Commonly Used Medical Abbreviations | McMaster University

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Commonly used Abbreviations ABBREVIATION abd ac ADL ad lib Adm (adm) AM (am) amb amt ap approx bid BM (bm) BP BRP c C Ca Cath CBC CBR cc CCU c/o CPR CVA dc (d/c) DOA DON drsg Dx ECG (EKG) EEG ER F FBS FF fld ft gal GI h (hr) H2O HS (hs) ht ICU in I&O IV MEANING Abdomen Before Meals Activities of Daily Living As Desired Admitted or Admission Morning Ambulatory Amount Apical Approximately Twice a Day Bowel Movement Blood Pressure Bathroom Privileges With Centigrade Cancer Catheter Complete Blood Count Complete Bed Rest Cubic Centimeter Coronary Care Unit Complains of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke Discontinue Dead on Arrival Director of Nursing Dressing Diagnosis Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Emergency Room Fahrenheit Fasting Blood Sugar Force Fluids Fluid Foot or Feet Gallon Gastrointestinal Hour Water Hour of Sleep Height Intensive Care Unit Inch Intake and Output Intravenous L Lab lb liq LLQ LVN/LPN LUQ meds mid noc min ml NA neg nil no noc NPO O2 OB OJ OOB OR Ord OT oz PAR pc Peds per PM (pm) po (per os) postop (post op) preop (pre op) prep prn Pt (pt) PT q qd qh q2h, q3h, q4h qhs qid qod R RLQ RN ROM RR RUQ s Spec (spec) SSE Liter Laboratory Pound Liquid Left Lower Quadrant Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse Left Upper Quadrant Medications Midnight Minute Milliliter Nursing Assistant Negative None Number Night Nothing By Mouth Oxygen Obstetrics Orange Juice Out of Bed Operating Room Orderly Occupational Therapy Ounce Post anesthesia Room After Meals Pediatrics By, Through After Noon By mouth Postoperative Preoperative Preparation When Necessary Patient Physical Therapy Every Every Day Every Hour Every 2 Hours, Every 3 Hours, Every 4 Hours Every Night at Bedtime Four Times a Day Every Other Day Rectal Temperature Right Lower Quadrant Registered Nurse Range of Motion Recovery Room Right Upper Quadrant Without Specimen Soap Suds Enema stat surg tbsp tid TLC TPR tsp U/a (U/A, u/a) VS (vs) WBC w/c wt At Once, Immediately Surgery Tablespoon Three Times a Day Tender Loving Care Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration Teaspoon Urinalysis Vital Signs White Blood Count Wheelchair Weight