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06/19/2005

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Term
fx
Definition
Fracture
Term
BM
Definition
Bone Marrow, Bowel Movement
Term
gtt
Definition
drop
Term
w/o
Definition
without
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C & S
Definition
Culture and Sensitivity
Term
VF
Definition
Ventricular Flutter of Fibrillation
Term
ASA
Definition
aspirin
Term
SQ
Definition
subcutaneous
Term
MVA
Definition
Motar vehicle accident
Term
WBC
Definition
White Blood Cells
Term
AMI
Definition
acute myocardial infarction
Term
D & C
Definition
Dilation and Curettage (scraping inside body cavity: a surgical procedure that involves scraping the inside surface of a body cavity with an instrument shaped like a spoon curette to remove unwanted growths or other tissue)
Term
ARF
Definition
Acute renal failure
Term
PND
Definition
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
Term
ac
Definition
before meals
Term
TO
Definition
telephone order
Term
dat
Definition
diet as tolerated
Term
tid
Definition
three times a day
Term
AS
Definition
left ear or aortic stenosis(constriction: a constriction or narrowing of a duct, passage, or opening in the body)
Term
URI
Definition
Upper Respiratory Infection
Term
HPI
Definition
history of present illness
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ADL
Definition
activities of daily living
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~
Definition
approx
Term
AAA
Definition
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (bulge in artery: a fluid-filled sac in the wall of an artery that can weaken the wall)
Term
DOE
Definition
Dyspnea on exertion
Term
WNL
Definition
Within normal limits
Term
A&P
Definition
auscultation and percussion
Term
TX
Definition
Treatment, Therapy
Term
AKA
Definition
above the knee amputation
Term
GFR
Definition
Glomerular(1. cluster of nerves or blood vessels: a tightly packed cluster of blood vessels, nerve fibers, or other cells


2. round structure in kidney: a round cluster of interconnected capillaries found in the cortex of a kidney, which remove body waste to be excreted as urine) Filtration Rate
Term
VO
Definition
verbal order
Term
DM
Definition
Diabetic Mellitus
Term
TIA
Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack (minor blockage of blood to brain: a temporary blockage of blood circulation in some part of the brain, causing short-term stroke symptoms such as dizziness, inability to speak or move, or loss of senses.)
Term
ASHD
Definition
arteriosclerotic heart disease (arterial disease: a common arterial disease in which raised areas of degeneration and cholesterol deposits plaques form on the inner surfaces of the arteries obstructing blood flow)
Term
Sx
Definition
Symptoms
Term
EGD
Definition
Esophagofastroduodenoscopy
(du·o·den·os·co·py [ d əd'n óskəpee ]


noun

optical examination of the duodenum: examination of the interior of the duodenum using a flexible fiber-optic endoscope. The device is inserted through the patient's mouth.)
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