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Medical term, abbreviation, or acronym
Definition
Pounds
%tile Percentile
/ Per @ At
~ Approximately
AEB As Evidenced By
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
ABX Antibiotics ADA American Diabetes Association
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHS Arizona Department of Health Services
ADIME Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, Evaluation
AGA Appropriate (10th (^) to 90th (^) percentile for birth weight for gestational age)for^ Gestational^ Age
AHCCCS Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
AI Adequate Intake
AKA Also Known As AM Morning
Amt Amount
AND Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
ANL or anl Above Normal Limits
appt. Appointment APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
AR Authorized Representative
AR2 Second Authorized Representative
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
AzEIP Arizona Early Intervention Program b/c Because
BF or bf Breastfeeding
BFPC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
BG Blood Glucose
BID Twice per Day BM Bowel Movement
BMI Body Mass Index
BMR Basal Metabolic Rate
BNL or bnl Below Normal Limits
BP Blood Pressure
BPD Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BRAT diet BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast)
Btwn or b/w Between
C Cup
Medical term, abbreviation, or acronym
Definition
c/o Complains of C1 Child 1 year old
C2 Child 2 years old
C3 Child 3 years old
C4 Child 4 years old Ca+ or Ca Calcium
Catch-up growth
Rate of growth that is faster than expected, seen when a child who has experienced stunted growth due to a nutritional insult receives adequate energy and protein CBC Complete Blood Count
CBW Current Body Weight
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CF Cystic Fibrosis
CHO Carbohydrate
CLC Certified Lactation Counselor
cm Centimeters
CNE Community Nutrition Educator
CNG Continuous Nasogastric (feeding)
CNS Central Nervous System COG Continuous Oral Gastric (feeding)
Corrected Age (CA) Age from birth, corrected for prematurity (40 weeks minus gestational age at birth) conc. Concentrate formula
cont Continue(d)
C/S Cesarean Section
CPS Child Protective Services
CRS Children’s Rehabilitation Services
CSFP Commodity Supplemental Food Program
CSHCN Children with Special Health Care Needs
CT or Cert Certification
CVB Cash Value Benefit(s)
D Day
d/t Due to
d/c Discontinue
d/o Disorder DBE Designated Breastfeeding Expert
DCS Department of Child Safety
DDS Dentist
DES Department of Economic Security
dL Deciliters
DM Diabetes Mellitus
DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice
Medical term, abbreviation, or acronym
Definition
HVP Home Visiting Program
hx History
IBCLC International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBW Ideal Body Weight
IDA Iron Deficiency Anemia
IDDM Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IEN Infant Exclusively Nursing
IFF Infant Formula Fed
ILCA International Lactation Consultant Association
in inches
IOM Institute of Medicine
IPN Infant Partially Nursing
IS Intake Specialist
IV Intravenous
J Tube Jejunostomy Tube
kcal Kilocalories or calorie(s)
kg Kilogram
L Liter L&D Labor and Delivery
Late Term Gestational age of 41 weeks to 41 6/7 weeks
lbs Pounds
LBW Low Birth Weight
Lg Large
LGA Large for Gestational Age (Greater than 90th percentile for birth weight for gestational age)
MA Medical Assistant
MC/ Mid Cert Mid-Cert/ Mid-Certification
MCT Medium-chain Triglycerides (type of fat) MD Medical Doctor
Med Medical, Medicine
Min Minutes
Micropremie Less than 750 g or 1 lb 10 oz
mL Milliliter
Mo Month
MR Medium Risk
Msg Message
MUBP or MUP Multiple User Breast Pump
MVI Multivitamin
NA+ or Na Sodium
NAS Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
NCP Nutrition Care Process
Medical term, abbreviation, or acronym
Definition
Neonate Newborn, birth to 28 days
NG Tube Nasogastric Tube
NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NJ Tube Nasojejunal Tube
NKA No Known Allergies
NKDA No Known Drug Allergies NKFA No Known Food Allergies
N/V Nausea and Vomiting
NIDDM Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NP Nurse Practitioner
NPO Nothing By Mouth
Nut Ed Nutrition Education
NWA National WIC Association
OBGYN Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OG Tube Orogastric Tube
OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
OT Occupational Therapist/Therapy
OTC Over The Counter
oz Ounces P Postpartum
PA Physical Activity
PA Physician Assistant
PAL Physical Activity Level (coefficient used to determine EER)
PCH Phoenix Children’s Hospital
PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCP Primary Care Provider/Physician
Peds Pediatrician/ Pediatrics
PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
PES Problem, Etiology, Signs, and Symptoms
PG Pregnant
PG1 Pregnant participant less than 18 years old
PG2 Pregnant adult over 18 years old
PKU Phenylketonuria (genetic disorder of metabolism) PM Afternoon
PMAD Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder
PN Partially Nursing
PNV Prenatal Vitamin
Prev Previous
PT Physical Therapist/Therapy
PO By Mouth
Post Term Gestational age more than 42 weeks
prn As Needed
PRO Protein
PSI Postpartum Support International
Medical term, abbreviation, or acronym
Definition
Veg Vegetables Vit Vitamin VLBW Very Low Birth Weight (birth weight less than 1500g or 3 lbs, 5 oz) VM Voicemail VOC Verification of Certification W/ With W/O Without WFL Weight-for-Length WHO World Health Organization WIC Women, Infants, and Children Wk Week WNL or wnl Within Normal Limits wt Weight WYW WIC Your Way X Times y.o. Years Old Yr Year
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