Abbreviations

Our resident doctors use a number of abbreviations while writing clinical notes. One of them had used SMS language once, and I had forbid her from doing that again on patients' case papers. She had written 'patient and husband were staying 2gether'. What follows is a list of abbreviations used by them at present. They made this list for me so that I could understand their clinical notes. I suspect this list is by no means complete and is likely to change and/or grow with time. Afeb: afebrile adv: advice ART: antiretroviral therapy a/w: associated with a/w: alive and well b/b: bowel bladder BPV: bleeding per vaginum BHL: block head low C/o: complaining of C/C: chief complaint c: which ˉc: with CM: coming morning do: no disorder d/t: due to : diagnosis D/D: differential diagnosis e/o: evidence of  FM: decreased fetal movements FD: full diet F/S/O: findings suggestive of F/up: follow up G/R/T: guarding/rigidity/tenderness H/O history of I/SOS: inform SOS Imp: impression I/O: input/output Ind: indication i/v/o: in view of K/C/O: known case of Ko/Lo/So: kidney/liver/spleen not palpable LPV: leaking per vaginum MS: married since MC: most common M/Ch: measure and chart NBM: nil by mouth o: degree P/H/O: past history of s: soft SLIUG: single live intrauterine gestation SOS: save our soul S/o: suggestive of T/t: treatment U/S/O: under supervision of uv: uterovaginal w/f: watch for WOG: weeks of gestation