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Joint Commision Abbreviations
List of joint commision approved abbreviations (WV)
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
09/04/2012
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Term
CBC
 Definition
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
Term
caud
 Definition
PERTAINING TO TAIL
Term
cath
 Definition
CATHETER, CATHETERIZE
Term
cardio
 Definition
PERTAINING TO HEART
Term
Hgb
 Definition
HEMOGLOBIN
Term
SSE
 Definition
SOAPSUDS ENEMA
Term
HHN
 Definition
HANDHELD NEBULIZER
Term
hist(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO TISSUE
Term
cap
 Definition
CAPSULE
Term
CAD
 Definition
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Term
H2O
 Definition
WATER
Term
stat
 Definition
IMMEDIATELY
Term
_
C
 Definition
WITH
Term
HOB
 Definition
HEAD OF BED
Term
H&P
 Definition
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
Term
hr
 Definition
HOUR
Term
HR
 Definition
HEART RATE
Term
Ca
 Definition
CALCIUM
Term
C
 Definition
CENTIGRADE
Term
CA
 Definition
CARCINOMA
Term
NWB
 Definition
NON-WEIGHT BEARING
Term
KUB
 Definition
KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER
Term
lab
 Definition
LABORATORY
Term
@
 Definition
AT
Term
AD LIB
 Definition
AS DESIRED
Term
O2
 Definition
OXYGEN
Term
lac
 Definition
LACERATION
Term
ax
 Definition
AXILLA
Term
AHA
 Definition
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Term
lat
 Definition
LATERAL
Term
OB
 Definition
OBSTETRICS
Term
OD
 Definition
RIGHT EYE
Term
Add
 Definition
ADDUCTION
Term
lb
 Definition
POUND
Term
OR
 Definition
OPERATING ROOM
Term
O.S
 Definition
LEFT EYE
Term
liq
 Definition
LIQUID
Term
Amb
 Definition
AMBULATE, AMBULATION
Term
AKA
 Definition
ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
Term
artic
 Definition
TO JOIN
Term
LLL
 Definition
LEFT LOWER LOBE
Term
LLQ
 Definition
LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
Term
LOC
 Definition
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Term
BM
 Definition
BOWEL MOVEMENT
Term
BOS
 Definition
BASE OF SUPPORT
Term
BUN
 Definition
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
Term
amt
 Definition
AMOUNT
Term
ant
 Definition
ANTERIOR
Term
AM
 Definition
MORNING, BEFORE NOON
Term
LP
 Definition
LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Term
OSS, OSTEO
 Definition
PERTAINING TO BONE
Term
OU
 Definition
BOTH EYES
Term
LUL
 Definition
LEFT UPPER LOBE
Term
AROM
 Definition
ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION
Term
BMA
 Definition
BONE MARROW ASPIRATE
Term
BSA
 Definition
BODY SURFACE AREA
Term
angio
 Definition
PERTAINING TO A VESSEL
Term
LUQ
 Definition
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
Term
mcg
 Definition
MICROGRAM
Term
oz
 Definition
OUNCE
Term
P
 Definition
AFTER
Term
mammo(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO BREAST
Term
mEq
 Definition
MILLIEQUIVALENT
Term
mg
 Definition
MILLIGRAM
Term
BS
 Definition
BLOOD SUGAR
Term
A&P
 Definition
ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR
Term
BSC
 Definition
BEDSIDE COMMODE
Term
MG
 Definition
MAGNESIUM
Term
adip(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO FAT (ADIPOSE)
Term
min
 Definition
MINUTE
Term
p.c.
 Definition
AFTER FOOD
Term
PCA
 Definition
PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIC
Term
As Tol
 Definition
AS TOLERATED
Term
ad
 Definition
TOWARD
Term
anti
 Definition
AGAINST
Term
fasci
 Definition
PERTAINING TO FIBROUS TISSUE
Term
FBS
 Definition
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
Term
T.U.R.P.
