Table of Abbreviations

• Author: Michael J. Morse
• Pages: 881-882

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TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS

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Table of Abbreviations

Common in

Neck and Back Injury Cases

Medical records and reports often contain standard medical abbreviations. The following list is by

no means exhaustive nor are the abbreviations themselves mutually exclusive. For instance, “D.C.”

can mean “discontinue” or “chiropractor,” and your medical witness may have a third and fourth

meaning for this term. It can be important to confirm the meaning of abbreviations with the person

who prepared the record.

Abbreviation Meaning

a.c. before meals

BE barium enema

BID twice a day

BP blood pressure

BUN blood urea nitrogen

cwith

CBC complete blood count

CC. chief complaint

DC. discontinue

DC. chiropractor

DTR diagnosis

ENT ears nose throat

EENT eyes ears nose throat

EtOH ethyl alcohol; ethanol (blood

alcohol content)

ethanol blood alcohol content

GA general appearance

HEENT head ears eyes nose throat

HPI history of present illness

IM intramuscular

IV intravenous

LLE left lower extremity

LLQ left lower quadrant

LMD local doctor