Appendix I - Common Abbreviations

Abdomen

ABD

Abdominal Perineal

AP

Acid Phosphatase

ACID PHOS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIDS

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

ALL

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

AML

Adenocarcinoma

ADENOCA

Additional

ADDTL

Adjacent

ADJ

Adrenal

ADR

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

AFIP

Alcohol

ETOH

Alkaline Phosphatase

ALK PHOS

Alpha-fetoprotein

AFP

Ambulatory

AMB

Anaplastic

ANAP

Angiography

ANGIO

Anterior

ANT

Anteroposterior

AP

Appendix

APP

Approximatley

APPROX

Aspiration

ASP

Axilla(ry)

AX

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

BCG

Barium

BA

Barium Enema

BE

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy/Hyperplasia

BPH

Bilateral

BIL

Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy

BSO

Biological Response Modifier

BRM

Biopsy

BX

Blood Urea Nitrogen

BUN

Bone Marrow

BM

Bone Scan

BSC

Carcinoembryonic Antigen

CEA

Carcinoma

CA

Carcinoma In Situ

CIS

CAT Scan

CT, CT SC

Centimeter

CM

Central Nervous System

CNS

Cerebrospinal Fluid

CSF

Cervical Intraepithelial neoplasia

CIN

Cervical Vertebra

C1-C7

Cervix

CX

Cesium

CSF

Chemotherapy

CHEMO

Chest Xray

CXR

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

CLL

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

CML

Cigarettes

CIG

Clear

CLR

Colon:

   Ascending

A-COLON

   Decending

D-COLON

   Sigmoid

S-CLON

   Transverse

T-COLON

Common Bile Duct

CBD

Computerized Axial Tomography Scan

CT,CAT SCAN

Consist with

C/W

Continue

CONT

Cystoscopy

CYSTO

Cytology

CYTO

Cytomegalovirus

CMV

Date of Birth

DOB

Dermatology

DERM

Diagnosis

DX

Diameter

DIAM

Differentiated

DIFF

Dilatation and Curettage

D&c

Discharge

DIS,DISCH,DS

Discontinued

DC

Disease

DZ, DIS

Doctor

DR, MD

Ears, Nose, and Throat

ENT

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

ERCP

Enlarged

ENL

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

EGD

Estrogen Receptor (Assay)

ER(A)

Evaluation

EVAL

Examination

EXAM

Examination Under Anesthesia

EUA

Excision

EXC

Exploratory Laparotomy

EXP LAP

Extend

EXT

Extension

EXT

External

EXT

Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

EENT

Floor of Mouth

FOM

Follow-up

FU

Fracture

FX

Frozen Section

FS

Gallbladder

GB

Gastroenterostomy

GE

Gastroesophageal

GE

Gastrointestinal

GI

Genitourinary

GU

Grade

GR

Gynecology

GYN

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

HEENT

Hepatosplenomegaly

HSM

Histology

HISTO

History

HX

History and Physical

H&P

History of

HO

history of Present Illness

HPI

Hormone

HORM

Hospital

HOSP

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

HCG

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV

Human Papilloma Virus

HPV

Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus Type III

HTLV-III

Hysterctomy

HYST

Immunoglobulin

IG

Impression

IMP

Includes, Including

INCL

Inferior Vena Cava

IVC

Infiltrating

INFILT

Information

INFO

Inpatient

IP

Intrathecal

IT

Intravaneous

IVC

Intraveneous Pyelogram

IVP

Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder

KUB

Laparotomy

LAP

Large

LG

Lateral

LAT

Left

L, LT

Left Lower Extremity

LLE

Left Lower Lobe

LLL

Left Lower Quadrant

LLQ

Left Salpingo-oophorectomy

LSO

Left Upper Extremity

LUE

Left Upper Lobe

LUL

Left Upper Quadrant

LUQ

Local M.D.

