Common Abbreviations Flashcards by Ashley De Leon

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DOB

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Date Of Birth

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DSH

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Domestic Short Hair

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DVM

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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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FHO

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Femoral Head Osteotomy

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GI

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gastrointestional

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Hx

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History

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IM

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Intermuscular

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IP

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Intraperitoneal

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IV

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Intravenous

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PCV

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Packed Cell Volume

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SQ

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Subcutaneous

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Sx

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Surgery

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UA

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Urine Analysis

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WBC

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white Blood Count

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WNL

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Within Normal Limits

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AD

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right ear

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AI

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Artificial insemination

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AS

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left ear

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AU

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both

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BAR

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Bright, Alert, Responsive

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BG

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Blood gas / Blood glucose

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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bpm

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beats per minute
Breaths per minute

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Bx

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Biopsy

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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CVP

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Central venous pressure

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DM

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Diabetes mellitus

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DOA

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Dead on Arrival

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EKG

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electrocardiogram

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F/S

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Female Spay

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FAD

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Flea allergy dermatitis

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FNA

A

Fine Needle aspirate

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Fx

A

Fracture

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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HR

A

Heart rate

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IC

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intracardiac

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ID

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Intradermal

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IOP

A

intraocular pressure

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ISO

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Isolation

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IVC

A

Intravenous catheter

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IVD

A

Intervertebral disk

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K9

A

canine

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LN

A

Lymph Nodes

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M/N, M/C

A

Male Neutered
Make Castrated

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MM

A

Mucus Membrane

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NAF

A

No Abnormalities found

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NG tube

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nasogastric tube

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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NSF

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No Significant Findings

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OD

A

oculus dexter

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OHE, OVH

A

Spay
Ovarian hysterectomy

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OS

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Oculus uterque

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PE

A

physical exam/ pulmonary embolism

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PE

A

Pulmonary embolism
Physical exam

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PLR

A

pupillary light reflex

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PO

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by mouth

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PU
PD

A

Polyuria
Polydipsia

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qns

A

Quantity not sufficient

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R/O

A

Rule out

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RBC

A

Red blood cell

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ROM

A

Range Of Motion

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RR

A

Respiratory Rate

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SQ, SC

A

subcutaneous

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Sx

A

Surgery

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Sz

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Seizure

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TECA

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Total Ear Canal ablation

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TP

A

Total Protein

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TPR

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Temperature, pulse, respiration

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URI

A

Upper Respiratory Infection

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V/D

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vomiting / Diarrhea

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WBC

A

White blood cell

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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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USG

A

Urine Specific Gravity

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CRF

A

Chronic Renal Failure