| Doctor,English |
| po,by mouth |
| htn,hypertension |
| qd,daily |
| s/p,status post |
| nl,normal |
| l,avL |
| l,left |
| l,liter |
| l,lymphocytes |
| ed,emergency department |
| neg,negative |
| cp,chest pain |
| cp,costophrenic |
| sob,shortness of breath |
| yo,years old |
| etoh,ethanol (aka alcohol) |
| r,not an acronym |
| r,respirations |
| r,right |
| wbc,white blood cells |
| h/o,history of |
| ct,computed tomography |
| hpi,history of present illness |
| iv,intravenous |
| iv,roman numeral 4 |
| nkda,no known drug allergies |
| er,emergency room |
| er,estrogen receptor |
| er,extended release |
| asa,aspirin |
| m,male |
| m,monday |
| m,monocytes |
| m,mother |
| m,murmur |
| hx,history |
| am,morning |
| rrr,regular rate and rhythm |
| f,aVF |
| f,father |
| f,female |
| f,fever |
| cad,coronary artery disease |
| nad,no acute disease |
| nad,no apparent distress |
| jvd,jugular venous distention |
| ekg,electrocardiogram |
| abd,abdomen |
| bp,blood pressure |
| nt,nontender |
| chf,congestive heart failure |
| bs,blood sugar |
| bs,bowel sounds |
| bs,breath sounds |
| cbc,complete blood count |
| cr,creatinine |
| meds,medications |
| nd,nondistended |
| nd,not an acronym |
| gi,gastroenterology |
| gi,gastrointestinal |
| nsr,normal sinus rhythm |
| wnl,within normal limits |
| tte,transthoracic echocardiography |
| cta,clear to auscultation |
| cta,computed tomography angiography |
| hct,hematocrit |
| b/l,baseline |
| b/l,bilateral |
| cxr,chest x-ray |
| s1,not an acronym |
| s2,not an acronym |
| cva,cerebral vascular accident |
| cva,costovertebral angle |
| cont,continue |
| eomi,extraocular movements intact |
| pmd,primary medical doctor |
| f/u,follow up |
| lfts,liver function tests |
| ncat,normocephalic/atraumatic |
| hr,heart rate |
| hr,hour |
| p/w,presents with |
| ef,ejection fraction |
| bun,blood urea nitrogen |
| k,first initial of physician |
| k,not an acronym |
| k,potassium |
| k,thousand |
| c/c/e,"cyanosis, clubbing or edema" |
| x2,B x2 means 2 brothers |
| x2,bilaterally |
| x2,two times |
| inr,international normalized ratio |
| t,not an acronym |
| t,temperature |
| t,tobacco |
| t,total |
| t,type |
| dvt,deep vein thrombosis |
| s1s2,not an acronym |
| plt,platelets |
| mmm,moist mucous membanes |
| wt,physician initials |
| wt,weight |
| yrs,years |
| cv,cardiovascular |
| cv,costovertebral |
| rr,not an acronym |
| rr,regular rate |
| rr,respiratory rate |
| ua,urinalysis |
| na,initials of a physician |
| na,normal axis |
| na,not an acronym |
| na,not applicable |
| na,sodium |
| pmh,past medical history |
| cath,catheter |
| cath,catheterization |
| d/c,deceased |
| d/c,diarrhea/constipation |
| d/c,discharge |
| d/c,discontinue |
| hha,home health aide |
| nc,nasal canula |
| nc,non-contributory |
| nc,normocephalic |
| lvh,left ventricular hypertrophy |
| dm2,diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| cx,circumflex |
| cx,culture |
| pna,pneumonia |
| qhs,at bedtime |
| copd,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| c/o,complains of |
| c/w,consistent with |
| c/w,continue with |
| tob,tobacco |
| ems,emergency medical service |
| n/v,nausea/vomiting |
| phos,phosphorus |
| abx,antibiotics |
| r/o,rule out |
| o2,oxygen |
| afib,atrial fibrillation |
| sx,surgery |
| sx,symptoms |
| cce,"cyanosis, clubbing or edema" |
| bid,twice a day |
| mcv,mean corpuscular volume |
| ctab,clear to auscultation bilaterlly |
| mri,magnetic resonance imaging |
| ivf,intravenous fluid |
| pnd,paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| ha,headache |
| ha,health aide |
| fs,fingerstick |
| fs,physician's initials |
| iii,roman numeral for the number 3 |
| chem,chemistry |
| cri,chornic renal insufficiency |
