Healthcare Documentation Abbreviations Quiz 1

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etiol.

Back 1

Etiology

Front 2

EU

Back 2

Etiology unknown

Front 3

Ex, exam.

Back 3

examination

Front 4

Exc.

Back 4

Excision

Front 5

ext

Back 5

External

Front 6

F

Back 6

Fahrenheit, French (catheter)

Front 7

FH

Back 7

Family history

Front 8

FHS

Back 8

Fetal heart sounds

Front 9

Flu syn

Back 9

Influenza syndrome

Front 10

Fluor

Back 10

Fluoroscopy

Front 11

Ft

Back 11

Foot, feet

Front 12

FU, F/U

Back 12

Follow up (visit)

Front 13

FUO

Back 13

Fever of unknown/ undetermined origin

Front 14

FX, Fx

Back 14

Fracture

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G

Back 15

Gravidas (number of pregnancies)

Front 16

g, gm

Back 16

Gram

Front 17

GA

Back 17

Gastric analysis

Front 18

GB

Back 18

Gallbladder

Front 19

GC

Back 19

Gonorrhea

Front 20

GGE

Back 20

Generalized glandular enlargement

Front 21

GI

Back 21

Gastrointestinal

Front 22

GTT

Back 22

Glucose tolerance test

Front 23

GU

Back 23

Genitourinary

Front 24

Gyn, GYN

Back 24

Gynecology

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H

Back 25

Hospital call

Front 26

HA

Back 26

Headache

Front 27

HBP

Back 27

High blood pressure

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HC

Back 28

House call, hospital call, hospital consultation

Front 29

HCD

Back 29

House call - day

Front 30

HCl

Back 30

Hydrochloric acid

Front 31

HCN

Back 31

House call - night

Front 32

hct

Back 32

Hematocrit

Front 33

HCVD

Back 33

Hypertensive cardiovascular disease

Front 34

HEENT

Back 34

Head, eyes, ears nose, and throat

Front 35

Hgb, Hb

Back 35

Hemoglobin

Front 36

hist

Back 36

History

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H2O

Back 37

Water

Front 38

hosp

Back 38

Hospital

Front 39

H&P

Back 39

History and physical

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HPI

Back 40

History of present illness

Front 41

hr hrs

Back 41

Hour, hours

Front 42

HS

Back 42

Hospital surgery

Front 43

Ht

Back 43

Height

Front 44

HV

Back 44

Hospital visit

Front 45

HX

Back 45

History

Front 46

HX PX

Back 46

History and physical examination

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I

Back 47

Injection

Front 48

I & D

Back 48

Incision and drainage

Front 49

IC

Back 49

Initial consultation

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i.e.

Back 50

that is

Front 51

IM

Back 51

Intramuscular

Front 52

IMP, imp.

Back 52

impression

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inc

Back 53

Include

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INF, inf

Back 54

Infection, infected

Front 55

inflam., INFL

Back 55

Inflammation

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init

Back 56

Initial

Front 57

inj., INJ

Back 57

Injection

Front 58

int, INT

Back 58

Internal

Front 59

intermed

Back 59

Intermediate

Front 60

Interpret

Back 60

Interpretation

Front 61

IPPB

Back 61

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

Front 62

IQ

Back 62

Intelligence quotient

Front 63

IUD

Back 63

Intrauterine device

Front 64

IV

Back 64

Intravenous

Front 65

IVP

Back 65

Intravenous pyelogram

Front 66

JVD

Back 66

Jugulovenous distention

Front 67

K35

Back 67

Kollman (dilator)

Front 68

KUB

Back 68

Kidneys, ureters, bladder

Front 69

L

Back 69

Left; laboratory; living children; liter

Front 70

LAB, lab

Back 70

Laboratory

Front 71

lac

Back 71

Laceration

Front 72

L&A, 1/a

Back 72

Light and accommodation

Front 73

L&W

Back 73

Living and well

Front 74

LAT, lat

Back 74

Lateral

Front 75

LBP

Back 75

Low back pain

Front 76

lb(s)

Back 76

pound(s)

Front 77

LLL

Back 77

Left lower lobe

Front 78

LLQ

Back 78

Left lower quadrant

Front 79

LMP

Back 79

Last menstrual period

Front 80

LT, lt.

