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MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
At present, the only approved medical abbreviations that are acceptable for LHD documentation are in this section, the Immunization Section, and Marilyn Fuller Delong’s Medical Acronyms, Eponyms & Abbreviations, 3 rd^ Edition or later. The following list has been compiled from sources that are nationally acceptable and are taken from documents that are published by such agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical references, the MERCK Manual, and medical dictionaries such as Dorland’s Medical Dictionary. Each LHD should keep a log of non-medical abbreviations that are used in their agency, such as MCHS – Madison County High School, Tues. – Tuesday, CBH – Central Baptist Hospital, etc.
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2 times a day BID 3 times a day t.i.d. 4 times a day QID 1 st^ heart sound S 1 2 nd^ heart sound S 2 3 rd^ heart sound S 3 4 th^ heart sound S 4 Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange 5 A’s
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a drop gt abdomen, abdominal Abd A bdominal pain, C hest pain, H eadaches, E ye problems, S evere leg pain
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abnormal Abn, ABNL abortion ab, AB absent without leave AWOL absent, absence abs absolute bed rest ABR acceleration accel acceptable daily intake ADI according acc accumulation accum Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) ASA Acid Fast Bacilli AFB Acidophilus and Bifidum A&B Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS Acromioclavicular AC activated clotting time ACT activities of daily living ADL activity act Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML Acute Otitis Media AOM Acute Respiratory Disease ARD Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS Page 1 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
adequate adeq to be administered adhib administered, administrator, admission adm Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Adult Treatment Panel III ATP III Advanced Beneficiary Notice ABN Advanced Life Support ALS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN advised adv Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ACIP Advisory Opinion Statement AOS after (post) post, p after meals ( post cibos ) pc after surgery Post-op agglutinate, agglutination agg, aggl AIDS-Related Complex ARC Alanine Aminotransferase ALT alcohol alc alcohol like substance on breath ALSOB alcohol on breath AOB alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs ATOD Alcoholics Anonymous AA alert and oriented A/O alert and oriented to time, person, place, and date A+Ox alive and well A&W Alpha-Fetoprotein AFP alternate alt Ampoule amp Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS anatomy anat anatomy and physiology A&P annual family planning AFP, ANF anterior ant antibiotics abx antibody Ab Antibody to Hepatitis A Virus anti-HAV Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen anti-HBc Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen anti-HBs Anticipatory Guidance AG Anticubital AC antigen, silver Ag Anti-Rabies Serum ARS apparent appar application, applied appl appropriate for gestational age AGA aqua – water aq, aqu Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living AAAIL Argininemia ARG arteriosclerosis AS Page 2 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
before dinner ap before meals a.c. before surgery Pre-op begin, began, beginning beg benign prostatic hypertrophy BPH between bet Bicarbonate Bicarb, HCO 3 Bi-chloroacetic acid BCA bilateral bilat bilateral breath sounds BBS Bilateral Otitis Media BOM Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy BSO Bilateral Serous Otitis Media BSOM biopsy Bx, bx Biotinidase Deficiency BIOT birth control BC birth control clinic BCC birth control pills BCP birthmark BMK black box warning BBW blood Bl, bld blood alcohol BA blood alcohol level BAL
Blood Assay for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis BAMT
blood brain barrier BBB blood glucose BG blood lead level BLL blood pressure BP blood sugar BS blood sugar level BSL blood urea nitrogen BUN Blood volume Q body mass index BMI body surface area BSA body weight BW bone os bone mineral density BMD born b both ears, each ear AU bottle bot bowel movement BM bowel sounds normal BSN breakthrough bleeding BB, BTB Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program BCCTP Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System BI-RADSTM breast self exam BSE Breastfeeding Woman BF breath br breath sounds bilateral BSB Page 4 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
bright red blood BRB brought in by BIB buccal B By mouth ( per os ) po
