Physical Assessment Abbreviations

• ABW - Actual body weight
• A&O×3 - Awake (alert) and oriented to person, place, and time
• A&P - Auscultation and percussion
• A&W - Alive and well
• BP - Blood pressure
• BPM - Beats per minute
• Bx - Biopsy
• DBP - Diastolic blood pressure
• HR - Heart rate
• IBW - Ideal body weight
• LBW - Lean body weight
• NAD - No active disease
• PE - Physical examination
• ppd - Packs per day
• SBP - Systolic blood pressure
• T - Temperature
• T(a) - Temperature, axillary
• T(po) - Temperature, oral
• T(R) - Temperature, rectal
• T(T) - Temperature, topical
• VS - Vital signs
• VSS - Vital signs stable
• WDWN - Well-developed, well-nourished
• WNL - Within normal limits
• y/o - Years old
• C/D - Cup to disc ratio
• EOMI - Extraocular muscles intact
• HEENT - Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
• IOP - Intraocular pressure
• NCAT - Normocephalic, atraumatic
• NR – Nonreactive
• OD - Right eye
• PERRLA - Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
• SCM - Sternocleidomastoid
• SHEENT - Skin, head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
• ™ - Tympanic membrane
• Abd - Abdomen
• BRBPR - Bright red blood per rectum
• BS - Bowel sounds
• CM - Costal margin