IVP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intravenous pyelogram
JAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judge Advocate General
K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . potassium
KUB . . . . . . . . . . . . kidney, ureter, and bladder
(abdominal x-ray)
l or L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liter
Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . laboratory
LES . . . . . . . . . . Leave and Earnings Statement
LH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luteinizing hormone
LLQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . left lower quadrant
LMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . last menstrual period
LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lumbar puncture
LUQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . left upper quadrant
m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . meter
MANMED . . . . Manual of the Medical Department
MC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical Corps
MCH . . . . . . . . . mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC
. . . . . . . . . . . mean corpuscular hemo-
globin concentration
MCV. . . . . . . . . . . . mean corpuscular volume
Med Board . . . . . . . . . . Department of Defense
Medical Review Board
mg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . milligram
MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . myocardial infarction
MILPERSMAN . . . . . . Naval Military Personnel
Manual
ml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . milliliter
mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . millimeter
MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . medical officer
MSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical Service Corps
N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nitrogen
Na . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sodium
NAVEDTRA . . . . . Naval Education and Training
NAVFINCEN
. . . . . . . . . Naval Finance Center
NAVMEDCOM . . . . . . Naval Medical Command
NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nurse Corps
NDRC . . . . . . . Naval Drug Rehabilitation Center
NEC . . . . . . . . . . Naval Enlisted Classification
ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nasogastric
NMPC
. . . . . Naval Military Personnel Command
npo . . . . . . . . . . nothing by mouth (nulli per os)
NRTC. . . . . . . . . . . nonresident training course
O2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oxygen
OB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . obstetrics
OBA . . . . . . . . . . . oxygen breathing apparatus
OD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right eye (oculus dexter)
OJT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on-the-job training
OR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . operating room
OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . left eye (oculus sinister)
oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ounce
P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . phosphorus
PAYPERSMAN . . . Pay and Personnel Procedures
Manual
pc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . after meals (post cibum)
PDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paradichlorobenzene
PDR . . . . . . . . . . . PhysiciansDesk Reference
PH . . . . . . . . . . . . hydrogen ion concentration
(alkalinity and acidity
measurement)
PID . . . . . . . . . . . pelvic inflammatory disease
po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . orally (per os)
poly . . . . . . . . . . . . segmented neutrophil (seg)
post-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . post-operative
ppd. . . . . . . . . . . . . purified protein derivative
ppm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . parts per million
pre-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pre-operative
prn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as required (pro re nata)
PSD . . . . . . . . . Personnel Support Detachment
PVC . . . . . . . . premature ventricular contraction
q4h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every 4 hours
q6h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every 6 hours
qd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every day
qh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every hour
qid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 times a day
qns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quantity not sufficient
qt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quart
Ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . radium
RBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . red blood cell
Rh . . Rh factor (antigen in blood of some individuals)
RLQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right lower quadrant
RUQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right upper quadrant
Rx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . take (prescription)
sc/sub-q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subcutaneous
SOAP notes . . . . . . . the only accepted method of
medical record entries for
the military. (Subjective;
Objective; Assessment;
Plan)
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