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Anyway, I would like to introduce the common medical abbreviations that I have
learned so far from my three rotations. Every time I look at patient medical records,
I learned new medical abbreviation and sometimes it can be confusing to read.
AF - Atrial fibrillation
AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction
AVM - Arteriovenous Malformation
CCF - Congestive Cardiac Failure
CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
CRAO - Central retinal artery occlusion
CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid
CVA - Cerebrovascular accident
GBS - Gullain-Barre syndrome
GCA - Giant cell arteritis
ICP - Intracranial Pressure
IOP - Intraocular pressure
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MSA - Multiple System Atrophy
PERLA - Pupil Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation
POAG - Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
RAPD - Relative Afferent Pupillary defect
SAH - Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
SOL - Space Occupying Lesion
Duration of Time
It is common for medical professionals to use this abbreveation for time
x/24 - x number of hours
x/7 - x number of days
x/52 - x number of weeks
x/12 - x number of months
Medical Prescription
This is quite common and can cause confusion if not written properly
time
mane - morning
nocte - night
Frequency
bd - twice daily
tds - three times a day
qid - four times a day
Route of administration
po - per oral
pr - per rectum
IV - Intravenous
IM - Intramuscular
tab - tablet
supp - suppository
sc - subcutaneous
Ending with x
It is quite common to see few medical abbreviations ending with x :). I guess this is
a trend among doctors and nurses.
Hx - History
Sx - Symptoms
Dx - Diagnosis
DDx - Differential Diagnosis
Rx - Treatment
Mx Management
Peralihan bahasa, istilah dan singkatan - DD (differential diagnosis ) --> TRO (to rule
out) - NKMI --> No known medical illness - NKDA --> N known drug allergy -
43yo/M/M --> 43 years old/ Male/ Malay - PA: SNT --> Per Abdomen : soft, not
tender. - CRT <2 --="--"> capillary refill time < 2" - LMSL -- > Light meconium stain
liquor - AEBA / BA --> Acute exarcebation of bronchial asthma / Bronchial asthma -
CXR / AXR --> Chest X ray / Abdominal X Ray - FBC / RP / LFT / Coag --> Full blood
count (Hemoglobin, hematocrit, white cell count, platelet) / Renal profile (Urea, Na,
K, Chloride, Creatinine) / Liver function test (Total bilirubin, Protein, albumin, ALT,
ALP) / Coagulation profile (PT, APTT, INR) 2. Peralihan prasarana 3. Peralihan cara
kerja