anatomy

• Abd means abdomen
• Ant means anterior
• AD means right ear
• AS means left ear
• Axillary means armpit
• • AF - anterior fontanel
• AU

  Both ears
• A & O

  Alert and orientated
• AF

  Anterior fontanel
• Ao

  Aorta
• AS

  Left ear (aural sinester)
• AKA

  Above knee amputation
• ANS

  Autonomic nervous system
• BKA

  Below knee amputation
• A & P

  Anterior and posterior
• B/L

  Bilateral
• AV

  Atroventicular
• BSS

  Bowel sounds; breath sounds
• BP

  Blood pressure
• BM

  Bowel movement
• BSA

  Body surface area
• C1


  First cervical vertebrae (C2, C3,C4,C5,C6,C7)
• CNS

  Central nervous system
• DP

  Dorsalis pedis
• DTR

  Deep tendon reflexes
• ECF

  Extra cellular fluid
• CSF


  Cerebrospinal fluid
• Cx


  Cervix
• EENT


  Eyes, ears, nose, throat
• GB

  Gallbladder
• GnRH

  Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• HR

  Heart rate
• HEENT

  Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
• IDDM

  Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 1 diabetes)
• FA

  Forearm
• DNA

  Deoxyribonucleic acid
• DVT

  Deep vein thrombosis
• GUT


  Genitourinary tract
• CBD

  Common bile duct
• FSH


  Follicle-stimulating hormone