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03/05/2009
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Term
POD
 Definition
post operative day
Term
post
 Definition
Posterior
Term
postop
 Definition
after surgery
Term
PP
 Definition
postpartum
Term
preop
 Definition
before surgery
Term
prep
 Definition
preparation
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prn
 Definition
as needed
Term
Psych
 Definition
psychology;psychiatric
Term
pt
 Definition
patient
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapy
Term
q
 Definition
every
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q__h(fill in #)
 Definition
every __ hours
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qh
 Definition
every hour
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qid
 Definition
four times a day
Term
qs
 Definition
quality sufficient
Term
R
 Definition
respirations
Term
R;rt
 Definition
right
Term
RLE
 Definition
right lower extremity
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RLL
 Definition
right lower lobe
Term
RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
Term
R/O
 Definition
rule out
Term
ROM
 Definition
range of motion
Term
ROS
 Definition
review of systems
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r/t;R/T
 Definition
related to
Term
RUE
 Definition
right upper extremity
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RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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Rx
 Definition
treatment
Term
s
 Definition
without
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SC;SQ
 Definition
subcutaneous
Term
sl;SL
 Definition
sublingual
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
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S/P
 Definition
status post
Term
SR
 Definition
siderail;sustained release
Term
S/S;sx
 Definition
signs and symptoms
Term
STAT
 Definition
immediately
Term
supp
 Definition
suppository
Term
surg.
 Definition
surgery
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susp
 Definition
suspension
Term
sym
 Definition
symmetrical
Term
T;temp
 Definition
temperature
Term
tab
 Definition
tablet
Term
TCDB
 Definition
turn,cough,deep breath
Term
tid
 Definition
three times a day
Term
TKO
 Definition
to keep open
Term
t.o.
 Definition
telephone order
Term
TPN
 Definition
total parenteral nutrition
Term
TPR
 Definition
temperature,pulse,respirations
Term
TURP
 Definition
transurethral resection of prostrate
Term
tx.
 Definition
treatment
Term
UO
 Definition
urinary output
Term
up ad lib
 Definition
up as desired
Term
V.O.;v.o.
 Definition
verbal order
Term
vol.
 Definition
volume
Term
VS
 Definition
vital signs
Term
VTBI
 Definition
volume to be infused
Term
WC;W/C
 Definition
wheelchair
Term
WD/WN
 Definition
well developed, well nourished
Term
WNL
 Definition
within normal limits
Term
wt.
 Definition
weight
Term
y/o
 Definition
years old
Term
y/o
 Definition
years old
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Term
AKA
 Definition
above-knee amputation
Term
ALL
 Definition
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Term
ASHD
 Definition
arteriosclerotic heart disease
Term
BKA
 Definition
below knee amputation
Term
BPH
 Definition
benign prostatic hypertrophy
Term
CA
 Definition
cancer
Term
CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Term
DM
 Definition
diabetes mellitus
Term
DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
ESRD
 Definition
end-stage renal disease
Term
HBV
 Definition
hepatitis B virus
Term
HCV
 Definition
hepatitis C virus
Term
HIV
 Definition
human immunodeficiency virus
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
IDDM
 Definition
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
JVD
 Definition
jugular vein distension
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
PE
 Definition
pulmonary embolism
Term
PID
 Definition
pelvic inflammatory disease
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
Term
RA
 Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
Term
TB
 Definition
tuberculosis
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary tract infection
Term
ABGs
 Definition
arterial blood gases
Term
AFB
 Definition
acid-fast bacillus
Term
BE
 Definition
barium enema
Term
BUN
 Definition
blood urea nitrogen
Term
Ca
 Definition
calcium
Term
CAT
 Definition
computed axial tomography
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CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
Cl
 Definition
chloride
Term
CT
 Definition
computed tomography
Term
C&S
 Definition
culture and sensitivity
Term
FBS
 Definition
fasting blood sugar
Term
ESR
 Definition
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
EEG
 Definition
electoencephalogram
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ECG;EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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Hb; Hgb
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
Hct
 Definition
hematocrit
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IVP
 Definition
intravenous pyelogram
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K
 Definition
potassium
Term
KUB
 Definition
kidney,ureter,bladder
Term
LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
Term
lytes
 Definition
electrolytes
Term
MCHC
 Definition
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
Term
MCV
 Definition
mean corpuscular volume
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
N
 Definition
nitrogen
Term
Na
 Definition
sodium
Term
NaCl
 Definition
sodium chloride
Term
PT
 Definition
prothrombin time
Term
PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
Term
RBC
 Definition
red blood cell
Term
sp gr
 Definition
specific gravity
Term
T&C
 Definition
type and crossmatch
Term
UGI
 Definition
upper gastrointestinal x-ray
Term
UA
 Definition
urinalysis
Term
US
 Definition
ultrasound
Term
WBC
 Definition
white blood cell
Term
=
 Definition
equal to
Term
PCO2
 Definition
partial pressure of carbon dioxide
Term
PO2
 Definition
partial pressure of oxygen
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