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Nursing

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Term
Definition
SC   SUBCUTANEOUS  
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STAT   IMMEDIATELY  
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PRN   AS NEEDED/WHENEVER NECSSARY  
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PC   AFTER MEALS  
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P.R.   BY RECTUM  
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N/V/D   NAUSEA VOMITING DIARRHEA  
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NKDA   NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES  
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NKA   NO KNOWN ALLERGIES  
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AD LIB   AS DESIRED  
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A.C.   BEFORE MEALS  
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COPD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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CF   CYSTIC FIBROSIS  
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PNX   PNEUMOTHORAX  
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AP/L   ANTEROPOSTERIOR/LATERAL  
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TB   TUBERCULOSIS  
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PNA   PNEUMONIA  
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CAP   COMMUNITY AQUIRED PNEUMONIA  
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CA   CANCER  
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SOB   SHORTNESS OF BREATH  
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DOE   DYSPNEA ON EXERTION  
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GERD   GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE  
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ABG   ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS  
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XR   EXTENDED RELEASE  
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NC   NASAL CANNULA  
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ADPIE   ASSESS DIAGNOSE PLANNING IMPLEMENT EVALUATE  
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ADME   ABSORPTION DISTRIBUTION METABOLISM EXCRETION  
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CATS PRRR   COMPATIBILITIES, ALLERGIES, TUBING (CORRECT), SITE CHECKED, PUMP CHECKED, RATE, RELEASE CLAMP, RETURN AND ASSESS PATIENT  
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ABCDEF   ASYMMETRY, BORDER, COLOR, ELEVATION, FUNNY LOOKING  
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EOM   EXTRA -OCULAR MUSCLE MOVEMENTS  
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PERRLA   PUPILS EQUAL ROUND RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT ACCOMMODATION  
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OLDCART   ONSET LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS, ALLIEVIATE/AGGREGATE, RADIATING, TIMING  
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PQRST   PALLIATIVE/PROVOCATION, QUALITY/QUANITY, RADIATING/REGION, SEVERITY/SCALE, TIMING  
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ABC   AIRWAY BREATHING CIRCULATION  
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AMB   AMBULATORY  
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bid   twice a day  
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BUN   BLOOD UREA NITROGEN  
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CC   CHIEF COMPLAINT  
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C/O   COMPLAINT OF  
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cap   capsule  
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CHF   Congestive Heart Failure  
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CN   CRANIAL NERVE  
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CPAP   CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE  
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CSF   CEREBROSPINAL FLUID  
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CVC   CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER  
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CXR   CHEST X-RAY  
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D5W   DEXTROSE 5% IN WATER  
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DMD   DIABETES MELLITUS  
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DX   DIAGNOSIS  
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FAS   FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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gtt   drop  
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GTT   GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST  
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Hct   hematocrit  
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I&O   INPUT AND OUTPUT  
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Isol   ISOLATION  
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IVP   IV PUSH  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH  
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OD   RIGHT EYE  
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OS   LEFT EYE  
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OU   BOTH EYES  
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PFT   PULMONARY FUNCTIONS TEST  
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PO   BY MOUTH  
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PSA   PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN  
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qd   everyday  
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qh   every hour  
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qid   4 times a day  
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qod   every other day  
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q2h   every 2 hours  
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tid   3 times a day  
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TPR   TEMP, PULSE, RESPIRATIONS  
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VRE   VANCOMYCIN- RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI  
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VS   VITAL SIGNS  
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WNL   WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS  
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SMART   Specific ,measurable, attainable, realistic, timed  
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AAA   ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM  
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ACS   ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME  
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Ab   Abortion  
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ABx   antibiotics  
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AED   automatic external defibrillator  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BUE/BLE   Bilateral upper extremity, Bilateral lower extremity  
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BBS   Bilateral breath sounds  
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Bi-PAP   Bilateral positve airway pressure  
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Bilat   bilateral  
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AMS   altered mental status  
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AMI   Acute myocardial infarction  
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appy   appendectomy  
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DIB   difficulty breathing  
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VSS   vital signs stable  
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Rxn   reaction  
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Sx   symptom  
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NTG   nitro glycerine  
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NSR   normal sinus rhythm  
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NAD   no acute distress  
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CIP   CARDIAC INJURY PROFILE  
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ALL   acute lymphoblastic leukemia  
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B-ALL   B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia  
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AMI   Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)  
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FSH   Follicle stimulating hormone. A blood test for follicle stimulating hormone which is used to evaluate fertility in women.  
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HAPE   High altitude pulmonary edema  
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HPS   Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A type of contagious, infectious disease transmitted by rats infected with the virus.  
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IBS   IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME  
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IDDM   INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS (TYPE 1)  
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MDS   MYLEO DYPLASTIC SYNDROME  
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NBCCS   Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome  
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TSH   THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE  
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A/G   ALBUMIN TO GLOBULIN RATIO  
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AD LIB   AT LIBERTY  
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ADVERSE DRUG REACTION   ADR  
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AFR   ACUTE RENAL FAILURE  
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AKA   ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION  
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ANURIC   NOT PRODUCING URINE, CRITICAL. MAY REQUIRE DIALYSIS  
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ANED   ALIVE. NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE  
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ARF   ACUTE RENAL FAILURE  
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bld   BLOOD  
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BKA   BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION  
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BASIC METABOLIC PANEL   BMP  
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BSO   BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY  
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C&S   CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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CC   CHIEF COMPLAINT  
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cc   unit of measurement (mL)  
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CDE   complete dental evaluation  
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CVA   CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT  
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D/C or DC   DISCHARGE OR DISCONTINUE  
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DDX   DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS  
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DJD   DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE  
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DOE   DYSPNEA ON EXERTION  
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DTR   DEEP TENDON REFLEX  
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ECT   ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (SEIZURES)  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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H&H   HEMATOCRIT AND HEMOGLOBIN  
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H/O or h/o   history of  
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HA   HEADACHE  
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HRT   HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY  
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I&D   INCISION AND DRAINAGE  
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IMP   IMPRESSION. This is the summary conclusion of the patient's condition by the healthcare professional at that particular date and time.  
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IN VIVO   IN THE BODY  
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IPF   IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS  
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JT   JOINT  
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KCL   POTASSIUM CHLORIDE  
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K   POTASSIUM  
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LBP   LOW BACK PAIN  
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MH   MEDICAL HISTORY  
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MVP   MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE  
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NCP   NURSING CARE PLAN  
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NSR   NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM  
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SR   SINUS RHYTHM  
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PD   PROGRESSIVE DISEASE  
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PFT   PULMONARY FUNCTIONS TEST  
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Plt   platelets  
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PUD   PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE  
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R/O   RULE OUT  
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REB   REBOUND  
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ROS   REVIEWS OF SYSTEMS  
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UA or u/a   urine analysis  
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ULN   UPPER LIMITS OF NORMAL  
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URI   UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION  
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vss VSS   VITAL SIGNS STABLE  
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XRT   EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY  
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