| Abbr. | Meaning |
| ABG | |
| a.c. | |
| ad lib. | |
| AIDS | |
| Ant. | |
| AP; A-P | |
| ARDS | |
| ARF | |
| AV, A/V, A-V | |
| BE | |
| B.I.D., b.i.d. | |
| BM | |
| BP | |
| bpm | |
| BSA | |
| BUN | |
| CA, Ca | |
| CAD | |
| CBC | |
| CC | |
| CHF | |
| CNS | |
| | Abbr. | Meaning |
| CO | |
| COPD | |
| CPR | |
| CPT | |
| CSF | |
| CT | |
| CVA | |
| CXR | |
| d | |
| diff | |
| Dx | |
| ECG, EKG | |
| ECMO | |
| ED; ER | |
| EEG | |
| EMG | |
| ET | |
| Fx | |
| GI | |
| GU | |
| Hb; Hgb | |
| HCT, Hct | |
| | Abbr. | Meaning |
| HIV | |
| HR | |
| Ht | |
| Hx | |
| ICP | |
| ICU | |
| IM | |
| I.V., IV | |
| LAT, lat | |
| LLL | |
| LUL | |
| MAP | |
| mEq | |
| MI | |
| MRI | |
| NG | |
| NPO | |
| OB | |
| OR | |
| PA; P-A | |
| P.C., p.c. | |
| P.E. | |
| | Abbr. | Meaning |
| PFT | |
| P.O. | |
| p.r.n. | |
| PVC | |
| Px | |
| q | |
| q.h. | |
| Q.I.D., q.i.d. | |
| qm | |
| RBC | |
| RLL | |
| RML | |
| R/O | |
| RUL | |
| Rx | |
| SOB | |
| TB | |
| T.I.D., t.i.d. | |
| URI | |
| WBC | |
| WOB | |
| Wt | |
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