MEDICAL REPORTS - ABBREVIATIONS & HIEROGLYPHS
MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS & HIEROGLYPHS
|+++ |Much / many / present in excess | |
|# |Fracture | |
|∆ |Diagnosis | |
|Diff ∆ or ∆∆ |Differential diagnosis | |
|Px |Nil / nothing / no | |
|J° |No jaundice | |
|↑ |Up / increasing | |
|N, → |Down, decreasing | |
| |Central (of the trachea) | |
|┴ | | |
|1/7 |One day | |
|2/52 |Two weeks | |
|3/12 |3 months | |
|T38.6° |Temperature 38.6 | |
|T-14 |Term (ie baby’s due date) less 2 weeks | |
|T+7 |Term plus 1 week | |
|35+4/40 |35 weeks & 4 days | |
|37+3/40 |37 weeks and 3 days | |
|= |Equivalent to | |
|3 |OK or satisfactory | |
| | | |
|AAL |Anterior axillary line | |
|ABG |Arterial Blood Gas (also ‘SATs) |Blood test to see how much oxygen there is in |
| | |the blood (percentage saturation with oxygen) |
|ACTH |Adrenocorticotropic hormone | |
|AE |Air entry | |
|AF |Atrial Fibrillation |Irregular heartbeat |
|AFB |Acid fast bacillus 9tbO | |
|AFP |Alpha-fetoprotein |Maternal serum and occasionally amniotic fluid |
| | |levels tested in pregnancy to screen for neural |
| | |tube defect in fetus |
|AJ |Ankle jerk |Reflex; see also BJ, KJ, SJ, TJ |
|Anti-D |Type of gamma globulin |Must be given by injection to Rhesus negative |
| | |mother who delivers/aborts Rhesus positive baby |
| | |to prevent mother developing antibodies which |
| | |could damage a subsequent Rhesus positive baby. |
|Apgar |Apgar score |Means of recording baby's condition at birth by |
| | |observing and scoring (0, 1 or 2) 5 |
| | |parameters |
|A/V |Anteverted | |
| | | |
|Bd / bid |Twice a day | |
|BJ |Biceps jerk |Hitting the arm with a patella hammer to test |
| | |reflexes |
|BNF |British National Formulary |Prescriber's bible supplied free to all NHS |
| | |doctors. New edition each year. |
|BO |Bowels open | |
|BNO |Bowels not opened | |
|BOR |Bowels opened regularly | |
|BP + date |British Pharmacopoeia | |
|BP |Blood pressure | |
|BPd |Diastolic Blood Pressure |The lower blood pressure (heart relaxed) |
|BPs |Systolic Blood Pressure |The higher blood pressure (heart contracted) |
|BS |Breath sounds | |
| |Bowel sounds | |
| |Blood sugar | |
| | | |
|C |With (Latin, cum) | |
|C2H5OH |Alcohol | |
|Ca |(a) Carcinoma / cancer | |
| |(b) Calcium | |
|Caps |Capsules | |
|CAT scan |Computed axial tomograph | |
|CNS |Central nervous system | |
|CFS |Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |Also called ME |
|CO |Complaining of | |
|CO2 |Carbon Dioxide | |
|COETT |Cuffed oral endotracheal tube (see COT & ETT) | |
|COT |Cuffed oral tube |Endotracheal tube used for ventilating a |
| | |patient who cannot breath unaided |
|CPD |Cephalo-pelvic disproportion |Baby too big to fit through pelvis |
|CRP |C-reactive protein | |
|CSF |Cerebro-spinal fluid | |
|CT or CAT |Computerised Axial Tomography |Body Scan |
|CTG |Cardiotacograph |Trace during labour of baby's heart and mum’s |
| | |contractions |
|CVA |Cardio-vascular accident | Stroke |
|CVS |Cardio-vascular system | |
|Cx |Cervix or cervical spine | |
|CXR |Chest X-ray | |
| | | |
|DH |Drug history | |
|DNA |(a) Did not attend | |
| |(b) Deoxyribonucleic acid | |
|DNR |Do not resuscitate | |
|D & V |Diarrhoea and vomiting | |
|DOA |Dead on arrival | |
|DVT |Deep vein thrombosis | |
|Dx |Diagnosis | |
| | | |
|EGG |Electro-cardiogram |Electric heart recording |
|ECT |Electro-convulsive therapy | |
|EDC |Expected date of confinement | |
|EDO |Expected date of delivery | |
|EEC |Electroencephalogram |Brain scan |
|ENT |Ear, nose & throat | |
|ERCP |Endoscopic retrograde choledochopancreatico/graphy/scopy | |
|ERPC |Evacuation of retained products of conception | |
|ESR |Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (blood) | |
|EtOH |Another code for alcohol | |
|ETT |Endotracheal tube | |
| | | |
| | | |
|FBC |Full blood count | |
|FBS |Full blood sampling (carried out during labour to check baby's | |
| |condition) | |
|FH |Family history | |
|FHH |Fetal heart heard | |
|FHHR |Fetal heart heard regular | |
|FHR |Fetal heart rate | |
|FLK |Funny looking kid | |
|FMF |Fetal movements felt | |
|FROM |Full range of movement | |
|FSE |Fetal scalp electrode | |
|FSH |(a) Family and social history |(a) Family and social history |
| |(b) Follicle stimulating hormone | |
|FTT |Failure to thrive | |
|Fx |Fracture | |
| | | |
|GA |General anaesthetic | |
|GCS |Glasgow Coma Scale | |
|GFR |Glomerular filtration rate | |
|GIT |Gastro-intestinal tract | |
|GTT |Glucose tolerance test | |
|GUT |Genito-urinary tract | |
| | | |
|Hb |Haemoglobin | |
|HBP |High Blood Pressure | |
