; vaccine efficacy
VE :----expired minute volume
vent:----ventilate
vent :----ventilation, ventilator, ventricular
VEP:----visually evoked potential
VER:----visual evoked response
VF:----ventricular fibrillation; visual field
VF or V-fib :----ventricular fibrillation
VFM:----value for money
VG:----ventral gluteal
VH:----visual hallucinations
VHDL:----very high density lipoprotein
VHLA :----vaginal hysterectomy laparoscopically assisted
via:----by way of
VIG:----vaccinia immune globulin
VIN:----vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
VIP:----voluntary interruption of pregnancy
vis:----vision
VIS:----vaccine information sheet; vaccination instruction sheet
vit:----vitamin
vit :----vitamin,vitreous
VKA:----vitamin K antagonist
VL:----vastis lateralis; viral load
VLBW:----very low birth weight
VLCAD:----very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
VLDL:----very low density lipoprotein
VLRA:----verbal lead risk assessment
VMA:----vanillyl-madelic acid
VMA :----vanillymandelic acid
VO:----verbal order
VOD:----veno-occlusive disease
vol:----voluntarily admitted; volume
vol :----volume
vol %:----volume percent
VOR:----vestibular ocular reflex
VORB:----verbal order read back
VP:----venous pressure; venipuncture
vp :----venous pressure
VP Shunt:----ventricular peritoneal shunt
VP-16:----etoposide
VPC:----ventricular premature contraction
VRE:----vancomycin-resistant enterococci
VS:----volumetric solution; vital signs; vestibular schwannoma; vesicular sound
VS :----vital signs, volume support
vs.:----versus
VSD :----Ventricular Septal Defect
Vsl:----vessel
VSS:----vital signs stable
VT:----tidal volume; ventricular tachycardia
VT :---- ventricular tachycardia
VTE:----venous thromboembolism
vtx:----vertex
VUR :----Vesioureteral Reflux
vv:----veins
VV:----varicose veins
VVC:----vulvovaginal candidiasis
vWD:----von Willebrand disease
VZIG:----varicella zoster immune globulin
VZV:----varicella zoster virus

W - Medical abbreviations

W:----Tungsten (element); white
w:----watt; with
w/:----with
W/C:----wheelchair
W/D:----withdrawal
W/D :----warm and dry
w/n:----well nourished
w/o:----without
w/u:----work up
w/v.:----weight in volume
WA:----while awake
WAIS:----Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WAP:----wandering atrial pacer; written action plan
WB:----whole blood; western blot; weight bearing
WBAT:----weight bearing as tolerated
WBC:----White Blood Count
WBC:----white blood cells (count)
WD:----well developed
WD & WN :----well developed & well nourished
WD/WN:----well developed, well nourished
weak :----weakness
Wed:----Wednesday
WF:----white female
wf:----white female
WFL:----within functional limits
WFL :---- within functional limits
WG:----Wegener's granulomatosis
WGL:----within good limits
WH:----well-hydrated
wh:----white
WHO:----World Health Organization
Whp :----whirlpool
WIB:----western immunoblot
WIC:----women, infants, children
wk:----week
wk :----week, weak
wks:----weeks
WKS:----Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
WM:----white male
wm:----white male
WN:----well nourished
WNL:----within normal limits
WNV:----West Nile Virus
WNWD:----well-nourished, well-developed
WO:----wide open
WOB:----work of breathing
WOC:----wound, ostomy, and continence nurse
WPD:----warm, pink, dry (skin signs)
WS:----work simplification
Wt:----weight
wt.:----weight

X - Medical abbreviations

x:----multiplied by
x :---- except
x-ray:----radiology; x-radiation image
x-rays:----roentgen rays
Xe:----Xenon (element)
xfer:----transfer
XRT:----radiation therapy

Y - Medical abbreviations

Y:----Yttrium (element)
Y-BOCS:----Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
y.o.:----year(s) old
Yb:----Ytterbium (element)
yo:----year(s) old
yr:----year
YTD:----year to date
y/o :----years old

Z - Medical abbreviations

Zn0:----zinc oxide
Z-DNA:----left-handed DNA
ZDV:----zidovudine
ZMC:----zygomaticomaxillary complex
Zn:----Zinc (element)
Zr:----Zirconium (element)

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