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#
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before numeral = number,
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◦
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degree, or hour
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↑
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increased
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↓
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decreased
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┬
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one
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┬┬
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two
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┬┬┬
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three
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┬
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four
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♀
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female
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♂
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male
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A
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assessment
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ā
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before (ante)
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A & W
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alive and well
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ac
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before meals (ante cibum)
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AD
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right ear (auris dextra)
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ad lib
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as desired (ad libitum)
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am
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before noon (ante meridiem)
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amt
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amount
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aq
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water (aqua)
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AS
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left ear (auris sinstra)
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AU
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both ears (auris unitas)
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B
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bilateral
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bid
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twice a day (Bis in die)
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BP
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blood pressure
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BRP
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bathroom privileges
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C
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Celsius, centigrade
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c
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with
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c/o
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complains of
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CC
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chief complaint
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CCU
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critical care unit
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CP
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chest pain
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d
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day
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DC, D/C
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discharge, discontinue
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dr
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dram (1/8 ounce)
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Dx
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diagnosis
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ECU
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emergency care unit
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ER
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emergency room
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ETOH
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ethyl alcohol
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F
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Fahrenheit
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FH
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family history
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gr
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grain
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gt
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drop (L. gutta = drop)
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gtt
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drops
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h
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hour (hora)
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H & P
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history and physical
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HEENT
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head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
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HPI, PI
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history of present illness,
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hs
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at hour of sleep/bedtime (hora somni)
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Ht
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height
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Hx
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history
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ICU
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intensive care unit
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IMP
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impression
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IP
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inpatient (registered bed patient)
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L
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left
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L & W
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living and well
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m
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murmur
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NAD
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no acute stress
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NKA, NKDA
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no known allergies,
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noc
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night (noctis)
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NPO
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nothing by mouth (non per os)
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O
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objective information
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Ø
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none or negative
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OD
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right eye (oculus dexter)
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OH
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occupational history
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OP
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out patient
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OR
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operating room
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OS
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left eye (oculus sinister)
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OU
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both eyes (oculus unitas)
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P
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plan (recommendation, disposition)
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P
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pulse
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p
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after (post)
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PAR
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post anesthetic recovery
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pc
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after meals (post cibum)
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PE, Px
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physical examination
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per
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by or through
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PERRLA
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pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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PH, PMH
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past history,
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pm
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after noon (post meridiem)
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po
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by mouth (per os)
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post-op/postop
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postoperative
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pp
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after meals (post prandial)
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PR
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through rectum (per rectum)
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pre-op/preop
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preoperative
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prn
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as needed (Pro re nata)
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pt
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patient
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PV
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through vagina (per vagina)
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q
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every (quaque)
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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qd
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every day (quaque die)
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qh
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every hour (quaque hora)
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qid
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four times a day (quarter in die)
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qns
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quantity not sufficient
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qod
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every other day (quaque altera die)
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qs
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quantity sufficient
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R
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right
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R
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respiration
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R/O
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rule out
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ROS, SR
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review of symptoms,
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RRR
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regular rate and rhythm
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RTC
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return to clinic
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RTO
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return to office
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Rx
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recipe; prescription
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S
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subjective information
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s
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without (sine)
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SH
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social history
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Sig
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label; instruction to patient (signa)
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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ss
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one-half (semis)
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STAT
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immediately (statium)
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Sx
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symptom
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T
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temperature
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tid
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three time a day (ter in die)
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Tr
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treatment
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Tx
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treatment or traction
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UCHD
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usual childhood diseases
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VS
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vital signs
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wa
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while awake
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WDWN
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well-developed and well-nourished
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wk
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week
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WNL
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within normal limits
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Wt
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weight
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x
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time or for; x6 = six times,
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y/o, y.o.
