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Dysphoric

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emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease

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ECO

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Emergency Containment Order- court order to prevent patient from inflicting self injury

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ETOH

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Alcohol history or presence

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HI

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Homicidal Ideation

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OD

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overdose

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SI

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suicidal ideation

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Suicide attempt

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A serious effort to commit suicide involving definite risk

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Suicide gesture

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apparent attempt to cause self injury without lethal consequences and generally without intent to commit suicide

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TDO

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Temporary Detaining Order- order by a physician who is deemed a threat but refuses admission to the hospital.

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Auditory Hallucinations

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perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus

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Affect

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the experience of feeling or emotion

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Behavior/Mood

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Evaluates behavior and mood based on interaction with examiner

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Judgement/ Insight

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Identifies a patients ability to make rational decisions

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Memory

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ability to store, retain and recall info and experiences

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Visual Hallucinations

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Phenomena of seeing things which are not present

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Racing Thoughts

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rapid thought patterns that often occur in manic episodes

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Adjustment Disorder

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Emotional and behavioral reaction within 3 months of a life stress - stronger than would be expected.

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Anxiety

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psychological and physical state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components

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Bipolar Disorder

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back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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Long term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions about themselves or others

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depression

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described as sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, down in the dumps

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Drug Dependence

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addicted to being in an intoxicated state without a preference for one particular substance

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DT

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Delirium Tremens- severe form of alcohol withdrawal that involves sudden and severe mental or nervous system changes

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Insomnia

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difficulty falling asleep and or staying asleep or sleep of poor quality

