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RCT 121
abbreviations page 2
Question | |
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p.m. | afternoon |
RDS | Respiratory Distress syndrome |
RHF | Right Heart Failure |
rt. | right |
SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
SR | Systemic review |
T&A | Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy |
TB | tuberculosis |
V. O. | Verbal Order |
VS | Vital Signs |
yr | year |
♂ | Male |
♀ | Female |
aa | of each |
abd | abdomen |
a.c. | before meals |
ACD | anterior chest diameter |
ad. lib. | as needed or desired |
amb | ambulatory, walking |
amt. | amount |
ausc & P | auscultation and percussion |
AP | anterior posterior |
ARD | Acute Respiratory Disease |
ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome |
ARF | Acute Respiratory Failure |
ax | axillary (arm pit) |
b.i.d or BID | twice per day |
BP | Blood Pressure |
BRP | Bathroom Privileges |
BS | Breath sounds |
C | centigrade |
c | with |
ROS | Review of Systems |
RR | Respiratory Rate |