MEDICAL&SCIENTIFICABBREVIATIONSAb:antibodyac:beforemealsAg:antigenbid:twiceadayBMR:basalmetabolicrateBP:bloodpressureBUN:bloodureanitrogenBx:biopsyCA:cancerCa:calciumcc:cubiccentimeterCCU:coronarycareunitCDC:centersfordiseasecontrolandpreventionCEA:carcinoembryonicantigenCHD:coronaryheartdiseaseCHF:congestiveheartfailureCK:creatininekinasecm:centimeterCOPD:chronicobstructivepulmonarydiseaseCS:cesareansection(C-section)CSF:cerebrospinalfluidCT:computedtomographyscan(CATscan)/d:perdayDC:dischargeDM:diabetesmellitusDOB:dateofbirthDx:diagnosisECG/EKG:electrocardiogramEEG:electroencephalogramEMG:electromyogramENT:ear,nose,andthroatESR:erythrocytesedimentationrateFDA:foodanddrugadministrationFH:familyhistoryFx:fractureg:gramGI:gastrointestinalGOT/GPT:enzymatictestsforliverfunctiongtt:dropsGU:genitourinaryGYN:gynecologyh:hourHAV/HBVhepatitisA/BvirusHCO:bicarbonate,atestofacidosisHct:hematocrit(volume)Hg:mercury,measurementforBPHgb:hemoglobinHIV:humanimmunodeficiencyvirushypo:hypodermicallyICU:intensivecareunitID:intradermalIg:immunoglobulininj:injectionIQ:intelligencequotientIV:intravenousLPN:licensedpracticalnurseMRI:magneticresonanceimagingOB:obstetricsod:onceadayP:pulsePath:pathologypc,pp:aftermealsPE:physicalexaminationpH:degreeofacidityPMH:pastmedicalhistoryPMN:polymorphonuclearneutrophil---whitebloodcellspo:orallyprn:asrequiredPT:physicaltherapyqm:everymorningqd:everydayqh:everyhourqid:fourtimesadayqn:everynightRBC:redbloodcellsRN:registerednurseRT:radiationtherapyRx:prescriptionsc:subcutaneoussono:sonogramsos:ifnecessarySTDs:sexuallytransmitteddiseasesSx:signs/symptomsT:temperatureTB:tuberculosistid:threetimesadayTPN:totalparenteralnutritionTPR:temperature,pulse,andrespirationUV:ultravioletVD:venerealdiseaseWBC:whitebloodcellswt:weightw/v:weightbyvolumeSOP:stand