Medical Abbreviations/symbols

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• NPO

• b.i.d

• Two times a day

• Nothing by mouth

• Complete blood count

• CBC

• Every

• c/o

• Complains of

• q

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• patient

• otc

• No known drug allergies

• NKDA

• Chest x-ray

• ht

• height

• CXR

• over the counter

• pt

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• Shortness of breath

• Sx

• Immediately

• IV

• Symptoms

• SOB

• Prescription

• Rx, Rhx

• Intravenous

• Stat, STAT

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• three times a day

• y/o

• Within normal limits

• t.i.d

• Year old

• UA

• weight

• wt

• Urinalysis

• WNL

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• abdomen; abdominal

• ER

• as needed

• q.i.d

• four times a day

• abd

• Date of birth

• DOB

• Emergency Room

• Prn