5

10

50

100

500

1,000

Foot

Inch

Number or pound

Less than

Greater than

alert and oriented

arterial blood gas

gram

Gravida

Gallbladder

group B strep / - group B streptococcus

gonorrhea

Glasgow coma scale

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Growth Hormone

Gastrointestinal

grain

glucose tolerance test

drops

gastrostomy tube

genitourinary

gynecology

Hour

Histamine

Headache

hemoglobin and hematocrit

history and physical

Hydrochloric Acid

hematocrit

High Density Lipoprotein

ankle-brachial index

before meals

acute care facility

advanced cardiac life support

Alzheimer's Disease

antidiuretic hormone

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

activities of daily living

American Heart Association

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Also known as

Above Knee Amputation

against medical advice

ambulate (walk)

American Medical association

American Nurse Association

anterior

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

Aspirin

As soon as possible

Atherosclerotic Heart Disease

Aortic Stenosis

head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat

hematology/oncology

hemoglobin

human immunodeficiency virus

Health Maintenance Organization

Hard of Hearing

Head of bed

Health Occupations Students of America

history of present illness

human papillomavirus

heart rate

At night

herpes simplex virus

hypertension

History

incision and drainage / irrigation and debridement

intracranial pressure

intensive care unit

infectious disease

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

left ear

right ear

both ears

Axilla, axillary

intramedullary/intramuscular

In the desired or normal place; has not metastasized

Injection

intrauterine device

intrauterine pregnancy

intravenous

Bundle branch block or Blood Brain Barrier

Barium Enema or Base Excess

Twice a day

bilateral

Bilirubin

Below-knee amputation

Blood

Blood Work

Bowel movement

Blood pressure

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

bedroom, bed rest, bathroom, birthing room, breast