|
--S--
|
|
S
|
South
|
|
S&A
|
sugar
and acetone |
|
S&O
or S-O |
salpingo-oophorectomy
|
|
S/N
SN |
sensorineural
|
|
S/P
|
status
post |
|
S1-S4
|
first
to fourth heart sounds |
|
SAH
|
subarachnoid
hemorrhage |
|
SaO2
|
arterial
oxygen saturation |
|
SAP
|
Substance
Abuse Program |
|
sat
or Sat |
saturation
saturated |
|
SBA
|
stand-by
assistance |
|
SBE
|
subacute
bacterial endocarditis |
|
SBFT
|
small
bowel follow through |
|
SBO
|
small
bowel obstruction |
|
SC
ADL |
self-care
activities of daily living |
|
SC/SQ
|
subcutaneous
|
|
SCI
|
spinal
cord injury |
|
Se
|
selenium
|
|
Sed
Rate |
sedimentation
rate
|
|
segs
|
segmented
neutrophils |
|
SGA
|
small-for-gestational
age |
|
SGOT
|
serum
glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (aspartate aminotransferase)
|
|
SGPT
|
serum
glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (alanine aminotransferase)
|
|
sib
|
sibling
|
|
SICU
|
Surgical
Intensive Care Unit |
|
SIDS
|
sudden
infant death syndrome |
|
SIMV
|
synchronized
intermittent mandatory ventilation |
|
SIT
|
Slosson
Intelligence Test |
|
sl
SL |
slight
|
|
SL
|
sensation
level (of hearing) |
|
SLE
|
systemic
lupus erythematosus |
|
SLPA
|
Speech/Language
Pathology Assistant |
|
SLR
|
straight
leg raising |
|
sm
|
small
|
|
SMA
|
sequential
multiple analyzer |
|
SMD
|
senile
macular degeneration |
|
SN
|
Student
Nurse |
|
SNF
|
skilled
nursing facility |
|
SO
|
standing
order |
|
SOAP
|
subjective
(data), objective (data), assessment and plan (problem - oriented
record) |
|
SOB
|
shortness
of breath |
|
sol
|
solution
|
|
SOM
|
serous
otitis media |
|
SOP
|
standing
operating procedure |
|
sp
gr |
specific
gravity |
|
Sp
|
spine
|
|
Sp.Ed.
|
Special
Education |
|
spec
|
specimen
|
|
SPL
|
sound
pressure level |
|
SpO2
|
Capillary
Oxygen Saturation Oximeter Reading |
|
SPS
|
stand-pivot-sit
transfer
|
|
SPT
|
Student
Physical Therapy |
|
SPTA
|
Student
Physical Therapy Assistant |
|
SR
|
side
rail |
|
SROM
|
spontaneous
rupture of membranes |
|
SRRC
|
Southeastern
Regional Rehabilitation Center |
|
SRT
|
Speech
Reception Threshold |
|
ss
|
[L.
semis] half |
|
SSC
|
Short
Stay Center |
|
SSE
|
soapsuds
enema |
|
SSKI
|
saturated
solution of potassium iodine |
|
SSN
|
Social
Security Number |
|
ST
|
Surgical
Technician; Surgical Technologist; speech therapy; Speech Therapist |
|
ST
Segment |
Interval
on ECG between end of QRS and beginning of T wave
|
|
Staph
|
staphylococcus
|
|
stat
|
[L.
statim] at once |
|
std
|
standardized
|
|
STD
|
sexually-transmitted
disease(s) |
|
STFA
|
Surgical
Technologist First Assistant |
|
STGS
|
Speech
Therapist – Graduate Student |
|
STM
|
short-term
memory |
|
Strep
|
Streptococcus;
streptomycin |
|
STS
|
serologic
test (for) syphilis |
|
STSG
|
split-thickness
skin graft |
|
STUGS
|
Speech
Therapist – Undergraduate Student |
|
Suc
Chl |
Succinylcholine
chloride; SUCC. succinylcholine |
|
supp
|
suppository
|
|
surg
|
surgery
|
|
SVE
|
sterile
vaginal examination |
|
SvO2
|
saturation
of mixed venous oxygen |
|
SVR
|
systemic
vascular resistance |
|
SVT
|
supraventricular
tachycardia |
|
SW
|
social
worker |
|
SWP
|
standard
wound prep |
|
Sx
|
symptoms
|
|
syr
|
syrup
|
|
Sz
|
seizure
|
