Abbreviations, Directional Terms, and TPRs
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- AAHA
- American Animal Hospital Association
- AVMA
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- ENT
- Ear, Nose, and Throat
- EENT
- Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
- FUO
- Fever of Unknown Origin
- gt
- drop
- gtt
- drops
- HBC
- Hit By Car
- IM
- Intramuscular
- ID
- Intradermal
- SC, SQ, sub-Q
- subcutaneous
- BP
- blood pressure
- CHF
- congestive heart failure
- CNS
- central nervous system
- Dx
- diagnosis
- mm
- millimeter
- Dog Normal Temp
- 99.5 - 102.5
- Cat Normal Temp
- 100.5 - 102.5
- Dog Normal Pulse
- 60 - 160
- Cat Normal Pulse
- 160 - 210
- Dog Normal Respiration
- 8 - 20
- Cat Normal Respiration
- 8 - 30
- Dog Normal Gestation
- 56 - 68 days
- Cat Normal Gestation
- 59 - 68 days
- A.D., ad
- right ear
- A.S., as
- left ear
- A.U., au
- both ears
- TPR
- temperature, pulse, respiration
- NPO, n.p.o.
- nothing by mouth
- IV
- intravenous
- cap
- capsule
- tab
- tablet
- syr
- syrup
- O.D., od
- right eye
- O.S., os
- left eye
- O.U., ou
- both eyes
- A.C., ac
- before meals
- Horse Normal Temp
- 99 - 101
- Cow Normal Temp
- 101.5
- Horse Normal Pulse
- 28 - 44
- Cow Normal Pulse
- 60 - 70
- Horse Normal Respiration
- 8 - 20
- Cow Normal Respiration
- 26 - 50
- Horse Normal Gestation
- 11 - 11.5 months
- Cow Normal Gestation
- 9 months
- Saggital Plane
- runs the length of the body (head to tail) and divides it into left and right sides, not necessarily equal)
- Median Plane
- A plane that runs the length of the body (head to tail) and divides it equally
- Transverse Plane
- Divides the body cranially and caudally (not necessarily equal)
- Dorsal Plane
- Divides the body dorsally and ventrally (not necessarily equal)
- Cranial
- toward the head
- Caudal
- toward the tail
- Rostral
- within the head, toward the muzzle
- Dorsal
- toward the back
- Ventral
- toward the belly
- Medial
- toward the midline
- Lateral
- away from the midline
- Proximal
- Nearer to the point of origin, toward the body
- Distal
- farther from the point of origin, away from the body
- Deep
- inside, toward the center of the body
- Superficial(external)
- outside, toward the surface
- Plantar
- underside of the rear feet in quadrupeds
- Palmar
- the underside of the front feet in quadrupeds
- aq
- water
- susp
- suspension
- supp
- suppository
- cc
- cubic centimeter
- g, gm, G, Gm
- gram
- STAT
- immediately
- S.i.d., Sid
- once a day
- B.i.d., Bid
- twice a day
- Pig Normal Temp
- 102
- Rabbit Normal Temp
- 101.5
- Ferret Normal Temp
- 100 - 104
- Rat/Mouse Normal Temp
- 98.5 - 99.5
- Guinea Pig Normal Temp
- 99 - 103
- Hamster Normal Temp
- 99.5
- Pig Normal Pulse
- 58 - 86
- Rabbit Normal Pulse
- 180 - 325
- Pig Normal Respiration
- 8 - 18
- Rabbit Normal Respiration
- 30 - 60
- Pig Normal Gestation
- 112 - 115 days
- Rabbit Normal Gestation
- 30 - 35 days
- Ferret Normal Gestation
- 42 days
- Rat/Mouse Normal Gestation
- 59 - 72 days
- Hamster Normal Gestation
- 16 days
- DDx
- differential diagnosis
- FLUTD
- Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
- T.i.d., Tid, tid
- three times a day
- Q.i.d., Qid, qid
- four times a day
- ad lib
- freely, as much as desired
- AMA
- against medical advice
- B&A
- bright and alert
- BAR
- bright, alert, responsive
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c - with
- PRN, prn
- as needed
- FB
- foreign body
- AI
- artificial insemination
- AP, A-P, A/P
- anterior/posterior
- LRS
- Lactated Ringer's Solution
- ECG, EKG
- electrocardiogram
- MIC
- minimum inhibitory concentration
- GI
- gastrointestinal
- P.C., pc
- after meals (post cibum)
- q
- every
- amt
- amount
- BW
- body weight
- CBC
- complete blood count
- h
- hour
- D5W
- 5% dextrose in/with water
- DLH
- domestic long hair
- DMH
- donestic medium hair
- DSH
- domestic short hair
- ut. dict.
- as directed
- URI, URTI
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- C/S
- coughing/sneezing
- Tx
- treatment
-
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O - owner
- CRT
- capillary refill time
- Fx
- fracture
- SP
- serum protein