Medical Terminology Abbreviations

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@
At
Abd
Abdomen
Ac
Before meal
Adl
Activities of daily living
Adlib
As desired
Adm
Admission
Am
Morning
Amt
Amount
Approx
Approximately
Asap
As soon as possible
Au
Both ears
Ax
Armpit
Bid
Twice a day
Bm
Bowl movement
Bp
Blood pressure
Br
Bed rest
Bs
Blood sugar
Bx
Biosphy
C
Width
Copd
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chf
Congestive heart failure
Co
Complains of
Cpr
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Dc
Discontinue
Dnr
Do not resuscitate
Doa
Dead on arrival
Dob
Date of birth
Dr
Doctor
Dx
Diagnosis
Ecg/ekg
Electrocardiogram
Ent
Ear,nose,throat
Er
Emergency room
Do
Doctor osteopathy
Mmt
Manual muscle testing
Fx
Fracture
Gi
Gastrointestinal
Hx
History
Hbv
Hematitise B virus
Hpv
Human papilloma virus
Icu
Intensive care unit
Iv
Intra venus
L
Left
Lab
Laboratory
Md
Medical doctor
Mri
Magnetic resonance imagery
Noct/noc
Night
Npo
Nothing by mouth
Od
Overdose
Or
Operating room
Pm
Afternoon
Po
By mouth
Postop
After surgery
Preop
Before surgery
Prn
As needed
Pt
Patient
Q
Every
Qd
Every day
Q2h
Every 2 hours
Ro
Rule out
Arom
Active range motion
C (with line over)
Without
Uri
Upper respiratory infection
Loc
Lose of concise
Prom
Passive range of motion
(Triangle)
Change
Moi
Magnism of injury
R
Right
Rn
Registered nurse
Rx
Prescription
Stat
Immediately
Sx
Symptom
WBC
White blood cell
X
Times
RBC
Red blood cells
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