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MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards

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AB

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Apex Beat

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ABG

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Arterial Blood Gas

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AFB

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Acid-fast Bacilli

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AF

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Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation

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AHF

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Anti-hemophilic Factor

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AKA

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Above Knee Amputation

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ALD

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Alcohol Liver Disease

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ALL

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

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ALT

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Alanine Aminotransferase(formerly SGPT)

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AMI

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

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ANS

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Autonomic Nervous System

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ANST

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After Negative Skin Test

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AOG

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Age of Gestation

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AP

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Adynamic Precordium

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APTT

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Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

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ARDS

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Acute/Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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ARF

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Acute Renal/Acute Respiratory Failure; Acute Rheumatic Fever

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ASHD

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Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

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AST

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Aspartate Aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)

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ATN

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Acute Tubular Necrosis

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AVM

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Arteriovenous Malformation

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BA

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Bronchial Asthma

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BID

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Twice daily

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BKA

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Below Knee Amputation

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BLE

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Both Lower Extremities

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BLF

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Both Lungs Field

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BM

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Bowel Movement

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BOV

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Blurring of Vision

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BPH

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Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

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BPM

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Beats per minute

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31
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BPP

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Biophysical Profile

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BSA

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Body Surface Area

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BSRTL

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Both sluggish reactive to light

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34
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BT

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Blood Transfusion

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BUE

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Both Upper Extremeties

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BUN

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Blood Urea Nitrogen

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BUR

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Back-Up Rate

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CA

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Carcinoma;Community-acquired

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CABG

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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CAD

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Coronary Artery Disease

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CAP

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Community-acquired Pneumonia

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42
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CAT

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Computed Axial Tomography

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43
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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

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CBG

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Capillaty Blood Glucose

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45
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CBS

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Clear Breath Sounds

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46
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CC/cc

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Chief Complaint

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CHF

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Congestive Heart Failure

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CHO

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Carbohydrate

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CHVD

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Chronic Hypertensive Vascular Disease

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CK

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Creatinine kinase

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CLAD

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Cervical Lymph Adenopathy

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CNIL

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Cephalic not in labor

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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54
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CPAP

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Central Pulmonary Airway Pressure

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55
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CrCL

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Creatinine clearance

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CRF

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Chronic Renal Failure

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57
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CRT

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Capillary Refill Time

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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CT

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Computed Tomography

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CTT

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Chest Tube Thoracostomy

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CVA

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Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Accident

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CVD

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Cerebrovascular Disease

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CVP

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Central Venous Pressure

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CVS

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Cardiovascular System

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CXR

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Chest X-ray

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D/C

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Discharge/ discontinue

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DCMP

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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DHN

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Dehydration

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DHS

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Distinct Heart Sound

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DIC

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy

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DKA

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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DM

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Diabetis Mellitus

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DOB

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Difficultly of Breathing

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DOE

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Dyspnea on Exertion

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75
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DOI

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Date of Injury

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76
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DTG

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Diffuse Toxic Goiter

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DTR

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Deep Tendon Reflex

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Dx/Dxic

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Diagnosis

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E/N

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Essentially normal

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80
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ECE

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Equal Chest Expansion

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EBRTL

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Equal briskly reactive to light

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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83
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EF

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Ejection Fraction

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EOM

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Extra Ocular Movement

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85
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ESRD

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End-stage Renal Disease

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ESR

A

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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87
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FBS

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Fasting Blood Sugar

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88
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F/D

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Fairly developed

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89
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FC

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Functional Class, Foleycath

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90
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FEP

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Full Equal Pulses

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91
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FHT

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Fetal Heart Tone

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92
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FHx

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Family History

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F/N

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Fairly nourished

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FT

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Full Term

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95
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FTSVD

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Full Term Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery

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FWB

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Fresh Whole Blood

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Fxn

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Function

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GOPO

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Gravida para

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99
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GBS

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Guillain Barre Syndrome

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GFR

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Glomerular Filtration Rate

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101
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GI/GIT

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Gastrointestinal Tract

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102
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GIN

