LIST OF COMMON MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATION MEANING
# fracture
A&E accident and emergency
a.c. Before meals
a.m, AM ,am morning
AF Atrial fibrillation
AMHP Approved mental health
professional
APTT activated partial thromboplastin
time
ASQ ages and stages questionnaire
b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day
b.i.d., bid, bd twice a day / twice daily / 2 times
daily
BMI Body mass index
BP blood pressure
c/c chief complaint
CMHN community mental health nurse
CPN community psychiatric nurse
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CSU catheter stream urine sample
CT scan computerised tomography
CXR chest X-ray
DNACPR do not attempt cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
DNAR do not attempt resuscitation
DNR do not resuscitate
DVT deep vein thrombosis
ECG electrocardiogram
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HRT Hormone replacement therapy
INR International normalized ratio
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LFT liver function test
ABBREVIATION MEANING
# fracture
A&E accident and emergency
a.c. Before meals
a.m, AM ,am morning
AF Atrial fibrillation
AMHP Approved mental health
professional
APTT activated partial thromboplastin
time
ASQ ages and stages questionnaire
b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day
b.i.d., bid, bd twice a day / twice daily / 2 times
daily
BMI Body mass index
BP blood pressure
c/c chief complaint
CMHN community mental health nurse
CPN community psychiatric nurse
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CSU catheter stream urine sample
CT scan computerised tomography
CXR chest X-ray
DNACPR do not attempt cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
DNAR do not attempt resuscitation
DNR do not resuscitate
DVT deep vein thrombosis
ECG electrocardiogram
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
HRT Hormone replacement therapy
INR International normalized ratio
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LFT liver function test
