Nursing Abbreviations 1

Before Meals

adrenocorticotrophic hormone

Explaination: Activated by CRH in response to stress. Goes to the adren gland to regulate steriod secretion

activities of daily living

as desired

acid fast bacteria

Explaination: Have a waxy cell wall. Resistant to treatment. Hard to kill. Ex. TB

Ampule

Explaination: a sealed bowl containing a solution especially for injections

amount

anterior

acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin

twice daily

Bilateral

Explaination: Affecting the right and left side of the body

bowel movement

blood pressure

benign prostatic hypertrophy

Explaination: proliferation of the cellular elements of the prostate. May enlargen and restrict the flow of urine from the bladder

bathroom privileges confinement

Bright red bleeding per rectum

Celsius

With

Carcinoma

Explaination: a cancer that begins in a tissue lining the inner or outter surface of the body

calorie

Capsule

Explaination: a soluble container enclosing a dose of medicine

complete blood count

chief complaint

cough and deep breath

congestive heart failure

Explaination: when the pumping of the heart weakens to the point that it can not deliever the blood the body needs

Chloride

centimeter

central nervous system

complaint of

carbon dioxide

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Explaination: a disease that makes it difficult to breath. airways become smaller and cough up mucus

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Explaination: emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardic arrest. 

cerebral spinal fluid

cerebral vascular accident

Explaination: stroke is a rapid loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain

diet as tolerated

dilatation & curettage

Explaination: refers to the dilation of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus and/or contents of the uterus by scraping and scooping (curettage)

discontinue

dyspnea on exertion

Explaination: breathlessness due to low oxygen levels from overbreathing

diabetes mellitus

Explaination: when the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells

Dry sterile dressing

due to

diagnosis

Emergency Department

electroencephalogram

Explaination: is a test that measures and records the electrical activity of your brain.

Electrocardiogram

Explaination: is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart.

ear, nose, throat

Alcohol