The following lists are accepted abbreviations without expansion:
Ab antibody
ACT activated clotting
time
AGID agar gel
immunodiffusion
BID Twice a day
BP Blood pressure
Bpm beats per minute
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
BW body weight
C1, C2… cervical vertebrae
C/M castrated male
CBC Complete blood count
cc cubic centimeter
cm centimeter
CNS Central nervous system
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CPD citrate-phosphate-dextrose
CPD-A citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine
CPK Creatinine
phosphokinase
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
d day
dl deciliter
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
ECG/EKG Electrocardiogram or electrocardiographic
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic
acid
ELISA Enzyme-linked immuno
°F degree Farenheit
EMG Electromyography
F/S female/spayed
FeLV Feline leukemia virus
FIP Feline infectious
peritonitis
FIV Feline
immunodeficiency virus
g gram(s)
grain grain(s)
h hour
Hct Hematocrit
Hgb Hemoglobin
Hpf high power field
hr hour(s)
ID Intradermal
IFA Indirect fluorescent
antibody
IM Intramuscular
IN Intranasal
in inch
IP Intraperitoneal
IV Intravenous
kg kilogram
L1, L2… lumbar vertebrae
liter liter
lb pound
Lpf Low
power field
m meter
min minute
M/N male/neutered
MCH Mean corpuscular
hemoglobin
MCHC Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
concentration
MCV Mean corpuscular volume
min minute
mg milligrams
ml milliliter
MRI magnetic resonance
imaging
NPO nothing by mouth (nil
per os)
NSAID Nonsterodal
anti-inflammatory drug
O2 oxygen
OD right eye (oculus
dexter)
OS left eye
(oculus sinister)
OU both eyes
oz ounce
PCV Packed cell volume
PE physical exam
pH measure of the acidity
of a solution
PMI Point of Maximum
Instensity
PRN as required
q every
QD Once a day
QID four times a day
QOD every other day
RBC Red blood cell
RDVM Referring Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine
RER Resting energy
requirement
RNA Ribonucleic acid
Rx take, receive – used
to indicate a prescription or treatment
S second
SC Subcutaneous
SGOT Serum
glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
SGPT Serum glutamate-pyruvate
transaminase
SID Once a day
T4 thyroxine
T3 triiodothyronine
TID Three times a day
TSH Thyroid stimulating
hormone
WBC White blood cell
wk Week
wt weight
yr Year