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Common Nursing Abbreviations Flashcards

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ADL

A

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE

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AD LIB

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AS DESIRED

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ALT

A

ALANINE TRANSFERASE

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ASHD

A

ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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AST

A

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE

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BE

A

BARIUM ENEMA

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BID

A

TWICE A DAY

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BM

A

BOWEL MOVEMENT

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BMR

A

BASAL METABOLIC RATE

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BP

A

BLOOD PRESSURE

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B.R.P.

A

BATHROOM PRIVILEGES

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BUN

A

BLOOD UREA NITROGEN

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CAD

A

CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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CBC

A

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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HF

A

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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COLD

A

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE

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COPD

A

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CPK

A

CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE

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CVA

A

CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT

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CVP

A

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE

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D & C

A

DILATION AND CURETTAGE

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D & E

A

DILATION AND EVACUATION

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DM

A

DIABETES MELLITUS

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DOE

A

DYSPNEA ON EXERTION

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ECG (EKG)

A

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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EEG

A

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

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EOM

A

EXTRA OCCULAR MOVEMENTS

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ESR

A

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE

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FSH

A

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

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FUO

A

FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN

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G.I.

A

GASTRO-INTESTINAL

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G

A

GRAM

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gtt

A

DROPS

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G.U.

A

GENITOURINARY

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Gyn

A

GYNECOLOGY

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h (hr)

A

HOUR

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Hbg A1C

A

GLYCOSATED HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

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H & H

A

HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT

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I.M.

A

INTRAMUSCULAR

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I & O

A

INTAKE AND OUTPUT

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IV

A

INTRAVENOUS

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IVP

A

INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM

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KVO

A

KEEP VEIN OPEN

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L

A

LITER

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LDH

A

SERUM LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE

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LLQ

A

LEFT LOWER QUADRANT

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LUQ

A

LEFT UPPER QUADRANT

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MI

A

MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION

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MCV

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME

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MCH

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN

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MCHC

A

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION

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mg

A

MILLIGRAM

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mL

A

MILLILITER

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NPO

A

NOTHING BY MOUTH

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NS

A

NORMAL STERILE SALINE

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OOB

A

OUT OF BED

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OR

A

OPERATING ROOM

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oz

A

OUNCE

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PID

A

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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P.O.

A

BY MOUTH

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PPN

A

PERIPHERAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
OR
PARTIAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

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p.r.n.

A

WHEN NECESSARY

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PVD

A

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

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REM

A

RAPID EYE MOVEMENTS

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RLQ

A

RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT

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RUQ

A

RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT

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ROM

A

RANGE OF MOTION

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SL

A

SUBLINGUAL

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SOB

A

SHORT OF BREATH

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STAT

A

IMMEDIATELY

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TPN

A

TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

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TSH

A

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE

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URI

A

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

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