Back 80

Left

Front 81

ltd.

Back 81

limited

Front 82

LUQ

Back 82

Left upper quadrant

Front 83

M

Back 83

Medication; married

Front 84

MA

Back 84

Mental age

Front 85

MED, med.

Back 85

medicine

Front 86

mg

Back 86

Milligram

Front 87

MH

Back 87

Marital history

Front 88

ml

Back 88

Milliliter

Front 89

mm

Back 89

Millimeter

Front 90

MM

Back 90

Mucous membrane

Front 91

MMR

Back 91

Measles, mumps, rubella (vaccine)

Front 92

mo

Back 92

Months

Front 93

MRI

Back 93

Magnetic resonance imaging

Front 94

N

Back 94

Negative

Front 95

NA, N/A

Back 95

Not applicable

Front 96

NaCl

Back 96

Sodium chloride

Front 97

NAD

Back 97

No appreciable disease

Front 98

neg.

Back 98

negative

Front 99

New OB

Back 99

New obstetric patient

Front 100

NFA

Back 100

No future appointment

Front 101

NP, N/P, (N)

Back 101

New patient

Front 102

NPN

Back 102

Nonprotein nitrogen

Front 103

N/S, NS

Back 103

No - show

Front 104

NTRA

Back 104

No telephone requests for antibiotics

Front 105

N&V

Back 105

Nausea and vomiting

Front 106

NYD

Back 106

Not yet diagnosed

Front 107

O2

Back 107

Oxygen

Front 108

OB

Back 108

Obstetrical patient; obstetrics; prenatal care

Front 109

OC

Back 109

Office call

Front 110

occ

Back 110

Occasional

Front 111

ofc

Back 111

Office

Front 112

OH

Back 112

Occupational history

Front 113

OP, op.

Back 113

operation; operative; outpatient

Front 114

OPD

Back 114

Outpatient department

Front 115

OR

Back 115

Operating room

Front 116

orig.

Back 116

original

Front 117

OT

Back 117

Occupational therapy

Front 118

OTC

Back 118

Over the counter

Front 119

OV

Back 119

Office visit

Front 120

P

Back 120

Pulse; preterm parity or deliveries before term

Front 121

PA

Back 121

Posterior anterior

Front 122

P&A

Back 122

Percussion and auscultation

Front 123

PAP, pap

Back 123

Papanicolaou (test/smear)

Front 124

Para I

Back 124

Woman having borne one child

Front 125

PBI

Back 125

Protein - bound iodine

Front 126

PC

Back 126

Present complaint; pregnancy confirmation

Front 127

PD

Back 127

Permanent disability

Front 128

PE

Back 128

Physical examination

Front 129

perf.

Back 129

performed

Front 130

PERRLA, PERLA

Back 130

Pupils equal, round, react to light and to accommodation

Front 131

pH

Back 131

Hydrogen ion concentration

Front 132

PH

Back 132

Past history

Front 133

Ph ex

Back 133

Physical examination

Front 134

phys.

Back 134

Physical

Front 135

PI

Back 135

Present illness

Front 136

PID

Back 136

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Front 137

PM

Back 137

Afternoon

Front 138

PMH

Back 138

Past medical history

Front 139

PND

Back 139

Post nasal drip

Front 140

PO

Back 140

Postoperative check; phone order

Front 141

P Op, post-op

Back 141

Postoperative check

Front 142

pos.

Back 142

positive

Front 143

post.

Back 143

Posterior

Front 144

postop

Back 144

Postoperative

Front 145

PP

Back 145

Postpartum care

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Pre-op, preop

Back 146

Preoperative (office visit)

Front 147

prep

Back 147

Prepare, prepared

Front 148

PRN, p.r.n.

