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This is a complete medical abbreviations list, organized A to Z. Browse all the common medical abbreviations used by medical students, nurses, doctors, and healthcare professionals on wards, in charts, and on prescriptions. Tap a letter to jump to it, then tap any abbreviation to see its full meaning, context, and the department where it is used.
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- ABG Arterial blood gas
- ABX Antibiotics
- AD Right ear / Alzheimer's disease
- ADL Activities of daily living
- AKI Acute Kidney Injury
- ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
- AMB Ambulate
- AOx3 Alert and Oriented times 3
- ARF Acute renal failure / Acute rheumatic fever
- AS Aortic stenosis / Left ear
- ASAP As soon as possible
- AU Both Ears (auris uterque)
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C
- C/D/I Clean, Dry, and Intact
- CA Cancer / Calcium
- CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- CBC Complete blood count
- CC Chief complaint
- CHF Congestive heart failure
- CKD Chronic Kidney Disease
- COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CP Chest pain / Cerebral palsy
- CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid
- CT Computed tomography
- CTA Multiple meanings
- CTAB Clear To Auscultation Bilaterally
- CVA Cerebrovascular accident
- CVP Central venous pressure
- CXR Chest X-ray
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- PE Pulmonary embolism / Physical examination
- PERRLA Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation
- PICC Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
- PID Pelvic inflammatory disease
- PMH Past Medical History
- PO By mouth
- PPP Peripheral Pulses Palpable
- PR Per rectum / Pulse rate
- PRN As needed
- PT Physical therapy / Prothrombin time / Patient
- PTT Partial Thromboplastin Time