| ck,check |
| ck,creatine kinase |
| ck,initials of physician |
| st,not an acronym |
| st,saint |
| st,street |
| twi,T-wave inversions |
| uti,urinary tract infection |
| ast,aspartate aminotransferase |
| pulm,pulmonary |
| aim,associates in internal medicine |
| hiv,human immunodeficiency virus |
| cl,chloride |
| cl,clearance |
| cl,consult liason |
| dr,Domican Republic |
| dr,doctor |
| vs,versus |
| vs,vital signs |
| alt,alanine aminotransferase |
| alt,alternalte |
| alt,alternans |
| perrl,"pupils equal, round, reactive to light" |
| id,identification |
| id,infectious disease |
| hctz,hydrochlorothiazide |
| ns,nasal spray |
| ns,neurosurgery |
| ns,night sweats |
| ns,nonspecific |
| ns,normal saline |
| gerd,gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| x3,A&Ox3 means alert and oriented to person/place/time |
| x3,for 3 |
| x3,three times |
| hsm,hepatosplenomegaly |
| hsm,holosystolic murmur |
| cvat,costovertebral angle tenderness |
| m/r/g,murmurs/rubs/gallops |
| p,pain |
| p,parasites |
| p,pending |
| p,physical |
| p,pulse |
| rbc,red blood cell |
| nebs,nebulizers |
| bmp,basic metabolic panel |
| sxs,symptoms |
| op,opening pressure |
| op,operation |
| op,oropharynx |
| op,outpatient |
| mm,millimeter |
| mm,moist membranes |
| mm,multiple myeloma |
| mm,physician initials |
| b,basophils |
| b,beeper |
| b,bilaterally |
| b,brain |
| b,brother |
| lft,left |
| lft,liver function tests |
| ii,roman numeral for the number 2 |
| pta,prior to admission |
| ppd,Purified Protein Derivative |
| w/o,without |
| w/u,work-up |
| sw,social work |
| y/o,years old |
| heme,hematology |
| heme,heme (not an acronym) |
| f/c,fevers/chills |
| diff,differential |
| diff,differentiated |
| diff,difficile |
| diff,diffuse |
| cabg,coronary artery bypass graft |
| x1,A&O x 1 means alert and oriented to one identifier |
| x1,for one |
| x1,once |
| c,caesarean |
| c,cellular phone |
| c,clostridium |
| c,constipation |
| c,curettage |
| c,cyanosis or clubbing |
| c,not an abbreviation |
| c,with |
| ptt,partial thromboplastin time |
| egd,esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| dx,diagnosis |
| dx,disease |
| n,first initial of physician |
| n,nausea |
| n,neutrophils |
| n,north |
| cn,cranial nerves |
| ett,endotracheal tube |
| ett,exercise tolerance |
| ett,exercise tolerance test |
| ecg,electrocardiogram |
| dp,dorsalis pedis |
| w,week |
| w,well |
| w,west |
| w,white blood cells |
| w,with |
| w,woman |
| w,work |
| doe,dyspnea on exertion |
| pcn,penicillin |
| gluc,gluconate |
| gluc,glucose |
| dz,disease |
| bili,bilirubin |
| mvi,multivitamin |
| eval,evaluate |
| eval,evaluation |
| esrd,end-stage renal disease |
| wwp,warm and well-perfused |
| pmhx,past medical history |
| dl,deciliter |
| cpmc,columbia presbyterian medical center |
| c/b,complicated by |
| lle,left lower extremity |
| mr,mister |
| mr,mitral regurgitation |
| mr,murmurs/rubs |
| bl,baseline |
| bl,bilateral |
| bl,physician's initials |
| utox,urine toxicology |
| peg,percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| sq,subcutaneous |
| d,day |
| d,diarrhea |
| d,disorder |
| lv,left ventricle |
| lv,leucovorin |
| u,unit |
| u,upper |
| u,urine |
| dispo,disposition |
| bpm,beats per minute |
| hgb,hemoglobin |
| hgb,physician's initials |
| tb,total bilirubin |
| tb,tuberculosis |
| c7,chemistry 7 |
| hco3,bicarbonate |
| uri,upper respiratory tract infection |
| md,medical doctor |
| occ,occasional |
| osh,outside hospital |
| ivdu,intravenous drug use |
| ntnd,nontender/nondistended |
| ms,Miss |
| ms,mental status |
| ms,milliseconds |
| ms,morphine sulfate |
| ms,multiple sclerosis |
| ms,muscle strength |
| ap,abdomen and pelvis |
