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| Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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bis in die
Twice per day (refers to Rx) |
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| Bilateral lower extremities |
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| Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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| Bilateral upper extremities |
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Open heart surgery involving arterial bypass using a trans- |
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coronary artery disease
Abnormal narrowing of the blood vessels of the heart, predis- |
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| Cervical Motion Tenderness |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lung problem resulting in shortness of breath, usually from smoking |
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Cerebral Vascular Accident
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Death of brain matter from loss of blood supply |
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| An IV solution that has only 5% sugar in it |
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| Degenerative disk disease |
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| Degenerative joint disease |
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
Clot in the deep veins of the leg or arm |
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EsophagoGastroDuodenoscopy
Upper GI endoscopy |
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| emergency medical services |
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| grava (pregnancies), para (live births), abortions (spontaneous or induced) |
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| Left anterior fascicular block |
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| Last normal menstrual period |
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| Left ventricular hypertrophy |
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| Magnetic resonance angiogram |
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Vanomyocin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
two types of very resistant bacteria |
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| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory |
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| Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
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| Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia |
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Pulmonary Embolus
clot in the lung, often arising from leg veins or pelvis |
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| Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
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| Premature ventricular contraction |
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| peripheral vascular disease |
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| Rapid ventricular response |
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| Supraventricular tachycardia |
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| Total abdominal hysterectomy |
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Transient Ischemic Attack
“Minor stroke”, neurological function is regained with time |
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Drug that immediately dissolves clots |
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| Upper respiratory infection |
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| White blood cells including leukocytes, monocytes, and others |
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| Dilation and curettage, a scraping of the lining of the uterus to remove all tissue |
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| Diabetes Mellitus: there are types I and II |
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| Gastroesophageal relflux disease: acid reflux upwards from the stomach |
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| hypertension, or high blood pressure |
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| myocardial infarction or a heart attack. Implies death of heart muscle. |
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| Pelvic inflammatory disease - and infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes |
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| Urinary Tract Infection: may be just bladder (cystitis) or kidney (pyelonephritis) |
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| Intra-uterine device (contraceptive) |
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| Tonsillectomy (and removal of adenoid tissue which is always done, hence the "A") |
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| Transurethral resection of the prostate - a procedure to open the urethra to allow urine to flow better - does not remove entire prostate gland |
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| Biopsy, but probably not a permitted abbreviation in most hospitals |
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| Inferior vena cava filter - a filter placed in the vena cava to stop clots from the leg reaching the lungs |
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| Vaccination given to prevent Diptheria, Tetanus (and more recently Pertussis has been added) |
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| tissue plasminogen activating factor or "clot buster" drug |
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| Alert and oriented to time, place, person |
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| lower extremity (leg), upper extremity (arm), right lower extremity, bilateral upper extremity, etc |
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| Costovertebral angle tenderness - hurts when you push over the kidney from the back |
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| Deep tendon reflexes - those obtained with a reflex hammer |
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| Extraocular movement, full range of EOM: refers to eye movements in all directions |
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| Jugular venous distension - a swollen vein in the neck caused by high right heart pressures seen in CHF |
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| No acute distress - very commonly used abbreviation for exam |
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| Pupils equal, round and reactive to light; pupils equal and responsive to light and accommodation |
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| Straight leg raising: a test for sciatica |
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| Altered Level of Consciousness |
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| Altered mental status - can apply to awakedness or confusion or agitation |
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| Dyspnea (breathlessness) on exertion |
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| Focussed Assessement with sonography in Trauma: a quick exam looking for free blood in the abdomen |
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| History and physical exam |
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| Incision and drainage, typically of an abcess |
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| lumbar puncture: a needle put in the back to take out cerebral spinal fluid for examination |
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Non-Rebreather Mask
Mask covering mouth and nose to deliver oxygen |
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| Paroxysmal noctural dyspnea: having to sit up to breath during the night - sign of CHF |
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administer rectally |
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| Within normal limits, or "normal" |
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