level: Common Abbreviations
Questions and Answers List
Terms used in the clinical setting for charting and communicating with other professionals.
level questions: Common Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BAR | Bright, Alert, Responsive |
| BARH | Bright, Alert, Responsive, Hydrated |
| BD/LD | Big dog / Little dog |
| QAR | Quiet, Alert, Responsive |
| CCU | Critical Care Unit |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| CWPM | Continue with previous medication |
| DLH | Domestic long hair |
| DSH | Domestic short hair |
| DMH | Domestic medium hair |
| DOA | Dead on arrival |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| OR | Operating Room |
| GROS | Gross review of systems |
| K-9 | Canine |
| ISO | Isolation Unit |
| NAF | No abnormalities found |
| NSF | No significant findings |
| P/E | Physical Exam |
| PPH | Past Pertinent history |
| R/O | Rule Out |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| TPR(W) | Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Weight |