| A | B |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| FUO | fever of undetermined origin |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate (most common number used to DX renal failure) |
| GU | genitourinary |
| HIV | human immune deficiency virus |
| HPV | human papillomavirus - causes genital warts |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| postop | postoperative |
| preop | preoperative |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| STD/STI | sexually transmitted disease / infection |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| Ua, UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| abn | abnormal |
| q | every |
| q.2h | every 2 hours |
| q.4h | every 4 hours |