| ap,alkaline phosphatase |
| ap,allen pavilion |
| ap,anterior-posterior |
| ap,assessment and plan |
| ap,physician's initials |
| usoh,usual state of health |
| mcg,micrograms |
| co2,bicarbonate |
| co2,carbon dioxide |
| at,not an abbreviation |
| ext,extension |
| ext,external |
| ext,extremities |
| et,and others |
| et,endotracheal |
| et,exercise tolerance |
| loc,loss of consciousness |
| bb,bedbound |
| bb,beta blocker |
| pvc,premature ventricular contraction |
| pvc,pulmonary vascular congestion |
| rx,prescription |
| rx,treatment |
| mmhg,millimeters of mercury |
| hrs,hours |
| acs,acute coronary syndrome |
| acs,administration for child services |
| pos,by mouth |
| pos,positive |
| brbpr,bright red blood per rectum |
| mrg,"murmumrs, rubs, gallops" |
| nabs,normoactive bowel sounds |
| nh,nursing home |
| nh,physician initials |
| bnp,brain natriuretic peptide |
| ucx,urine culture |
| ttp,tenderness to palpation |
| ttp,thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| rle,right lower extremity |
| ppi,proton pump inhibitor |
| sscp,substernal chest pain |
| jvp,jugular venous pressure |
| alk,alkaline |
| sbp,spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
| sbp,systolic blood pressure |
| micu,medical intensive care unit |
| pud,peptic ulcer disease |
| cumc,columbia university medical center |
| min,minimal |
| min,minutes |
| ruq,right upper quadrant |
| rca,right coronary artery |
| pa,pennsylvania |
| pa,physician assistant |
| pa,posterior-anterior |
| pa,pulmonary artery |
| pvd,peripheral vascular disease |
| af,afebrile |
| af,atrial fibrillation |
| lan,lymphadenopathy |
| dnr,do not resuscitate |
| afeb,afebrile |
| npo,nothing by mouth |
| tab,not an abbreviation |
| tr,trace |
| tr,tricuspid regurgitation |
| us,not an abbreviation |
| us,ultrasound |
| us,united states |
| n/v/d,"nause, vomiting, diarrhea" |
| bph,benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| rv,right ventricle |
| tid,three times a day |
| wk,week |
| ecasa,enteric coated acetylsalicylic acid |
| ppm,pacemaker |
| b12,not an abbreviation |
| b12,vitamin b12 |
| endo,endocrinology |
| endo,endoscopy |
| nph,NPH insulin |
| nph,normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| o,not an abbreviation |
| o,old |
| o,oriented |
| o,ova |
| o,physician initials |
| adls,activities of daily living |
| prot,protein |
| qam,every morning |
| sr,senior |
| sr,sinus rhythm |
| sr,sustained release |
| d/w,discussed with |
| oa,osteoarthritis |
| rf,renal failure |
| rf,rheumatoid factor |
| rf,risk factors |
| bx,biopsy |
| bx,blood culture |
| bx,bronx |
| q,every |
| q,not an abbreviation |
| q,subq = subcutaneous |
| ntg,nitroglycerin |
| pm,afternoon |
| pm,pacemaker |
| avf,arteriovenous fistula |
| avf,not an abbreviation |
| mod,moderate |
| ldl,low-density lipoprotein |
| neuro,neurologic |
| neuro,neurology |
| resp,respirations |
| resp,respiratory |
| fsg,finger stick glucose |
| chol,cholesterol |
| e,Enterococcus |
| e,Escherichia |
| e,east |
| e,edema |
| e,eosin |
| e,eosinophils |
| e,ethanol (alcohol) |
| e,exempli gratia (for example) |
| e,id est (for example) |
| e,not an abbreviation |
| e,physician initial |
| twf,T wave flattening |
| vss,vital signs stable |
| acei,angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor |
| u/s,ultrasound |
| abg,arterial blood gas |
| tp,posterior tibial |
| tp,toilet paper |
| tp,total protein |
| dtr,daughter |
| dtr,deep tendon reflex |
| hcv,hepatitis C virus |
| fx,family history |
| fx,fracture |
| fx,function |
| a1c,not an abbreviation (all of it is hemoglobin A1C) |
| reg,regimen |
| reg,regular |
| reg,regular insulin |
| lae,left atrial enlargement |
| ue,upper extremity |
