Medical Terminology Abbreviations K - PROM
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- LLB
- Left lateral bending; long leg brace
- OT
- Objective test; occupational therapy
- NRI
- Nerve root involvement or irritation
- NMA
- Neurogenic muscular atrophy
- OM
- Occupational medicine; osteopathic manipulation; otitis media
- LIC
- Left iliac crest
- NAD
- No active disease; no acute distress; nothing abnormal detected
- NNR
- Not necessary to return
- OPD
- Outpatient department
- MA
- Medical authorization; moderately advanced; muscle activity
- MVV
- Maximum volume ventilation; maximum voluntary ventilation
- PI
- Present illness; personal injury
- PID
- Pelvic inflammatory disease; prolapsed intervertebral disc
- PMA
- Positive mental attitude; progressive muscular atrophy
- PMD
- Private medical doctor
- PMH
- Past medical history
- PMI
- Past medical illness; point of maximum impact
- PN
- Pain; post-nasal
- PNI
- Peripheral nerve injury
- PO
- By mouth; post-operative
- POX
- Point of exit
- LLC
- Long leg cast
- PP
- Positive pressure; presenting problem; private physician
- PP&A
- Palpation, percussion and auscultation
- PPD
- Packs per day; permanent partial disability
- PPH
- Past pertinent history; post-partum hemorrhage
- PR
- Partial remission; progress record; pulse rate
- PRN
- As needed
- PROM
- Passive range of motion
- OPT
- Outpatient treatment
- OPV
- Oral polio vaccine
- OR
- Operating room; open reduction; oriented
- ORIF
- Open reduction internal fixation
- ORT
- Operating room technician
- OS
- Left eye (oculus sinister); mouth; oral surgery
- OTC
- Over the counter
- P&S
- Permanent and stationary
- LLCC
- Long leg cylinder cast
- PCN
- Penicillin
- LLD
- Leg length discrepancy
- PE
- Physical examination; point of entry
- PERRLA
- Pupils equal, round, reactive to light & accommodation
- PHX
- Past history
- OAP
- Osteoarthropathy
- OB
- Obstetrics
- OBL
- Oblique
- OBP
- Ova, blood and parasites
- LLL
- Left lower leg; left lower lid; left lower lung
- NSR
- Normal sinus rhythm
- ONC
- Oncology
- OOB
- Out of bed
- OPC
- Outpatient clinic
- LAE
- Long above elbow (cast)
- OPP
- Opposite
- LLE
- Left lower extremity
- NSF
- No significant findings
- NSI
- No sign of infection, inflammation
- NSS
- Normal saline solution; normal size and shape
- NTP
- Normal temperature and pressure
- NOS
- Not on staff; not otherwise specified
- NV
- Neurovascular
- LAC
- Laceration; long arm cast
- NWB
- Non weight bearing
- NYD
- Not yet diagnosed
- O
- Pint
- PGP
- Progressive general paralysis
- NOK
- Next of kin
- NOP
- No ocular pain; not otherwise provided for
- NP
- Nasopharynx; neuropathology; not palpable
- MIN
- Minimal; minor
- NPC
- No previous complaint
- NPH
- No previous history
- NPO
- Nothing by mouth
- NOC
- Night
- NPT
- Normal pressure and temperature
- NR
- Nerve root; normal range; not remarkable
- NAR
- Narcotic; no action required
- OOP
- Out of plaster
- NBI
- No bone injury
- NAI
- No acute infection
- NBM
- Nothing by mouth
- NC
- No change; no complaint; non-contributory
- NCD
- Not considered disabling
- MK
- Marked
- NCS
- Nerve conduction studies
- ND
- Nondisabling
- NE
- Nerve ending; neurologic examination
- NIH
- National Institutes of Health
- LLF
- Left lateral flexion; left little finger
- NIL
- Nothing
- NKA
- No known allergies
- NKD
- No known disease
- NL
- Normal; normal limits
- MS
- Medical student; minor surgery; multiple sclerosis
- MTD
- Maximum tolerated dose
- MHR
- Maximal heart rate
- MUS
- Muscle
- MVA
- Motor vehicle accident
- MVP
- Mitral valve prolapse
- LLN
- Lower limit of normal
- N&M
- Nerves and muscles
- N&T
- Nose and throat
- N&V
- Nausea and vomiting
- NA
- No abnormalities; not admitted; not applicable; not available
- NAA
- No apparent abnormalities
- LF
- Left foot; linear fracture; low frequency
- OA
- Osteoarthritis
- LDP
- Lumbo-dorsal pain
- NPO MN
- Nothing by mouth after midnight
- LK
- Left kidney
- LFA
- Left forearm
- MAS
- Manifest anxiety scale
- LHS
- Left hand side
- LBT
- Low back tenderness
- LHG
- Left hand grip
- PA
- Postero-anterior; pulmonary artery
- KA
- Ketoacidosis
- LIQ
- Left inner quadrant
- KLS
- Kidney, liver, spleen
- LUA
- Left upper arm
- MAT
- Maternal
- LIR
- Left iliac region
- LLWC
- Long leg walking cast
- LLX
- Left lower extremity
- LL
- Left lateral; left leg; left lower; left lung
- NRM
- Normal range of motion
- LKS
- Liver, kidney, spleen
- OCC
- Occasionally; occiput; occupation
