Abbreviations (I-N)

Front 1

I&O

Back 1

Intake and output

Front 2

IADL

Back 2

Instrumental activities of daily living

Front 3

ICU

Back 3

Intensive care unit

Front 4

IDDM

Back 4

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 5

IM

Back 5

Intramuscular

Front 6

imp.

Back 6

Impression

Front 7

in.

Back 7

Inches

Front 8

indep

Back 8

Independent

Front 9

IMV

Back 9

Intermittent mandatory ventilation

Front 10

inf

Back 10

Inferior

Front 11

IRDS

Back 11

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

Front 12

IS

Back 12

incentive spirometry

Front 13

IV

Back 13

Intravenous

Front 14

KAFO

Back 14

Knee ankle foot othosis

Front 15

kcal

Back 15

Kilocalories

Front 16

kg

Back 16

Kilogram

Front 17

KJ

Back 17

Knee jerk

Front 18

KUB

Back 18

Kidney, ureter, bladder

Front 19

L or l.

Back 19

Liter

Front 20

L

Back 20

Left

Front 21

lat

Back 21

Lateral

Front 22

lb.

Back 22

Pound

Front 23

LBBB

Back 23

Left bundle branch block

Front 24

LBP

Back 24

Low back pain

Front 25

LE

Back 25

Lower extremity

Front 26

LOC

Back 26

Loss of consciousness, level of consciousness

Front 27

LMN

Back 27

Lower motor neuron

Front 28

LOS

Back 28

Length of stay

Front 29

LP

Back 29

Lumbar puncture

Front 30

m

Back 30

Meter

Front 31

MAP

Back 31

Mean arterial pressure

Front 32

max

Back 32

Maximal

Front 33

MD

Back 33

Medical doctor or doctor of medicine

Front 34

MED

Back 34

Minimal erythemal dose

Front 35

Meds.

Back 35

Medications

Front 36

mg

Back 36

Milligram

Front 37

MI

Back 37

Myocardial infarction

Front 38

min

Back 38

Minimal

Front 39

min.

Back 39

Minute

Front 40

ml

Back 40

Milliliter

Front 41

mm

Back 41

Millimeter

Front 42

MMT

Back 42

Manual muscle test

Front 43

mo.

Back 43

Month

Front 44

mod

Back 44

Moderate

Front 45

MP, MEP

Back 45

Metacarpophalangeal

Front 46

MRSA

Back 46

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Front 47

MS

Back 47

Multiple sclerosis

Front 48

MVA

Back 48

Motor vehicle accident

Front 49

MCP joint

Back 49

Metacarpophalangeal joint

Front 50

NDT

Back 50

Neurodevelopmental treatment

Front 51

neg.

Back 51

Negative

Front 52

NG or ng

Back 52

Nasogastric

Front 53

N.H.

Back 53

Nursing home

Front 54

NIDDM

Back 54

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 55

nn

Back 55

Nerve

Front 56

noc

Back 56

Night, at night

Front 57

NPO or npo

Back 57

Nothing by mouth

Front 58

NSR

Back 58

normal sinus rhythm

Front 59

NWB

Back 59

Non-weight bearing