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year old
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yr
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year
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standing
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sitting
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lying
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#
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before numeral = number, after numeral = pound
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◦
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degree, or hour
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↑
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increased
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↓
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decreased
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┬
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one
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┬┬
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two
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┬┬┬
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three
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┬
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four
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♀
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female
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♂
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male
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A
|
assessment
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ā
|
before (ante)
|
|
|
A & W
|
alive and well
|
|
|
ac
|
before meals (ante cibum)
|
|
|
AD
|
right ear (auris dextra)
|
|
|
ad lib
|
as desired (ad libitum)
|
|
|
am
|
before noon (ante meridiem)
|
|
|
amt
|
amount
|
|
|
aq
|
water (aqua)
|
|
|
AS
|
left ear (auris sinstra)
|
|
|
AU
|
both ears (auris unitas)
|
|
|
B
|
bilateral
|
|
|
bid
|
twice a day (Bis in die)
|
|
|
BP
|
blood pressure
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|
|
BRP
|
bathroom privileges
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|
|
C
|
Celsius, centigrade
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c
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with
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c/o
|
complains of
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CC
|
chief complaint
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CCU
|
critical care unit
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|
|
CP
|
chest pain
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|
|
d
|
day
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|
|
DC, D/C
|
discharge, discontinue
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|
|
dr
|
dram (1/8 ounce)
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|
|
Dx
|
diagnosis
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|
|
ECU
|
emergency care unit
|
|
|
ER
|
emergency room
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|
|
ETOH
|
ethyl alcohol
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|
|
F
|
Fahrenheit
|
|
|
FH
|
family history
|
|
|
gr
|
grain
|
|
|
gt
|
drop (L. gutta = drop)
|
|
|
gtt
|
drops
|
|
|
h
|
hour (hora)
|
|
|
H & P
|
history and physical
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|
|
HEENT
|
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
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|
|
HPI, PI
|
history of present illness, present illness
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|
|
hs
|
at hour of sleep/bedtime (hora somni)
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|
|
Ht
|
height
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|
|
Hx
|
history
|
|
|
ICU
|
intensive care unit
|
|
|
IMP
|
impression
|
|
|
IP
|
inpatient (registered bed patient)
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|
|
L
|
left
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|
|
L & W
|
living and well
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|
|
m
|
murmur
|
|
|
NAD
|
no acute stress
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|
NKA, NKDA
|
no known allergies,
|
|
|
noc
|
night (noctis)
|
|
|
NPO
|
nothing by mouth (non per os)
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|
|
O
|
objective information
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|
|
Ø
|
none or negative
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|
OD
|
right eye (oculus dexter)
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|
|
OH
|
occupational history
|
|
|
OP
|
out patient
|
|
|
OR
|
operating room
|
|
|
OS
|
left eye (oculus sinister)
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|
|
OU
|
both eyes (oculus unitas)
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|
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P
|
plan (recommendation, disposition)
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|
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P
|
pulse
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|
p
|
after (post)
|
|
|
PAR
|
post anesthetic recovery
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|
|
pc
|
after meals (post cibum)
|
|
|
PE, Px
|
physical examination
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|
|
per
|
by or through
|
|
|
PERRLA
|
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
|
|
|
PH, PMH
|
past history, past medical history
|
|
|
pm
|
after noon (post meridiem)
|
|
|
po
|
by mouth (per os)
|
|
|
post-op/postop
|
postoperative
|
|
|
pp
|
after meals (post prandial)
|
|
|
PR
|
through rectum (per rectum)
|
|
|
pre-op/preop
|
preoperative
|
|
|
prn
|
as needed (Pro re nata)
|
|
|
pt
|
patient
|
|
|
PV
|
through vagina (per vagina)
|
|
|
q
|
every (quaque)
|
|
|
q2h
|
every 2 hours
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|
|
qd
|
every day (quaque die)
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|
|
qh
|
every hour (quaque hora)
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|
|
qid
|
four times a day (quarter in die)
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|
|
qns
|
quantity not sufficient
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|
|
qod
|
every other day (quaque altera die)
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|
|
qs
|
quantity sufficient
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|
|
R
|
right
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|
|
R
|
respiration
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|
|
R/O
|
rule out
|
|
|
ROS, SR
|
review of symptoms, symptom review
|
|
|
RRR
|
regular rate and rhythm
|
|
|
RTC
|
return to clinic
|
|
|
RTO
|
return to office
|
|
|
Rx
|
recipe; prescription
|
|
|
S
|
subjective information
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|
|
s
|
without (sine)
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SH
|
social history
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|
Sig
|
label; instruction to patient (signa)
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SOB
|
shortness of breath
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ss
|
one-half (semis)
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STAT
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immediately (statium)
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Sx
|
symptom
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T
|
temperature
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tid
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three time a day (ter in die)
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Tr
|
treatment
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Tx
|
treatment or traction
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|
UCHD
|
usual childhood diseases
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|
|
VS
|
vital signs
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|
|
wa
|
while awake
|
|
|
WDWN
|
well-developed and well-nourished
|
|
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wk
|
week
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|
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WNL
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within normal limits
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|
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Wt
|
weight
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x
|
time or for; x6 = six times, x2d = for 2 days
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y/o, y.o.
