pre-op
area that prepares a patient for surgery
OR
operating room
PACU
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
post-op
post operative care
ICU
intensive care unit
CCU
coronary care unit
SICU
surgical intensive care unit
PICU
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
ER
emergency room
ED
emergency department
ECU
emergency care unit
L&D
Labor and Delivery
♂️
male
♀️
female
(R)
right or rectal
(L)
left
(B)
bilateral (both sides)
🢁
increased
🢃
decreased
VS
vital signs
HR
heart rate
RR
respiratory rate
BP
blood pressure