2 times a day

BID

3 times a day

t.i.d.

4 times a day

QID

                                                                     A

a drop

gt

abnormal

Abn, ABNL

absent, absence

abs

absolute bed rest

ABR

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIDS

activities of daily living

ADL

to be administered

adhib

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

APRN

after (post)

post, p

after meals (post cibos)

pc

after surgery

Post-op

alcohol

alc

alive and well

A&W

Ampoule

amp

Appendectomy

AP

aqua – water

aq, aqu

artery

art

artificial

artif

as much as desired

qp, qv, qu

as needed (pro re nata)

prn

as soon as possible

ASAP

as tolerated

as tol

at bedtime

hd, hs

                                                                  B

basal metabolic rate

BMR

bed rest

BR

before

ā

before dinner

ap

before meals

a.c.

before surgery

Pre-op

between

bet

bilateral

bilat

biopsy

Bx, bx

blood

Bl, bld

blood glucose

BG

blood pressure

BP

blood sugar

BS

blood sugar level

BSL

blood urea nitrogen

BUN

body mass index

BMI

body weight

BW

bottle

bot

bowel movement

BM

breath

br

brought in by

BIB

buccal

B

By mouth (per os)

po

                                                                   C

capsule

cap

Cardiac care  unit

CCU

case unknown

CU

Casual Blood Sugar

CBS

catheter

cath

centigrade

cent

Centigrade/Celsius

C

complains of

C/O, ℅

complete blood count

CBC

complication

complic

compound

compd

Compressions-Airway-Breathing                    

CAB

D

date of admission

D/A

date of birth

D/B, DOB

date of death

DOD

date of service

DOS

date

D

degree

Deg, deg

Diabetes Mellitus

DM

diagnosis

Dx, diag

diarrhea and vomiting

D & V

diastolic blood pressure

DBP

diet as tolerated

DAT

discharge

disch, D/C, DC, dc

Doctor’s orders

DO

Down’s Syndrome

DS

dram

dr

dressing

Drsg, dsg

drop by drop

guttat

drops

gtt

drug history

D/H

E

each eye

OU

ear, nose, (and) throat

ENT

electrocardiogram

ECG, EKG

every 2 hours

q2h

every 3 hours

q3h

every 4 hours

q4h

every 5 hours

q5h

every 8 hours

q8h

every day

qd

every four hours

qqh

every hour, each hour

qh

every morning

qam, qm

every night

qn, qpm

every other day

qod

every other hour

qoh

every other night

qon

expire, expiration

expir

F

face-to-face

En face

family

fam

family history

F/H, FH, FHx

female

Fe

fever of unknown origin

FUO

fluid

Fl, fld

force fluids

ff

follow-up

F/U, FU

four times a day

qid

full term

FT

G

glucose

glu

glucose insulin tolerance test

GITT

glucose tolerance test

GT, GTT

gram

g, gm

gram negative

GN

gram positive

GP

gram positive cocci

GPC

H

half

Hf

health care worker

HCW

high blood pressure

HBP

Head of bed

HOB

hospital

hosp

Home Visit

HV

hypodermic injection

hypo

hysterectomy

hyst

I

incision and drainage

I&D

Intensive care unit

ICU

incompatible

incompat

infant

Inf, I

infect, infection

infect, infx

inflammation

inflam

inguinial

ing

inhalation

inh, inhal

injecting drug user

IDU

injection

inject, inj

injury

inj

intra-amniotic

IA

intra-arterial

IA

intradermal, intradermally

ID

intravenous

IV

Intravenous pyelography

IVP

L

limited

Lmtd

live birth

LB

live vaccine

LV

loss of consciousness

LOC

loss of motion

LOM

Lost to Follow-up

LTF

low birth weight

LBW

low blood pressure

LBP

low fat diet

LFD

M

medical history

M/Hx

medical nutrition therapy

MNT

medical record

MR

mixture

mixt

months old

MO

mother

M

mother & father

M&F

mouth

os

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

MTB

Myocardial infarction

MI

N

nausea and vomiting

N&V

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

NVD

newborn

NB

no complaints

N/C

no evidence of disease

NED

no known drug allergies

NKA, NKDA

normal

N, n, NL, norm

normal record

NR

not known

NK

not significant

ns

not yet diagnosed

NYD

nothing by mouth

NPO

O

observation and examination

O&E

once a day

id

Oxytocin Challenge Test

OCT

P

pack per day

ppd

past history

PH

Postanesthesia room

PAR

past medical history

PMH

possible

poss

prescription

Rx

Public Health Nurse

PHN

pulse

P

pulse and respiration

P & R

R

rate

R, r

rate and rhythm

R&R

red blood cells

RBC

reflex

refl

refuse(s) medical assistance

RMA

Registered Therapist

RT

regular rate and rhythm

RRR

respiratory rate

RR

return to clinic

rtc, RTC

S

sensitivity

sens

Shortness of breath

SOB

Sexually Transmissible Infection

STI

Sexually Transmitted Disease

STD

signs and symptoms

S/S

standard of care

SOC

standard operating procedures

SOP

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

SIDS

At once, immediately

Stat

surgery

surg, Sx

symptoms

Sx, symp

syndrome

syn

syringe

syr

T

tablet

tab

Tachycardia

tachy

TB skin test

TST

temperature

T

temperature, Pulse, Respiration

TPR

the same

id

three times a day

tid

three times a night

tin

three times a week

tiwk

to be taken 3x a day

tds

Transient Ischemic Attack

TIA

Tubercle Bacillus

TB

twice

b

twice a day

bd, bid

twice a week

bi-wk

U

ultrasound

U/S, US

ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

UVGI

up to date

UTD

urinary output

UOP

V

venipuncture

VP

Vital signs

VS

W

well nourished

WN, w/n

Western blot

WB

white blood cells, white blood count

WBC

Wheel chair

W/C