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nutrition abbrevs
abbreviatins for nutrition
Question | Answer |
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10 Fr. NG tube | 10 size french nasogastric tube |
AL | albumin |
AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
BRAT | Banana,Rice,Apple,Toast |
BSP | Bowel Sounds Present |
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
cal | Calories |
Cardiac Diet | CD |
CBC | Complete blood count |
CDA DIET | Canadian Diabetic Association Diet |
CF | Clear fluids |
CF-DAT | Clear fluid-diet as tolerated |
d/c or dc | discontinue |
DAT | diet as tolerated |
DD | Diabetic diet |
EF | Enteral feeds |
FF | full fluids |
FF-DAT | Start with full fluids and progress to diet as tolerated |
GF | Gluten free diet |
G-tubes | Gastrostomy tube |
HF | High fibre |
HP | High protein |
IDDM | Insulin dependeant diabetes mellitus |
INR | International normalized rate |
IV | intravenous |
J-tubes | Jejunostomy tube |
LOW SODIUM | limits sodium intake to less than 3000mg |
LR | low residue |
MIC Device | Bard button |
NAS | no added salt |
N-G tube | nasogastric tube |
NIDDM | Non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus |
NPO | Nothing by mouth |
OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
PAR | Parentral feeds |
PE | Puree |
PEG tube | percutanious endogastric tube |
PTT | partial Thromboplastin Time |
REG | Full diet |
SOFT/SURGICAL SOFT | Low in fibre |
SS | Surgical soft |
T&A | Tonsillectomy and Anoidectomy |
TPN | Total Parentral Nutrition |
TPN baseline | Total Parentral Nutrition baseline lab work |
VERY LOW SODIUM | limits sodium intake to 2000mg a day or less |
VMA | Vanillylmandelic Acid Test |