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Common Medical Documentation Abbreviations & Symbols Abdomen Acute myocardial infarction After Alcohol, Ethanol Alcohol on breath Approximate At Arterial blood gas Abd AMI ETOH AOB ≈ @ ABG AAA ARDS AMA A/O Ant prn AED ALS Basic life support Before eating Body surface area BLS a.c. BSA Bag-valve-mask Before (ante) Blood sugar Bilateral BS bilat Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Celsius Chest X-ray Central Nervous System Cerebrospinal fluid Complains/Complaining of Cubic centimeter Centimeter Chest Pain CPR C˚ CXR CNS CSF c/o cc cm CP Cardiovascular Change Chief Complaint Cerebrovascular accident Clear Continuous positive airway pressure Cerebral Palsy Central venous pressure CV ∆ CC CVA cl CPAP CP CVP Date of birth Dead on arrival Decreased Do not resuscitate Drops per minute DOB DOA È DNR gtts/min Deciliter Dead on scene Diagnosis Drop(s) Dyspnea on exertion dL DOS Dx gtt(s) DOE Ear, Nose, & Throat Electroencephalogram Estimated time of arrival Every ENT EEG ETA q Electrocardiogram Endotracheal tube Estimated date of confinement Extremity ECG ETT EDC ext Female Fracture ♀ Four times per day qid Gastrointestinal Gram Gunshot wound Gynecological GI g or gm GSW GYN Genitourinary Grain Glascow coma scale GU gr GCS EMS Professions @ Temple College BVM Abdominal aortic aneurysm Adult respiratory distress syndrome Against medical advice Alert and oriented Anterior As needed Automated external defibrillator Advanced life support fx Page 1 of 3 Common Medical Abbreviations Headache Heart rate Heart sounds History & Physical Hydrogen ion concentration HA or H/A HR HS H&P pH Head, eyes, ears, nose & throat Hemoglobin History Hour hypertension HEENT Hgb Hx h, hr, HTN Increased Intracardiac Intramuscular Intraosseous Irregular K IC IM IO irreg Inferior Inspiratory Intravenous Intravenous push Inf Insp IV IVP Joint Joules jt J, j Jugular venous distention JVD Kilogram kg Keep vein open KVO Laceration Left Left Lower Quadrant Long spine board Liters per minute Lac Level of consciousness Less than Left ventricle Liter Left Ventricular Hypertrophy LOC < LV L LVH Microgram Milligram Millimeter Minute More than mcg, µg mg mm min > LLQ LSB LPM, L/min ♂ Male Medications Milliequivalent Milliliter Millimetersof mercury Moderate Med or Meds mEq ml mm Hg Mod. Nasal cannula Nausea & vomiting No known allergies Normal range of motion Nothing by mouth NC N/V NKA NROM NPO Nasogastric No, not, none No known drug allergies Not applicable NG ; NKDA N/A Obstetrical Occasional Orally OB Occ po Oropharyngeal airway Overdose Oxygen OPA OD O2 Pain Pedestrian Patient Point of maximal impulse Pn or Px ped Pt PMI Palpation Past medical history Physical Exam Pupils equal and reactive to light Palp PMH PE PEARL EMS Professions @ Temple College Page 2 of 3 Common Medical Abbreviations Positive end expiratory pressure Primary or first degree Prior to arrival Private Medical Doctor PEEP 1 PTA PMD Pounds per square inch Posterior Pulmonary Embolism Privately owned vehicle psi Post. PE POV Radiates to Range of motion Respiratory or Respirations Right ´ ROM Resp Regarding Right upper quadrant Right lower quadrant Rule out re RUQ RLQ R/O Secondary to Semi-reclined Shortness of breath Signs and Symptoms Sublingual 2 Sup. SOB S&S or S/S SL Superior Sitting Subcutaneous Standing Supine SC, SQ Temporomandibular joint Three times per day Times (multiply) Third degree Treatment Two times per day TMJ tid X 3 Tx bid Therapy or Treatment To keep open Transport or Transmit Transient ischemic attack Tuberculosis Rx TKO Tx TIA TB Unknown Upper respiratory infection unk URI Urinary tract infection Unconscious UTI Unc Vital Signs VS Warm and dry Weight With Without W/D Wt Well-developed/well-nourished Year-old Within normal limits WD/WN y/o WNL EMS Professions @ Temple College Page 3 of 3