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MEDICAL ABBREVIATION LIST BY ABBREVIATION Breakfast .............................................................. bfst Annual Visit .............................................................. A Breakfast .......................................................... BFST Before food or meals ............................................ a.c. Twice daily ............................................................. bid Before noon ........................................................ a.m. Bowel movement .................................................. BM Anterior-posterior ..................................................A-P Basal metabolic index .......................................... BMI Aortic first sound .................................................... A1 Basal metabolic rate ........................................... BMR Aortic second sound .............................................. A2 Bag of waters BOW Alcoholics Anonymous .......................................... AA Blood pressure ...................................................... BP Antibiotics .............................................................. Ab Breath sounds ......................................................BrS Abortion ................................................................. AB Bowel sounds ........................................................ BS Abdomen .............................................................abd. Breast self exam ................................................. BSE Abnormal .............................................................abn. Bilaterai salpingooophorectomy ......................... BSO Abdominal pain, chest pain, headaches, Breast .................................................................... bst eye problems, severe leg cramps ................ ACHES Breakthrough bleeding ....................................... BTB American College of Bilateral tubal ligation ........................................... BTL Obstetrics & Gynecology ............................... ACOG Back up method ................................................. BUM As desired .......................................................... ad lib Blood urea nitrogen ............................................ BUN Activities of daily living ...................................... ADL's Bartholin's, Urethral, Skene's glands .................. BUS Administration ................................................... admin Biopsy .................................................................... Bx Anteflexed .............................................................. AF Complaints of......................................................... c/o Average for gestational age ............................... AGA Centigrade ............................................................... C Artificial insemination by donor .............................AID Complication visit ..................................................... C Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ........... AIDS Chlamydia Trachomatis ....................... C.trachomatis Artificial insemination by husband ........................AIH Cesarean section .................................... c-sec or C/S Albumin .................................................................. alb Calcium .................................................................. Ca Ampule .............................................................. amp. Carcinoma (cancer) ...............................................CA Amount ............................................................... amt. Capsule .............................................................. caps American Nurses Association ............................. ANA Catheter ............................................................... cath Anterior .................................................................ant. Clinical Breast Exam .......................................... CBE Adolescent onset .................................................. AO Cesarean birth ................................................ C-Birth Approximately ................................................. approx. Cubic centimeter ..................................................... cc Appointment ........................................................appt Chief complaint ..................................................... CC Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner .........ARNP Center for Disease Control ................................. CDC Artificial rupture of membrances ...................... AROM Catholic Family Social Service ......................... CFSS Acetylsalicylic Acid .............................................. ASA Chlamydia ............................................................ chly As soon as possible .......................................... ASAP Community Health Nurse ................................... CHN Asymptomatic ................................................. asymp. Cholesterol .......................................................... chol Abnormal transformation zone ............................ ATZ Contraindication ...................................................... CI Alive/well ................................................................ aw Centimeter ............................................................ cm. Acetowhite epithelium ........................................ AWE Cervical motion tenderness ................................ CMT Before ................................................................... B/4 Cytomegalovirus ................................................. CMV Bachelor of science ............................................. B.S. Central nervous system ...................................... CNS Bacterial Vaginosis .............................................. B.V. Clinical Nurse Specialist ..................................... CNS Beta sub-unit .................................................. B-HCG Colposcopy ....................................................... Colpo Basal body temperature ..................................... BBT Consult ................................................................. con Benign Cellular Changes .................................... BCC Conference .......................................................... conf Bureau of Community Health Services .............BCHS Continue ............................................................. cont. Birth control method ........................................... BCM Cephalopelvic disproportion ............................... CPD Birth control pills ................................................. BCP Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ........................... CPR Boyfriend ............................................................... BF Cryosurgery ..................................................... CRYO 1