AAA - ✔✔ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
A Fib - ✔✔ Atrial Fibrillation
Abd - ✔✔ Abdomen, Abdominal
Abx - ✔✔ Antibiotics
AMA
... [Show More] - ✔✔ Against Medical Advice
AMS - ✔✔ Altered Mental Status
ASA - ✔✔ Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
BID - ✔✔ Twice Daily
Bilat LE - ✔✔ Bilateral Lower Extremities
BM - ✔✔ Bowel Movement
BP - ✔✔ Blood Pressure
CA - ✔✔ Cancer, Carcinoma
CABG - ✔✔ Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, "open heart surgery"
CAD - ✔✔ Coronary Artery Disease, "heart disease"
CT or CAT - ✔✔ Computerized Assisted Tomography
CHF - ✔✔ Congestive Heart Failure
COPD - ✔✔ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CP - ✔✔ Chest Pain
CPR - ✔✔ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
C-section - ✔✔ Caesarean Section
C-spine - ✔✔ Cervical Spine (neck)
CSF - ✔✔ Cerebrospinal Fluid
CVA - ✔✔ Cerebrovascular Accident -or- Costovertebral Angle
CXR - ✔✔ Chest X-Ray
c/o - ✔✔ complains of
DKA - ✔✔ Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DM - ✔✔ Diabetes Mellitus
DNR - ✔✔ Do Not Resuscitate
DOE - ✔✔ Dyspnea On Exertion
DVT - ✔✔ Deep Venous Thrombosis
Dx - ✔✔ Diagnosis
Dz - ✔✔ Disease
EKG/ECG - ✔✔ Electrocardiogram
EtOH - ✔✔ Alcohol
FHx - ✔✔ Family History
Fx - ✔✔ Fracture
GI - ✔✔ Gastrointestinal
G/P/Ab - ✔✔ Gravida/Para/Abortion
GSW - ✔✔ Gun Shot Wound
GU - ✔✔ Genitourinary
HA - ✔✔ Headache
HEENT - ✔✔ Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
HPI - ✔✔ History of Present Illness
HTN - ✔✔ Hypertension
Hx - ✔✔ History
H&H - ✔✔ Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
H&P - ✔✔ History of Present Illness & Physical Exam
I&D - ✔✔ Incision & Drainage
IDDM - ✔✔ Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IUP - ✔✔ Intrauterine Pregnancy
IVDA - ✔✔ IV Drug Abuse
JVD - ✔✔ Jugular Vein Distension
LLE - ✔✔ Left Lower Extremity
LLQ - ✔✔ Left Lower Quadrant
LNMP - ✔✔ Last Normal Menstrual Period
LOC - ✔✔ Loss of Consciousness
LP - ✔✔ Lumbar Puncture
L-Spine - ✔✔ Lumbar Spine
LUE - ✔✔ Left Upper Extremity
LUQ - ✔✔ Left Upper Quadrant
MCA - ✔✔ Motorcycle Accident
MI - ✔✔ Myocardial Infarction
MVA/MVC - ✔✔ Motor Vehicle Accident/Motor Vehicle Collision
N/A - ✔✔ Not Applicable
NAD - ✔✔ No Acute Disease, No Acute Distress
NIDDM - ✔✔ Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NKDA - ✔✔ No Known Drug Allergies
Nml -or- nl - ✔✔ Normal
NSAID - ✔✔ Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
NSR - ✔✔ Normal Sinus Rhythm
NTG - ✔✔ Nitroglycerin
N/V/D - ✔✔ Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea
O2 Sat - ✔✔ Oxygen Saturation (a.k.a. SaO2)
OD - ✔✔ Overdose
PCP - ✔✔ Primary Care Physician (a.k.a. PMD)
PE - ✔✔ Pulmonary Embolism -or- Physical Exam [Show Less]