| s |
without | ss = one-half |
| SA |
sinoatrial |
| SAA |
synthetic amino acid |
| S&E |
sugar
and acetone |
| SBE |
subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| SBFT |
small
bowel follow through |
| SBS |
short
bowel syndrome |
| SCr |
serum
creatinine |
| SEM |
systolic ejection murmur |
| SG |
Swan-Ganz |
| SGA |
small
for gestational age |
| SGGT |
serum
gamma- glutamyl transpeptidase |
| SGOT |
serum
glutamic- oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SGPT |
serum
glutamic- pyruvic transaminase |
| SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| sig |
write
on label |
| SIMV |
synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation |
| sl |
sublingual |
| SLE |
systemic lupus erythematous |
| SMO |
slips
made out |
| SOAP |
subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| SOB |
shortness of breath |
| SQ |
subcutaneous |
| STAT |
immediately |
| SVD |
spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| Sx |
symptoms |
| T&C |
type
and cross |
| TAH |
total
abdominal hysterectomy |
| T&H |
type
and hold |
| TB |
tuberculosis |
| TBG |
total
binding globulin |
| Td |
tetanus-diphtheria toxoid |
| TIA |
transient ischemic attack |
| TIBC |
total
iron binding capacity |
| tid |
three
times a day |
| TIG |
tetanus immune globulin |
| TKO |
to
keep open |
| TLC |
total
lung capacity |
| TMJ |
temporo mandibular joint |
| TNTC |
too
numerous to count |
| TO |
telephone order |
| TOPV |
trivalent oral polio vaccine |
| TPN |
total
parenteral nutrition |
| TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
| TT |
thrombin time |
| TTP |
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| TU |
tuberculin units |
| TUR |
transurethral resection |
| TURBT |
TUR
bladder tumors |
| TURP |
transurethral resection of prostate |
| TV |
tidal
volume |
| TVH |
total
vaginal hysterectomy |
| tw |
twice
a week |
| Tx |
treatment, transplant |
| UA |
urinalysis |
| UAC |
uric acid | umbilical artery catheter |
| UAO |
upper
airway obstruction |
| UBD |
universal blood donor |
| UC |
ulcerative colitis | umbilical cord |
| ud |
as
directed |
| UFH |
unfractionated heparin |
| UGI |
upper
gastrointestinal |
| URI |
upper
respiratory infection |
| URQ |
upper
right quadrant |
| US |
ultrasound |
| UTI |
urinary tract infection |
| UUN |
urinary urea nitrogen |
| UVA |
ultraviolet A light |
| VAD |
venous access device |
| VC |
vital
capacity |
| VCT |
venous clotting time |
| VCUG |
voiding cysourethrogram |
| VDRL |
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis) |
| VMA |
vanillymadelic acid |
| VO |
verbal or voice order |
| V/Q |
ventilation - perfusion |
| VRE |
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |
| VSS |
vital
signs stable |
| VT |
ventricular tachycardia |
| VV |
varicose veins |
| VW |
vessel wall |
| VWD |
von
Willebrand's disease |
| VZV |
varicella zoster virus |
| WB |
whole
blood |
| WBC |
white blood cell or count |
| WBR |
whole
body radiation |
| WD |
well
developed |
| WF |
white
female |
| WIA |
wounded in action |
| WID |
widow,
widower |
| WM |
white
male |
| WN |
well
nourished |
| WNL |
within normal limits |
| WO |
written order | weeks old | wide open. |
| WOP |
without pain |
| W.P. |
whirlpool |
| WPW |
Wolff-Parkinson-White |
| W-T-D |
wet
to dry |
| W/U |
workup |
| X2d |
times
2 days. |
| XI |
eleven |
| XII |
twelve |
| XL |
extended release. | extra large. |
| XM |
crossmatch |
| XMM |
xeromammography |
| XOM |
extraocular movements |
| XRT |
X-ray therapy (radiation therapy) |
| XS |
excessive |
| XULN |
times upper limit of normal |
| ZDV |
zidovudine |
| ZE |
Zollinger-Ellison |
| Z-ESR |
zeta
erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Zn |
zinc |
| ZnO |
zinc
oxide |
| ZSB |
zero
stools since birth |