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“cut down”, “annoyed”, “guilty”, and “eye-opener” CAGE calcium Ca calorie cal cancelled canc cancer, carcinoma Ca, CA Cancer Screening Education Materials CSEM capillary cap Capillary Blood Lead Level CBLL capsule cap carbohydrate CH 2 0, CHO, COH carcinoma-in-situ CIS cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR cardiovascular disease CV, CVD, CD cardiovascular heart disease CHD cardiovascular system CVS Carnitine acylcarnitine translocase deficiency CACT Carnitine palmitoyl II deficiency CPT-II Carnitine Uptake Defect CUD case unknown CU Casual Blood Sugar CBS catheter cath caucasian cauc cavity cav centigrade cent Centigrade/Celsius C centigram cg, Cgm central nervous system CNS cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Cerebral Palsy CP Cerebral Spinal Fluid CSF Cerebrovascular Accident CVA Certificate of Need CON Certified Medical Assistant CMA Certified Nurse Midwife CNM certified, certificate cert, crt cervical cerv, C Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm CIN cervical motion tenderness cmt cervical spine C-spine cervix cerv, Cx Cesarean Delivery CD Cesarean Section CS, C-section chemical, chemistry chem Page 5 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
condition cond confirmed & compatible C&C congenital cong Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia CAH congenital heart disease CHD Congenital Hypothyroidism CH Congenital Polycystic Disease CPD Congenital Rubella Syndrome CRS congestive heart failure CHF conjugated conjug Consistent with C/w constant const contact C Continue with C/W continuing education CE continuing education unit CEU Contraceptive Technology CT Contraction Stress Test CST contractions contrx control ctr copper Cu coronary care unit CCU correct, correction corr counterclockwise CCW cryosurgery, cryotherapy cryo cubic micron CU culture cult Culture Filtrate Protein-10 CFP- culture & sensitivity C&S current cur current diagnosis cd current procedural terminology CPT- cutting in to -otomy Cystic Fibrosis CF cystoscopy cysto Cytomegalovirus CMV
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date of admission D/A date of birth D/B, DOB date of death DOD date of service DOS date D daughter dau decameter dkm deceased Dec, dec’d deceleration decel decibal dB decigram dg, dgm Page 7 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
deciliter dL decimeter dm decrease, decreased decr deep tendon reflex DTR deep vein thrombosis DVT deficiency def deformity deform degeneration degen degree Deg, deg delayed-type hypersensitivity DTH delivery, delivered del Denver Articulation Screening Examination DASE Denver Development Screening Tool DDST Deoxyribonucleic Acid DNA Department for Community Based Services DCBS Department for Public Health DPH dependent dep Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate DMPA derive, derivative deriv descent, descending desc development Dev, devel developmental age DA developmental disability DD developmental quotient DQ Devereux Early Childhood Assessment DECA deviated nasal septum DNS diabetes diab Diabetes Centers of Excellence DCOE Diabetes Mellitus DM Diabetes Self Management Training DSMT Diabetic Ketoacidosis DKA diagnosis Dx, diag diagram diagm diameter diam diarrhea and vomiting D & V diastolic blood pressure DBP did not keep appointment DNKA diet as tolerated DAT dietary reference intakes DRI Diethylstilbestrol DES differential blood count dif dilation and curettage D & C dilation and evacuation D & E diminish, dimension dim Diphtheria diph direct, direction, director dir direct fluorescent antibody DFA directly observed preventative therapy DOPT directly observed therapy DOT Page 8 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
educate, education educ effect, effective eff effective dose ED egg, ovary ov elbow elb elect, elective el, elect elective termination of pregnancy ETP electrocardiogram ECG, EKG electroencephalogram EEG Electronic Disease Notification EDN electronic fetal monitor EFM elevated blood lead level EBLL eligible elig. embryo Emb emergency emer emergency contraception EC emergency contraceptive pills ECP emergency operations plan EOP emergency room ER emotional emot EndoCervical Curretage ECC Endometrial Biopsy EMB enhanced-potency Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine eIPV enlarged enl environment environ Environmental Smoke Exposure ETS Enzyme Immunoassay EIA Enzyme-linked Immunoadsorbent Assay ELISA eosinophil eos epidemiology epi episiotomy epis epithelial EPITH Epstein-Barr Virus EBV equal eq equal bilateral breath sounds EBBS equipment equip equivalent equiv erectile dysfunction ED erythrocytes per deciliters ery/dL Erythromycin EES Escherichia coli E coli essential ess estimated blood loss EBL estimated date of confinement EDC estimated fetal weight EFW estimated gestational age EGA estradiol E 2 estrogen E, ESG estrogen replacement therapy ERT Page 10 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
