MEDICALABBREVIATIONS.doc

MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS At present, the only approved medical abbreviations that are acceptable for LHD documentation are in this section, the Immunization Section, and Marilyn Fuller Delong’s Medical Acronyms, Eponyms Abbreviations, 3rd Edition or later. The following list has been compiled from sources that are nationally acceptable and are taken from documents that are published by such agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical references, the MERCK Manual, and medical dictionaries such as Dorland’s Medical Dictionary. Each LHD should keep a log of non-medical abbreviations that are used in their agency, such as MCHS – Madison County High School, Tues. – Tuesday, CBH – Central Baptist Hospital, etc. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Symbols 2 times a day BID 3 times a day t.i.d. 4 times a day QID 1st heart sound S1 2nd heart sound S2 3rd heart sound S3 4th heart sound S4 Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange 5 A’s A a drop gt abdomen, abdominal Abd Abdominal pain, Chest pain, Headaches, Eye problems, Severe leg pain ACHES abnormal Abn, ABNL abortion ab, AB absent without leave AWOL absent, absence abs absolute bed rest ABR acceleration accel acceptable daily intake ADI according acc accumulation accum Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) ASA Acid Fast Bacilli AFB Acidophilus and Bifidum AB Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS Acromioclavicular AC activated clotting time ACT activities of daily living ADL activity act Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML Acute Otitis Media AOM Acute Respiratory Disease ARD Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDS adequate adeq to be administered adhib administered, administrator, admission adm Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Adult Treatment Panel III ATP III Advanced Beneficiary Notice ABN Advanced Life Support ALS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN advised ad