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1
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AAOx3

A

Awake Alert Oriented times 3

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AF

A

Atrial Fibrillation

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AKA

A

Above Knee Amputation

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AMA

A

Against Medical Advice

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AODM

A

Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus

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ARDS

A

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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ARF

A

Acute Renal Failure

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AVM

A

Arterio-Venous Malformation

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(B)

A

Bilateral

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BKA

A

Below Knee Amputation

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11
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CA

A

Cancer

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HTN

A

Hypertension

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ABG

A

Arterial blood gas - seen in pts retaining co2 (COPD, vent)

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14
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A.fib

A

Atrial fibrillation

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15
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B/S

A

Bedside

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16
Q

C with a line above it

A

With

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17
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C1, C2…

A

1st cervical vertebrate, 2nd…

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18
Q

CA

A

Carcinoma (cancer)

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CABG

A

Coronary artery bypass graft

Nick the RLN ➡ voice d/os

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CAD

A

Coronary artery disease

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21
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CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

22
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c/o

A

Complain of

23
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

24
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CXR

A

Chest X-ray

25
Q

D/c

A

Discharge

26
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DM

A

Diabetes mellitus

27
Q

DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

Various levels #1, #2, #3 (3 means comfort care only)

28
Q

Fx

A

Fracture

29
Q

Dx

A

Diagnosis

30
Q

ETOH

A

Ethanol (alcohol abuse)

31
Q

F/u

A

Follow up

32
Q

GERD

A

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

33
Q

H/A

A

Headache

34
Q

H&P

A

History

35
Q

PMHx

A

Prior medical history

36
Q

ELOS

A

Estimated length of stay

37
Q

VDRF

A

Vent dependent respiratory failure

38
Q

Hx

A

History

39
Q

Lx

A

Larynx

40
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NKA

A

No known allergies

41
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NPO

A

Nil per os - nothing by mouth

42
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PO

A

Per os - by mouth

43
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pt

A

Patient

44
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PVD

A

Peripheral vascular disease

45
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SOB

A

Shortness of breath

46
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s/p

A

Status post

47
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S/sx

A

Signs and symptoms

48
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TPN

A

Total parenteral nutrition

49
Q

Trach

A

Tracheostomy

50
Q

Tx

A

Treatment therapy intervention therapist

51
Q

WFL / WNL

A

Within functional or within normal limits

52
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yo

A

Year old

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