BMI |
Body Mass Index |
BMR |
Basic Metabolic Rate |
C/O |
Complaining of |
C2H5OH |
Alcohol |
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
CN 2-12 |
Cranial nerves 2-12 - a way of describing nerves in the head and neck |
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
DP |
Dorsalis Pedis- one of the pulses in your feet |
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
eGFR |
Estimated Gloerular Filtration Rate - an estimate of kidney function |
ENT |
Ear, Nose and Throat |
FBC |
Full blood count - blood test checking haemoglobin levels, white cells and platelets |
FROM |
Full range of movement |
FU |
Follow up |
IHD |
Ischaemic Heart Disease |
LBP |
Low Back Pain |
LFTs |
Liver function tests - an indication of how your liver is doing |
LIGs |
Ligaments |
MAP |
Morning after pill (emergency contraception) or Mean Arterial Pressure |
Med 3 |
A fit (sick) note from the date of the signature - should state cause and how long it lasts |
Med 4 |
Another type of sick note |
Med 5 |
A sick note that has been backdated |
MI |
Myocardial Infarction or "heart attack" |
MSSU |
Mid stream specimen of urine |
MVA |
Motor vehicle accident |
NAD |
Nothing Abnormal Detected |
NSAID |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug e.g. ibuprofen, aspirin |
O/E |
On examination |
PRN |
As required |
PT |
Posterior Tibial pulse - another pulse in your feet |
Pt |
Patient |
R/V |
Review |
R/V 1/12 |
Review in 1 month |
R/V 1/52 |
Review in 1 week |
R/V 3/7 |
Review in 3 days |
Rx |
Prescription / Treatment |
Sn |
Sick note - same as Med 3 |
SOB |
Shortness of Breath |
Sx |
Symptoms - what the patient has been complaining of |
TAAT |
Tired all the time |
TFTs |
Thyroid function blood tests |
TIA |
Transient ischaemic attack - often referred to as a mini stroke |
TOP |
Termination of pregnancy |
U&Es |
Urea and elctrolytes - blood test checking the salt and kidney function in your blood |
USS or U/S |
Ultrasound scan |
UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |