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Nursing abbreviations Flashcards

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A.c

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Before food

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Abdo

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Abdominal

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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AF

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Atrial Fibrillation

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A/B

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Antibiotic

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Ant.

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Anterior

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B.D or B.I.D

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Twice daily

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BM

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Bowel motion

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BO

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Bowels opened

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BNO

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Bowels not opened

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B/P

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Blood pressure

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BSL

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Blood sugar level

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Bilat.

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Bilateral

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Ca

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Cancer

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CCU

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Critical Care Unit

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CHF

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Congestive Heart Failure

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CNS

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Central Nervous System

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C/O

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Complaining of

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COAD/CORD

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Chronic obstructive airway disease/ respiratory disease

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CPR

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Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

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CSF

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Cerebro-spinal fluid

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CSU

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Catheter specimen of urine

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CVA

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Cerebro-vascular accident

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CXR

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Chest x-ray

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Circ.Checks

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Circulation checks

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Cont.

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Continuous

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D&V

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Diarrhoea and vomiting

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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

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Dist.

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Distal

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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ECG

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Electrocardiogram

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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EMU

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Early morning urine

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EN

A

Enrolled Nurse

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FB

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Fluid balance

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FBC

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Fluid balance chart

Full blood count

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GA

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General Anaesthetic

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GCS

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Glasgow coma scale

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GU

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Gentio-urinary

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Gutt.

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Drop

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HI

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Head injury

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Hx

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History

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Hb/hgb

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Haemoglobin

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HNPU

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Has not passed urine

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HPU

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Has passed urine

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H/S

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House surgeon

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H20

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Water

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Inf.

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Inferior

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L/LTR

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Litre

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Lab

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Laboratory

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Lat.

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Lateral

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L/LT

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Left

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LOC

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Level of consciousness

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LVF

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Left ventricular failure

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Mane

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In the morning

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MCG

A

Microgram

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MG/MGM

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Milligram

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ML

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Millilitre

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Mist

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Mixture

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MMSW

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Mini mental status examination

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MI

A

Myocardial Infraction

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MRSA

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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areus

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MSU

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Mid Stream Urine

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Mod.

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Moderate

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NAD

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No abnormalities detected

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NBM

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NIL by Mouth

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NFR

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Not For Resuscitation

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Nocte

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At night

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NA

A

Nurse Assistant

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N/A

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Not applicable

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N/S

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Normal Saline

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Neb.

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Nebuliser

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Neg.

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Negative

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OA

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Osteoarthritis

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O/A

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On admission/ arrival

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OE

A

On examination

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O.T

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Operating theatre or Occupational Therapy

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Obs

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Observations

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P

A

Pulse

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PA

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Per Axilla

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P.A.C

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Pressure area care

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P/E

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Physical examination

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PERRLA

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Pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation

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prn

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As needed

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P.C.

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After food

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P.O

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Per oral

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P.R.

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Per rectum

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P.V

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Per Vagina

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PVD

A

Peripheral Vascular Disease

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Post.

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Posterior

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PHx

A

Past history

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Pt

A

Patient

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Q4H or QQH

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4 hourly

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Q6H

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6 hourly

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QID

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4 times a day

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R

A

Respirations

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hrly

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Hourly

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ht

A

Height

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IHD

A

Ischaemic Heart Disease

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ICS

A

Intercostal space

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IDC

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Indwelling Catheter

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IM

A

Intera muscular injection

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IV

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Intravenous

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Inj.

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Injection

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SOB/SOBOE

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Shortness of breath/ shortness of breath on exertion

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SaO2

A

Oxygen Saturation

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SPC

A

Supra public catheter

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Stat

A

Immediately

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S/C, Subcut

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Subcutaneous

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S/L

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Sublingual

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Sup.

A

Superior

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Supp./ Suppos

A

Suppository

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T/Temp

A

Temperature

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TPR

A

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration

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TDS/TID

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Three times a day

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TIA

A

Transient ischaemic attack

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T/F

A

Thickened fluids

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RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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R/Rt

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Right

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ROM

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Range of Movement

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R/N

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Registered Nurse

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Reg.

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Registrar

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ROS

A

Review of systems/ removal of sutures

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Rx

A

Prescribed

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S.I

A

Seriously ill

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TB

A

Tuberculosis

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URTI

A

Upper respiratory tract infection

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UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

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Ung

A

Ointment

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U/S

A

Ultrasound

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WBC

A

White Blood Cells

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Wt

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Weight

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#

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Fracture

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./C (big dot/c)

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With

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i

A

None or no

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_ (small dot over a line with an i below)
i

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One

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ii

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Two

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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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