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List of Patient Care Abbreviations
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| ALF | assisted living facility |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| B/P | blood pressure |
| BSC | bedside commode |
| Cert | period certification period |
| CG | caregiver |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DIL | daughter-in-law |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DNRO | disregard this (originally meant “do not resuscitate order”) |
| Dtr | daughter |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| HCPOA | health care power of attorney |
| HHA | home health aide |
| IADL | independent in ADL’s |
| INT Def | ib internal defibrillator |
| MSW | medical social worker |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| Pcg | primary caregiver |
| Prn | as needed |
| Pt | patient |
| SN | skilled nurse |
| SNF | skilled nursing facility |
| S.O. | significant other |
| Sp | spouse |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| WC | wheelchair |
To search for additional healthcare acronyms or abbreviations, see:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/data/glossaryaf.asp#a
For a general healthcare glossary and list of abbreviations, see:
http://www.njha.com/publications/pubcatalog/glossary.pdf
