1
Q
ed
A
emergency department
2
Q
co
A
complaining of
3
Q
cp
A
chest pain
4
Q
aaa
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
5
Q
afib
A
atrial fibrillation
6
Q
abd
A
abdominal
7
Q
abx
A
antibiotics
8
Q
ams
A
altered mental status
9
Q
bilatle
A
bilateral lower extremities
10
Q
bm
A
bowel movement
11
Q
bp
A
blood pressure
12
Q
ca
A
cancer
13
Q
cabg
A
coronary artery bypass graft
14
Q
cad
A
coronary artery disease
15
Q
chf
A
congestive heart failure
16
Q
copd
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
17
Q
cat
A
CAT
18
Q
ct
A
CT
19
Q
ctc
A
CT Chest
20
Q
cpr
A
CPR
21
Q
csf
A
cerebrospinal fluid
22
Q
cva
A
CVA
23
Q
cxr
A
Chest X-Ray
24
Q
cspine
A
cervical spine
25
dka
diabetic ketoacidosis
26
doe
dyspnea on exertion
27
dvt
deep vein thrombosis
28
dx
diagnosis
29
dz
disease
30
ekg
EKG
31
etoh
consumes alcohol occasionally
32
etohd
consumes alcohol daily
33
fhx
family history of
34
fx
fracture of
35
gi
gastrointestinal
36
gib
gastrointestinal bleed
37
gpa
G:***, P:***, Ab:***
38
gsw
gun shot wound
39
gu
genitourinary
40
gub
genitourinary bleed
41
ha
cephalgia
42
htn
hypertension
43
hx
history
44
hh
hemoglobin and hematocrit
45
id
incision and drainage
46
iddm
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
47
iup
intrauterine pregnancy
48
ivsa
intravenous substance abuse
49
sa
substance abuse
50
iv
intravenous
51
jvd
jugular vein distension
52
lnmp
last normal menstrual period
53
loc
loss of consciousness
54
lp
lumbar puncture
55
lspine
lumbar spine
56
mca
motorcycle accident
57
mva
motor vehicle accident
58
nad
no acute distress
59
niddm
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
60
nkda
no known drug allergies
61
nl
normal
62
vs
vital signs
63
nsaid
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
64
nsr
normal sinus rhythm
65
ntg
Nitroglycerin
66
nvd
nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
67
oxsat
oxygen saturation
68
od
overdose
69
pcp
primary care physician
70
pe
pulmonary embolism
71
perrl
pupils are equal, round and reactive to light
72
po
PO
73
asab
Aspirin 81mg PO
74
asaf
Aspirin 325mg PO
75
prn
as needed
76
pt
patient
77
pta
prior to arrival
78
pud
peptic ulcer disease
79
qd
every day
80
qh
every hour
81
qhs
every bedtime
82
qid
four times a day
83
rom
range of motion
84
rx
prescription
85
r/o
rule out
86
sob
shortness of breath
87
s/p
status post
88
sx
symptoms
89
tia
transient ischemic attack
90
tid
three times a day
91
tm
tympanic membrane
92
tspine
thoracic spine
93
tx
treatment
94
ua
urinalysis
95
uri
upper respiratory infection
96
us
ultrasound
97
utd
up to date
98
uti
urinary tract infection
99
wnl
within normal limits
100
cardiom
cardiomegaly
101
ltl
lateral
102
prox
proximal
103
approx
approximately
104
tac
tachycardia
105
bradc
bradycardia
106
pna
pneumonia
107
ptx
pneumothorax
108
sweat
diaphoresis
109
cut
laceration
110
pale
pallor
111
passo
syncope
112
binv
hematemesis
113
bleedo
hemorrhage
114
red
erythema
115
liverm
hepatomegaly
116
lbp
hypotension
117
stroke
cerebrovascular accident
118
pus
purulent
119
bruise
ecchymosis
120
itch
pruritic
121
ivp
intravenous push
122
tobacco
the patient endorses smoking tobacco
123
marijuana
the patient endorses smoking marijuana
124
meth
the patient endorses smoking methamphetamine
125
bc
birth control
126
negtrop
troponin is negative
127
nla
normal axis
128
nli
normal intervals
129
nsted
no ST elevations or depressions.
130
ncekg
no change from prior EKG
131
aflut
atrial flutter
132
QTC
prolonged QTC
133
lad
left axis deviation
134
lvh
left ventricular hypertrophy
135
lbbb
left bundle branch block
136
rbbb
right bundle branch block
137
hna
hyponatremia
138
lk
hypokalemia
139
hk
hyperkalemia
140
lcl
hypochloremia
141
elevlip
lipase is elevated, concerning for pancreatitis.
142
elevtrop
troponin is elevated at***
143
nlbnp
unremarkable BNP
144
melevbnp
mildly elevated BNP
145
elevbnp
elevated BNP
146
sab
subarachnoid bleed
147
ap
abdominal pain
148
inter
interpreted by
149
neg
negative for
150
pos
Positive for
