Sunday, November 27, 2011

Abbreviations

Here's a fairly typical surgery progress note.  Please note the complete lack of words longer than "no".    We use more abbreviations than teenage girls texting.  LOL.

64yoF p/w N/V. NAE ON. No N/V. No SOB, CP.

PE
AOx3
RRR no M/R/G
CTAB
S/NT/ND

A/P
64 yo F w/ pSBO.
NGT to LIS
NPO
IVF
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3 comments:

  1. Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)November 27, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Huh. I thought I spoke at least a bit of surgeon, but a lot of those abbreviations are lost on me. Maybe that's because the surgical residents at my university tend to write "aVSS, CPM" as their progress notes for 95% of the patients. I would love as this much detail in surgical notes when I go to a consult on a patient.

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  2. RachelNovember 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Dad can't post a comment, but he'd like you to translate it to human. :)

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  3. Dave GrimmerNovember 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Test Comment from Chrome

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