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Common Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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Alert and Oriented to person, place, time, situation

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A&Ox4

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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AAA

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Abortion

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AB

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Arterial blood gas

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ABG

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Antibiotic

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Abx

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Atrial fibrillation

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A-Fib

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Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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AICD

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Above the knee amputation

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AKA

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Against medical advice

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AMA

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Altered mental status

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AMS

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Aspirin

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ASA

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Twice daily

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BID

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Below the knee amputation

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BKA

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Bilateral lower extremeties

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BLE

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Bowel movement

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BM

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Blood pressure

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BP

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

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BPH

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Bilateral upper extremities

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BUE

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19
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Complains of

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c/o

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Coronary artery bypass graft (bypass surgery)

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CABG

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Coronary artery disease

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CAD

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22
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Catheter

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cath

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23
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Complete blood count

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CBC

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Congestive heart failure

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CHF

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Concussion

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CHI (closed head injury)

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Cervical motion tenderness

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CMT

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Central nervous system

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CNS

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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COPD

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Chest pain

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CP

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30
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Continuous positive airway pressure

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CPAP

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CPR

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32
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Cerebrospinal fluid

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CSF

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33
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Computerized tomography

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CT

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Clear to auscultation

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CTA

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Cardiovascular

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CV

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CVA

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Cerebral Vascular Accident or Costovertebral Angle (depending on context)

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Chest X-ray

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CXR

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Discharge (as in from hospital)

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d/c

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39
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Differential diagnosis

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DDx

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40
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Diabetes insipidus

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DI

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41
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Diabetes mellitus

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DM

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42
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Do not resuscitate

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DNR

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43
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DOE

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Dyspnea on exertion (shortness of breath upon exhaling)

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44
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Deep tendon reflex

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DTR

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45
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Deep vein thrombosis

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DVT

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46
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Dx

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Diagnosis

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47
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Erectile dysfunction

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ED

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EHR

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Electronic health record (aka EMR)

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Electrocardiogram

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EKG

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50
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EMR

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Electronic medical record (aka EHR)

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51
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Emergency medical services

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EMS

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52
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Ear, nose, and throat

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ENT

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53
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EOMI

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Extraocular movements intact

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54
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Epinephrine

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Epi

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55
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End stage renal disease

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ESRD

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56
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Alcohol

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EtOH

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57
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Follow up

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f/u

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58
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Foreign body

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FB

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59
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Fetal heart tones

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FHT

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FMHx

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Family medical history

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61
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Full range of motion

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FROM

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62
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Glasgow coma scale

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GCS

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63
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GERD

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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64
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Pregnancy history

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GPA (gravida, para, abortus)

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65
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Gunshot wound

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GSW

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66
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h/o

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History of

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67
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Headache

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HA

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68
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Hematocrit

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HCT

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69
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Hemoglobin

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HGB

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70
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Homicidal ideation

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HI

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HPI

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History of present illness

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72
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Heart rate

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HR

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73
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Hypertension

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HTN

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Hx

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History

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Incision and Drainage procedure

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I&D

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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IBS

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ICE

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Ice, compression, elevation

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Intracranial pressure

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ICP

79
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Intensive care unit

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ICU

80
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Intramuscular

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IM

81
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Intravenous

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IV

82
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Jugular vein distension

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JVD

83
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Left

A

L

84
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Laceration

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Lac

85
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Liver function test

A

LFT

86
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Left lower quadrant

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LLQ

87
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Last menstrual period

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LMP

88
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Loss of consciousness

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LOC

89
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Lumbar puncture

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LP

90
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Left upper quadrant

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LUQ

91
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Moves all extremeties well

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MAEW

92
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Metastasis

A

Mets

93
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Heart attack

A

MI (myocardial infarction)

94
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Medical record number

A

MRN

95
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Multiple sclerosis

A

MS

96
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Car crash

A

MVA (motor vehicle accident) or MVC (motor vehicle collision)

97
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Last normal menstrual period

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LNMP

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Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

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N/V/D

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Nausea and vomiting

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N/V

100
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No acute distress

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NAD

101
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Normocephalic/atraumatic

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NC/AT

102
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Nitroglycerin

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NG

103
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No known allergies

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NKA

104
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No known drug allergies

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NKDA

105
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Nothing by mouth

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NPO (nothing per os)

106
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Nonrebreather oxygen mask

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NRB

107
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Normal saline

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NS

108
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Oxygen

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O2

109
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Obstetrician/gynecologist

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OB/GYN

110
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Observation

A

Obs

111
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Oral contraceptive pill

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OCP

112
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Overdose

A

OD

113
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Orthopedic

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Ortho

114
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Penicillin

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PCN

115
Q

Primary care physician

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PCP

116
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PERRLA

A

Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation

117
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PEx

A

Physical examination

118
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PIP

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Proximal interphalangeal joint

119
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Prior medical history

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PMHx

120
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By mouth

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PO (per os)

121
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Post-op

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Post operative

122
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As needed

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Prn

123
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Prostate Specific Antigen

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PSA

124
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Past surgical history

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PSHx

125
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Patient

A

pt

126
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Prior to arrival

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PTA

127
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Pneumothorax

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PTX

128
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Premature ventricular contraction

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PVC

129
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Peripheral vascular disease

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PVD

130
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Post void residual

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PVR (pee left in bladder after peeing you can maybe get with a catheter, measure of urinary retention/blockage)

131
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Every 2 hours

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Q2H

132
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Every 4 hours

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Q4H

133
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Every day

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Qday

134
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At bedtime

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QHS (quaque hora somni)

135
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4 times daily

A

QID (quater in die)

136
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rule out

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r/o

137
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Right

A

R

138
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Room air

A

RA

139
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Red blood cells

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RBC

140
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Rest, ice, compression, elevation

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RICE

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Right lower quadrant

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RLQ

142
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Range of motion

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ROM

143
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ROS

A

Review of Systems

144
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Respiratory rate

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RR

145
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Regular rate and rhythm

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RRR

146
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Right upper quadrant

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RUQ

147
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Prescription

A

Rx

148
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Status post

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s/p

149
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Small bowel obstruction

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SBO

150
Q

Subcutaneous

A

SC

151
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Social history

A

SHx

152
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Suicidal ideation

A

SI

153
Q

Sublingual

A

SubL

154
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Straight leg raise

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SLR

155
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Blood oxygen saturation

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SPO2

156
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Sinus rhythm

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SR

157
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STAT

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At once, immediately

158
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Sexually transmitted disease/infection

A

STD/STI

159
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Streptococcus

A

Strep

160
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Subcutaneous

A

SubQ

161
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Supraventricular tachycardia

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SVT

162
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Symptoms

A

Sx

163
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Seizure

A

Sz

164
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Thyroid stimulating hormone

A

TSH

165
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Transient ischemic attack

A

TIA

166
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3 times daily

A

TID

167
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Tympanic membrane

A

TM

168
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Treatment

A

Tx

169
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Urinalysis

A

UA

170
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Urine drug screen

A

UDS

171
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Upper respiratory infection

A

URI

172
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Ultrasound

A

US

173
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Up to date

A

UTD

174
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Urinary tract infection

A

UTI

175
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Vital signs

A

VS

176
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Ventricular tachycardia

A

V-tach

177
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White blood cell

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WBC

178
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Well developed, well nourished

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WDWN

179
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Within normal limits

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WNL

180
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Year to date

A

YTD

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