- MBH
- Maximum benefit from hospitalization
- NRN
- No return necessary
- LRT
- Lower respiratory tract
- MDC
- Minimum detectable concentration
- K
- Potassium
- LQ
- Lower quadrant
- NLM
- National Library of Medicine
- MEDLARS
- Medical Literature Analysis and Retreival System
- KG
- Kilogram
- KB
- Knee bearing amputation
- OBS
- Organic brain syndrome; observer; obstetrics
- KCL
- Potassium chloride
- KFT
- Kidney function test
- LOQ
- Left lower quadrant; left outer quadrant
- PC
- Phone call; posterior cervical; present complaint
- NLP
- No light perception; normal light perception
- LOS
- Length of stay; loss of sight
- LOM
- Left otitis media; limitation of movement; loss of movement
- KI
- Potassium iodide
- KJ
- Knee jerk
- MEDS
- Medications, medicines
- NSA
- No significant abnormalities
- KK
- Knee kick
- LOC
- Level of consciousness; loss of consciousness
- LSP
- Lumbar spine
- KUB
- Kidney, ureter, and bladder x-ray
- LLS
- Long leg splint
- MED
- Minimum effective dose; medial
- LRQ
- Lower right quadrant
- L&H
- Lungs and heart
- MTR
- Masses, tenderness, rebound
- ME
- Medical examiner
- KVO
- Keep vein open
- MDV
- Multiple dose vial
- PD
- Partial denture; per diem; pulmonary disease
- MTRG
- Masses, tenderness, rebound, guarding
- LSK
- Liver, spleen, kidneys
- LS
- Left side; liver and spleen; lumbar spine; lumbosacral
- MUO
- Myocardiopathy of unknown origin
- NSAD
- No sign of significant disease
- MBC
- Maximal breathing capacity
- MB
- Muscle balance
- MV
- Mitral valve
- MAX
- Maxilla; maximal; maximum
- NSC
- No significant change
- NSAID
- Non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drug
- MASS
- Massage; massive
- MAJ
- Major; majority
- MAL
- Malignant
- OC
- On call
- MID
- Minimum infective dose
- MI
- Mental illness; mitral insufficiency; myocardial infarction
- MAC
- Maximum allowable concentration; macerated
- MT
- Manual traction; maximal therapy; more than; muscles and tendons; muscle test
- LN
- Lymph node
- OD
- Occupational disease; officer of the day; once daily; overdose; right eye (oculus dexter)
- MICU
- Mobile intensive care unit
- OP
- Operation; out patient
- MIC
- Minimal inhibitory concentration
- NIP
- No infection present; no inflammation present
- LLR
- Left lumbar region
- MLC
- Minimum lethal concentration
- MLD
- Minimum lethal dose
- LLQ
- Left lower quadrant
- ML
- Maximum to left; midline
- MKV
- Measles, killed vaccine
- MHB
- Maximum hospital benefit
- NSG
- Nursing
- MSTI
- Multiple soft tissue injuries
- OH
- Occupational history
- MH
- Marital history; medical history; mental health
- NROM
- Normal range of motion
- NT
- Naso-tracheal; nerve treatment; normal temperature; no test, not tested; not tender
- MFW
- Multiple fragment wounds
- NN
- Neonatal; nerves; nurse notes
- MFU
- Medical follow up
- MFT
- Muscle function test
- MEL
- Melanoma
- NS
- Nerves; neurosurgery; no show, nonspecific
- MEH
- Medical eye history
- LBP
- Low back pain; low blood pressure
- PER OS
- By mouth
- MPC
- Maximum permissible concentration
- MEF
- Maximal expiratory flow
- MRI
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- MR
- Maximum to right; mental retardation
- NVD
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- MPD
- Maximum permissible dose
- NBS
- Normal bowel sounds
- MP
- Menstrual period
- NTG
- Nitroglycerine
- NCO
- No complaints offered
- NCNS
- No complications, no sequelae
- OE
- On examination; orthopedic examination; otitis externa
- LAM
- Laminectomy
- PERLA
- Pupils equal, reactive to light & accommodation
- O&E
- Observation and examination
- NK
- Not known
- MOD
- Medical officer of day; moderate
- MFD
- Midforceps delivery; minimum fatal dose
- LUE
- Left upper extremity
- MMST
- Muscle strength
- LUOQ
- Left upper outer quadrant
- MOM
- Milk of magnesia
- LUQ
- Left upper quadrant
- MMPI
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
- LBB
- Low back bending
- M&F
- Mother and father
- NSD
- Normal spontaneous delivery; no significant defect
- LX
- Lower extremity
- OBJ
- Object; objective
- NM
- Neuromuscular; not measured; not mentioned
- MMFR
- Maximal midexpiratory flow rate
- LANC
- Long arm navicular cast
- MIFR
- Maximal inspiratory flow rate
- MMF
- Maximal midexpiratory flow
- MEFR
- Maximal expiratory flow rate
- MM
- Malignant melanoma; mucous membrane; murmur, muscles
- MIF
- Maximal inspiratory flow
- MG
- Muscle group
- NMJ
- Neuromuscular injection
- L&S
- Liver and spleen