MEDICAL ABRREVIATIONS Flashcards by LEIZEL-JOY GUIBAC | Brainscape

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AIDS

A

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

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ASHD

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ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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ARC

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AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX

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BID

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TWICE DAILY

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CAD

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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CBC

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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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CHF

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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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COPD

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CSF

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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

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CVA

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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE0

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ECG/EKG

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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EEG

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

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EMG

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ELECTROMYOGRAM

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FUO

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FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN

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HH

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HIATAL HERNIA

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HHS

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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HIPAA

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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILTY AN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996

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H/O

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HISTORY OF

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ICCU

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INTENSIVE CORONARY CARE UNIT

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I/O

A

INTAKE AND OUTPUT

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IVP

A

INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM

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KUB

A

KIDNEYS, URETERS, AN BLADDERS

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LMP

A

LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD

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MI

A

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK)

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NG

A

NASOGASTRIC

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noc

A

NIGHT

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npo

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NOTHING BY MOUTH

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OTC

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OVER THE COUNTER

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PAR

A

POST-ANESTHESIA RECOVERY

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PID

A

PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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p/o

A

POST-OPERATIVE

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prn

A

AS NEEDED

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QID

A

FOUR TIMES DAILY

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r/o

A

RULE OUT

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ROM

A

RANGE OF MOTION

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SIDS

A

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

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SOB

A

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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S/P

A

STATUS POST

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STAT

A

IMMEDIATELY

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STD

A

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

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TIA

A

TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

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TID

A

THREE TIMES DAILY

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TKO

A

TO KEEP OPEN (REFERS TO IV LINES)

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TPN

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TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (IV FEEDING0

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TPR

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TEMPERATURE, PULSE, & RESPIRATION