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year old
|
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yr
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year
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|
|
standing
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|
|
sitting
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|
lying
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#
|
before numeral = number, after numeral = pound
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|
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◦
|
degree, or hour
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|
|
↑
|
increased
|
|
|
↓
|
decreased
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|
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┬
|
one
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┬┬
|
two
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|
┬┬┬
|
three
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┬
|
four
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|
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♀
|
female
|
|
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♂
|
male
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|
|
A
|
assessment
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|
|
ā
|
before (ante)
|
|
|
A & W
|
alive and well
|
|
|
ac
|
before meals (ante cibum)
|
|
|
AD
|
right ear (auris dextra)
|
|
|
ad lib
|
as desired (ad libitum)
|
|
|
am
|
before noon (ante meridiem)
|
|
|
amt
|
amount
|
|
|
aq
|
water (aqua)
|
|
|
AS
|
left ear (auris sinstra)
|
|
|
AU
|
both ears (auris unitas)
|
|
|
B
|
bilateral
|
|
|
bid
|
twice a day (Bis in die)
|
|
|
BP
|
blood pressure
|
|
|
BRP
|
bathroom privileges
|
|
|
C
|
Celsius, centigrade
|
|
|
c
|
with
|
|
|
c/o
|
complains of
|
|
|
CC
|
chief complaint
|
|
|
CCU
|
critical care unit
|
|
|
CP
|
chest pain
|
|
|
d
|
day
|
|
|
DC, D/C
|
discharge, discontinue
|
|
|
dr
|
dram (1/8 ounce)
|
|
|
Dx
|
diagnosis
|
|
|
ECU
|
emergency care unit
|
|
|
ER
|
emergency room
|
|
|
ETOH
|
ethyl alcohol
|
|
|
F
|
Fahrenheit
|
|
|
FH
|
family history
|
|
|
gr
|
grain
|
|
|
gt
|
drop (L. gutta = drop)
|
|
|
gtt
|
drops
|
|
|
h
|
hour (hora)
|
|
|
H & P
|
history and physical
|
|
|
HEENT
|
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
|
|
|
HPI, PI
|
history of present illness, present illness
|
|
|
hs
|
at hour of sleep/bedtime (hora somni)
|
|
|
Ht
|
height
|
|
|
Hx
|
history
|
|
|
ICU
|
intensive care unit
|
|
|
IMP
|
impression
|
|
|
IP
|
inpatient (registered bed patient)
|
|
|
L
|
left
|
|
|
L & W
|
living and well
|
|
|
m
|
murmur
|
|
|
NAD
|
no acute stress
|
|
|
NKA, NKDA
|
no known allergies, no known drug allergies
|
|
|
noc
|
night (noctis)
|
|
|
NPO
|
nothing by mouth (non per os)
|
|
|
O
|
objective information
|
|
|
Ø
|
none or negative
|
|
|
OD
|
right eye (oculus dexter)
|
|
|
OH
|
occupational history
|
|
|
OP
|
out patient
|
|
|
OR
|
operating room
|
|
|
OS
|
left eye (oculus sinister)
|
|
|
OU
|
both eyes (oculus unitas)
|
|
|
P
|
plan (recommendation, disposition)
|
|
|
P
|
pulse
|
|
|
p
|
after (post)
|
|
|
PAR
|
post anesthetic recovery
|
|
|
pc
|
after meals (post cibum)
|
|
|
PE, Px
|
physical examination
|
|
|
per
|
by or through
|
|
|
PERRLA
|
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
|
|
|
PH, PMH
|
past history, past medical history
|
|
|
pm
|
after noon (post meridiem)
|
|
|
po
|
by mouth (per os)
|
|
|
post-op/postop
|
postoperative
|
|
|
pp
|
after meals (post prandial)
|
|
|
PR
|
through rectum (per rectum)
|
|
|
pre-op/preop
|
preoperative
|
|
|
prn
|
as needed (Pro re nata)
|
|
|
pt
|
patient
|
|
|
PV
|
through vagina (per vagina)
|
|
|
q
|
every (quaque)
|
|
|
q2h
|
every 2 hours
|
|
|
qd
|
every day (quaque die)
|
|
|
qh
|
every hour (quaque hora)
|
|
|
qid
|
four times a day (quarter in die)
|
|
|
qns
|
quantity not sufficient
|
|
|
qod
|
every other day (quaque altera die)
|
|
|
qs
|
quantity sufficient
|
|
|
R
|
right
|
|
|
R
|
respiration
|
|
|
R/O
|
rule out
|
|
|
ROS, SR
|
review of symptoms, symptom review
|
|
|
RRR
|
regular rate and rhythm
|
|
|
RTC
|
return to clinic
|
|
|
RTO
|
return to office
|
|
|
Rx
|
recipe; prescription
|
|
|
S
|
subjective information
|
|
|
s
|
without (sine)
|
|
|
SH
|
social history
|
|
|
Sig
|
label; instruction to patient (signa)
|
|
|
SOB
|
shortness of breath
|
|
|
ss
|
one-half (semis)
|
|
|
STAT
|
immediately (statium)
|
|
|
Sx
|
symptom
|
|
|
T
|
temperature
|
|
|
tid
|
three time a day (ter in die)
|
|
|
Tr
|
treatment
|
|
|
Tx
|
treatment or traction
|
|
|
UCHD
|
usual childhood diseases
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|
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VS
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vital signs
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wa
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while awake
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WDWN
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well-developed and well-nourished
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wk
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week
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WNL
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within normal limits
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Wt
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weight
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x
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time or for; x6 = six times, x2d = for 2 days
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y/o, y.o.
