Commonly used Medical Abbreviations

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Everyone visits hospitals and physicians use different abbreviations in the prescription. Not everyone understands them. There comes a list their original meaning.

Abbreviations	Full forms
ALS	advanced life support
Bx	biopsy
b.i.d.	twice a day (from Latin bis in die)
BP	blood pressure
BR	bedrest
CAT / CT	computed tomography
CCU	coronary care unit
CTU	cancer treatment unit
CFS	chronic fatigue syndrome
C/O or c/o	complains of...
CPE	cardiogenic pulmonary edema
CRF	chronic renal failure
CRTx	chemoradiotherapy
C/S	Caesarean section
CSR	cumulative survival rate
CT c/a/p	CT scan of chest, abdomen, and pelvis
CXR	chest x-ray (chest radiograph)
DS	diagnosis
D/O	died of, disorder
DOB	Date of birth
DOH	Department of Health
ECG	electrocardiogram
ECHO	enteric cytopathic human orphan virus
ECP	emergency care practitioner
ED	emergency department
ER	emergency room
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ENT	Ear nose and throat
Fx	fracture
F/C/S	fevers and/or chills and/or sweating
FP	Family Planning
Hx	history
H/A	headache
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
h.s.	at bedtime (from Latin hora somni)
Int	Internal
IR	insulin resistance
IV	intravenous
Ix	Investigation(s)
Lytes	electrolytes
Mod	moderate
Na	sodium (from Latin natrium)
NAD	no abnormality detected
NB	newborn
NCS	nerve conduction study
NED	No evidence of disease
NLP	no light perception (highest degree of blindness)
Non rep.	do not repeat
OB-GYN	obstetrics and gynecology
OD	overdose
Od	every day (from Latin omni die)
PMD	primary medical doctor
q6h	once every 6 hours
q.n.	every night
q.i.d.	four times each day
RXN	Reaction
Sz	seizure
SXR	skull x-ray
Tx	Treatment
Txp	transport (by ambulance)
XRT	radiotherapy used in cancer treatment
y/o	years old

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