Ethanol or Ethyl alcohol EtOH, EOH Ethinyl estradiol EE Ethmbutol EMB evacuate, evacuation evac evaluate and advise E&A every 2 hours q2h every 3 hours q3h every 4 hours q4h every 5 hours q5h every 8 hours q8h every day qd every four hours qqh every hour, each hour qh every morning qam, qm every night qn, qpm every other day qod every other hour qoh every other night qon examination Ex, exam except, excision exc Expanded Role Registered Nurse ERRN expected date of delivery EDD expected, expired exp expire, expiration expir expressed breast milk EBM exterior, external ext extremity ext eye E
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face-to-face En face failure to thrive FTT family fam family support worker FSW Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA family goal sheet FGS family history F/H, FH, FHx family nurse practitioner FNP family planning FP family planning education materials FPEM family resource youth services center FRYSC fasting blood glucose FBG fasting blood sugar FBS fasting lipid panel FLP fasting plasma glucose FPG fat free FF father F fecal occult blood test FOBT Federal Trade Commission FTC Page 11 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD gastrointestinal GI genitourinary GU genitourinary system GUS gestational diabetes mellitus GDM gland gl Glaxo Smith Kline GSK glomerular filtration rate GFR glucose glu glucose challenge test GCT glucose insulin tolerance test GITT glucose tolerance test GT, GTT Glutaric academia type II GA-II gluteus maximus glut max gold Au Gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project GISP Gonococcal Urethritis GU gonococcus/gonorrhea gc, GC government govt gradual, gradually grad grain gr gram g, gm gram negative GN gram negative bacillus GNB gram negative cocci GNC gram negative diplococci GND gram per deciliter g/dL gram positive GP gram positive cocci GPC grandfather GF grandmother GM Gravida G gravity grav Group A streptococcus GAS Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus GBBS Group B streptococcus GBS Growing Great Families GGF Growing Great Kids GGK growth hormone GH guide, guidance guid Guillain-Barré Syndrome GBS gynecologist, gynecology Gyn, GYN
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half Hf half gallon HG hard of hearing HOH head and neck H&N Page 13 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat HEENT headache HA, h/a Health Access, Nurturing Development Services HANDS Health Care Provider HCP health care worker HCW Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act HIPAA health maintenance organization HMO health risk assessment HRA healthy balance HB heart disease HD heart rate, heart risk HR heart sounds HS Hemagglutination Inhibitor HI Hemagglutinin H Hematocrit crit, Hct, HCT Hemoglobin HB, Hb, Hgb, Hg Hemoglobin A HbA Hemoglobin A and Hemoglobin S (Sickle cell trait) HbAS Hemoglobin B HbB Hemoglobin C; a variant/abnormal hemoglobin HbC Hemoglobin F HbF Hemoglobin S HbS Hemoglobin S-C HbS-C Hepatitis A antibody Anti-HAV Hepatitis A virus HAV Hepatitis B core antigen HBcAg Hepatitis B eantibody (Antibody to HBeAg) Anti-HBe Hepatitis B e Antigen HBeAg Hepatitis B immune globulin HBIG Hepatitis B surface antibody (Antibody to HBsAg) Anti-HBs Hepatitis B surface antigen HbsAg Hepatitis B virus HBV Hepatitis C Virus HCV Hepatitis D virus HDV Hepatitis E virus HEV Herpes Simplex HS Herpes Simplex Virus HSV Herpes Simplex, Genitalis HSG Herpes zoster virus HZV hertz Hz high hyper high blood pressure HBP high density lipoprotein HDL, HDLP high density lipoprotein cholesterol HDL-C high efficiency particulate air filtration HEPA high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion HSIL history Hx history and physical H&P history of h/o, H/O Page 14 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
incomplete incompl increase inc, incr increment incre independent ind indicate, indication indic infant Inf, I Infant of diabetic mother IDM infect, infection infect, infx inflammation inflam influence infl Influenza A H1N information info ingestion ingest inguinial ing inhalation inh, inhal inhibit, inhibitor inhib initial family planning IFP, INF initial office visit IOV Initial Preventive Physical Exam IPPE injecting drug user IDU injection inject, inj injury inj inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation IPPA inspiration insp Inspiratory/expiratory I/E instructor, instructed instr instrument inst insufficient insuff insulin dependent diabetes IDD insulin dependent diabetes mellitus IDDM intake and output I&O Intensive Care Unit ICU Interferon Gamma Release Assay IGRA Interferon-gamma INF-γ Intermittent positive pressure IPP Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB International Board Certified Lactation Consultant IBCLC Interproximal Interprox. intestine intest intoxication Intox Intra Uterine Fetal Demise IUFD intra-amniotic IA intra-arterial IA intradermal, intradermally ID intramuscular, intramuscularly IM intrauterine device IUD intrauterine growth retardation IGR, IUGR intrauterine system IUS intravenous IV Page 16 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
