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TKO

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TO KEEP OPEN

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GTT

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DROP(S)

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Q 2HR

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EVERY 2 HOURS

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S/P

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STATUS POST

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KVO

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KEEP VEIN OPEN

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I & O

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INTAKE & OUTPUT

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ROM

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RANGE OF MOTION

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U.D.

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AS DIRECTED

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PO

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BY MOUTH

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PERRLA

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PUPIL EQUAL ROUND REACTIVE TO LIGHT ACCOMENDATION

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OOB

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OUT OF BED

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LOC

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LEVEL OF CONCIOUSNESS

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BiD

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TWICE A DAY

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MVA

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

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AB

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ABORTION

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URI

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UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

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Sx

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SYMPTOMS

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Rx

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PRESCRIPTION

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AC

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BEFORE MEALS

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UNG

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OINTMENT

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DKA

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DIABETES KETOACIDOSIS

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GDM

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GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

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ULQ

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UPPER LEFT QUADRANT

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TB

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TUBERCULOSIS

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HS

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BED TIME

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LMP

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LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD

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HVB

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HEPATITIS B VIRUS

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PRN

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AS NEEDED

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CBC

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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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ECG

EKG

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ELCTOCARDIOGRAPH

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ID

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INTRADERMAL

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STAT

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IMMEDIATELY

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DVT

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DEEP VENUS THROMBOSIS

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SNF

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SCALE OF NURSING FACILITY

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PKU

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PHENYLKETONURIA

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FBS

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FASTING BLOOD SUGAR

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GFR

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GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE

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LLL

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LOWER LEFT LOBE

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BMI

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BODY MASS INDEX

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H2O

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WATER

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W/C

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WHEELCHAIR

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R/O

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RULE OUT

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NPO

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NOTHING BY MOUTH

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CAP

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CAPSULE

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RLQ

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RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT

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BS

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BOWEL SOUNDS

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Fx

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FRACTURE

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LUQ

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LEFT UPPER QUADRANT

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HGB

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HEMOGLOBIN

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MRI

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

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ESRD

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END STAGE RENAL DISEASE

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BM

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BOWEL MOVEMENT

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D/C

DC

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DISCONTINUE

DISCHARGE

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VS

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VITAL SIGNS

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Ft

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FOOT

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WBC

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WHITE BLOOD CELL

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BRP

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BATHROOM PRIVELEDGES

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QiD

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4 TIMES A DAY

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RR

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RECOVERY ROOM

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H

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HOUR

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DOA

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DEATH ON ARRIVAL

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ATC

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AROUND THE CLOCK

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Cath

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CATHETER

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OD

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RIGHT EYE

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OU

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BOTH EYES

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TKA

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TOTAL KNEE ARTHOPLASTRY

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HA

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HEADACHE

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HCG

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HUMAN CHORIONIC GONDROTOPIN

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H & H

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HEMOGLOBIN & HEMATOCRIT

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RDS

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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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PC

A

AFTER MEAL

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QHS

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EVERY NIGHT AT BEDTIME

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FH

A

FAMILY HISTORY

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CAD

A

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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CHF

A

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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HTN

A

HYPERTENSION

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BKA

A

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION

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AKA

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ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION

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ARF

A

ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

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UA

A

URINARY ANALYSIS

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Disp.

A

DISPENSE

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ASAP

A

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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LLQ

A

LEFT LOWER QUADRANT

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Tab

A

TABLET

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Q 24 H

A

EVERY 24 HOURS

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IT

A

INTRATHECAL

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Tx

A

TREATMENT

TRACTION

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DOE

A

DYSPNEA OF EXERTION

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SOB

A

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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IM

A

INTRAMUSCULAR

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FTT

A

FAILURE TO THRIVE

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TPN

A

TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

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SC

A

SUBCUTANEOUS

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PR

A

PER RECTUM

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Wt

A

WEIGHT

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PV

A

PER VAGINA

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SL

A

SUBLINGUAL

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PE

A

PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

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NSAID

A

NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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CVA

A

CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT

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PPD

A

PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE

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Sig.

A

DIRECTIONS

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KUB

A

KIDNEY, URETERS, BLADDER

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ICS

A

INTERCOSTAL SPACE

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os

A

MOUTH

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AQ

A

WATER

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AS

A

LEFT EAR

108
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AU

A

BOTH EARS

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PA

A

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
POSTERIOR ANTERIOR
PULMONARY ARTERIES

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OS

A

LEFT EAR

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US

A

ULTRASOUND

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T & A

A

TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY

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TiD

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THREE TIMES A DAY

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ROS

A

REVIEW OF SYSTEMS (SYMPTOMS)

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AD LiB

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AS NECESSARY

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TURP

A

TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE

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TENS

A

TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR

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Lap

A

LAPAROTOMY

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RDA

A

RECOMMENDED DAILY ALLOWANCE

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TKR

A

TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

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W/

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WITH

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TPR

A

TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATORY

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DNS

A

DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

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BR

A

BED REST

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RML

A

RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE

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WNL

A

WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

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QOD

A

EVERY OTHER DAY

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AMP

A

AMPULE

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A

A

BEFORE

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abd

A

ABDOMEN

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ADA

A

AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION

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ADL

A

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

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amt

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AMOUNT

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BP

A

BLOOD PRESSURE

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Bx

A

BIOPSY

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c

A

WITH

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C/O

A

COMPLAINS OF

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CPR

A

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

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C & S

A

CULTURE & SENSITIVITY

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CXR

A

CHEST X-RAY

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DNR

A

DO NOT RESUSCITATE

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DOB

A

DATE OF BIRTH

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Dx

A

DIAGNOSIS

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F/u

A

FOLLOW-UP

145
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FUO

A

FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN

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GI

A

GASTROINTESTINAL

147
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GU

A

GENITOURINARY

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H & P

A

HISTORY & PHYSICAL

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HS

A

HOUR OF SLEEP

BEDTIME

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Hx

A

HISTORY

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I & D

A

INCISION & DRAINAGE

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IVPB

A

INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK

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Q

L

lt

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LEFT

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MAE

A

MOVES ALL EXTREMITIES

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NG

A

NASOGASTRIC

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O2

A

OXYGEN

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OT

A

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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P

A

AFTER

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pt.

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PATIENT

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PT

A

PHYSICAL THERAPY

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q

A

EVERY

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qs

A

QUANTITY SUFFICIENT

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R

rt

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RIGHT

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s

A

WITHOUT

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Sp.gr.

A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

166
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UA

A

URINANALYSIS

167
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Δ

A

CHANGE TO

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2°

A

SECONDARY TO

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°

A

DEGREE

HOURS

170
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>

A

GREATER THAN

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Q
A

LESS THAN

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♀

A

FEMALE

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♂

A

MALE

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SBP

A

SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

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DBP

A

DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

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