Abbreviations
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| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
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| ACF | Antecubital Fossa
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| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome
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| AMI | Acute Myocardial Ischaemia
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| BGL | Blood Glucose Level
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| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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| CCF | Congestive Cardiac Failure
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| CNS | Central Nervous System
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| C/O | Complaints of (patient)
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| CAL/COAD | Chronic Airways Limitation/ Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
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| CPR | Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
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| CSF | Cerebro Spinal Fluid
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| CVA | Cerebro Vascular Accident
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| C V C | Car Versus Car
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| C V MC | Car Versus Motorcyle
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| C V Ped | Car Versus Pedestrian
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| Dx | Diagnosis
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| ECG | Electro Cardiogram
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| ETOH | Ethanol (alcohol)
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| FOOSH | Fell on Outstretched Hands
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| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale
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| GI | Gastrointestinal
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| Hx | History
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| IDC | Indwelling Catheter
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| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Dianetes Mellitus
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| IM | Intramuscular
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| IO | Intraosseous
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| IV | Intravenous
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| IVDU | Intravenous Drug User
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| L | Left
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| LOC | Loss of Consciouness
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| MBC | Motorbike Collision
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| MEDS | Medications
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| MI | Myocaridal Infarction
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| MRSA | Multi-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Golden Staph)
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| MVA / MVS | Motor Vehicle Accident/ MOtor Vehicle Collision
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| Mx | Management
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| NAD | No Abnormailities Detected
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| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies
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| NOF | Neck of Femur
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| NSR | Normal Sinus Rhythm
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| O/A | On arrival
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| O/E | On Examination
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| PMHX | Previous Medical History
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| PT | Patient
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| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease
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| R | Right
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| RX | Treatment
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| SOB | Short of Breath
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| S/L | Sublingual
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| STEMI | ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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| STML | Short Term Memory Loss
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| TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attack
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| TKVO | To Keep Vein Open
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| USA | Unstable Angina
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| URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
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| UTI | Unrinary Tract Infection
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| ⬆ | Increased/Elevated
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| ⬇ | Decreased/ Lowered
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| /c | With
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| 6/24 | Any number written as a fraction of 24 indicates a number of hours
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| 15/40 | Any number written as a fraction of 40 indicates number of weeks pregnant
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| 2/7 | Any number written as a fraction of 7 indicates a number of days
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| 8/52 | Any number written as a fraction of 52 indicates a number of weeks
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| 3/12 | Any number written as a fraction of 12 indicates a number of months
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| < | Less than
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| > | Greater than
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| # | Fracture
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