Sample of Abbreviations For Use with Speed Typing with Short-Cut Systems By Mary Morken (Used with Smartype) pom=+/- ntbl=#10 blade ohs=0-silk oju=1 unit omg=1 mg oof=1-1/4 ooh=1-1/2 ojpm=1:00 p.m. oto=1:1 tedc=10-day course temt=10-mm trocar toc=10 o'clock tge=10th-grade education twle=12-lead echocardiogram twohp=2-0 Prolene tjl=2 liters tohyo=2-1/2-year-old tfhhm=24-hour Holter monitor tsds=360 degrees fbfs=4 x 4's fhiaa=5-HIAA aho=a history of apog=a piece of Gelfoam ab=abdomen abads=abdominal adhesions abj=abortion abn=abnormal abru=abrupt absoy=absolutely acby=accompanied by acto=according to attp=according to the patient acwh=aceto-white acon=acute onset adq=adequate adi=adipose adfo=admitted for adon=adult onset adon-=adult-onset afme=aforementioned agr=agree ah=ahead alano=Alcoholics Anonymous alq=aliquot alg=allergy alr=already alto=allergic to altog=altogether amta=amputate aiwm=an incision was made andw=and was anth=and the anwa=anterior wall ang=angina ant=anterior abi=antibiotic ange=analgesia antig=antigen anx=anxiety anxs=anxious ao=AO aor=aorta apn=apnea ape=appear appe=appendix apl=apply apv=approve apx=approximate apxy=approximately apra=apraxia aro=around arrh=arrhythmia ar=artery aar=as a result afa=as far as aha=as high as amb=ambulating amby=as manifested by asou=as outlined ayk=as you know ayr=as you recall ai=aspirin azex=asthma exacerbation aat=at a time atst=at the same time awt=await awti=at which time attod=at the time of discharge atba=at baseline atho=at home atni=at night atro=atrophy atroc=atrophic ava=available awa=awake awr=aware bid=b.i.d. bacl=bacterial barem=bateremia baai=Band-Aid bas=base basl=basilar bec=because bo=because of beca=became beh=behind bef=before bes=best bi=bicarbonate bifu=bifurcate bl=bilateral blmn=black man blw=below bomo=bowel movement blk=block blo=blood bloy=bloody blu=blunt bluy=bluntly boha=body habitus bohas=bowel habits bor=border bofe=both feet bot=bother botm=bottom boso=bothersome bv=Bovie bw=bowel brpl=bronchopleural brple=brachial plexus br=branch bre=breast brea=breathe bret=breath brle=breathless brf=brief brfa=breakfast brn=brain brng=bring bra=bradycardia brca=breast cancer bral=bronchoalveolar brf=brief bip=brought into position bt=bruit bh=bur hole bu=but byhx=by history bymo=by mouth cjf=C4 cjfis=C5-6 caff=caffeine calc=calcium cro=cannot rule out cdc=cardiac cardy=cardiology cdz=Cardizem caro=carotid carr=carry ctl=cartilage cau=cautery cauz=cauterize cauzj=cauterization caza=catheterization cathzj=catheterization cec=cecum cen=central cent=center ctr=control ce=cervix cere=cerebellar cerel=cerebral cert=certain ceru=cerumen ce=cervix ch=chest cha=change chr=chart cho=cholesterol chi=chill chk=check chse=Chem-7 che=chemistry cw=chest wall chl=chloride choc=chocolate cdj=choledochojejunostomy cho=cholesterol chom=cholesterolemia chn=chronic cili=cirrhosis of the liver cl=clamp clcu=clamped and cut clmy=clindamycin clmyc=clarithromycin clav=clavicle clca=claudication cldr=clean and dry cl=clear cle=clean cli=clinic clo=close clu=clubbing cls=close clsd=closed clz=closure coag=coagulate coagd=coagulated coagg=coagulating coagj=coagulation coagp=coagulopathy cofas=coagulation factors coa=coarse cog=cognitive col=colon copo=colon polyp comf=comfort comfb=comfortable co=copious com=complication comp=complain compt=complaint cop=complete coca=complicate cocad=complicated copr=compress cofx=compression fracture comi=compromise conc=concern cocl=conclude cond=condition cofi=confirm cofr=confront con=contraction cose=conservative cotr=conservative treatment cosi=consider cosit=consist copa=constipation cosu=consult cosum=consume cosur=co-surgeon coti=continue coce=contraceptive coinj=contraindication cotri=contribute covi=convince coop=cooperate cu=culture cur=current crt=curet cy=cyst dxte=D-xylose test dheff=D.H.E.-45 dac=D&C dami=Dall-Miles damd=damaged dap=dapsone dno=Darvocet-N 100 dtd=dated daon=day one debd=debrided dbs=debris deci=decide dcr=decrease dbss=decrease breath sounds dee=degree drom=decreased range of motion dp=deep df=defer def=deficit dts=delirium tremens dpg=deltopectoral groove dmn=dementia dnd=denied dntl=dental drml=dermal dermy=dermatology dertom=dermatome desen=desensitize dtl=detail dena=determination