 Definition
TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION PROSTATE
Term
CBI
 Definition
CONTINUOUS BLADDER IRRIGATION
Term
wt
 Definition
WEIGHT
Term
C/C
 Definition
CHIEF COMPLAINT
Term
Hg
 Definition
MERCURY
Term
Sp. g
 Definition
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
Term
cc
 Definition
CUBIC CENTIMETER
Term
CCU
 Definition
CRITICAL CARE UNIT
Term
HGH
 Definition
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
Term
SOAP
 Definition
SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT, PLAN
Term
S
 Definition
WITHOUT
Term
CDT
 Definition
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICLE SCREEN
Term
HEENT
 Definition
HEAD, EARS, EYES, NOSE, THROAT
Term
Rx
 Definition
PRESCRIPTION OR TREATMENT
Term
hem(at)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO BLOOD
Term
HD
 Definition
HEMODIALYSIS
Term
HCt
 Definition
HEMATOCRIT
Term
H/A
 Definition
HEADACHE
Term
G.U.
 Definition
GENITOURINARY
Term
CHF
 Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
CHO
 Definition
CARBOHYDRATES
Term
RR
 Definition
REPIRATORY RATE
Term
gr
 Definition
GRAIN
Term
R/O
 Definition
RULE OUT
Term
PUD
 Definition
PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE
Term
CO
 Definition
CARDIAC OUTPUT
Term
CO2
 Definition
CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBONATE
Term
G.I.
 Definition
GASTROINTESTINAL
Term
PT
 Definition
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Term
prog
 Definition
PROGNOSIS
Term
RBC
 Definition
RED BLOOD COUNT
Term
Pre-Op
 Definition
BEFORE SURGERY
Term
q.i.d.
 Definition
FOUR TIMES A DAY
Term
Post-Op
 Definition
POST-OPERATIVE
Term
Cl. Liq.
 Definition
CLEAR LIQUID
Term
CNS
 Definition
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
supra
 Definition
ABOVE
Term
H.S.
 Definition
BEDTIME (HOUR OF SLEEP)
Term
HTn
 Definition
HYPERTENSION
Term
POA
 Definition
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Term
CABG
 Definition
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
Term
cal
 Definition
CALORIE, CALORIC
Term
Dx
 Definition
DIAGNOSIS
Term
ECG
 Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
Term
ICU
 Definition
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Term
syr
 Definition
SYRUP
Term
ICP
 Definition
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
Term
Echo
 Definition
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
Term
tab
 Definition
TABLET
Term
ED
 Definition
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Term
I&D
 Definition
INCISION AND DRAINAGE
Term
Tbsp
 Definition
TABLESPOON
Term
EEG
 Definition
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
Term
EENT
 Definition
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT
Term
EF
 Definition
EJECTION FRACTION
Term
ile(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO ILEUM
Term
I.M.
 Definition
INTRAMUSCULAR
Term
EGD
 Definition
ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY
Term
EKG
 Definition
ELECTROCRADIOGRAM
Term
EMG
 Definition
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
Term
TCDB
 Definition
TURN, COUGH, DEEP BREATH
Term
Inj
 Definition
INJECTION
Term
inf
 Definition
INFERIOR
Term
inter
 Definition
BETWEEN
Term
I&O
 Definition
INTAKE AND OUTPUT
Term
intro
 Definition
WITHIN
Term
enter(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO INTESTINES
Term
ER
 Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
Term
ETOH
 Definition
ALCOHOL
Term
THC
 Definition
MARIJUANA
Term
IV
 Definition
INTRAVENOUS
Term
EXAM
 Definition
EXAMINATION
Term
N/A
 Definition
NOT APPLICABLE
Term
IVP
 Definition
INTRAVENOUS PPYELOGRAM
Term
F*
 Definition
FAHRENHEIT
Term
exc
 Definition
EXCISION
Term
J.V.D.
 Definition
JUGULAR VEIN DISTENSION
Term
NC
 Definition
NASAL CANNULA
Term
BRP
 Definition
BATHROOM PRIVILEGES
Term
Kg
 Definition
KILOGRAM
Term
nephr(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO KIDNEY
Term
ABG
 Definition
ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
Term
KVO
 Definition
KEEP VEIN OPEN
Term
MVI
 Definition
MULTIVITAMINS
Term
my(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO MUSCLE
Term
ASAP
 Definition
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Term
neuro
 Definition
PERTAINING TO NERVES
Term
NKDA
 Definition
NO KNOW DRUG ALLERGIES
Term
NPO
 Definition
NOTHING BY MOUTH
Term
NSAIDS
 Definition
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS
Term
BKA
 Definition
BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION
Term
b.i.d.
