Stardard Charting Abbreviations
Terms
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- Asian
- A
- Black
- B
- Chief complaint
- CC
- Complains of
- c/o
- Current health status
- CHS
- Date of birth
- DOB
- Differential diagnosis
- DD
- Estimated date of confinement
- EDC
- Family history
- FH
- Hispanic
- H
- History
- Hx
- History and physical
- H&P
- History of present illness
- HPI
- Impression
- IMP
- Medications
- Med
- Newborn
- NB
- Occupational history
- OH
- Past history
- PH
- Patient
- Pt
- Physical exam
- PE
- Private medical doctor
- PMD
- Review of systems
- ROS
- Signs and symptoms
- S/S
- Social history
- SH
- Visual acuity
- VA
- Vital signs
- VS
- Weight
- Wt
- White
- W
- Year-old
- y/o
- Abdomen
- Abd
- Cardiovascular
- CV
- Central nervous system
- CNS
- Ear, nose, and throat
- ENT
- Gastrointestinal
- GI
- Genitourinary
- GU
- Gynecological
- GYN
- Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- HEENT
- Musculoskeletal
- M/S
- Obstetrical
- OB
- Peripheral nervous system
- PNS
- Respiratory
- Resp
- Abdominal pain
- abd pn
- Chest pain
- CP
- Dyspnea on exertion
- DOE
- Fever of unknown origin
- FUO
- Gunshot wound
- GSW
- Headache
- H/A
- Lower back pain
- LBP
- Nausea/vomiting
- n/v
- No apparent distress
- NAD
- Pain
- pn
- Shortness of breath
- SOB
- Substernal chest pain
- sscp
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- AAA
- Abortion
- Ab
- Acute myocardial infarction
- AMI
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
- ARDS
- Alcohol
- ETOH
- Atherosclerotic heart disease
- ASHD
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- COPD
- Chronic renal failure
- CRF
- Congestive heart failure
- CHF
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- CABG
- Coronary artery disease
- CAD
- Cystic fibrosis
- CF
- Dead on arrival
- DOA
- Delirium trements
- DTs
- Deep vein thrombosis
- DVT
- Diabetes mellitus
- DM
- Dilation and Curettage
- D&C
- Duodenal ulcer
- DU
- End-stage renal failure
- ESRF
- Epstein-Barr virus
- EBV
- Foreign body obstruction
- FBO
- Hepatitis B virus
- HBV
- Hiatal hernia
- HH
- Hypertension
- HTN
- Infectious disease
- ID
- Inferior wall mycardial infarction
- IWMI
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- IDDM
- Intracranial pressure
- ICP
- Mass casualty incident
- MCI
- Mitral valve prolapse
- MVP
- Motor vehicle crash
- MVC
- Multiple sclerosis
- MS
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- NIDDM
- Organic brain syndrome
- OBS
- Otistis media
- OM
- Overdose
- OD
- Peroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
- PND
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- PID
- Peptic ulcer disease
- PUD
- Pregnancies/Births (gravida/para)
- G/P
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension
- PIH
- Pulmonary embolism
- PE
- Rheumatic heart disease
- RHD
- Sexually transmitted disease
- STD
- Transient ischemic attack
- TIA
- Tuberculosis
- TB
- Upper respiratory infection
- URI
- Urinary tract infection
- UTI
- Venereal disease
- VD
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (disease)
- WPW
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme
- ACE
- Aspirin
- ASA
- Birth control pills
- BCP
- Calcium
- Ca++
- Calcium channel blocker
- CCB
- Chloride
- Cl-
- Digoxin
- Dig
- Dilantin (phenytoin sodium)
- DPH
- Diphendydramine
- DPHM
- Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus
- DPT
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- HCTZ
- Lactated Ringer's, Ringer's Lactate
- LR, RL
- Magnesium sulfate
- Mg++
- Morphine sulfate
- MS
- Nitroglycerin
- NS
- Nonsteroidal antiflammatory agent
- NSAID
- Normal saline
- NS
- Penicillin
- PCN
- Phenobarbital
- PB
- Potassium
- K++
- Sodium chloride
- NaCl
- Tylenol
- APAP
- Antecubital
- AC
- Anterior axillary line
- AAL
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- ACL
- Anterior-posterior
- A/P
- Distal interphalangeal (joint)
- DIP
- Dorsalis pedis
- DP
- Gallbladder
- GB
- Intercostal space
- ICS
- Lateral collateral ligament
- LCL
- Left lower lobe
- LLL
- Left lower quadrant
- LLQ
- Left upper lobe
- LUL
- Left upper quadrant
- LUQ
- Left ventricle
- LV
- Liver, spleen, and kidneys
- LSK
- Lymph node
- LN
- Medial collateral ligament
- MCL
- Metacarpalphalangeal (joint)
- MCP
- Metatarsalphalangeal (joint)
- MTP
- Midaxillary line
- MAL
- Posterior axillary line
- PAL
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- PCL
- Proximal interphalangeal (joint)
- PIP
- Right lower lobe
- RLL
- Right lower quadrant
- RLQ
- Right middle lobe
- RML
- Right upper lobe
- RUL
- Right upper quadrant
- RUQ
- Temporamandibular joint
- TMJ
- Tympanic membrane
- TM
- Arterial blood gass
- ABG
- Bilateral breath sounds
- BBS
- Blood sugar
- BS
- Breath sounds
- BS
- Cardiac injury profile
- CIP
- Centreal venous pressure
- CVP
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- CSF
- Chest X-ray
- CXR
- Complete blood count
- CBC
- Compurterized tomography
- CT
- Conscious, alert, and oriented
- CAO
- Costovertebral angle
- CVA
- Deep tendon reflexes
- DTR
- Dorsalis pedis (pulse)
- DP
- Electrocardiogram
- ECG, EKG
- Electroencephalogram
- EEG
- Expiratory
- Exp
- Extraocular movements (intact)
- EOMI
- Fetal heart tones
- FHT
- Full range of motion
- FROM
- Full term normal delivery
- FTND
- Heart rate
- HR
- Heart sounds
- HS
- Heel-to-shin (cerebellar test)
- H->S
- Hemoglobin
- Hgb
- Inspiratory
- Insp
- Jugular venous distention
- JVD
- Laceration
- lac
- Level of consciousness
- LOC
- Moves all extremities (well)
- MAEW
- Nontender
- NT
- Normal range of Motion
- NROM
- Palpation
- Palp
- Passive range of motion
- PROM
- Point of maximal impulse
- PMI
- Posterior tibial (pulse)
- PT
- Pulse
- P
- Pupils equal and reactive to light
- PEARL
- Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomadation
- PERRLA
- Temporomandibular joint
- TMJ
- Arterial blood gas
- ABG
- Central venous pressure
- CVP
- Cerbrospinal fluid
- CSF
- Computerized tomography
- CT
- Extraocular movements (initact)
- EOMI