Back 148

As necessary

Front 149

procto

Back 149

Proctoscopic (rectal) examination

Front 150

prog

Back 150

Prognosis

Front 151

P&S

Back 151

Permanent and stationary

Front 152

PSP

Back 152

Phenolsulfonphthalein

Front 153

Pt, pt

Back 153

Patient

Front 154

PT

Back 154

Physical therapy

Front 155

PTR

Back 155

Patient to return

Front 156

PX

Back 156

Physical examination

Front 157

R

Back 157

Right; residence call; report

Front 158

RBC

Back 158

Red blood cell

Front 159

Re:, re:

Back 159

regarding

Front 160

rec

Back 160

Recommend

Front 161

Re ch

Back 161

Recheck

Front 162

Reex

Back 162

Reexamination

Front 163

REF, ref

Back 163

Referral

Front 164

reg.

Back 164

regular

Front 165

ret, retn

Back 165

Return

Front 166

rev

Back 166

Review

Front 167

Rh-

Back 167

Rhesus negative (blood)

Front 168

RHD

Back 168

Rheumatic heart disease

Front 169

RLQ

Back 169

Right lower quadrant

Front 170

RO, R/O

Back 170

Rule out

Front 171

ROS

Back 171

Review of systems

Front 172

rt., R

Back 172

Right

Front 173

RTC

Back 173

Return to clinic

Front 174

RTO

Back 174

Return to office

Front 175

RUQ

Back 175

Right upper quadrant

Front 176

RV

Back 176

Return visit

Front 177

Rx, RX, R

Back 177

Prescription; any medication or treatment ordered

Front 178

S

Back 178

Surgery

Front 179

SD

Back 179

State disability

Front 180

SE

Back 180

Special examination

Front 181

sed rate

Back 181

Sedimentation rate

Front 182

sep.

Back 182

separated

Front 183

SH

Back 183

Social history

Front 184

SIG, sigmoido

Back 184

Sigmoidoscopy

Front 185

SLR

Back 185

Straight leg raising

Front 186

slt

Back 186

Slight

Front 187

Smr, sm.

Back 187

Smear

Front 188

S, M, W, D

Back 188

Single, married, widowed divorced

Front 189

SOB

Back 189

Shortness of breath

Front 190

sp gr

Back 190

Specific gravity

Front 191

SubQ

Back 191

Subcutaneous

Front 192

SR

Back 192

Suture removal; sedimentation rate

Front 193

STAT, stat.

Back 193

immediately

Front 194

STD

Back 194

Sexually transmitted disease

Front 195

strab

Back 195

Strabismus

Front 196

surg.

Back 196

surgery

Front 197

Sx.

Back 197

symptoms

Front 198

T

Back 198

Temperature; term parity or deliveries to term

Front 199

T & A

Back 199

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Front 200

Tb, tbc, TB

Back 200

Tuberculosis

Front 201

TD

Back 201

Temporary disability

Front 202

temp.

Back 202

Temperature

Front 203

TIA

Back 203

Transient ischemic attack

Front 204

TMs

Back 204

Tympanic membranes

Front 205

TPR

Back 205

Temperature, pulse, respiration

Front 206

Tr.

Back 206

treatment

Front 207

TTD

Back 207

Total temporary disability

Front 208

TURB

Back 208

Transurethral Resection of bladder

Front 209

TURP

Back 209

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

Front 210

TX, Tx

Back 210

Treatment

Front 211

U

Back 211

Unit

Front 212

UA, U/A

Back 212

Urinalysis

Front 213

UCHD

Back 213

Usual childhood diseases

Front 214

UCR

Back 214

Usual, customary, and reasonable

Front 215

UGI

Back 215

Upper gastrointestinal

Front 216

UPJ

Back 216

Ureteropelvic junction or joint

Front 217

UR, ur

Back 217

Urine

Front 218

URI

Back 218

Upper respiratory infection