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Gastrointestinal Nutrition

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103
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GN

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Glomerulonephritis

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104
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GS/CS

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Gram Stain/Culture Sensitivity

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HA

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Headache

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106
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HAA

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Home Against Advice

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107
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HAP

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Hospital-acquired Pneumonia

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108
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HBP

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High Blood Pressure

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109
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HDL

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High Density Lipoprotein

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110
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Hct

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Hematocrit

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HEENT

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Head, Ear, Eyes, Nose, Throat

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HF

A

Heart Failure

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Hgb

A

Hemoglobin

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HHD

A

Hypertensive Heart Disease

115
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HPI

A

History of Present Illness

116
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HPN/HTN

A

Hypertension

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HR

A

Heart Rate

118
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HSV

A

Herpes Simplex Virus

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Hx

A

History

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I&O

A

Intake & Output

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ICM

A

Intracostal Margin

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ICS

A

Intercostal Space

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IDDM

A

Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

124
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IE

A

Infective Endocarditis

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IHD

A

Ischemic Heart Disease

126
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INR

A

International Normalized Ratio

127
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ITP

A

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

128
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IVP

A

Intravenous Pyelogram

129
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KUB

A

Kidney,Ureter,Bladder

130
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KVO

A

Keep vein open

131
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LA

A

Left Atrium

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LAAL

A

Left Anterior Axillary Line

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LDH

A

Lactate Dehydrogenase

134
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LDL

A

Low Density Lipoprotein

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LE

A

Lower Extremities

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LFT

A

Liver Function Tests

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LLE

A

Left Lower Extremity

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LLL/LLQ

A

Left Lower Quadrant

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LMCA

A

Left Mid Carotid Artery

140
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LMCL

A

Left Mid Clavicular Line

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LMP

A

Last Menstrual Period

142
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LOC

A

Loss of Consciousness/LevelOf consciousness

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LPF

A

Lower power field

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LPM

A

Liter per minute

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LPSB

A

Left parasternal border

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LT

A

Lumbar tap

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LUE

A

Left Upper Extremity

148
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LUQ LeftUpperQuadrant

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Left Upper Quadrant

149
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LV

A

Left Ventricle

150
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LWI

A

Latest Working Impression

151
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MG

A

Myasthenia Gravis

152
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MGH

A

May go home

153
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MOB

A

Medications on Board

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MOI

A

Mechanism of Injury

155
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MRI

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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MRS

A

Methicillin-resistant Strain

157
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MV

A

Mechanical Ventrilator

158
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MVP

A

Mitral Valve Prolapse

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NABS

A

Normoactive Bowel Sounds

160
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NBS

A

Normal Bowel Sound

161
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NGT

A

Nasogastric Tube

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NIAE

A

Not in acute exacerbation

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NICRD

A

Not in cardio respiratory distress

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NIDDM

A

Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

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NIL

A

Not in labor

166
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NIR

A

Non-insulin requiring

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NIRD

A

Not in respiratory distress

168
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NNS

A

No new Suggestions

169
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NNO

A

No new orders

170
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NO

A

Non-obese

171
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NORF

A

No other remarkable findings

172
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NPO

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Nothing per orem

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NRRR

A

Normal Rate Regular Rhythm

174
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NSAID

A

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

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NRTL

A

Non-reactive to light

176
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NSNI

A

Non-septic non-induced

177
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NSTEMI

A

Non-ST wave elevation Myocardial Infarction

178
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NSSTWC

A

Non-specific ST-wave changes

179
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NV

A

Neurovascular

180
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NVE

A

Neck Vein Engorgement

181
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OB

A

Occult Blood

182
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OCP

A

Oral Contraceptive Pill

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OD

A

Once daily/ Right eye

184
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OF

A

Osterized Feeding

185
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OS

A

Left eye

186
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OU

A

Both eye

187
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P/SHx

A

Personal/Social History

188
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PE

A

Physical Examination

189
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PEEP

A

Positive end expiratory Pressure

190
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PGO

A

Partial Gut Obstruction

191
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PHx

A

Personal History

192
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PMP

A

Post Menstrual Period

193
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Plt

A

Platelet

194
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PNB

A

Pink Nail Beds

195
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PND

A

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

196
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POI

A

Place of Injury

197
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PRBC

A

Packed Red Blood Cells

198
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PS

A

Pressure Support

199
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PT

A

Prothrombin Time

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PTA

A

Prior to Admission

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PTB

A

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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PTC

