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AS DESIRED.

AC

BEFORE MEALS.

AE

ABOVE THE ELBOW.


ADVERSE EFFECTS.

AIDS

AQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME.

AMA

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

AMI

ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

BM

BOWEL MOVEMENT.

BP

BLOOD PRESSURE

Bx

BIOPSY

c`

WITH

Ca

CALCIUM

CA

CANCER

CAD

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

CC

CHIEF CONPLAIN

CCU

CORONARY CARE UNIT

CDC

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PREVENTION

CHF

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

CI

CHLORIDE

CNS

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

CO2

CARBON DIOXIDE

COPD

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

CPR

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION

CS or C-section

CESAREAN SECTION

CV

CARDIOVASCULAR

CVA

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

CVD

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

D & C

DILATION AND CURETTAGE

DM

DIABETES MELLITUS

DOB

DATE OF BIRTH

DVT

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

Dx

DIAGNOSIS

ECG or EKG

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

EEG

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

EENT

EAR, EYE, NOSE, THROAT

ENT

EAR, NOSE, THROAT

ER

EMERGENCY ROOM

ED

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

et

AND

F

FAHRENHEIT

FDA

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Fe

IRON

FHR

FETAL HEART RATE

FUO

FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN

Fx

FRACTURE

g or gm

GRAM

gt or gtt

DROP, DROPS

GYN

GYNECOLOGY

h or hr

HOUR

Hg

MERCURY

HIV

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

I & D

INCISION AND DRAINAGE

ICU

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

ID

INTRADERMAL

IM

INTRAMUSCULAR

IV

INTRAVENOUS

K

POTASSIUM

KUB

KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER

lb

POUND

LMP

LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD

mets

METASTASES

MI

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

mL

MILLILITER

mm

MILLIMETER

MICU

MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

NPO

NOTHING BY MOUTH

O2

OXYGEN

OA

OSTEOARTHRITIS

OB

OBSTETRICS

OR

OPERATING ROOM

Ortho

ORTHOPEDICS

OT

OCCUPATIONAL TERAPY

PC or pc

AFTER MEALS

PE

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Peds

PEDIATRICS

PICU

PULMONARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

PO

ORALLY

postop

AFTER OPERATION

Preop

BEFORE OPERATION

PRN

AS REQUIRED

pt

PATIENT

PT

PHYSICAL THERAPY

q

EVERY

qns

QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT

qs

QUANTITY SUFFICIENT

ROM

RANGE OF MOTION

Rx

PRESCRIPTION

s (line on top of s)

WITHOUT

SICU

SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

SOB

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

Staph

Staphylococcus

Strep

Streptococcus

TB

TUBERCULOSIS

THR

TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT

TIA

TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

TPR

TEMPERATURE, PULSE AND RESPIRATION.

URI

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION

UTI

URINARY TRACT INFECTION

VA

VISUAL ACUITY

VD

VENEREAL DISEASE

wt

WEIGHT

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