Abbrevitions 2 Flashcards

1
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Advanced cardiac life support

A

ACLS

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2
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advanced life support

A

ALS

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3
Q

Against medical advice

A

AMA

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4
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Assessment

A

Ax

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5
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Bilateral

A

B/L

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6
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Basic life support

A

BLS

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7
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Body surface area

A

BSA

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8
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Body surface isolation

A

BSI

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9
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Chief complaint

A

CC

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10
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Complaint of

A

C/O

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11
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Consistent with

A

C/W

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12
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Discharge

A

D/C

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13
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Do not intubate

A

DNI

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14
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Do not resuscitate

A

DNR

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15
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Dead on arrival

A

DOA

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16
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Date of birth

A

DOB

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17
Q

Diagnosis

A

Dx

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18
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Differential diagnosis

A

DDx

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19
Q

Emergency department

A

ED

20
Q

Emergency medical services

A

EMS

21
Q

Family history

A

FHx

22
Q

Follow up

A

F/U

23
Q

History and physical

A

H&P

24
Q

History of present illness

A

HPI

25
Q

History

A

Hx

26
Q

Intensive care unit

A

ICU

27
Q

Liters per minute

A

LPM

28
Q

Mass casualty incident

A

MCI

29
Q

An infant under 30 days old

A

Neonate

30
Q

Outside hospital

A

OSH

31
Q

Pediatric advanced life support

A

PALS

32
Q

Primary care physician

A

PCP

33
Q

primary medical history

A

PMHx

34
Q

Patient

A

Pt

35
Q

Rule out

A

R/O

36
Q

Symptom

A

Sx

37
Q

Transport

A

Tx

38
Q

Up-to-date

A

UTD

39
Q

Registered nurse

A

RN

40
Q

Review of systems

A

ROS

41
Q

Treatment/prescription

A

Rx

42
Q

Reaction

A

Rxn

43
Q

Status post

A

S/P

44
Q

Within normal limits

A

WNL

45
Q

By way of

A

Via

46
Q

Vital signs stable

A

VSS

47
Q

Years old

A

Y.O.