--U--

U

unit

U/A Protein

uric acid, uridylic acid, urocanic acid, uronic acid

UA

urinalysis

UAC

umbilical artery catheter

UBW

usual body weight

UDS

Universal Data System

UGI

upper gastrointestinal

UM

utilization management

unconj. bili

unconjugated bilirubin

ung

[L. unguentum ointment]

unk

unknown

UPJ

ureteropelvic junction

URI

upper respiratory infection

Urol

urology

US

ultrasound

UTI

urinary tract infection

UV

ultraviolet

UVC

umbilical venous catheter

--V--

V-fib

ventricular fibrillation

V-mask

venturi mask

V-tach

ventricular tachycardia

vag

vagina, vaginal

VBAC

vaginal birth after cesarean

VBG

venous blood gas

VC

vital capacity

vd

voided

VD

venereal disease

VDRL

Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test)

VE

vacuum extraction

vent

ventilator

VGE

viral gastroenteritis

via

by (route)

Vmin

minute volume

VO

verbal order

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

VRC

vocational rehabilitation counselor

VRE

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

VRE; VR&E

vocational rehabilitation evaluator; vocational rehabilitation & education

VS

vital sign(s)

VSD

ventricular septal defect

Vt

tidal volume

VUR

vesicoureteral reflux

--W--

W

white

W/C

wheelchair

w/o

without

W/U

workup

WAB

Western Aphasia Battery

WAIS-R

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised

WAMC

Womack Army Medical Center

WB

weight bearing

WBC

white blood cell

WDWN

well-developed, well-nourished

WE

weekend

WFE

Williams' flexion exercises

WFL

within functional limits

WIG

written instructions given

WISC-III

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition

WISC-R

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Revised

wk

week

WMS-R

Wechsler Memory Scale - Revised

WNL

within normal limits

WOB

work of breathing

WP

whirlpool

wt

weight

--X--

X

times

--Y--

Y

yes

y/o

year(s) old

yr

year

--Z--

Zn

zinc