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Many medical and pharmaceutical terms are abbreviated for ease of communication and record notation.
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Pharmacology
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06/06/2011

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ADD
Definition
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
Term
ADR
Definition
ADVERSE DRUG REACTION
Term
AIDS
Definition
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
Term
AV
Definition
ATRIAL-VENTRICULAR
Term
AMI
Definition
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Term
ANS
Definition
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
AWP
Definition
AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE
Term
BM
Definition
BOWEL MOVEMENT
Term
BP
Definition
BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
BPH
Definition
BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
Term
BS
Definition
BLOOD SUGAR
Term
BSA
Definition
BODY SURFACE AREA
Term
CA
Definition
CANCER
Term
CAD
Definition
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Term
CF
Definition
CARDIAC FAILURE
Term
CHF
Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Term
CMV
Definition
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
Term
CNS
Definition
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
COPD
Definition
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Term
CVA
Definition
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)
Term
DAW
Definition
DISPENSE AS WRITTEN
Term
D/C
Definition
DISCONTINUE
Term
DM
Definition
DIABETES MELITUS
Term
DOB
Definition
DATE OF BIRTH
Term
DUR
Definition
DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW
Term
DX
Definition
DIAGNOSIS
Term
EC
Definition
ENTERIC COATED
Term
ECG, EKG
Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
Term
ENT
Definition
EARS, NOSE, THROAT
Term
ER
Definition
EMERGENCY ROOM
Term
FH
Definition
FAMILY HISTORY
Term
GERD
Definition
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
Term
GI
Definition
GASTROINTESTINAL
Term
Gtt
Definition
DROP
Term
HA
Definition
HEADACHE
Term
HBP
Definition
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
HDL
Definition
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
Term
HIV
Definition
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
Term
HR
Definition
HEART RATE
Term
IO, I/O
Definition
FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT
Term
IOP
Definition
INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
Term
IV
Definition
INTRAVENOUS
Term
KVO
Definition
KEEP VEINS OPEN
Term
LBW
Definition
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Term
LDL
Definition
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
Term
LOC
Definition
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Term
MI
Definition
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Term
MICU
Definition
MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Term
MRI
Definition
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Term
NKA
Definition
NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
Term
NPO
Definition
NOTHING BY MOUTH
Term
NS
Definition
NORMAL SALINE
Term
NVD
Definition
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
Term
OR
Definition
OPERATING ROOM
Term
PMH
Definition
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Term
PVD
Definition
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Term
RA
Definition
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Term
RBC
Definition
RED BLOOD COUNT OR RED BLOOD CELL
Term
s
Definition
WITHOUT
Term
SBP
Definition
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
SOB
Definition
SHORT OF BREATH
Term
STD
Definition
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Term
T
Definition
TEMPERATURE
Term
T&C
Definition
TYPE AND CROSS-MATCH
Term
TB
Definition
TUBERCULOSIS
Term
TEDS
Definition
THROMBO-EMBOLIC DISEASE STOCKINGS
Term
TPN
Definition
TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
Term
Tx
Definition
TREATMENT
Term
U
Definition
UNITS
Term
U/A
Definition
URINALYSIS
Term
UCHD
Definition
USUAL CHILDHOOD DISEASES
Term
URD
Definition
UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Term
UTI
Definition
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Term
VD
Definition
VENEREAL DISEASE
Term
VS
Definition
VITAL SIGNS
Term
WBC
Definition
WHITE BLOOD COUNT OR WHITE BLOOD CELL
Term
WT
Definition
WEIGHT
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