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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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b.id.

A

twice a day

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T.i.d

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three times a day

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h.s.

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at bedtime

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a.c

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before meals

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p.c

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after meals

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p.r.n

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as needed

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ad lib

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as desired

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8
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stat

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immediately

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I and O

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intake and outpu

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10
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iv

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intravenously

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IM

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intrmascularly

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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

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PO

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by mouth

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Subq

A

subcutaneously

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subling

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sublinqual

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a-

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before

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c-

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with

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s-

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after

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8

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increase

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9

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decrease

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+

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positive or plus

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-

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negative or minus

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23
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L

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left

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R

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right

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abd

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abdomen

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ABGs

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arterial blood gas

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AD

A

Alzheimer’s disease

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ADL

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activities of daily living

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ADR

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adverse drug reaction

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AKA

A

above the knee amputation

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ARDS

A

acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BE

A

barium enema

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33
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BKA

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below the knee amputation

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BM

A

bowel movement

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35
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BP

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blood pressure

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36
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BPH

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benign prostatic hypertrophy

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37
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BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum

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38
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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

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39
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Bx

A

biopsy

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40
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CA

A

cancer

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41
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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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42
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CAD

A

Coronary artery Disease

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43
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CBC

A

complete blood count

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44
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CBS

A

chronic brain syndrome

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45
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CC

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chief complaint

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46
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CCU

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coronary care unit

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47
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CHD

A

coronary heart disease

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48
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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CNS

A

central nervous system

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50
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c/o

A

complains of

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51
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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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52
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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53
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CRF

A

chronic renal failure

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54
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CVA

A

Cardiovascular disease

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55
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Cx

A

chest x-ray

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56
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DEXA

A

dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

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57
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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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58
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DOA

A

Dead on Arrival

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59
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DOB

A

date of birth

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60
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DOE

A

dyspnea on exertion

61
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Dx

A

diagnosis

62
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ECG,EKG

A

electrocardiogram

63
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ECHO

A

echocardiogram

64
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ENT

A

ear,nose,throat

65
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ER

A

emergency room

66
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etoh

A

ethanol

67
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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

68
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FH

A

family history

69
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F/u

A

follow-up

70
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FUO

A

fever of undetermined origin

71
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Fx

A

fracture

72
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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

73
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GI

A

gastrointestinal

74
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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

75
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GU

A

genitourinary

76
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Hct

A

hematocrit

77
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HEENT

A

head,eyes,ear,throat

78
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Hgb

A

hemoglobin

79
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H and P

A

history and physical

80
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h/o

A

history of

81
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HPI

A

history of present illness

82
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Hx

A

history

83
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IBS

A

inflammatory bowel syndrom

84
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IBD

A

Inflammatory bowel disease

85
Q

ICU

A

intensive care unit

86
Q

IPPB

A

intermittent positive pressure breathing

87
Q

LFTs

A

liver function test

88
Q

LLQ

A

lower left quadrant

89
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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

90
Q

L and W

A

living and well

91
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MA

A

mental age

92
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MCH

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

93
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MCHC

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

94
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MD

A

muscular Dystrophy

95
Q

MI

A

myocardial infartion

96
Q

MMI

A

maximal medical improvement

97
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

98
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MS

A

multiple sclorosis

99
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NBS

A

normal breath or bowel sounds

100
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NG

A

nasogastric

101
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NKA

A

no known allergies

102
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NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

103
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N/V/D/C

A

nasau, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation

104
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PDR

A

physicians desk reference

105
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PFT

A

pulmonary function test

106
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PERRLA

A

pupils are equal,round,react to light, and accomidation

107
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PH

A

past history

108
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PI

A

present illness

109
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PID

A

pelvic inflammatory disease

110
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PMH

A

past medical history

111
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PT

A

prothrombin time

112
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Pt

A

patient

113
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PTCA

A

precutaneus translumnal coronary angioplasty

114
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PVC

A

premature ventricular contractino

115
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Px

A

physical exam

116
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R

A

respirations

117
Q

RA

A

rhuematiod arthritis

118
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RBC

A

red blood cell count

119
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RDS

A

respiratory distress syndrome

120
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RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

121
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R/O

A

rule out

122
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ROM

A

range of motion

123
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ROS

A

review of systems

124
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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

125
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Rx

A

prescription

126
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s/p

A

status post

127
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SH

A

social history

128
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SIDS

A

sudden infant Death syndrome

129
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SOB

A

Shortness of breath

130
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Sx

A

symptoms

131
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T

A

tempurature

132
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T and A

A

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

133
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TB

A

tuberculosis

134
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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

135
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TFT

A

thyroid function test

136
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TLC

A

total lung capacity

137
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TPR

A

tempurature,pulse,respirations

138
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Tx

A

treatment

139
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UA

A

urinalysis

140
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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

141
Q

URI

A

upper respiratory infection

142
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

143
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VS

A

vital signs

144
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WBC

A

white blood cell count

145
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W/D

A

Well developed

146
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WDWN

A

well developed, well nourished

147
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W/N

A

Well nourished

148
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WNL

A

within normal limit

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