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PTAS 110 H-N
abbreviations for terminology H-N
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/27/2009
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Term
H circled
 Definition
Husband
Term
HBP
 Definition
high blood pressure
Term
HCFA
 Definition
Health Care Financing Administration
Term
H&P
 Definition
history and physical
Term
HA, H/A
 Definition
headache
Term
Hb, Hgb, HGB
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
HCT, hct
 Definition
hematocrit
Term
HEENT
 Definition
head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
Term
Hemi
 Definition
hemiplegia
Term
Hep.
 Definition
heparin
Term
HEP
 Definition
home exercise program
Term
HHA
 Definition
hand held assist, home health aide
Term
HI
 Definition
head injury
Term
HMO
 Definition
health maintenance organization
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
Term
HNP
 Definition
herniated nucleus pulposus
Term
h/o
 Definition
history of
Term
HO
 Definition
heterotopic ossification
Term
HOB
 Definition
head of bed
Term
HP
 Definition
hot pack
Term
HR
 Definition
heart rate
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hr
 Definition
hour
Term
h.s.
 Definition
at bedtime
Term
HS
 Definition
hamstring(s)
Term
ht.
 Definition
height
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
HWR
 Definition
hardware removal
Term
HX,Hx,hx
 Definition
history
Term
I circled, indep
 Definition
independent
Term
IBS
 Definition
irritable bowel syndrome
Term
ICBG
 Definition
iliac crest bone graft
Term
ICD-9
 Definition
International Classification of Disease
Term
ICH
 Definition
intracranial hemorrhage
Term
ICIDH
 Definition
International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps
Term
ICF
 Definition
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Term
ICP
 Definition
Intracranial pressure
Term
ICU
 Definition
intensive care unit
Term
IDDM
 Definition
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
I/E ratio
 Definition
inspiration/expiration ratio
Term
IEP
 Definition
individual education program
Term
IFC
 Definition
extended care unit
Term
IFSP
 Definition
individual family service plan
Term
ILV
 Definition
independent lung ventilation
Term
IM
 Definition
intramuscular
Term
IMV
 Definition
intermittent mandatory ventilation
Term
in.
 Definition
inches
Term
inf.
 Definition
inferior
Term
int.
 Definition
internal
Term
IP
 Definition
inpatient, interphalangeal
Term
IPA
 Definition
Individual Practice Association
Term
IRDS
 Definition
infant respiratory distress syndrome
Term
IS
 Definition
incentive spirometer
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
Term
JAMA
 Definition
Journal of the American Medical Association
Term
JCAHO
 Definition
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Term
J-tube
 Definition
jejunostomy tube
Term
JRA
 Definition
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Term
jt.
 Definition
joint
Term
K
 Definition
potassium
Term
Kcal
 Definition
kilocalories
Term
kg
 Definition
kilogram
Term
L
 Definition
liter
Term
L circled, lt.
 Definition
left
Term
L5
 Definition
5th lumbar vertebra
Term
LAQ
 Definition
long arc quadriceps
Term
lat.
 Definition
lateral
Term
lb
 Definition
pound
Term
LBBB
 Definition
left bundle branch block
Term
LBP
 Definition
low back pain
Term
LE, LEs
 Definition
lower extremity, lower extremities
Term
lg
 Definition
large
Term
lic.
 Definition
license
Term
LL
 Definition
long leg braces
Term
LLC
 Definition
long leg cast
Term
LLE
 Definition
left lower extremity
Term
LLL
 Definition
left lower lobe
Term
LMN
 Definition
lower motor neuron
Term
LOA
 Definition
leave of absence
Term
LOB
 Definition
loss of balance
Term
LOC
 Definition
loss of or level of consciousness
Term
LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
Term
LPN
 Definition
licensed practical nurse
Term
LTC
 Definition
long-term care
Term
LTG
 Definition
long-term goals
Term
LUE
 Definition
left upper extremity
Term
M
 Definition
male
Term
M circled
 Definition
mother
Term
m.
 Definition
muscle
Term
MAP
 Definition
mean arterial pressure
Term
m., mm.
 Definition
muscle
Term
max,
 Definition
maximum
Term
MCA
 Definition
middle cerebral artery, motorcycle accident
Term
MCO
 Definition
managed care organization
Term
M.D.
 Definition
medical doctor, doctor of medicine
Term
MD
 Definition
musculary dystophy
Term
MDS
 Definition
minimum data set
Term
mech
 Definition
mechanical
Term
MED
 Definition
minimal erythemal dose
Term
meds.
 Definition
medications
Term
mg
 Definition
milligram(s)
Term
MH
 Definition
moist heat
Term
MHz
 Definition
megahertz
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
min
 Definition
minute(s)
Term
min.
 Definition
minimum, minimal
Term
mm
 Definition
millimeter(s)
Term
mm Hg
 Definition
millimeters of mercury
Term
MMT
 Definition
manual muscle test
Term
mo
 Definition
month(s)
Term
mod.
 Definition
moderate
Term
MP, MCP
 Definition
metacarpophalangeal
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
MRSA
 Definition
methicillin resistant staph aureus
Term
MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
mtr.
 Definition
motor
Term
MVA
 Definition
motor vehicle accident
Term
N, nl
 Definition
normal (muscle strenth)
Term
N/A
 Definition
not applicable, not able
Term
NAD
 Definition
no acute distress
Term
N&V
 Definition
nausea and vomiting
Term
NBQC
 Definition
narrow-based quad cane
Term
NCV
 Definition
nerve conduction velocity
Term
NDT
 Definition
neurodevelopmental treatment
Term
NEC
 Definition
necrotizing enterocolitis
Term
neg.
 Definition
negative
Term
NG
 Definition
nasogatric
Term
NICU
 Definition
newborn intensive care unit
Term
NIDDM
 Definition
noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
NKA
 Definition
no known allergies
Term
nn
 Definition
nerve
Term
noc.
 Definition
night, at night
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
NTT
 Definition
nasotracheal tube
Term
NWB
 Definition
non-weight bearing
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