Approved Abbreviations

 

Abd

ABG

A/C

ACS

A Fib

AICD

AM

AMI

AMS

Ant.

Approx

ASAP

Ausc

Admin

B

BBB

BIAD

BID

BGL

BM

BP

C

CA

CAT

Cath

Cc

CCU

C/c

C-collar

CHF

Cm

CNS

CO2

c/o

COPD

CP

CPAP

C-spine

CPR

C-section

CSF

CTA

CVA

DBP

D/C

DKA

DNR

DO

DOA

DOB

DPI

Dx

ENT

EKG

EMS

ER

ETA

ETT

ETOH

Exam

F

FD

Fx

ga

Gal

GCS

GI

Gm/Gr

GrMH

GMMC

GSW

Gtt

Gyn

H

Ha

Hgb

HH

HPI

HR

Hx

ICE

ICP

ICU

IM

Info

INT

IUD

IV

JVD

K

KED

Kg

KVO

L

Lat

Lb

LLQ

LMA

LMP

LOC

LP12

LP15

LR

L/S

LSB

LUQ

M

MA

MAP

Max

MCA

Mcg

MCI

MD

mEq

Mg

mg

MI

MIP

mL

Mm

MOI

MVA

Na

N/A

NaCl

NC

Neuro

N/K

NKDA

NKA

NIHSS

NGH

NPA

NS

NSR

NT

NTG

N/V

O2

OB

OB-GYN

OJ

OPA

OR

Ortho

Oz

P

P.A.

PAC

palp

PAT

PCI

PE

PEEP

PERL

Ph

PID

PJC

PM

PMCST

PMH

p.o.

Post

prn

Pt.

Q

QD

QH

QID

R

RBC

Reg

RLQ

RN

ROM

ROSC

RTS

Rx

S

SAA

SANE

SBP

SL

SOB

SQ

SR

S/S

Tbsp

Temp

TIA

TID

Tsp

VA

VD

V fib

V/S

V tach

W

w/

WBC

w/o

WPW

>

<

=

+

-

-

Abdomen

Arterial Blood Gas

Antecubital

Acute  Coronary Syndromes

Atrial Fibrillation

Automated Internal Cardiac Defibrillator

Morning

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Altered Mental Status

Anterior

Approximate

As  soon as possible

Auscultation

Administer

Black

Bundle Branch Block

Blind Insertion Airway Device

Twice a day

Blood Glucose Level

Bowel movement

Blood Pressure

With

Cancer

Computerized Axial Tomography

Catheter

Cubic Centimeter

Coronary Care Unit

Chief Complaint

Cervical collar

Congestive Heart  Failure

Centimeter

Central  Nervous System

Carbon dioxide

Complaining of

Chronic  Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chest Pain

Continuous  Positive Airway Pressure

Cervical Spine

Cardio-pulmonary  Resuscitation

Cesarean Section

Cerebrospinal  Fluid

Clear to auscultation

Cerebrovascular  Accident

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Discontinue

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Do not resuscitate

Doctor of Osteopathy

Dead on arrival

Date of birth

Distracting Painful  Injury

Diagnosis

Ears, Nose and  Throat

Electrocardiogram

Emergency  Medical Services

Emergency Room

Estimated time of  arrival

Endotracheal tube

Ethyl Alcohol

Examination

Female

Fire Department

Fracture

Gauge

Gallon

Glasgow Coma Scale

Gastrointestinal

Gram

Greer Memorial Hospital

Greenville Memorial Medical Center

Gunshot wound

Drops

Gynecology

Hispanic

Headache

Hemoglobin

Hillcrest Hospital

History of Present Illness

Heart Rate

History

Induced Cooling by EMS

Intracranial Pressure

Intensive Care Unit

Intramuscular

Information

Intermittent Needle Therapy

Intra Uterine Device

Intravenous

Jugular Vein Distention

Potassium

Kendrick Extrication Device

Kilogram

Keep vein open

Left

Lateral

Pound

Left lower quadrant

Laryngeal Mask Airway

Last menstrual period

Loss of consciousness

Life Pak 12 Monitor

Life Pak 15 Monitor

Lactated Ringer’s Solution

Lung sounds

Long spine board

Left upper quadrant

Male

Milliamps

Mean Arterial Pressure

Maximum

Motorcycle accident

Microgram

Mass Casualty Incident

Medical Doctor

Milliequivalent

Magnesium

Milligram

Myocardial Infarction

Marshall I Pickens Hospital

Milliliter

Millimeter

Mechanism of Injury

Motor vehicle accident

Sodium

Not applicable

Sodium Chloride

Nasal Cannula

Neurological

Not known

No known drug allergy

No known allergy

National Institute of Health Stoke Scale

North Greenville Hospital

Nasopharyngeal Airway

Normal Saline

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Nasotracheal

Nitroglycerin

Nausea / Vomiting

Oxygen

Obstetrics

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Out of jurisdiction

Oropharyngeal Airway

Operating Room

Orthopedics

Ounce

Pulse

Physician’s Assistant

Premature Atrial Complex

Palpatation

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Pulmonary Embolism

Positive End Expiratory Pressure

Pupils equal and reactive to light

Hydrogen Ion Concentration

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Premature Junctional Complex

Evening or afternoon

Posterior Midline C-SpineTenderness

Past Medical History

By mouth

Posterior

As necessary

Patient

Every

Every day

Every hour

Four times a day

Right

Red Blood Cell

Regular

Right Lower Quadrant

Registered Nurse

Range of Motion

Return of Spontaneous Pulse

Rapid Trauma Score

Prescription

Without

Same as above

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

Systolic Blood Pressure

Sublingual

Shortness of breath

Subcutaneous

Sinus Rhythm

Signs and Symptoms

Tablespoon

Temperature

Transient Ischemic Attack

Three times a day

Teaspoon

Veteran’s Administration

Venereal Disease

Ventricular Fibrillation

Vital signs

Ventricular Tachycardia

White

with

White Blood Cell

without

Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome

Greater than

Less than

Equal

Positive

Negative

Increase or superior to