Triage and Assessment Abbreviations

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Specializes in ER psych.

I am a new grad and have come across some abbreviations when reading ED Triage notes and ED Assessments. I'd like people to add more to the list, to hopefully create a more comprehensive list of abbreviations, as I only know a few of them.

abx - antibiotics

bibm - brought in by medic

c/c - chief complaint

c/o - complaint of

perrl - pupils equal round reactive to light

pms - pulse, motor, sensory

sob - shortness of breath

s/p - status post

vss - vital signs stable

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