Intravenous pyelography IVP iodine I iron Fe Iron-deficiency anemia IDA irrigate, irrigation irrig Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS isolation isol Isoniazid INH Isovaleric Acidemia IVA
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jaundice jaund joint jnt, jt juvenile juv Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus JODM Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis JRA
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Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program KADAP Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program KCHIP Kentucky Department of Education KDE Kentucky Diabetes Prevention and Control Program KDPCP Kentucky Domestic Violence Association KDVA Kentucky Early Intervention System KEIS Kentucky Health Insurance Assistance Program KHIAP Kentucky HIV Care Coordinator Program KHCCP Kentucky Revised Statutes KRS Kentucky Vaccines Program KVP Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Project KWCSP Ketoacidosis KA Ketone bodies KB kilocalorie kcal Kosher K Kosher-Dairy K-D Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs KASAP Kentucky Association of Child Advocacy Centers KACAC Kentucky Department of Aging and Independent Living DAIL
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laboratory procedure lab proc lactating lact lactation amenorrhea method LAM lactic acid LA Lactic dehydrogenase LDH large lg, mag large-for-gestational-age LGA Laryngotracheo bronchitis LTB last (normal) menstrual period LNMP last menstrual period LMP latent TB infection LTBI Page 17 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
lower extremity LE Lunelle MPA/E 2 C lung L Lupus Erythematosus LE Luteinizing Hormone LH Lymphogranuloma venerum LGV
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magnesium Mag, Mg Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI Make Yours A Fresh Start Family MYFSF mammogram Mammo mandibular md. manifest manif Maple Syrup Urine Disease (WIC abbreviation) MSUD Marginal, margin Marg. marijuana MJ mastectomy mast Master Patient Index MPI Master’s Degree in Nursing MSN Masters of Public Health MPH Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS Maternal and Child Health Services MCH maternal grandfather/grandmother MGF, MGM Maxillary mx. median md medical history M/Hx medical nutrition therapy MNT medical record MR medical technologist MT Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency MCAD Medroxyprogesterone acetate and estradiol cypionate MPA/E2C megahertz mHz member mem membrane memb Memorandum of Agreement MOA menstrual menst menstrual history MH menstrual period MP mental age MA mental health MH Mercury Hg metabolic, metabolism metab metastasis, metastasize M, metas Methotrexate MTX Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency MUT Microgram mcg microgram – 0.000001 gram ug Microhemagglutination assay for antibody to Treponema pallidum MHA-TP Page 19 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
midline mid Milk of Magnesia MOM milliequivalent mEq, meq milliequivalent per liter mEq/l milligrams per deciliter mg/dL milligrams per kilogram mg/kg millimeters of mercury mm Hg, mmttg millimicron m minim min minimal effective dose MED minimum inhibitory concentration MIDC misoprotol MIS missed opportunity MO mitral valve MV mitral valve prolapse MVP mixture mixt Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partners MAPP monoamine oxidase MAO monocytes monos Mononucleosis mono Monosodium glutamate MSG Monozygotic MZ months old MO mother M mother & father M&F mouth os moves all extremities MAE moves all extremities well MAEW Mucopurulent cervicitis MPC Mucous Membrane MM Multi-drug resistant MDR Multi-drug resistant TB MDR TB Multipara multip multiple mult Multiple carboxylase deficiency MCD Multiple Sclerosis MS Multi-Vitamin MVI murmur mm muscle musc musculoskeletal MS Mycobacteria other than TB MOTT Mycobacterium avium complex MAC Mycobacterium Tuberculosis MTB Myocardial infarction MI
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nanogram ng nanoliter nl nanometer nm Page 20 of 31 Kentucky Public Health Practice Reference Section: Abbreviations
