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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