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1
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Y/o

A

Years

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Wt

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Weight

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WNL

A

WITH IN NORMAL LIMITS

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w/c

A

Wheel chair

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WBC

A

WHITE BLOOD COUNT

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WA

A

WHILE AWAKE

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V/S

A

Vital signs

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Vol

A

Volume

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Vo

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Verbal order

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Vit

A

Vitamin

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VD

A

Veneral diease

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VC

A

Vital capacity

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Vag

A

Vaginal

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V tach

A

Ventricular tachcardy

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V fib

A

Ventricular fibrillation

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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17
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Us

A

Ultrasonic

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URI

A

UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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URC

A

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

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URC

A

USUAL,reasonable,customary

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21
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Ur

A

Urine

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Unk

A

Unkown

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Ung

A

Ointment

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Unc.

A

Unconscious

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Umb

A

Umbilicus

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UA

A

URINALYSIS

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TX

A

Traction

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28
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TVH

A

Total vaginal hysterectomy

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29
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TV

A

Tidal volume

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30
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TUR

A

TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION

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31
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TT

A

tetanus toxiod

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32
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TSH

A

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE

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Trah

A

Tracheotomy ,tracheostomy

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34
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Tr

A

Tincture

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35
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TPR

A

TEMPERSTURE,PULSE,RESPIRATION

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36
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TPN

A

total parental nutrition

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37
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Tol

A

Tolerated

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38
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TMG

A

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

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39
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tid

A

Three times a day

40
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TIA

A

TRANSIENT

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TH

A

THYROID

42
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temp

A

Temperature

43
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TCDB

A

Turn,cough,deep,breath

44
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TB

A

TUBERCULOIS

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TAH

A

total abdominal hysterectomy

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Tachy

A

Tachycardia

47
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Tab

A

Tablet

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T&A

A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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T

A

temperature,thoracic

50
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Sx

A

Symptons

51
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SVT

A

supravtricular tachycardia

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SVN

A

SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER

53
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SVD

A

spontaneous vaginal delivery

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STD

A

SEXUALLY TRANSMITED DISEASE

55
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sat

A

Immediately

56
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SSE

A

soap suds enema

57
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SQ,sub q

A

Subcutaneous

58
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Sp.gr.

A

Specific gravity

59
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Spec

A

Specimen

60
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SOB

A

shortness of dreath

61
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SMAC

A

sequential multiple analysis computer

62
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SL

A

sublingual

63
Q

Sig:

A

Label write

64
Q

SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

65
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SGPT

A

serum glutamic pryuvic transaminase

66
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Sc

A

Subcutaneous

67
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SB

A

small bowel

68
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SA

A

sinoatrail

69
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Sats

A

Oxygen/ blood saturation level

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Ss

A

1/2

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S & S

A

Signs and symptons

72
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S

A

Without

73
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Rx

A

Take prescription

74
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RV

A

Residual volume

75
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Rt

A

Right

76
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RUQ, RLL

A

Right lower quadrant, lobe

77
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R.R.

A

recovery room

78
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ROM

A

range of motion

79
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R/O

A

Rule out

80
Q

RO

A

reality orientation

81
Q

RML

A

Right middle lobe (lung)

82
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RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant

83
Q

RL

A

Ringers lactate

84
Q

RK

A

radial keratomy

85
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Rh

A

Rhesus

86
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Reg

A

Regular

87
Q

RBC

A

red blood cell/ count

88
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RAIU

A

radioactive iodine uptake study

89
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R resp

A

Respirations, rectal

90
Q

R (r)

A

Rectal

91
Q

Qs

A

Quality sufficient

92
Q

Qod

A

Every other day

93
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Qns

A

Quality not sufficient

94
Q

Qid

A

Four times a day

95
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Qhs

A

Every night at bedtime

96
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Q2h

A

Every two hour

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