AAA - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
ACS - Acute coronary syndrome
A&O - Alert & Oriented
A&Ox3 - Alert & Oriented to person, place, and time
Abd - Abdominal
ABG - Arterial blood gas
Abx - Antibiotics
Afib - Atrial fibrillation
AICD - Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
AKA- Above-knee amputation
AMS - Altered mental status
AT /NC - Atraumatic / Normocephalic
BAHA - Bone anchored hearing aid
BBB - Bundle branch block
BOD - Twice a day
BIPAP - bilevel positive airway pressure
BKA - Below knee amputaion
BM - Bowel movement or bone marrow
BOM - Bilateral otitis media
BP - Blood pressure
BPH - Benign prostatic hypertrophy
BS - Bowel sounds or Breath sounds
CA - Cancer
CABG - Coronary artery bypass graft
CAD - Coronary artery disease
CBC - Complete blood count
CC -Chief complaint
CF - Cystic fibrosis
CHF - Congestive heart failure
CKD - Chronic kidney disease
CN - Cranial nerves
CNS - Central nervous system
C/O -complaint of
COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP - Chest pain or Cerebral palsy
CPAP - Continuous positive airway pressure
CPR - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT - Computed tomography
CTAB - Clear to auscultation bilaterally
CT A/P - Computed tomography abdomen and pelvis
CVA - Cerebrovascular accident or Costovertebral angle
CVAT - Costovertebral angle tenderness
CXR - Chest X-ray
DC- Discharge or Discontinue
DJD - Degenerative joint disease
DKA - Diabetic ketoacidosis
DM - Diabetes mellitus
DNR - Do not resuscitate
DOA - Dead on arrival
DOE - Dyspnea on exertion *
DP pulse - Dorsalis pedis pulse
DTR - Deep tendon reflex
DVT - Deep vein thrombosis
Dx - Diagnosis
ECG- Electrocardiogram
EF - Ejection Fraction *
EGD - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ENT - Ear, nose, and throat
EOMI - Extraocular movements intact
ERCP - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ESRD - End-stage Renal Disease
ETT - Endotracheal tube
ETOH - Alcohol
FHx - Family history
FSBS - Finger stick blood sugar
GC - Gonorrhea
GERD - Gastroesophageal reflux
GFR - Glomerular filtration rate
GI - Gastrointestinal
GSW - Gunshot wound
GU - Genitourinary
H&H - Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
HA - Headache
HCT - Hematocrit
HEENT - Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
HIPAA - Health insurance portability and accountability act
Hgb - Hemoglobin
HLD - Hyperlipidemia
HPI - History of present illness
HTN - Hypertension
Hx- History
I&D - Incision and Drainage
ID - Infectious disease
IM - intramuscular
IV - Intravenous
IVC - Inferior vena cava
JVD - Jugular vein distention
LAD - Left axis deviation
LAE - Left atrial enlargement
LASIK - Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis
LBBB - Left bundle branch block
LLQ - Left lower quadrant
LLL - left lower lobe
LMP - Last menstrual period
LOC - Loss of consciousness
LP - Lumbar puncture
LUL - Left upper lobe
LUQ - Left upper quadrant
MOI - mechanism of injury
MI - Myocardial infarction
MRI - Magnetic resonance imaging
MRCP - Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
MS - Multiple sclerosis
MVA/MVC - Motor vehicle accident / Motor vehicle collision
NC - Nasal cannula
NG - Nasogastric
NKDA - No known drug allergies
N1 - normal
NM - Nuclear medicine
NPO - Nothing by mouth
NSAID - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSR - Normal sinus rhythm
NSTEMI - Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (elevated troponin)
NTG - Nitroglycerin
N/V/D - Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
O2 - Oxygen
OB/GYN - Obstetrics/ gynecology
OD - Overdose
OE - Otitis externa
OM - Otitis media
PCI - percutaneous coronary intervention
PCP - Primary care provider
PE - Pulmonary embolism
PERRL - Pupils equal, round, reactive to light
PFT - Pulmonary Function Test
PHI - Protected Health information
PICC - Peripherally inserted central catheter
PMHx - Past medical history
PNA - Pneumonia
PND - Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PO - by mouth ( NPO - NOthing by mouth)
PR - Per rectum
PRN - as needed
PT - Physical Therapy
PT / INR - Prothrombin time/ International Normalized ratio
PTT - Partial Thromboplastin Time
PT pulse - Posterior tibial pulse
PTX - Pneumothorax
PUD - Peptic ulcer disease
PVC - Premature ventricular contraction
PVD - Peripheral vascular disease
QID - Four times daily
RBBB - Right bundle branch block
RBC - Red blood cell
RLQ - Right lower quadrant
R/o - Rule out
ROM - Range of motion
ROS - Review of systems
RRR - Regular, rate, and rhythm
RUQ - Right upper quadrant
Rx- Prescription
SAH - Subarachnoid hemorrhage *
SBO - Small bowel obstruction
SDH - Subdural hematoma *
s/p - Status post
STEMI - ST-elevation myocardial infarction(acute MI)
SVT - Supraventricular tachycardia
Sx- Symptoms
Sz - Seizure
TB - Tuberculosis
TIA - transient ischemic attack
TID - Three times a day
UA- Urine analysis
UC - Urine culture
URI - Upper respiratory infection
US - Ultrasound
UTD- Up to date
UTI - Urinary tract infection
VATS - Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
WBC - White blood cell
y/o - Years old
YTD- Year to date
Detailed Medical Abbreviations here
