Peds Abbreviations 3

  1. NAS
    No Added Salt
  2. NAT
    Non-Accidental Trauma
  3. NBICU
    Newborn Intensive Care Unit
  4. Neb
    Nebulizer
  5. NEC
    Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  6. NG
    Nasogastric
  7. NJ
    Nasojejunal
  8. NKDA
    No Known Drug Allergies
  9. NNP
    Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  10. NP
    Nasopharyngeal
  11. PO
    Nothing by mouth
  12. NS
    Normal Saline
  13. NSR
    Normal Sinus Rhythm
  14. NSVD
    Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
  15. O2 sat
    Oxygen Saturation
  16. OFC
    Occipital Frontal Circumference
  17. OM
    Otitis Media
  18. PCMC
    Primary Children's Medical Center
  19. PDA
    Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  20. PEEP
    Positive End Expiratory Pressure
  21. PERRL
    Pupils Equal, Round, and Reactive to Light
  22. PICC
    Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
  23. PICU
    Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  24. PIP
    Peak Inspiratory Pressure
  25. PMH
    Past Medical History
  26. PNP
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  27. PPHN
    Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
  28. Pr
    Per rectum
  29. Premie
    Premature infant
  30. pt
    Patient
  31. PT
    • Physical Therapy
    • Prothrombin Time
  32. PTT
    Partial Thromboplastin Time
  33. PVCs
    Premature Ventricular Contractions
  34. R/O
    Rule Out
  35. RA
    Right Atrium
  36. RAD
    Reactive Airway Disease
  37. RDS
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  38. Regurge
    Regurgitation
  39. Resp
    Respirations or Respiratory
  40. Rh
    Rhesus factor (antibody)
  41. RHD
    Rheumatic Heart Disease
  42. ROM
    Range of Motion
  43. ROS
    Rule Out Sepsis
  44. RRR
    Regular Rate and Rhythm
  45. RSV
    Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  46. RT
    Respiratory Therapy
  47. Rx
    Prescription or Medication
  48. RX/TX
    Treatment
  49. s/p
    Status post
  50. s/s
    Signs and Symptoms
  51. sat
    Saturation of oxygen in blood
  52. SCI
    Spinal Cord Injury
  53. SGA
    Small for Gestational Age
  54. SIDS
    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  55. SOB
    Shortness of Breath
  56. Staph
    Staphylococcus
  57. Strep
    Streptococcus
  58. sx
    Suction
  59. sz
    Seizure
  60. T&A
    Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
  61. T&C
    Type and Crossmatch
  62. T&S
    Type and Screen
  63. TEF
    Tracheal Esophageal Fistula
  64. TGV
    Transposition of Great Vessels
  65. TO
    Telephone Order
  66. TOF
    Tetralogy of Fallot
  67. TORCH
    Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Screen
  68. TPN
    Total Parenteral Nutrition
  69. Trach
    Tracheostomy
  70. Tx
    Traction
  71. tx
    Treatment
  72. U/S
    Ultrasound
  73. UA
    Urinalysis
  74. UAC
    Umbilical Artery Catheter
  75. UOP
    Urine Output
  76. UTI
    Urinary Tract Infection
  77. V fib
    Ventricular fibrillation
  78. Vit
    Vitamin
  79. VO
    Verbal Order
  80. VSD
    Ventricular-Septal Defect
  81. VSS
    Vital Signs Stable
  82. w/c
    Wheelchair
  83. WB
    Whole Blood
  84. wt
    Weight
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Peds Abbreviations 3
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Peds Abbreviations for quiz 3
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