| t/e/d,"tobacco, ethanol, drugs" |
| glu,glucose |
| wks,weeks |
| aicd,Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| q6,every 6 |
| q6,every 6 hours |
| av,aortic valve |
| av,arteriovenous |
| av,atrioventricular |
| g/dl,grams per deciliter |
| rbbb,right bundle branch block |
| d/o,died of |
| d/o,disorder |
| lee,lower extremitiy edema |
| lee,not an abbreviation |
| xrt,radiation therapy |
| sl,?typo (?ls) |
| sl,physician initials |
| sl,slight |
| sl,sublingual |
| xray,not an abbreviation |
| tw,T wave |
| dni,do not intubate |
| arf,acute renal failure |
| gib,gastrointestinal bleed |
| ddx,differential diagnosis |
| h,H&H is hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| h,helicobacter |
| h,high |
| h,home |
| h,hours |
| psa,polysubstance abuse |
| psa,prostate specific antigen |
| hba1c,hemoglobin A1c |
| v1,not an abbreviation |
| m/g/r,"murmurs, gallops, rubs" |
| esr,erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| sem,systolic ejection murmur |
| coag,coagulation |
| psh,past surgical history |
| cap,capillary |
| cap,captain |
| cap,community-acquired pneumonia |
| cap,not an abbreviation |
| vns,visiting nurse services |
| sz,seizure |
| sz,size |
| nml,normal |
| plts,platelets |
| s,intitial of physician |
| s,not an abbreviation |
| s,s&s = swish and swallow |
| s,smear |
| s,soft |
| s,staphylococcus |
| ccu,cardiac care unit |
| b/c,b and c |
| b/c,because |
| romi,rule out myocardial infarction |
| lbp,low back pain |
| v,5 |
| v,initial of person |
| v,ventricular |
| v,versus |
| v,vessel |
| v,vomiting |
| vit,vitamin |
| snf,skilled nursing facility |
| rt,radiation therapy |
| rt,rebound tenderness |
| rt,right |
| ent,ear nose throat |
| onc,oncology |
| pcp,phencyclidine |
| pcp,pneumocystis pneumonia |
| pcp,primary care physician |
| pcp,proximal carpal phalanx |
| djd,degenerative joint disease |
| djd,physician initials |
| bcx,blood culture |
| ldh,lactate dehydrogenase |
| cd4,cluster of differentiation 4 (but never spelled out...) |
| q6h,every 6 hours |
| lat,lateral |
| gu,genitourinary |
| int,internal |
| int,interval |
| hdl,high-density lipoprotein |
| lbbb,left bundle branch block |
| hcp,health care proxy |
| hb,heart block |
| hb,hemoglobin |
| avl,not an abbreviation |
| llq,left lower quadrant |
| dmii,diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| sm,senior medicine |
| sm,small |
| sm,smith |
| sm,smooth muscle |
| sm,systolic murmur |
| pfts,pulmonary function tests |
| rdw,red cell distribution width |
| h/h,hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| ox3,oriented times 3 |
| tm,maximum temperature |
| tm,thyromegaly |
| tm,tympanic membrane |
| icu,intensive care unit |
| qday,everyday |
| lue,left upper extremity |
| wdwn,"well-developed, well-nourished" |
| thal,thalassemia |
| thal,thalium |
| jc,initials of physician |
| jc,not an abbreviation |
| sb,sinus bradycardia |
| sb,small bowel |
| sb,sternal border |
| kg,kilogram |
| kg,physician initials |
| ace,angiontensin converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ace,angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ace,not an abbreviaion |
| la,left atrium |
| la,lymphadenopathy |
| la,not an abbreviation |
| la,physician initials |
| s3,not an abbreviation |
| bld,blood |
| picc,partnership for innovative comprehensive care |
| picc,peripherally inserted central catheter |
| ros,review of systems |
| lvef,left ventricular ejection fraction |
| yof,year old female |
| ph,not an abbreviation |
| ph,phone |
| mdi,metered-dose inhaler |
| v2,not an abbreviation |
| ivda,intravenous drug abuse |
| ii-xii,cranial nerves 2-12 |
| ii-xii,numbers 2-12 (ii and xii are roman numerals) |
| lp,lumbar puncture |
