Definition

Abbreviation

Activities of daily living

ADL

Advanced/basic life support

ALS/BLS

Against medical advice

AMA

Alert and oriented

A&O

Beats per minute

BPM

Bowel movement

BM

cardiovascular

CV

Chest pain

CP

Chief complaint

CC

Complaint of

c/o

Date of birth

DOB

diagnosis

Dx

Differential diagnosis

DDx

Discharge or discontinue

D/C

Do not resuscitate

DNR

due to

d/t

Dyspnea on exertion

DOE

Estimated blood loss

EBL

follow up

f/u

Foreign body

FB

Fracture

Fx

gastrointestinal

GI

Gunshot wound

GSW

History and physical

H&P

History of

h/o

History of present illness

HPI

Ideal body weight

IBW

immediately

STAT

Infectious disease

ID

Input and output

I&O

Keep vein open (IV fluids)

KVO

level of consciousness

LOC

Medical decision making

MDM

Motor vehicle accident

MVA

No acute distress

NAD

No known allergies

NKA

No known drug allergies

NKDA

post op day

POD

range of motion

ROM

related to

r/t

Review of symptoms

ROS

Risk factors

RF

Room Air

RA

rule out

r/o

Shortness of breath

SOB

signs and symptoms

S/S

Status post

s/p

surgery

Sx

symptoms

sx

treatment

Tx

Urine output

UOP

wheel chair

WC

Within normal limits

WNL

workup

w/u