HOSPITAL ABREVIATIONS
# - fracture
#NOF – fracture neck of femur
2/12 – two months
2/52 – two weeks
2/7 – two days
A
A|W – awaiting
AAA – aortic aneurism
ABG - Arterial Blood gas
ADLS– activities of daily living
Adv – advised
AF – atrial fibrillation
AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AKI – acute kidney injury
AND – allow natural death
Appt - appointment
ASAP - as soon as possible
AxR - abdominal x-ray
B
Ba - barium
BCG - bacillecalmette- guerin
BD – twice daily
BIPAP – bilevel positive airway pressure
BLO – bowls last open
BMI - body mass index
BNO – bowels not opened
BO – bowels open
BP - blood pressure
BPH – Benign prostatic hyperplasia
C
C diff – clostridium difficile
C&S - culture and sensitivity
C/O – care of
Ca – cancer
Cath – catheter
CCF – chronic cardiac Failure
CCF - congestive cardiac failure
CCU – coronary care unit
CD - controlled drug
CKD – chronic kidney disease
CNS - central nervous system
COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP – continuous positive airway pressure
CPN - community psychiatric nurse
CPR - cardio pulmonary rescscitation
CSF - cerebro-spinal fluid
CSU – catheter specimen urine
CT – type of scan
CTG - cardiotochograph
CTSCAN - computerised tomography
CVA - cerebro-vascular accident
CVP - central venous pressure
CxR – chest x-ray
CY – cyanosis
D
D&C - dilatation and curettage
D|C – discharge
DNA - did not attend
DNAR – do not attempt resuscitation
DNR – do not resuscitate
DOB - date of birth
DVT – deep vein thrombosis
E
ECG - electro cardiogram
EEG - electro encephalogram
ENT - ear nose and throat
ET - tube endotracheal tube
EVAR – endovascular aneurism repair
Ext - external use
F
FB – Fluid Balance
FBC - full blood count
FFP - fresh frozen plasma
FG - french gauge
FI – fecal incontinent/feeding intolerance
FSH - follicle stimulating hormone
FU – follow up
FU OP – follow up outpatient
G
GI - gastro intestinal
GP - general practitioner
GYNAE - gynaecology
H
H/O - history of
HB - haemoglobin
HDU - high dependency unit
HF – heart failure
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
HO - house officer
HOH – hard of hearing
Ht - height
HTN – high blood pressure
HTN – hypertension
HV - health visitor
HVS - high vaginal swab
I
IDC – Indwelling catheter
IDDM – insulin dependent diabetes
IgA - fraction of immunoglobulin
IgG - fraction of immunoglobulin
IgM. - fraction of immunoglobulin
IHD – ischemic heart disease
IKKS – liver, kidney, kidney, spleen
IM - intra muscular
IM canulla – intra-muscularcanulla
Inh - inhalation
ITU/ICU – intensivecareunit
IUCD - intrauterinecontraceptivedevice
IV - intravenous
IVAB’s/IVABX–intravenousantibiotics
IVI - intravenousinfusion
J
J – jaundice
K
K – potassium
L
LA - local anaesthetic
LP - lumbar puncture
LRTI – low respiratory tract infection
LSW – left side weak
LTOT – long term oxygen therapy
LVF – left ventricular failure
M
MANE - morning
Maxfax – maxillofacial (department)
MC&S - microscopy culture and sensitivity
MCA – middle cerebral artery
MDT – multi-disciplinary team
Mets – metastatic
MFFD – medical fit for discharge
M-h – medical history
MI – myocardialinfection
ML – moisture lesion
MMSE – mini mental state examination
MRI - magnetic resonance imaging
MRSA – methicillin resistant staph. Aureus
MS – multiple sclerosis
MSU – maple syrup urine
MSU – midstream urine
N
Na - sodium
NAD - no abnormality detected
NBI - no bony injury
NBM – nil by mouth
ND/NF – normal diet/ normal fluids
Neb - nebulisation
NFR – not for resuscitation
NGT - naso gastric tube
NIB –nursed in bed
NIDDM – non insulin dependent diabetes
NIV mask – nun-invasion ventilation mask
NMFFD – non-medical fit for discharge
NNU - neonatal unit
NOCTE - night
NOK - next of kin
NPU – not passed urine
NPU’d – not passed urine
O
O - oral
OA – osteoarthritis
OABX – oral antibiotics
Obs – observations
OD – once daily
OGD – oesophageal/gastro duoenoscopy
OM - each morning
ON - each night
OP/OPD – outpatients/outpatients department
OT - occupational therapy
P
PAEDS - paediatrics
PCA – patient controlled analgesia
PCV - packed cell volume
PD – Parkinson disease
PE - pulmonary embolus
PEG - percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy
PO - by mouth
POC – package of care
POST OP – after operation
PPM – permanent pacemaker
PR - per rectal
PRE OP - before operation
PRN – as required
PRN - Given as required
PT - prothrombin time
PU’d – passed urine
PV - per vagina
PVD – peripheral vascular disease
Px- prescribe
Q
QDS - four times daily
QE – qualification examine
QE – queen Elizabeth hospital (Birmingham)
R
R|V – review
RA – rheumatoid arthritis
RCA – root cause analysis
REG - registrar
Rh - rhesus factor
RMO - resident medical officer
ROC – removal of clips
ROS - removal of sutures
RSO - resident surgical officer
RSW – right-sided weakness
RTA - road traffic accident
RV – review
S
S/A - same address
S/B - seen by
S/L - sub lingual
S/M - staff midwife
S/N - staff nurse
S|W – social worker
SALT - speech and language therapist
SB – skin bundle
SC - sub cutaneous
SHDU – surgical night dependent diabetes
SHO - senior house officer
SOB - shortness of breath
SOBOE – shortness of breath on exercise
SOS - see if in trouble
SPR - specialist registrar
SR - sister
ST/M - student midwife
ST/N - student nurse
STAPH - staphyloccus
T
T2RF – type two respiratory failure
TB - tuberculosis
TBA – to be advised/advised
TCI - to come in
TDS - three times daily
TED’S - thrombo embolic deterrents
TENS - trans cutaneous electro nerve stimulation
TF – thick fluids
THR – total hip replacement
TIA – transient ischemic attack
TKR – total knee replacement
TLC – (FOR) tender loving care
Top – topical
TPN - total parenteral nutrition
TPR - temperature pulse respiration
TTO - to take home (drugs)
TWOC – trial without catheter
Tx- treatment
U
U/E - urea and electrolytes
U/S – ultrasound
USS – ultrasound scan
UTI - urinary tract infection
UV - ultra violet
V
VE - vaginal examination
W
W|L – waterlow
w+s – wait and see
WCC - white cell count
Wt – weight
X
X-MATCH - cross match