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Medical Abbreviations Guide

This document lists commonly used medical abbreviations along with their meanings. Some of the most common abbreviations include: A.M. for morning, Abd for abdomen, AC for before meals, Ad lib for as desired, ADL for activities of daily living, Adm for admitted/admission, AFP for alpha-fetoprotein, Amt for amount, AOG for age of gestation, and AP for attending physician. Other common abbreviations include terms related to pregnancy and childbirth such as EDD for expected date of delivery, FHR for fetal heart rate, LMP for last menstrual period, and NSVD for normal spontaneous vaginal delivery.

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Medical Abbreviations Guide

This document lists commonly used medical abbreviations along with their meanings. Some of the most common abbreviations include: A.M. for morning, Abd for abdomen, AC for before meals, Ad lib for as desired, ADL for activities of daily living, Adm for admitted/admission, AFP for alpha-fetoprotein, Amt for amount, AOG for age of gestation, and AP for attending physician. Other common abbreviations include terms related to pregnancy and childbirth such as EDD for expected date of delivery, FHR for fetal heart rate, LMP for last menstrual period, and NSVD for normal spontaneous vaginal delivery.

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Commonly Used Abbreviations

A.M Morning
Abd Abdomen
AC Before meals
Ad lib As desired
ADL Activities of Daily Living
Adm Admitted/admission
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
Amt Amount
AOG Age of gestation
AP Attending Physician
AS Apgar score
Bid Twice daily/twice a day
BF Breast Feeding
BF c SAP Breast Feeding with Strict Aspiration Precaution
BM Bowel movement
BP Blood pressure
BR Bedrest
BRP Bathroom privilege
BTL Bilateral Tubal Ligation
BPS bilateral partial salpingectomy
c With
C Celcius( centiGRADE)
c/o Complaints of
CBC Complete Blood Count
CBR Complete Bed Rest
CBR w/o BRP Complete Bedrest without Bathroom Privilege
CBR w/o TP Complete Bedrest without Toilet Priviledge
CIL Cephalic in labor
CS Cesarean Section
CST Contraction Stress Test
D&C Dilatation and Curettage
DAT Diet as tolerated
DC Discontinue
DR Delivery room
DTO Delivery term operative
DTS Delivered term spontaneous
Dx Diagnosis
EDB; Expected Date of Birth;
EDC Expected Date of Confinement or
EDD Expected Date of Delivery
EFM Electronic Fetal Monitoring
EGA Estimated gestational age
F Fahrenheit
FHR Fetal Heart Rate
FHS; Fetal Heart Sound
FHT Fetal Heart Tone
FSH Follicle –Stimulating Hormone
Fld Fluid
G Gravida
GI Gastrointestinal
gtts Drops
GPTPAL Gravida, Para, Term, Preterm, Abortion, Live
H (hr) Hour
HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HELLP Hemolytic Anemia, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelet Count
HMSAF Heavy Meconium Stain Amniotic Fluid
Hs Bedtime
I&O Intake and output
IL In labor
KSS Keep set sterile
KUB Kidney, ureter, bladder
LGA Large for gestational age
Liq Liquid
LMP Last menstrual period
meds Medications
MIO Measure intake and output
Ml Milliliter
Min. Minute
Mod Moderate
No. Number
NPO Nothing per orem/
NBM nothing by mouth
NSD Normal Spontaneous Delivery
NSS Normal saline solution
NST Non stress test
NSVD Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
O2 Oxygen
OB obstetrics
OD Right eye
od Once daily
OOB Out on bed
p.o by mouth/ per orem
PC After meals
PE Physical examination
Per By or through
P.M. afternoon
Post op Post- operative
Pre op Pre -operatively
prep Preparation
PRN When necessary / as needed
Pt Patient
PTA Prior to admission
PUFT Pregnancy uterine full term
q Every
q Every hour of sleep/
hs every night at bedtime
q2 Every 2 hours
q3 Every 3 hours
qd Everyday
qh Every hour
QID Four times a day
req requisition
RT Right
R/O Ruled Out
S Without
S/E Stool Exam
SGA Small for gestational age
AGA Appropriate gestational age
LGA Large gestational age
stat At once/ immediately
TID Three times a day
IM Intramuscular
ID Intradermal
ANST After Negative Skin Test
TPR Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
TSB Tepid sponge bath
UA Urine analysis
UC Uterine contractions
ugtts microdrops
VO Verbal order
v/s vital signs
wt. Weight

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