AHS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Fahrenheit, Defecation
Medical Abbreviations
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A before
● Ad lib: as desired
● ADLS: activities of daily living
● Amb: ambulate, ambulatory
● Amt: amount
● Ap: apical
● As tol: as tolerated
● Ax: axillary(armpit)
● BID, B.I.D: twice a day
● BM: bowel movement
● BP, B/P: blood pressure
● BPM: beats per minutes
● BSC: bedside commode
● BRP: bathroom privileges
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C with
● C: Centigrade
● Cath: catheter
● C. diff: clostridium difficile
● CHF: congestive heart failure
● ℅: complains of
● COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
● CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
● CVA: cerebrovascular accident, stroke
● DAT: diet as tolerated
● DNR: do not resuscitate
● DOB: date of birth
● DON: director of nursing
● DX, dx: diagnosis
● F: Farenheit
● FF: force fluids
● Ft: feet
● H2O: water
● H, hr, hr.: hour
● HBV: hepatitis B virus
