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APPENDIX I - CONTINUED |
APPENDIX I
COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS
A
AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholics Anonymous
ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . adrenocorticotropic
hor-
mone
ADH . . . . . . . . . . . . . antidiuretic hormone
AME . . . . . . . . . . . . . aviation medical examiner
B
bid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 times daily
BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blood pressure
BUMED . . . . . . . .
Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery (obsolete)
BW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . biological warfare
C
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celcius (centigrade)
CAAC . . . . . . . . . . Counseling and Assistance
Center
CBC . . . . . . . . . . . . complete blood count
CBR . . . . . . . . . . . .
chemical, biological and
radiological (warfare)
CNS . . . . . . . . . . . central nervous system
CW . . . . . . . . . . . . chemical warfare
D
DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dental Corps
DCL . . . . . . . . . . . .
document control listing
DCO . . . . . . . . . . . damage control officer
DME . . . . . . . . . . . . diving medical examination
DOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . date of birth
DOD . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Defense
DODMRB . . . . . . . . Department of Defense
Medical Review Board
DODPM . . . . . . . . Department
of
Defense
Military Pay and Allow-
ances Entitlements Manual
E
ea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e a c h
ECG/EKG . . . . . . electrocardiogram
ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . tear, nose and throat
F
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fahrenheit
FAC . . . . . . . . . .
free available chlorine
FSC . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal Supply Catalog
G
g
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gram
gr . . . . . . . . . . . . . grain
H
Hg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mercury
Hgb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hemoglobin
I
IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intramuscular
I&O . . . . . . . . . . . .
intake and output
IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intravenous
J
JAG/JAGC . . . . . . Judge Advocate General
JUMPS . . . . . . . . . .
Joint Uniform Military Pay
System
K
K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . potassium
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