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H/O: history of ... HOB: head of bed (usually followed by number of degrees of elevation, e.g., HOB 10°) HOCM: hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: HONK: hyperosmolar nonketotic state HOPI: History of present illness: H&P: history and physical examination (which very often are considered as a pair) HPA: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
h., h hour: hora: qhs, h.s., hs at bedtime or half strength quaque hora somni ii two tablets duos doses iii three tablets trēs doses n.p.o., npo, NPO nothing by mouth / not by oral administration: nil per os o.d., od, OD right eye. once a day (United Kingdom) oculus dexter omne in die o.s., os, OS left eye: oculus sinister o.u., ou, OU both eyes
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test) # fracture: #NOF: fracture to the neck of the femur ℞ (R with crossed tail) prescription: Ψ: psychiatry, psychosis: Σ: sigmoidoscopy: x/12: x number of ...
VACTERL-H Vertebral abnormalities, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, Tracheoesophageal fistula, Esophageal atresia, Renal and radial abnormalities, Limb abnormalities with Hydrocephalus VAED Vaccine-associated enhanced disease VCFS Velo cardio facial syndrome: vCJD variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease: VD Venereal disease: VHF Viral hemorrhagic ...
L. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of medical abbreviations: D; List of medical abbreviations: E; List of medical abbreviations: F
Abbreviation Organization or personnel EMA: European Medicines Agency EMS: Emergency medical services: EMT: Emergency medical technician: EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician - Basic(OLD) EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (OLD) EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (OLD) EN: Enrolled nurse (AU) – See Licensed ...