|HNPU |Has not passed urine | |
|HPC |History of presenting complaint | |
|HR |Heart rate | |
|HS |Heart sounds | |
|HVS |High vaginal swab | |
|Hx |History | |
| | | |
|ICS |Intercostal space |Usually as xICS, where x= a number from 1 to 11 |
| | | |
|IJ |Internal jugular vein | |
|IM |Intramuscular | |
|IVI |Intravenous infusion (drip) | |
| | | |
|JVP |Jugular vein pressure | |
| | | |
|K |Potassium | |
|KJ |Knee jerk | |
|kPa |Kilopascal, approximately 7.5mmHg | |
| | | |
|L |Litre | |
|LA |Local anaesthetic | |
|LFTs |Liver function tests |Blood tests for liver function |
|LIH |Left inguinal hernia | |
|LMP |Last menstrual period | |
|LN |Lymph node | |
|LOA |Left occiput anterior |Position of baby’s head at delivery; see also |
| | |LOP, ROA, ROP |
|LOC |Loss of consciousness | |
|LOL |Left occipitolateral | |
|LOP |Left occiput posterior | |
|LSCS |Lower segment caesarian section |The "normal" type of caesarian |
|LSKK |Liver, spleen and kidneys | |
| | | |
|Mcg |Microgram | |
|MCL |Midclavicular line |An imaginary line down the body from the middle |
| | |of the collarbone to the described area |
|MCV |Mean corpuscular volume |A measure of the size of red blood cells |
|ME |Myalgic Encephalomyletis |Also called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
|Μg |Microgram | |
|mg |Milligram | |
|MI |Myocardial Infarction | |
|mist |Mixture | |
|ml |Millilitre | |
|mmHg |Millimetres of mercury (pressure) | |
|mMol |Millimole | |
|MRI |Magnetic Resonance Imaging |Body / Brain scan |
| | | |
|N & V |Nausea and vomiting | |
|Na |Sodium | |
|NaCHO3 |Sodium bicarbonate |Alkaline substance; inter alia given to |
| | |counteract metabolic acidosis following oxygen |
| | |deprivation |
|NAD |Nothing abnormal diagnosed / detected | |
|NAI |Non-accidental Injury | |
|NBM |Nil by mouth | |
|NBI |No bone injury | |
|NFR |Not for resuscitation | |
|ng |Nanogram | |
|NG |Carcinoma (neoplastic growth) | |
|NLM |Nice looking mother | |
|NMCS |No malignant cells seen | |
|NOF |Neck of femur | |
|N/S |Normal size | |
| | | |
|O2 |Oxygen | |
|OA |Occipito-anterior | |
|o.d |Once a day | |
|OE |On examination | |
|Om |In the morning | |
|On |At night | |
|OP |Occipito-posterior | |
| | | |
|P |Pulse | |
|Π |Period | |
|Pco2 |Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (normally in blood) | |
|PERLA |Pupils are equal and react to light and accommodation | |
|PE |pulmonary embolism | |
| |Pre eclampsia | |
|PET |Pre-eclamptic toxaemia | |
|PFR |Peak Flow Rate |Breathing test – speed of expiration |
|pg |Picogram | |
|pH |Negative low of hydrogen ion activity: |Acidity and alkalinity scale. Low is acidic, |
| | |high is alkaline. pH7 is about neutral. |
|PH |Past/previous history | |
|PID |Pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| |Prolapsed invertebral disc | |
| | | |
|PMH or PHx |Past medical history | |
|PN (R) |percussio note (resonant) | |
|PO2 |Partial pressure of oxygen (normally in blood) | |
|POH |Past obstetric history | |
|po |per os (by mouth) | |
|pr |per rectum | |
|prn |As required, of eg, pain killers | |
|pv |per vaginam | |
| | | |
|RBC |Red blood cell (erythrocyte) | |
|Rh |Rhesus blood type |Can cause problems in pregnancy if mother is |
| | |Rhesus negative and father is Rhesus positive |
|RIH |Right inguinal hernia | |
|ROA |Right occiput anterior | |
|ROL |Right occiput lateral | |
|ROM |Range of movement | |
|ROP |Right occiput posterior | |
|RS |Respiratory system | |
|RTI |Respiratory tract infection | |
|Rx |Prescription or treatment | |
| | | |
|s |Without (latin sine) | |
|S/B |Seen by | |
|S/D |Systolic/diastolic (heart & circulation) | |
|SH |Social history | |
|SJ |Supinator jerk | |
|SOA |Swelling of ankles | |
|SOB (OE) |Short of breath (on exertion) | |
|SOS |si opus sit (if necessary) | |
| |see other sheet | |
| | | |
|SROM |Spontaneous rupture of membranes (labour) | |
|SVC |Superior vena cava | |
|SVD |Spontaneous vaginal delivery | |
|SVT |Supraventricular tachycardia | |
| | | |
|TCI 2/52 |To come in, in 2 weeks time | |
|TGH |To go home | |
|THR |Total hip replacement | |
|TIA |Transient ischaemic attack | |
|TJ |Triceps jerk | |
|TVF |Tactile vocal fremitus | |
| | | |
|U & E |Urea and electrolytes (biochemical tests) | |
|URTI |Upper respiratory tract infection | |
|USS |Ultrasound Scan | |
| | | |
|VE |Vaginal examination | |
|VF |Ventricular fibrillation | |
|VT |Ventricular tachycardia | |
|V/V |Vulva and vagina | |
| | | |
|WBC |White blood corpuscle / white blood cell count | |
| | | |
|XR |X-ray | |
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