HTN

Hypertension

COPD

Chronic Obstructive

Pulmonary Disease

CHF

Congestive Heart

Failure

CVA

Cerebrovascular

Accident

DJD

Degenerative Joint 

Disease

DM

Diabetes

Mellitus

w/c

Wheel Chair

NWB

Non Weight

Bearing

PWB

Partial Weight

Bearing

SBA

Stand By 

Assist

UE

Upper

Extreminty

LE

Lower 

Extremity

Up ad lib

Up as

desired

ADL

Activity of

Daily Living

HOB

Head of Bed

geriatric

Aged People

pediatric

Children

(medical deals with)

NPO

Nothing By

Mouth

(Oral)

PO

By Mouth

(Oral)

HOH

Hard of 

Hearing

Full Code

(Opposite of DNR)

All possible measures

to revive

DNR

Do Not 

Resuscitate

a & o

Aware &

Oriented

-ectomy

Surgically

Removed

prn

When necessary

(pro re nata)

BID

Twice a Day

(bis in die)

TID

Three a Day

(ter in die)

QID

Four a Day

(quarter in die)

Q

One a Day

(quaque die)

QOD

Every Other Day

(Quaqe attera die)

hs

At Bedtime

(hora somni)

ac

Before a Meal

(ante cibum)

pc

After Meals

(post cibum)

supine

On Back 

Face Up

prone

On Chest

Head to Side

Sim's

On Side

Knee Up Toward

Chest

Semi-Fowler's

___/

30º

High-Fowlers

___↑

>80

-ostomy

Surgically Create 

Opening

hemo-

Blood

NKA

No Known 

Allergies

NCS

Nerve Conduct 

Study

emesis

Vomiting

c/o

Cardiac

Output

-itis

Inflammation

dysphagia

Difficulty in 

Swallowing

aspiration

Breathing in 

Foreign Object(s)

dyspnea

Difficulty

Breathing

Edema

Fluid in Tissue;

Swelling