LMD

Lower Extremity

LE

Lower Inner Quadrant

LIQ

Lower Outer Quadrant

LOQ

Lumbar Puncture

LP

Lumbar Vertebra

L1-L5

Lumbosacral

LS

Lymphadenopathy

LAD/LAN

Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus

LAV

Lymph Node(s)

LN, LN'S, LNS

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MRI

Malignant

MALIG, MAL

mandible

MAND

Mastectomy

MAST

Maxilla(ry)

MAX

Mediastinum

MEDIAS

Medical Doctor

DR, MD

Medicine

MED

Metastatic, Metastases

MET, METS

Microscopic

MICRO

Middle Lobe

ML

Millimeter

MM

Million Electron Volts

MEV

Minimum

MIN

Moderate

MOD

Moderately Differentiated

MD, MOD DIFF

Modified Radical Mastectomy

MRM

Negative

NEG (OR -)

Neurolgoy

NEURO

No Evidence of Disease

NED

Normal

NL

No Significant Findings

NSF

Not Applicable

NA

Not Otherwise Specified

NOS

Not Recorded

NR

Obstructed (-ing, -ion)

OBST

Operation

OP

Operative Report

OP REPORT

Outpatient

OP

Packs per Day

PPD

Palpated (-able)

PALP

Papanicolaou Smear

PAP

Papillary

PAP

Past Medical History

PMH

Pathology

PATH

Patient

PT

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PID

Percutaneous

PERC

Physical Examination

PE

Platelets

PLT

Pleural effusion

PL E

Poorly Differentiated

PD, POOR DIFF

Positive

POS (or +)

Positron Emission Tomography

PET

Possible

POSS

Posterior

POST

Posteroanterior

PA

Postoperative (-ly)

PO, POSTOP

Preoperative (-ly)

PREOP

Primary

PRIM

Probable (-ly)

PROB

Progesterone Receptor (Assay)

PR(A)

Pulmonary

PULM

Pulmonary Artery

PA

Radiation

RAD

Radiation Absorbed Dose

RAD

Radiation Therapy

RT/XRT

Radical

RAD

Radioimmunoassay

RIA

Radium

RA

Red Blood Cells

RBC

Resection

RESEC

Respiratory

RESPIR

Right

R, RT

Right Lower Extremity

RLE

Right Lower Lobe

RLL

Right Lower Quadrant

RLQ

Right Middle Lobe

RML

Right Salpingo-oophorectomy

RSO

Right Upper Extremity

RUE

Right Upper Lobe

RUL

Right Upper Quadrant

RUQ

Rule Out

RO, R/O

Sacral Vertebra

S1-S5

Salpingo-oophorectomy

SO

Skilled Nursing Facility

SNF

Specimen

SPEC

Split Thickness Skin Graft

STSG

Small

SM, SML

Small Bowel

SB, SML BWL

Social Security Death Index

SSDI

Spine:

    Cervical

C-SPINE

    Lumbar

L-SPINE

    Sacral

S-SPINE

    Thoracic

T-SPINE

Squamous

SQ, SQUAM

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

SCC

Stage

STG

Status Post

S/P

Subcutaneous                                                             

SUB-Q, SUBQ, SQ

Superior Vena Cava

SVC

Surgery, Surgical

SURG

Suspect, Suspicious

SUSP

Symptoms

SX

Thoracic

T-SPINE

Thoracic Vertebra

T1-T12

Topography

TOPOG

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy-

   Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy

TAH-BSO

Total Vaginal Hysterectomy

TVH

Transitional Cell Carcinoma

TCC

Transurethral Resection

TUR

Transurethral Resection Bladder (tumor)

TURB(T)

Transurethral Resection Prostate

TURP

Treatment

RX, TX

Tumor Size

TS

Undifferentiated

UNDIFF

Unknown

UNK

Upper Extremity

UE

Upper Gastrointestinal

UGI

Upper Inner Quadrant

UIQ

Upper Outer Quadrant

UOQ

Vagina, Vaginal

VAG

Vaginal Hysterectomy

VAG HYST

Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia

VAIN

Vascular

VASC

Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia

VIN

Well Differentiated

WD, WELL DIFF

White Blood Cells

WBC

With

W/ or C

Within Normal Limits

WNL

Without

W/O

Work-up

W/U

Xray

XR

Year

YR