Medical Abbreviation

AAA- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
ABG – Arterial Blood Gas(test)
ABDI- Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
ACBT-Active Cycle of breathing technique
ACT-Activated Clotting Time
AF – Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation
ALs- Activities of Living
AMI-Acute Myocardial Infarction
APR- Abdominal Perineal Resection
APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
AS-Added Sounds
ASD-Atrial Septal Defect
ASL-Alternate Side Lying
AVR-Aortic Value Replacement
AW – Awaiting
AXR-Abdominal X-ray
BBS-Bronchial Breath Sounds
BC – Blood culture (test)
BD – Twice a day
B.I.D-Twice a day
BM- Blood Monitoring
BM-STIX:Measurement of Blood Glucose
BMI-Body Mass Index
BMR-Basic Metabolic Rate
BNO – Bowel Not Open
BO – Bowel Open
BP-Blood Pressure
BPM-Beats Per Minute
BPH – Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or Hyperplacia
BSO- Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy
BrS-Breath Sound
CHF-Congestive Heart Failure
Caa++ Calcium Ion
Ca-LUNGS –Cancer Lungs
C/A-Clamatic Air Mattress
CAM-ICU-Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit
CAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia
CABG- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
CBC-Complete Blood Count
CBD- Catheter Bag Drainage.
CBG – Capillary Blood Gas
CCA- Continuing Care Assessment
CCF-Congestive cardiac failure
CF-Cardiac failure
CI-Cardiac Index
CIC-Central Intravenous Catheter
CIDP-Chronic inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
CKD- chronic Kidney Disease
CHB-Complete Heart Block
CMV-CytoMegaloVirus
CNS – Central Nervous System
CNS –Clinical Nurse Specialist
CO-Cardiac Output
CO- Complaining of
COPD-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease
CP-Chest Pain
CF-Cystic Fibrosis
CPAP-Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
CPN- Community Psychiatric Nurse
CPP-Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
CPR-Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
CRF-Chronic Renal Failure
CRT-Cardiac Resynchrony Therapy
CRT-D-Cardiac Resynchrony Therapy with Defibrillator
CSF-Cerebro Spinal Fluid
CSU – Catheter Specimen of Urine
CT-Computed tomography