Medical Abbreviations - Amarillo College
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x
x
a
abd
ABG
ac
ad lib
AFB
AM
amt
anat
ant
approx
AV
bid
BP
B/S
BUN
Bx, bx
C
C
Medical Abbreviations
MEANING
seconds minutes decreased increased equal greater than less than change hours dash above any symbol indicates a mean value dot above any symbol indicates a timed event before abdomen arterial blood gas before meals as needed acid-fast bacillus aerosol mask amount anatomical anterior approximately atrioventricular twice daily blood pressure breath sounds blood urea nitrogen biopsy Centigrade, Celsius compliance
C
C & S
c
CA
CBC
cc
CCU
Cdyn
cl
cm
cmH2O
CNS
CO2
COPD
CPPD
CPT CSF CSt CTA CV CVP CXR DC DOB Dx, dx ECG (EKG) ER et ETT F
f
concentration, content culture & sensitivity with cancer complete blood count c m3 Coronary Care Unit dynamic compliance clear centimeter cm water pressure central nervous system carbon dioxide chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chest percussion & postural drainage chest physiotherapy cerebral spinal fluid static compliance clear to auscultation cardiovascular central venous pressure chest x-ray discontinue date of birth diagnosis electrocardiogram emergency room and endotracheal tube Fahrenheit, gas conc. as a decimal frequency
FIO2 FOB Fx, fx g GI gtt H & H h H2O HCM Hct Hg Hgb HHN HOB hs hx I & O ICU IM inf IPPB
IS IV kg L, l L/min, lpm lat lb LLL LMSB LUL m med mEq mg min
fraction of inspired O2 foot of bed fracture gram gastrointestinal drop hemoglobin & hematocrit hour water high concentration mask hematocrit mercury hemoglobin hand-held nebulizer head of bed at bedtime history intake and output Intensive Care Unit intramuscular inferior intermittent positive pressure breathing incentive spirometer intravenous kilogram liter, left liters per minute lateral pound left lower lobe left mainstem bronchus left upper lobe meter medial milliequivalent milligram minute
ml MLT mm mmHg MOV NC no noc NPO NRB NT O2 OR p P p PaCO2
PaO2 PACO2
PAO2
PAP pc PD PEARL
PO p.o. post postop preop prn psi pt PT
milliliter minimal leak technique millimeter millimeters of mercury minimal occlusion vol. nasal cannula number night nothing by mouth nonrebreathing bag nasotracheal oxygen operating room pulse partial pressure after arterial CO2 partial pressure arterial O2 partial pressure alveolar CO2 partial pressure alveolar O2 partial pressure pulmonary artery pressure after meals postural drainage pupils equal & reactive to light pulse oximeter by mouth posterior postoperative preoperative as needed pounds per square inch patient physical therapy
PWP
pulmonary wedge
USN
ultrasonic nebulizer
q q2h qd qh qid qod qs
pressure
every
every 2 hours
every day
every hour
4 times daily
every other day
quantity sufficient
V V V A V CO2 V E
via
VM V O2
gas volume flow of gas (vol./time) alv. ventilation per min. CO2 production per min. exp. volume per minute by way of venti-mask O2 consumption per min.
Q
volume of blood
VQ Scan
Q Q s
flow of blood (vol./time)
VS
shunt (blood)
VT
Q T
cardiac output
R, RR, resp respiratory rate
WBC x
Raw
airway resistance
y/o
RBC
red blood count
ventilation-perfusion scan vital signs tidal volume white blood count times year old
RLL
right lower lobe
RML
right middle lobe
RMSB
right mainstem bronchus
rt.
right
RUL
right upper lobe
Rx
treatment
s
without
QUALIFYING
S SaO2 SM SOB SpO2 stat sup SVN Sv O2 Sx T t/o tid tol TPR
saturation in blood arterial O2 saturation simple mask short of breath sat. by pulse oximeter immediately superior small volume nebulizer mixed venous saturation suction temperature throughout three times daily tolerated temp, pulse, resp rate
a A ATPD
ATPS
B BTPS
c D E I L
artery or arterial alveolar ambient temp and pressure, dry ambient temp and pressure, saturated barometric body temp, sea level pressure, saturated capillary dead space expired gas inspired gas lung
STPD
T v v example:
VT CL
standard temperature and pressure, dry tidal vein, venous mixed venous
tidal volume lung compliance
PEFR RV TLC VC VD VDanat VDA VT
peak expiratory flow rate residual volume total lung capacity vital capacity physiologic dead space anatomical dead space alveolar dead space tidal volume
PULMONARY FUNCTION
ERV
expiratory reserve volume
FEF
forced expiratory flow
FEV
forced expiratory volume
FEV.5 forced exp. volume (in .5 sec.)
FEV1 forced exp. volume (in 1 sec.)
FEV3 forced exp. volume (in 3 sec.)
FRC
functional residual capacity
FVC
forced vital capacity
IC
inspiratory capacity
IRV
inspiratory reserve volume
IVC
inspiratory vital capacity
MVV
max. voluntary ventilation
NIF
negative inspiratory force
NIP
negative inspiratory pressure
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