1KD stands for
knee disarticulation
2KUB stands for
kidneys, ureters, bladder
4L1, L2 etc. refer to
lumbar vertebrae
5Lac stands for
laceration
6LAF stands for
Latin American female
7LAM stands for
Latin American male
10LBP stands for
low back pain
11L&D stands for
labor and delivery
12LE stands for
lower extremity
13LF stands for
little finger
14LFT stands for
liver function test
15LGA stands for
large for gestational age
16LLL stands for
left lower lobe
17LLQ stands for
left lower quadrant
18L/min stands for
liters per minute
19LOB stands for
loss of balance
20LOC stands for
loss of consciousness or laxative of choice
21LOS stands for
length of stay
22LP stands for
lumbar puncture
23LS stands for
lumbosacral
24LSO stands for
lumbosacral orthosis
25LTG stands for
long term goal
26LUL stands for
left upper lobe
27LUQ stands for
left upper quadrant
28MAP stands for
mean arterial pressure
30MBS stands for
modified barium swallow
31MCA stands for
motorcycle accident
32MCL stands for
medial collateral ligament
33MCP stands for
metacarpal phalangeal
35Mets stands for
metastases
36MF stands for
middle finger
37MFT stands for
muscle function test
38MI stands for
myocardial infarction
39MICU stands for
medical intensive care unit
40Min stands for
minimal or minute
41Mm or ms stands for
muscle
42MMT stands for
manual muscle test
45MRI stands for
magnetic resonance imaging
46MS stands for
multiple sclerosis or musculoskeletal
47MTP stands for
metatarsal phalangeal
48MVA stands for
motor vehicle accident
49N/A or NA stands for
not applicable
51NC stands for
nasal cannula
52NG stands for
nasogastric
53NH stands for
nursing home
54NICU stands for
neonatal intensive care unit
55NIDDM stands for
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (now called Type II)
56NKA stands for
no known allergies
57NKDA stands for
no known drug allergies
58NPO means
nothing per oral (by mouth)
59NSAID stands for
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
60NSVD stands for
normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
61NSWD stands for
normal saline wet to dry
63N/V stands for
nausea and vomiting
64N/V/C stands for
nausea, vomiting and chills
65N/V/D stands for
nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
66NWB stands for
non weight bearing
67O stands for
objective (SOAP note)
68OA stands for
osteoarthritis
69OB stands for
obstetrician
70OBS stands for
organic brain syndrome
71OD or O/D stands for
overdose
72OOB stands for
out of bed
73OP stands for
outpatient
74OPS stands for
outpatient surgery
75OR stands for
operating room
76OREF stands for
open reduction external fixation
77ORIF stands for
open reduction internal fixation
78Ortho stands for
orthopedics
79Oriented X3 means
oriented to person, place, and time
80O₂ sat stands for
oxygen saturation
81OT stands for
occupational therapy
82P stands for
plan (SOAP note)
83PACU stands for
post anesthesia care unit
84Para means
previous live deliveries or paraplegic
85Path stands for
pathology
86PCA stands for
patient controlled anesthesia
87PDA stands for
patent ductus arteriosus
88PE stands for
physical examination or pulmonary embolus
89Peds or pedi stands for
pediatrics
90PEEP stands for
positive end expiratory pressure
91PEG stands for
peri-epigastric tube
92NFA stands for
normal for age
93PF stands for
plantar flexion
94PICU stands for
pediatric intensive care unit
95PIP stands for
proximal interphalangeal
96PMHx or PMH stands for
past medical history
97PM&R stands for
physical medicine and rehabilitation
98PNS stands for
peripheral nerve stimulation
100PBD stands for
post burn day
101P/O or PO means
post operative or per oral (by mouth)
102Post-op stands for
post operative
103POD stands for
post operative day
104pp stands for
postpartum or physical prompts
105pre op stands for
preoperative
106prn means
when necessary
107PROM stands for
passive range of motion
109PT stands for
physical therapist
110pta stands for
prior to admission
111PTA stands for
physical therapist assistant
112PTCA stands for
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
113PTx stands for
pelvic traction
114PVD stands for
peripheral vascular disease
116PVC stands for
premature ventricular contraction
117PWB stands for
partial weight bearing
119q2° means
every 2 hours
122QID means
4 times a day
124quad stands for
quadriceps or quadriplegic
125R stands for
respiration
126RA stands for
rheumatoid arthritis
127RBC stands for
red blood count
128RD stands for
respiratory distress
129Rec’d stands for
received
130Rehab stands for
rehabilitation
131RLE stands for
right lower extremity
132ROM stands for
range of motion
133R/O or RO means
rule out
134RLL stands for
right lower lobe
135RLQ stands for
right lower quadrant
136RML stands for
right middle lobe
137Rot stands for
rotation
138RRR stands for
regular rate and rhythm
139RSD stands for
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
140RSV stands for
respiratory syncytial virus
141RTC stands for
return to clinic or return check
142RUE stands for
right upper extremity
143RUL stands for
right upper lobe
144RUQ stands for
right upper quadrant
145RV stands for
right ventricle
146TENS stands for
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
147Rx stands for
prescription
148JP stands for
Jackson Pratt drain
151KA stands for
kinetic activity
152KAFO stands for
knee, ankle, foot orthosis
153LS stands for
lumbosacral
154LSO stands for
lumbosacral orthosis
155LTG stands for
long term goal
156LUL stands for
left upper lobe
157LUQ stands for
left upper quadrant
158MAP stands for
mean arterial pressure
160MBS stands for
modified barium swallow
161MCA stands for
motorcycle accident
162MCL stands for
medial collateral ligament
163MCP stands for
metacarpal phalangeal
165Mets stands for
metastases
166MF stands for
middle finger
167MFT stands for
muscle function test
168MI stands for
myocardial infarction
169MICU stands for
medical intensive care unit
170Min stands for
minimal or minute
171Mm or ms stands for
muscle
172MMT stands for
manual muscle test
174Mod stands for
moderate
175MRI stands for
magnetic resonance imaging
176MS stands for
multiple sclerosis or musculoskeletal
177MTP stands for
metatarsal phalangeal
178MVA stands for
motor vehicle accident