 Definition
TWICE A DAY
Term
N.V.D.
 Definition
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIAHRRHEA
Term
MRI
 Definition
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Term
Bx
 Definition
BIOPSY
Term
BA
 Definition
BLOOD ALCOHOL
Term
bilat
 Definition
BILATERAL
Term
BMR
 Definition
BASAL METABOLISM RATE
Term
ASA
 Definition
ASPIRIN
Term
mL
 Definition
MILLILITER
Term
MPOA
 Definition
MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
Term
ped
 Definition
PERDIATRIC
Term
Bact
 Definition
BACTERIAL
Term
B.P., b/p
 Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
ACLS
 Definition
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
Term
PERRLA
 Definition
PUPILS EQUAL,ROUND, REACTIVE RO LIGHT, AND ACCOMODATION
Term
plegia
 Definition
PARALYSIS
Term
MR
 Definition
MENTALLY RETARDED
Term
a
 Definition
BEFORE
Term
a.c.
 Definition
BEFORE MEALS
Term
pneumo, pulmo
 Definition
PERTAINING TO LUNGS
Term
p.o.
 Definition
BY MOUTH
Term
MRSA
 Definition
METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPH AUREUS
Term
Hx
 Definition
HISTORY
Term
A
 Definition
APICAL (PULSE)
Term
amp
 Definition
AMPULE
Term
HYPER
 Definition
OVER, ABOVE
Term
art
 Definition
ARTERIAL
Term
-blast
 Definition
PERTAINING TO EARLY EMBRYONIC OR DEVELOPMENTAL STATE
Term
abd
 Definition
ABDOMINAL, ABDOMEN
Term
bi
 Definition
TWICE, DOUBLE
Term
BR
 Definition
BED REST
Term
hyst
 Definition
HYSTERECTOMY
Term
hypo
 Definition
UNDER, BELOW
Term
ADL
 Definition
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Term
hystro
 Definition
PERTAINING TO UTERUS
Term
IDDM
 Definition
INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
ID
 Definition
INTRADERMAL
Term
VS
 Definition
VITAL SIGNS
Term
F*
 Definition
FAHRENHEIT
Term
CPR
 Definition
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION
Term
DOA
 Definition
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Term
DOB
 Definition
DATE OF BIRTH
Term
DM
 Definition
DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
diag
 Definition
DIAGNOSIS
Term
-derm
 Definition
SKIN
Term
CSF
 Definition
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Term
UA
 Definition
URINALYSIS
Term
Tx
 Definition
TREATMENT
Term
Fe
 Definition
IRON
Term
AMA
 Definition
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
Term
DOB
 Definition
DATE OF BIRTH
Term
gastr(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO STOMACH OR ABDOMEN
Term
X
 Definition
EXCEPT
Term
CXR
 Definition
CHEST X-RAY
Term
cysto
 Definition
PERTAINING TO BLADDER
Term
pur
 Definition
RELATING TO PUS
Term
CT
 Definition
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN
Term
C&S
 Definition
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
Term
t.i.d.
 Definition
THREE TIMES A DAY
Term
T.P.R.
 Definition
TEMPERATURE,PULSE, RESPIRATION
Term
DNR
 Definition
DO NOT RESUSCITATE
Term
tsp
 Definition
TEASPOON
Term
hepat(o)
 Definition
PERTAINING TO LIVER
Term
subcut
 Definition
SUBCUTANEOUS
Term
CRP
 Definition
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Term
CVP
 Definition
CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE
Term
CPM
 Definition
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION
Term
D&C
 Definition
DILATION AND CURETTAGE
Term
p.r.n.
 Definition
AS OCCASION ARISES
Term
GERD
 Definition
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Term
DAT
 Definition
DIET AS TOLERATED
Term
DRG
 Definition
DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP
Term
CRF
 Definition
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Term
trans
 Definition
ACROSS, THROUGH
Term
GYN
 Definition
GYNECOLOGY
Term
gtt
 Definition
DROP
Term
RUQ
 Definition
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
Term
chol
 Definition
CHOLESTEROL
Term
circum
 Definition
AROUND
Term
GTT
 Definition
GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST
Term
W/C
 Definition
WHEELCHAIR
Term
contra
 Definition
AGAINST
Term
VRA
 Definition
VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS
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