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year old
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yr
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year
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standing
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sitting
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lying
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#
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before numeral = number, after numeral = pound
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◦
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degree, or hour
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↑
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increased
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↓
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decreased
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┬
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one
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┬┬
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two
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┬┬┬
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three
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┬
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four
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♀
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female
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♂
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male
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A
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assessment
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ā
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before (ante)
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A & W
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alive and well
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ac
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before meals (ante cibum)
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AD
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right ear (auris dextra)
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ad lib
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as desired (ad libitum)
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am
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before noon (ante meridiem)
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amt
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amount
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aq
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water (aqua)
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AS
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left ear (auris sinstra)
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AU
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both ears (auris unitas)
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B
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bilateral
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bid
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twice a day (Bis in die)
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BP
|
blood pressure
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BRP
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bathroom privileges
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C
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Celsius, centigrade
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c
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with
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c/o
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complains of
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CC
|
chief complaint
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CCU
|
critical care unit
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CP
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chest pain
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d
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day
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DC, D/C
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discharge, discontinue
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dr
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dram (1/8 ounce)
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Dx
|
diagnosis
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ECU
|
emergency care unit
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ER
|
emergency room
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ETOH
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ethyl alcohol
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F
|
Fahrenheit
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FH
|
family history
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gr
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grain
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gt
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drop (L. gutta = drop)
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gtt
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drops
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h
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hour (hora)
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H & P
|
history and physical
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HEENT
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head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
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HPI, PI
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history of present illness, present illness
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hs
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at hour of sleep/bedtime (hora somni)
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Ht
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height
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Hx
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history
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ICU
|
intensive care unit
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IMP
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impression
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IP
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inpatient (registered bed patient)
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L
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left
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L & W
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living and well
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m
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murmur
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NAD
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no acute stress
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NKA, NKDA
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no known allergies, no known drug allergies
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noc
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night (noctis)
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NPO
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nothing by mouth (non per os)
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O
|
objective information
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Ø
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none or negative
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OD
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right eye (oculus dexter)
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OH
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occupational history
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OP
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out patient
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OR
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operating room
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OS
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left eye (oculus sinister)
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OU
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both eyes (oculus unitas)
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P
|
plan (recommendation, disposition)
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P
|
pulse
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p
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after (post)
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PAR
|
post anesthetic recovery
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pc
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after meals (post cibum)
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PE, Px
|
physical examination
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per
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by or through
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PERRLA
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pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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PH, PMH
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past history, past medical history
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pm
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after noon (post meridiem)
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po
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by mouth (per os)
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post-op/postop
|
postoperative
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pp
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after meals (post prandial)
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PR
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through rectum (per rectum)
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pre-op/preop
|
preoperative
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prn
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as needed (Pro re nata)
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pt
|
patient
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PV
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through vagina (per vagina)
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q
|
every (quaque)
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q2h
|
every 2 hours
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qd
|
every day (quaque die)
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qh
|
every hour (quaque hora)
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qid
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four times a day (quarter in die)
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qns
|
quantity not sufficient
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qod
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every other day (quaque altera die)
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qs
|
quantity sufficient
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R
|
right
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R
|
respiration
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R/O
|
rule out
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ROS, SR
|
review of symptoms, symptom review
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RRR
|
regular rate and rhythm
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RTC
|
return to clinic
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RTO
|
return to office
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Rx
|
recipe; prescription
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S
|
subjective information
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s
|
without (sine)
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SH
|
social history
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Sig
|
label; instruction to patient (signa)
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SOB
|
shortness of breath
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ss
|
one-half (semis)
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STAT
|
immediately (statium)
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Sx
|
symptom
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T
|
temperature
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|
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tid
|
three time a day (ter in die)
|
|
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Tr
|
treatment
|
|
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Tx
|
treatment or traction
|
|
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UCHD
|
usual childhood diseases
|
|
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VS
|
vital signs
|
|
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wa
|
while awake
|
|
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WDWN
|
well-developed and well-nourished
|
|
|
wk
|
week
|
|
|
WNL
|
within normal limits
|
|
|
Wt
|
weight
|
|
|
x
|
time or for; x6 = six times, x2d = for 2 days
|
|
|
y/o, y.o.
|
year old
|
|
|
yr
|
year
|
