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Midterm Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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bilat

A

bilaterally

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BP

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blood pressure

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C

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celsius

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F

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fever

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FUO

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fever of unknown origin

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HTN

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hypertension

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LA

A

left arm

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8
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NAD

A

no acute distress

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P

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pulse

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R

A

respirations/rate

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RA

A

right arm

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12
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RR

A

respiratory rate

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13
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T

A

temperatire

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14
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VS

A

vital signs

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15
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wnl

A

within normal limits

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16
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Wt

A

weight

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17
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NCAT

A

normal cephalic atromatic

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18
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SCM

A

sternocleidomastoid

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19
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LAD

A

left anterior descending (artery)

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ROM

A

range of motion

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21
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TMJ

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tempromandibular joint

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22
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MMM

A

moist mucous membrane

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23
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ROMI

A

range of motion intact

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24
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BMI

A

body mass index

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25
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AC

A

before eating

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26
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AD

A

right ear

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27
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AU

A

both ears

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AS

A

left ear

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29
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BC

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before eating

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30
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HOH

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hard of hearing

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31
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TM

A

tympanic membrane

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32
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URI

A

upper respiratory tract infection

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33
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ANUG

A

Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis

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34
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OE

A

Otitis externa

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35
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AOM

A

Acute Otitis media

36
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A/V

A

audio/visual

37
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OD

A

right eye

38
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PERRLA

A

pupils equally round & reactive to light & accomodating

39
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C/D ratio

A

cup/disk ratio: measurement used to assess glaucoma progression

40
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OS

A

left eye

41
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APD

A

afferent pupillary defect

42
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EOMI

A

extraoccular movements intact

43
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OU

A

both eyes

44
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AP

A

angina pectoris

45
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CXR

A

chest x-ray

46
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LUL

A

left lower lobe

47
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RML

A

Right middle lobe

48
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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

49
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LCTA

A

lungs clear to auscultation

50
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PE

A

pulmonary embolism

51
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RUL

A

right upper lobe

52
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CTA

A

Computed tomography angiography

53
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LLL

A

left lower lobe

54
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RLL

A

right lower lobe

55
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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

56
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular attack

57
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CHF

A

congestive heart failure

58
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CV

A

cardiovascular

59
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DP

A

Deep pulse

60
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

61
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JVD

A

jugular venous distension

62
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JVP

A

jugular venous pressure

64
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m/r/g

A

murmurs/rubs/gallops

65
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S1

A

closure of AV valves

66
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S2

A

closure of semilunar valves

67
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S3

A

“prodiastolic gallop”; associated with heart failure

68
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S4

A

rare extra heart sound that occurs immediately before the normal S1, S2; occurs just after atrial contraction and immediately

70
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MI

A

myocardial infarction

71
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PMI

A

past medical illness

72
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POP

A

Pain on palpation

73
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PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

74
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PT

A

pericardial tamponade

75
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RRR

A

Regular Rate and Rhythm

76
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AAA

A

abdominal aoritc aneursym

77
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ABD

A

abdomen

78
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BS

A

bowel sounds

79
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ESLD

A

end stage liver disease

80
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ESRD

A

end stage renal disease

81
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GERD

A

gastric esophageal refult disease

82
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G-tube

A

gastrostomy tube

83
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HOB

A

head of bed

84
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J-tube

A

jejunostomy feeding tube

85
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LLQ

A

Left lower quadrant

86
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LUQ

A

Left upper quadrant

87
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RLQ

A

Right Lower quadrant

88
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RMCL

A

right midclavicular line

89
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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

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