ABBREVIATIONS/RIGHTS Flashcards by Brooke Friday

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RIGHTS OF MEDICATIONS

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Right drug
Right dose
Right patient
Right route
Right time
Right documentation

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VITAL SIGNS

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VS

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LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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LOC

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TEMPERATURE

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T

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PULSE

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P

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RESPIRATION

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R

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HEART RATE

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HR

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BLOOD PRESSURE

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BP

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OXYGEN SATURATION

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SaO2

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ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS

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ABG

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MORNING

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AM

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EVENING

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PM

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THREE TIMES A DAY

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TID

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FOUR TIMES A DAY

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QID

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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PPE

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IMMEDIATELY

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STAT

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TOPICALLY

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NO ABBREVIATION

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BY MOUTH

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PO

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SUBCUTANEOUSLY

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subQ

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INTRAMUSCULARLY

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IM

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INTRAVENOUSLY

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IV

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INTAKE AND OUTPUT

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I&O

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NO KNOWN ALLERGIES

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NKA

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ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

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AD

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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

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ADLs

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BOWEL MOVEMENT

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BM

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NAUSEA AND VOMITTING

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N&V

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FREELY OR AS DESIRED

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ad lib

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OUT OF BED

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OOB

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BEFORE MEALS

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ac

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AFTER MEALS

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pc

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NOTHING BY MOUTH

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NPO

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HOUR

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h

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EVERY

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q

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AS NEEDED

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prn

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EVERY 2 HOURS

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q2h

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EVERY 3 HOURS

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q3h

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EVERY 4 HOURS

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q4h

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EVERY 6 HOURS

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q6h

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EVERY 8 HOURS

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q8h

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every 12 hours

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Q12H

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TWICE A DAY

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BID

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BEDREST

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BR

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PRECUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY

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PEG

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ACUTE KIDNEY INSUFFICIENCY

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AKI

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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

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CKD

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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

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ARF

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CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

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CRF

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END STAGE RENAL DISEASE

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ESRD

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AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE

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AMA

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HYPERTENSION

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HTN

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ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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AMI

Q

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

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CPR

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DO NOT RESUSCITATE

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DNR

Q

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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EKG

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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CVD

Q

ATRIAL FIBRILATION

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AF

Q

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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CHR

Q

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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ShOB

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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CABG

Q

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

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CVA

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TRANSISCHEMIC ATTACK

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TIA

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

A

COPD

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CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

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CPAP

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DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE

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DJD

Q

ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION

A

AKA

Q

BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION

A

BKA

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HISTORY

A

Hx

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HISTORY OF

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H/O

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FRACTURE

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Fx

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SYMPTOM

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Sx

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TREATMENT

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Tx

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DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2

A

DM2

Q

DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 1

A

DM1

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INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS

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IDDM

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NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS

A

NIDDM

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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

A

GERD

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RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

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RT

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PHYSICAL THERAPIST

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PT

Q

A

Q

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

A

OT

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HYPO

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BENEATH OR BELOW
LESS THAN NORMAL

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HYPER

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OVER, BEYOND, EXCESSIVE, ABOVE NORMAL

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BRADY

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SLOWER THAN NORMAL

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TACHY

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SWIFT, FASTER THAN NORMAL

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WITH

A

C

Q

A

Q

WITHOUT

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S

Q

A