| ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| CSA |
Clinical Skills Assessment |
| ECFMG |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
| FAIMER |
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research |
| FSMB |
Federation of State Medical Boards |
| GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
| IMED |
International Medical Education Directory |
| LCME |
Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| NRMP |
National Resident Matching Program |
| SP |
Standardized Patient |
| 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 CSA administrations.
| 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 |
