Unit 2 Abbreviations

Starting with this unit, each unit will include some commonly used Medical English abbreviations for you to learn.

Abbreviation Meaning
BP blood pressure
c or c/ or c with a line over it with (Latin cum, "with")
Dx diagnosis
HR heart rate
Hx history
Pt patient
RR respiratory rate
Rx prescription (Latin recipe)
s or s/ or s with a line over it without (Latin sans, "without")
Sx sign and/or symptom
Sz seizure
Tx treatment
wt weight

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