Medical Transcription Word List of Slangs Dictated Commonly by Docs - For Medical Transcriptionists:
accels = accelerations
afib = atrial fibrillation
alk phos = alkaline phosphatase
amox = amoxicillin
angio = angiography
appy = appendectomy
bicarb = bicarbonate
bili = bilirubin
brady = bradycardia
cabbage (sounds like) = CABG
C. diff = Clostridium difficile
cath = catheter / catheterization
cath'd = catheterized
circ = circumflex
coags = coagulation studies
crit = hematocrit
C-section = Cesarean section
C-spine = cervical spine
cysto = cystoscopy
dc'd = discontinued / discharged (as appropriate)
decels = decelerations
decubiti = decubitus ulcer or decubitus ulcers
detox = detoxification
dex = dexamethasone
dig = digoxin/digitalis
endo = endoscopy
eos = eosinophils
epi = epinephrine
epis = epithelial cells
exam = examination
fem-pop bypass = femoropopliteal bypass
flex sig = flexible sigmoidoscopy
fluoro = fluoroscopy
gastroc = gastrocnemius
gent = gentamicin
H. flu = Haemophilus influenzae
heme/onc = hematology/oncology
hep A = hepatitis A
hep B = hepatitis B
hep C = hepatitis C
high rez = high resolution (CT scan)
I's & O's (I&O's) = inputs and outputs
IVDA = intravenous drug abuse
labs = laboratory
lami = laminectomy
lap = laparotomy
lap chole = laparoscopic cholecystectomy
L-spine = lumbar spine
lymphs / lymphos = lymphocytes
lytes = electrolytes
med onc = medical oncology
meds = medications
met = metastasis
mets = metastases
mics (or "mikes") = micrograms
mucusy = mucus-like
MVI = multivitamin
nebs = nebulizers
neuro = neurologic / neurological / neurology
nitro = nitroglycerin
OD'd = overdosed
ox= oximetry
osteo = osteoporosis
pacer = pacemaker
ped/peds = pediatrics
pen = penicillin
pen vee kay = penicillin V potassium
phaco = phacoemulsification
polys = polymorphonuclear cells
preemie = premature infant
prepped = prepared
pussy = pus-like
pyelo = pyelogram
quads = quadriceps
rad onc = radiation oncology
regurg = regurgitation
rehabbing = rehabilitating
retic count = reticulocyte count
sat = saturation (O2 sat O2 saturation)
sats = saturations
satting = saturating
schizo = schizophrenia
script = prescription
sed rate = sedimentation rate
sono = sonogram
terb = terbutaline
theo = theophylline
tib-fib = tibia-fibula
T-max = temperature maximum
tox = toxicology
trach = tracheostomy
T-spine = thoracic spine
v fib = ventricular fibrillation
v tach = ventricular tachycardia
vanc = vancomycin
vee-back = vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC)
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