A

Prior to Consult

203
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PTH

A

Parathyroid Hormone

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PTO/PTOR

A

Prior to Operation

205
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PTT

A

Partial Thromboplastin Time

206
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PU

A

Pregnancy Uterine

207
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PUD

A

Peptic Ulcer Disease

208
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PVC

A

Premature Ventricular Contraction

209
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PVT

A

Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia

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PWI

A

Present working Impression

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R/O

A

Rule out

212
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RA

A

Right atrium

213
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RBC

A

Red Blood Cells

214
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RBS

A

Random Blood Sugar

215
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RCM

A

Right costal margin

216
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RF

A

Renal Failure/ Respiratory Failure

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RHD

A

Rheumatic Heart Disease

218
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RLE

A

Right Lower Extremity

219
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RMCA

A

Right mid-carotid artery

220
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RMI

A

Regular Menstrual Interval

221
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ROR

A

Red orange reflect

222
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ROS

A

Review of Systems

223
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RR

A

Respiratory Rate

224
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RRE

A

Round, regular and equal

225
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RRR

A

Regular Rhythm and Rate

226
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RTC

A

Round the Clock

227
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RUE

A

Right Upper Extremity

228
Q

RUQ

A

Right Upper Quadrant

229
Q

RV

A

Right Ventricle

230
Q

RVR

A

Rapid Ventricular Rate

231
Q

S/P

A

Status Post

232
Q

SABE

A

Sub-acute Bacterial Endocarditis

233
Q

SAH

A

Sub-arachoid Hemorrhage

234
Q

SBP

A

Systolic Blood Pressure

235
Q

SC

A

Spinal Cord

236
Q

SC/SQ

A

Subcutaneous

237
Q

SCI

A

Spinal Cord Injury

238
Q

SCN

A

Sternocleidomastoid

239
Q

SGOT

A

Serum Glutamic Ovalo-Acetic Transaminase (also AST)

240
Q

SGPT

A

Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (also ALT)

241
Q

SIADH

A

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone

242
Q

SLE

A

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

243
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of Breath

244
Q

SrCr

A

Serum Creatinine

245
Q

SSS

A

Sick Sinus Syndrome

246
Q

SVT

A

Supra-ventricular Tachycardia

247
Q

T/C

A

To consider

248
Q

TCVS

A

Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery

249
Q

TFI

A

Total Fluid Intake

250
Q

TIA

A

Transient Ischemic Attack

251
Q

TKVO

A

To keep vein open

252
Q

TOH

A

Time of Injury

253
Q

TPC

A

Tonsilopharyngeal Congestion

254
Q

TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, Respiration

255
Q

TSB

A

Tepid sponge bathe

256
Q

TTHD

A

Thyrotoxic Heart Disease

257
Q

TVP

A

Transvenous pacemaker

258
Q

Tx/Txic

A

Treatment

259
Q

U/A

A

Urinalysis

260
Q

UBP

A

Usual Blood Pressure

261
Q

UE

A

Upper Extremities

262
Q

UO

A

Urine Output

262
Q

UGIB

A

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

263
Q

URTI

A

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

264
Q

UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

265
Q

VA

A

Vehicular Accident

266
Q

VF

A

Visual field

267
Q

VS

A

Vital signs

268
Q

WNL

A

Within normal limits

269
Q

WOF

A

Watch out for

270
Q

1,25-DHCC

A

1,25-dihydrocholecalciferol

271
Q

25-HCC

A

25-hydrocholecalciferol

272
Q

3P’s

A

Polyphagia,Polydipsia,Polyuria

CP1 (1 decks)

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