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| show | of each | The patient will take two drops (gtts) aa medication at bedtime (hs).
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| abd | show | The patient's abd is soft and nondistended.
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| show | before meals | The patient is to take the medication a.c.
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| show | activities of daily living | The patient's ADL has decreased since her stroke.
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| ad lib | show | The patient may be out of bed (OOB) ad lib.
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| AM | show | The patients are to be bathed in the a.m.
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| amt. | show | The patient ate 30% of the amt. of his diet.
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| show | active range of motion | The doctor ordered AROM exercises for the patient.
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| ax | show | The infant's temperature was 98.2 (AX).
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| BID | 2 times per day | show 🗑
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| BM | Bowel Movement | show 🗑
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| BP | show | The patient's BP was 122/78. (This is a normal BP.)
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| BRP | Bathroom Privelages | show 🗑
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| show | celsius | The liquid oxygen was stored at -30° (Celsius).
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| Ĉˉ (C with line over) | show | The patient is to take the Ĉˉ medication water.
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| show | calorie | The dietician recommended that the patient be placed on a 2400 cal ADA diet.
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| cath | show | The doctor ordered a urinary cath for the patient with retention (who could not urinate).
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| CBR | complete bed rest | show 🗑
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| show | cubic centimeter | The patient was to receive 30cc's of the medication PO (by mouth).
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| CHF | congestive heart failure | show 🗑
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| show | centimeter | The infant's abdominal girth was 32 cms. (Abdominal girth is the diameter of the abdomen. It is measured in newborn infants in order to insure adequate digestion.)
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| CN | show | The CN wanted a report on the patient's vital signs.
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| CNS | central Nervous System | show 🗑
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| c/o | complains of | show 🗑
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| show | discontinue | The doctor ordered the patient's IV to be DC'd.
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| DON | director of nurses | show 🗑
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| dx | show | The doctor was not prepared to offer a DX at this time.
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| fx | fracture | show 🗑
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| a | show | The patient's orders state, "Enema a pre-op."
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| show | Gastrointestinal | The patient was admitted in GI distress (stomach hurt).
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| GTT | show | The patient was to take 3 gtts of medication in the left eye (O.S.).
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| GU | genitourinary | show 🗑
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| h | hour | show 🗑
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| HOB | show | The doctor's order stated that the patient should be kept in reverse Trendelenberg position. (Trendelenberg position is where the hips are placed higher than the head)
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| HOH | hard of hearing | show 🗑
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| HS | hour of sleep | show 🗑
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| I/O | show | The patient with CHF (congestive heart failure) was placed on I/O
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