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AROM
active range of motion
ADL
activities of daily living
ad lib
as desired
AKA
above the knee amputation
Amb
ambulate
flex
flexion
LE
lower extremity
OOB
out of bed
Bil
bilateral
BKA
below the knee amputation
BR
bedrest
O.T.
Occupational therapy
P.T.
physical therapy
Rehab
rehabilitation
ROM
range of motion
WB
weight bearing
W/C
wheel chair
Hemiplegia
paralysis 1 side of the body
paraplegia
paralysis of both lower extremities
quadraplegia
paralysis of all 4 limbs
BID
twice a day
TID
3 x's a day
B.S
bowel sound or breath sound
CSM
circulation
sensation
motion
FUO
fever of unknown origin
TPR
Temp
Pulse
Respiration
AP
Apical pulse
ant
anterior
AP
anteroposterior
Bx, bx
biopsy
CXR
chest x-ray; chest radiograph
LAT, lat
lateral
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
PA
posteroanterior
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RUQ
right upper quadrant
Sx
symptom
Tx
treatment
CT
computed tomography
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
PET
positron emission tomography
US
ultrasound; ultrasonography
SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
CA
cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
Derm
dermatology
FH
family history
I&D
incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement
IM
intramuscular
IMP
impression (synonymous with diagnosis)
PE
physical examination; pulmonary embolism; pressure-equalizing (tube)
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
subcu, Sub-Q, subQ
subcutaneous (injection)
UV
ultraviolet
WBC
white blood count
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Author
mattnjaneal
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Nursing abbreviations
Description
misc abbreviations ch.2, 3,
Updated
2012-10-13T21:39:17Z
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