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AAA   abdominal aortic aneurysm  
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AIUM   american institute of ultrasound in medicine  
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AMA   against medical advice  
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A-Mode   amplitude modulation  
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Ao   Aorta  
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AP   anterioposterior  
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ARDMS   american registry of diagnostic medical sonography  
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ASE   american society of echocardiography  
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B-Mode   brightness modulation  
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BP   blood pressure  
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Bx   biopsy  
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CABG   coranary artery bypass graft  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CBD   common bile duct  
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CDI   color Doppler imaging  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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cm   centimeter  
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c/o   complains of  
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copd   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CVA   cerebral vascular accident  
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CW   continuous wave  
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db   decibel  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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DNR   do not resuscitate  
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DOB   date of birth  
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DVT   deep venous thrombosis  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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ED   emergency department  
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ETOH   ethanol (alcohol)  
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F/U   follow up  
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FUO   fever of unknown origin  
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GB   gallbladder  
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GERD   gastroesophogeal reflux disease  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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gyn   gynecology  
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HTN   hypertension  
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Hx   history  
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IDDM   insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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IV   intravenous  
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LFT   liver function test  
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lt   left  
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MHz   megahertz  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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mm   millimeter  
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M-mode   motion modulation  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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OR   operating room  
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pt   patient  
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PW   pulsed wave  
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RBC   red blood cells  
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R/O   rule out  
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sag   sagittal  
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SDMS   society of diagnostic medical sonography  
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s/s   signs and symptoms  
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stat   immediately  
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SVU   society for vascular ultrasound  
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TCD   transcranial Doppler  
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TGC   time gain compensation  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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trv   transverse  
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WBC   white blood count  
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WES   wall echo shadow  
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SUPR   superior  
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SUPN   supine  
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SUPF   superficial  
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ANT   anterior  
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AX   axilla/axillary  
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CAUD   caudal  
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CEPH   cephalad  
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COR   coronal  
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DECUB   decubitus  
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INF   inferior  
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LAO   left anterior oblique  
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LLD   left lateral decubitus  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LONG   longitundinal  
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LPO   left posterior oblique  
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LT   left  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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MED   medial  
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MID   midline  
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ML   midline  
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OBL   oblique  
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POST   posterior  
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PT   patient tibials  
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RAO   right anterior oblique  
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RLD   right lateral decubitus  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RPO   right posterior oblique  
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RT   right  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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SAG   sagital  
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TRV   transverse  
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TRANS    
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