| pr,not an abbreviation |
| pr,per |
| pr,per rectum |
| pr,progesterone receptor |
| pr,puerto rico |
| pr,pulmonic regurgitation |
| pr,"typo, should be PT" |
| vi,6 |
| vi,not an abbreviation |
| inh,inhaler |
| inh,isabella nursing home |
| inh,isoniazid |
| tdc,tunnel dialysis catheter |
| mult,multiple |
| tg,anti-tissue transglutaminase |
| tg,triglycerides |
| u/l,units per liter |
| u/l,upper and lower |
| rll,right lower lobe |
| dka,diabetic ketoacidosis |
| haart,highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| afvss,afebrile vital signs stable |
| as,not an abbreviation |
| qpm,every afternoon |
| d/t,direct and total |
| d/t,due to |
| pmi,point of maximal impulse |
| ir,?typo (ER?) |
| ir,?typo (or?) |
| ir,intermediate release |
| ir,interventional radiology |
| ir,irregular |
| hi,high |
| hi,homicidal ideation |
| hi,not an abbreviation |
| appt,appointment |
| q12,every 12 hours |
| st-t,not an abbreviation |
| tah,total abdominal hysterectomy |
| ivc,inverior vena cava |
| lll,left lower lobe |
| cigs,cigarettes |
| ekgs,electrocardiogram |
| hep,heparin |
| hep,hepatic panel |
| hep,hepatitis |
| from,full range of motion |
| from,not an abbreviation |
| o/p,oropharynx |
| o/p,outpatient |
| o/p,ova and parasites |
| fen,fluid electrolytes nutrition |
| paf,paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
| axr,abdominal x-ray |
| lt,left |
| lt,light touch |
| lt,"typo, should be ALT" |
| aptt,activated partial thromboplastin time |
| glc,glucose |
| rue,right upper extremity |
| mra,magnetic resonance angiogram |
| nf,night float |
| nf,nonfocal |
| ot,occupational therapy |
| ot,"typo, should be to" |
| ot,"typo, shouled be or" |
| rusb,right upper sternal border |
| abnl,abnormal |
| abnl,abnormality |
| yom,year old male |
| qac,every morning |
| rvr,rapid ventricular response |
| s/f,significant for |
| tol,tolerance |
| tol,tolerated |
| aids,acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| aids,not an abbreviation |
| vl,viral load |
| osa,obstructive sleep apnea |
| derm,dermatology |
| ln,lupus nephritis |
| ln,lymph node |
| ln,natural logarithm |
| mos,months |
| sle,systemic lupus erythematosus |
| si,sign |
| si,suicidal ideation |
| si,suicide |
| bm,bone marrow |
| bm,bowel movement |
| ls,lumbosacral |
| ls,lung sounds |
| ss,Hemoglobin SS |
| ss,initials of a doctor |
| ss,single strength |
| ss,sliding scale |
| ss,social security |
| ss,substernal |
| tia,transient ischemic attack |
| icd,implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| itp,idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| ad,Alzheimer's disease |
| ad,adenosine |
| ad,advertisement |
| hs,Hudson South |
| hs,at bedtime |
| hs,heart sounds |
| hs,high school |
| hs,history |
| tsh,thyroid stimulating hormone |
| ag,Name Initials |
| ag,anion gap |
| ag,antigen |
| gtt,drip |
| gtt,drop |
| mrsa,Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| med,medication |
| med,medicine |
| cc,chief complaint |
| cc,"clubbing, cyanosis" |
| cc,cubic centimeter |
| mg,magnesium |
| mg,milligram |
| cm,cardiomegaly |
| cm,cardiomyopathy |
| cm,centimeter |
| cm,"initials of the doctor James Brust, MD" |
| mi,myocardial infarction |
| lad,anterior descending branch of left coronary artery |
| lad,left atrial dilation |
| lad,left axis deviation |
| lad,lymphadenopathy |
| dm,diabetes mellitus |
| dm,initials of a doctor |
| pe,physical exam |
| pe,pulmonary embolism |
| le,leukocyte esterase |
| le,lower extremity |
| ra,rheumatoid arthritis |
| ra,right atrium |
| ra,room air |
| pt,patient |
| pt,physical therapy |
| pt,prothrombin time |
| ca,calcium |
| ca,carcinoma |
| hd,heart disease |
| hd,hemodialysis |
| hd,hemodynamic |
