ACGME

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

CSA

Clinical Skills Assessment (Old name for now Step 2 CS)

ECFMG

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

FSMB

Federation of State Medical Boards

GME

Graduate Medical Education

LCME

Liaison Committee on Medical Education

NRMP

National Resident Matching Program

SP

Standardized Patient

Step 2 CS

Step 2 Clinical Skills

TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language

TSE

Test of Spoken English

USMLE

United States Medical Licensing Examination

(the following lists will be available on-site for reference during Step 2 CS administrations)

UNITS OF MEASURE

kg

Kilogram

g

Gram

mg

Milligram

lbs

Pounds

oz

Ounces

m

Meter

cm

Centimeter

min

Minute

hr

Hour

C

Centigrade

F

Fahrenheit

VITAL SIGNS

BP

Blood pressure

P

Pulse

R

Respirations

T

Temperature

(this is not intended to be a complete list of acceptable abbreviations, but rather is representative of the types of common abbreviations that may be used on the patient note)

yo

Year-old

m or G

Male

f or E

Female

b

Black

w

White

L

Left

R

Right

hx

History

h/o

History of

c/o

Complaining of

NL

Normal limits

WNL

Within normal limits

Æ

Without or no

+

Positive

-

Negative

Abd

Abdomen

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AP

Anteroposterior

BUN

Blood urea nitrogen

CABG

Coronary artery bypass grafting

CBC

Complete blood count

CCU

Cardiac care unit

cig

Cigarettes

CHF

Congestive heart failure

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CT

Computerized tomography

CVA or TIA

Cerebrovascular accident OR Transient ischemic attack

CVP

Central venous pressure

CXR

Chest x-ray

DM

Diabetes mellitus

DTR

Deep tendon reflexes

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ED

Emergency department

EMT

Emergency medical technician

ENT

Ears, nose, and throat

EOM

Extraocular muscles

ETOH

Alcohol

Ext

Extremities

FH

Family history

GI

Gastrointestinal

GU

Genitourinary

HEENT

Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

HTN

Hypertension

IM

Intramuscularly

IV

Intravenously

JVD

Jugular venous distention

KUB

Kidney, ureter, and bladder

LMP

Last menstrual period

LP

Lumbar puncture

MI

Myocardial infarction

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

MVA

Motor vehicle accident

Neuro

Neurologic

NIDDM

Non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NKA

No known allergies

NKDA

No known drug allergy

NSR

Normal sinus rhythm

PA

Posteroanterior

PERLA

Pupils equal, react to light and accommodation

po

Orally

PT

Prothrombin time

PTT

Partial prothrombin time

RBC

Red blood cells

SH

Social history

U/A

Urinalysis

URI

Upper respiratory tract infection

WBC

White blood cells