| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
| ABG |
arterial blood gas |
| A&E |
accident and emergency department |
| AC |
ante cibum (before food) |
| ADR |
adverse drug reaction |
| AE |
air entry |
| AF |
anterior fontanelle |
| AMT |
abbreviated mental test |
| AP |
anteroposterior |
| APC |
argon plasma coagulation |
| ATSP |
asked to see patient |
| AVPU |
alert, verbal,pain, unresponsive |
| AXR |
abdominal X-ray |
| BD |
bis die (twice daily) |
| BIBA |
brought in by ambulance |
| BiBPAP |
bilevel positive airways pressure |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
| BNO |
bowels not opened |
| BO |
bowels opened |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BS |
bowel sounds; breath sounds |
| Bx |
biopsies |
| CA |
cancer |
| CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAPD |
chronic (or continuous) ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| CAT |
computerized (axial) tomography |
| CBT |
cognitive behavioural therapy |
| CCF |
congestive cardiac failure |
| CFA/UIP |
cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis/usual interstitial pneumonitis |
| CI |
contraindication |
| CKD |
chronic kidney disease |
| CN |
cranial nerves |
| CNS |
central nervous system |
| C/O |
complaining of |
| COC(P) |
combined oral contraceptive (pill) |
| COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPAP |
continuous positive airways pressure |
| CRT |
cardiac re-synchronization therapy |
| CSU |
cathether stream urine |
| CT |
computrized tomography |
| CTPA |
computerized tomographic pulmonary angiogram |
| CVS |
cardiovascular system |
| CVVH |
continuous venovenous haemofiltration |
| CXR |
chest X-ray |
| D&V |
diarrhoea and vomiting |
| DCBE |
double-contrast barium enema |
| Ddx |
differential diagnosis |
| DH |
drug history |
| DIB |
difficulty in breathing |
| DIPJ |
distal interphalangeal joint |
| DKA |
diabetic ketoacidosis |
| DNA |
did not attend |
| DM |
diabetes mellitus |
| DN |
district nurse |
| DPH |
Director of Public Health |
| Dx |
diagnosis |
| E&D |
eating and drinking |
| EBM |
expressing breast milk |
| ECG |
electrocardiogram |
| ECHO |
echocardiogram |
| ECT |
electroconvulsive therapy |
| ED |
emergency department |
| EDD |
estimated date of delivery |
| EEG |
electroencephalogram |
| EF |
ejection fraction |
| EF |
ejection fraction |
| eGFR |
estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| ENT |
ear, nose, and throat |
| EPAU |
early pregnancy assessment unit |
| EPS |
electrophysiological study |
| ESM |
ejection systolic murmur |
| ESRF |
end stage renal failure |
| ETOH |
ethanol/alcohol |
| ETT |
exercise tolerance test |
| EUA |
examination under anaesthesia |
| EUM |
examination under microscope |