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Manic Episode
distinct period of time during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, irritable mood
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MDD
Major Depressive Disorder- an all encompassing low mood accompanied by low self esteem and loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities
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Panic Disorder
repeated attacks of intense fear that something bad will occur when not expected
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Paranoia
Process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear often to the point of irrationality and delusion
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PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- type of anxiety disorder that can occur after seeing or experiencing a traumatic event involving the threat of injury or death
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Schizoaffective Disorder
recurring episodes of elevated or depressed mood or simultaneous with distortion in perception
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Schizophrenia
mental disorder with breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness which makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences
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Substance Abuse
Maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent
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Polydipsia
excessive thirst
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Polyphagia
excessive eating
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Polyuria
excessive urination
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Purpura
purple-colored spots and patches that occur on the skin, organs, and in mucus membranes
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Lymphadenopathy
enlargement of the lymph nodes
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Thyromegaly
abnormally enlarged thyroid gland
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Adrenal insufficiency
adrenal glands do not produce adequate amount of steroid hormones
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Anemia
the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells
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DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis- high blood sugar due to under-production of insulin or cells don't respond to insulin that is produced
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FSBS
Finger Stick Blood Sugar- test glucose level in blood
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Hemophilia
group of bleeding disorders in which blood takes long to clot
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Hyperthyroidism
thyroid make too much thyroid hormone
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Hyporthyroidism
thyroid does not make enough thyroid hormone
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IDDM
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
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Pancytopenia
reduction in the # of red, white blood cells and platelets
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Thrombocytopenia
relative decrease of platelets in blood
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Thyroidectomy
operation that involves the removal of part or all of the thyroid
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ABG
Arterial Blood Gas- used to determine the pH of the blood, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide and oxygen and the bicarbonate level
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Amylase/Lipase
Pancreatic enzymes
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BC
Blood Cultures- used to help rule out certain types of infections
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BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel- measures your glucose level, electrolyte and fluid balance, and kidney function
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BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen- product from metabolism of proteins by the liver and is excreted from the blood by the kidneys.
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Creatinine
filtered out of the blood by the kidneys.
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Na K Cl Glucose
Sodium Potassium Chloride blood sugar
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BNP
Beta Naturietic Protein- assess degree of heart failure
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CBC
complete blood count= WBC, RBC, and platelets HGB- Hemoglobin- protein in RBC that carries oxygen HCT: Hematocrit- percentage of the volume of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells Platelets: small blood components that help the clotting process by sticking to lining of blood vessels
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CMP
Complete Metabolic Panel-BMP plus LFTs and calcium levels
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D-Dimer
measure fibrin split products. non specific test used to rule out PE or DVT.
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ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate- rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of 1 hour; non specific measure of inflammation
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HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin- hormone released during pregnancy
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H&H
Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
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LFTs
Liver Function Tests- measures how well the liver is producing the protein albumin and the clearing blood waste product, bilirubin
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Mono spot
blood test for mononucleosis
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PT/PTT
Protime and Partial Thromboplastin Time- used to determine the clotting tendency of blood
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RSV
Swab to test for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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T&C
Type and cross
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T&S
Type and screen
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T4/TSH
Thyroid hormone levels
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Troponin
Cardiac enzyme that assess damage of cardiac tissues
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UA
urine analysis
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UDS
urine drug screen
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Urine Preg
test urine for pregnancy hormone
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IM
intramuscular
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IQ
intraosseous
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IV
intravenous
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SQ
Subcutaneous
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NPO
nothing by mouth
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PR
Per rectum
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SL
sublingual
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PICC Line
Percutaneous IV central catheter line
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Rx
Prescription
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BID
Twice daily
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PC
After meals
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PRN
As needed
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PO
By mouth
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Q
Every
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QH
Every hour
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TID
Three times daily
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QID
Four times daily
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QHS
At bedtime
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gtt(s)
drops
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UTD
up to date (as in immunizations)
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NS
Normal saline
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Abx
Antibiotics
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NKDA
No known drug allergies
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LR
Lactated Ringer's
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IVF
IV Fluids
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Anesthetics
``` Lidocaine Marcaine Sensorcaine LAT (Lidocaine, adrenaline, tetracaine gel) Xylocaine ```
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Antibiotics
``` Amoxicillin Augmentin Azithromycin Bacitracin Bactrim Biaxin Ceftriaxone Cephalexin Ciprofloxacin Doxycycline Erythromycin Flagyl Gentomycin Keflex Levaquin Macrobid Moxifloxacin Neosporin Penicillin Rocephin Tetracycline Unasyn Vancomycin Zithromax Zosyn ```
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Anti-emetic
``` Meclizine Phenergan Compazine Reglan Zofran ```
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Anti-inflammatory/ Muscle Relaxants
``` Benadryl Celebrex Flexeril Ibuprofen Motrin Naprosyn Toradol ```
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Antireflux
``` Nexium Pepcid Prevacid Prilosec Protonix Zantac ```
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Cardiovascular
``` Aspirin - blood thinner Amiodarone- Anti-arrhythmic Atenolol- Beta-blocker Atropine- Increase heart rate Bicarbonate Coumadin (Warfarin)- Blood thinner Digoxin- Heart stimulant; increase contractility force Diltiazem- Calcium channel blocker Dopamine Epinephrine- Increase heart rate Heparin- Anti-coagulant HCTZ- Hydrochlorothiazide- diuretic Labetalol- Beta-blocker Lasix- Diuretic Lovenox- Diuretic Lisinopril- Ace inhibitor Metoprolol- Beta-blocker NTG- Nitroglycerin- vasodilator Plavix- Blood thinner tPA- Tissue Plasminogen Activator- rapid thrombolytic agent Verapamil- Calcium channel blocker Pradaxa- Thrombin inhibitor ```
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Endocrine
``` Acarbose Avandia Glimepiride Glipizide Glucagon Glucophage Glucotrol Humalog Humulin Insulin Lantus Levothyroxine Levoxyl Metformin Novolin Novalog Synthroid ```
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Neurological
Depakote Phenobarbitol Tegretol
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Pain Control/ Sedation
``` Ativan Demerol Fentanyl Morphine Neurontin Propofol Stadol Valium Versed Darvocet Dilaudid Oxycontin Percocet Vicodin ```
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Psychiatric
``` Celexa Zoloft Paxil Prozac Lexapro Cymbalta Effexor Wellbutrin Haldol Seroquel Abilify Lithium ```
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Pulmonary
``` Albuterol Atrovent Advair Combivent Pulmicort Singulair Spiriva Solumedrol DuoNeb ```