LPN, LVN
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
LR
Lactated Ringers
LUE, LUL, LUQ
Left upper extremity, Left upper lobe, Left upper quadrant
lytes
electrolytes
MAE
Moves all extremities
MAP
Mean Arterial pressure
mcg.
microgram
MD
Doctor of Medicine, Muscular Dystrophy
mEq
Milliequivalent
mg
Milligram
MI
Myocardial Infarction
Min, Min (A)
Minimum, assist
mL, ml
Milliliters (cubic centimeters)
mm
millimeter
MMR
Measles, mumps, rebella
MOM
Milk of Magnesia
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
MVI
Multivitamins
1/4 NS
1/4 Normal Saline or (0.225%) Sodium Chloride Solution
1/2 NS
1/2 Normal Saline or (0.45%) Sodium Chloride Solution
N&V, n/v
Nausea and Vomiting
NA, N/A
Not Applicable, Not Assessed
Na+, NA, Na
Sodium
NaCl
Sodium Chloride
NAD
No Apparent Distress, no acute distress
NAS
No Added Salt
NC
Nasal Cannula
Neb
Nebulizer
Neuro
Neurological
NG, NGT
Nasogastric Tube
NIDDM
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
NKA, NKDA
No Known Allergies, No Know Drug Allergies
NP
Nurse Practitioner
NPH
neural protein hagedorn (intermediate acting insulin)
NS, NSS
Normal Saline Solution, Nursing Student
NSAID
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
Nsg
Nursing
NSR
Normal sinus rhythm
NTG
Nitroglycerin
NVD
Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea
O.O.B., OOB
Out of bed
O2, O2 Sat
Oxygen, Oxygen Saturation
OB, OB-GYN
Obstetrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
OBS
Organic Brain Syndrome
OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Oint
Ointment
OR
Operating room
OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration
OT
Occupational Therapy
OTC
Over the counter (drugs)
oz
ounce
p (with a line over it)
after
P
pulse
P/W/D
Pink/Warm/Dry
PACU
Postanesthesia care unit
PaO2
Partial pressure oxygen
Pap Smear
Papanicolaou Test
Para
Paraplegic, parity (OB)
Path
Pathology
PC, pc, p.c.
after meals
PCA
Patient-Controlled Analgesic
PCG
Primary Caregiver
PCN
Penicillin
PCT
Patient Care Technician
PDR
Physician's Desk Reference