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Common Hospital Abbreviations & Terminology
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08/30/2011

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a
Definition
before
Term
Ad lib
Definition
as desired
Term
bid
Definition
twice a day
Term
C
Definition
centigrade
Term
_
c
Definition
with
Term
CBC
Definition
complete blood count
Term
cc
Definition
cubic centimeter (1cc=1ml, unit of volume)
Term
DC
Definition
discontinue
Term
F
Definition
Fahrenheit
Term
G or g
Definition
grams (unit of measure, unit of mass, 1/1000 of a kilogram)
Term
Hct
Definition
hematocrit
Term
Hgb
Definition
hemoglobin
Term
Hx
Definition
history
Term
IM
Definition
Intramuscular
Term
IV
Definition
intravenous
Term
MI
Definition
Myocardial Infarction
Term
ml
Definition
milliliter
Term
NPO
Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
_
p
Definition
after/post
Term
PRN
Definition
as needed
Term
QID
Definition
4 times a day
Term
Rx
Definition
treatment/prescription
Term
_
s
Definition
without
Term
STAT
Definition
immediately
Term
Sx
Definition
symptoms
Term
T
Definition
temperature
Term
TID
Definition
3 times a day
Term
WNL
Definition
within normal limits
Term
s/p
Definition
status post
Term
V
Definition
Volume of gas (VO2)
Term
V
Definition
Volume of gas (VO2)
Term

V
Definition
Volume of gas over time (minute)
Term
P
Definition
Gas pressure
(PO2 150mmHg, is the total pressure of the gas mixture)
Term
_
P
Definition
Mean gas pressure
Term
F
Definition
Fractional consentration of gas
Term
f
Definition
frequency of breathing
Term
I
Definition
Inspired gas
Term
E
Definition
Expired gas
Term
A
Definition
Alveolar gas
Term
T
Definition
Tidal gas or normal breathing volume
Term
D
Definition
Dead space
Term
O2
Definition
Oxygen
Term
CO2
Definition
Carbon Dioxide
Term
N2
Definition
Nitrogen
Term
Q
Definition
Volume of blood
Term

Q
Definition
Volume of blood over time
Term
S
Definition
% of hgb saturated with O2 or CO2
Term
a
Definition
arterial
Term
v
Definition
venous
Term
c
Definition
capillary
Term
SVC
Definition
Superior Vena Cava
Term
IVC
Definition
Inferior Vena Cava
Term
RA
Definition
Right Atrium
Term
RV
Definition
Right Ventricle
Term
RVOF
Definition
Right ventrical outflow
Term
MPA
Definition
Main pulmonary artery
Term
LA
Definition
Left atrium
Term
LV
Definition
Left ventricle
Term
AO
Definition
Aorta
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