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| PHysical therapy and occupational therapy (may be under PM & R, physical medicine and rehabilitation) |
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| Ward for medical and surgical patients (may be combined or separate) |
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| Obstetrics (includes labor and delivery rooms, postpartum ward, and newborn nursey for healthy babies) |
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| Coronary care unit or intensive care unit |
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| Food service/dietary department |
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| Pharmacy (hospital designation) |
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Unit for autopsies.
Holding the deceased. |
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| Laboratory for study of diseased tissues, including blood. |
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Stands for "per os"
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| Intravenously (into a vein; usually a peripheral vein) |
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| Intramuscularly (into a muscle) |
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| Subcutaneously (through the skin, into the fatty tissue) |
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| Sublingually (under the tongue) |
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| A solution given intravenously |
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| Tube feeding (into stomach or small intestine) |
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| 5% glucose in distilled water; use IV |
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| Fluids given by needle, under skin (not in vein). |
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| Intake and output (measured) |
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| Clear liquids only: ginger ale, tea, broth, Jell-O, 7-Up, coffee |
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| Full liquid: addition of milk and milk products; liquid at body temperature |
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| Lo salt, Low Na, Salt Free (diet orders) |
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| Restricted in sodium: ordered by mg or g of sodium desired |
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| No added salt packet; usually 4-6 g Na (mild resitriction) |
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Regular diet ("house" or "normal" sometimes used).
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| Mechanical soft; a regular diet with alteration in texture only; sometimes called "edentulous" |
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| Mechanical soft; a regular diet with lateration in texture only |
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| Medical soft; alterations in texture, preparation methods, and seasonings. |
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| A medical soft diet further altered to omit acid-producing beverages and restrict seasonings; altered feeding intervals. |
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| Low residue; alteration in texture and limited food selection to yield little intestinal residue |
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| A regular diet with increased amounts of foods containing dietary fiber |
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| Force or push fluids; increasing the liquid intake by addition of extra fluids. |
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| Bone in the finger or toe |
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| int fdg or int nour (diet orders) |
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| Interval feeding; supplemental nourishment served between meals |
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| Dysphagia pureed (diet orders) |
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| Regular diet pureed toa smooth, homogenous, and cohesive consistency like pudding. |
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| Consistent or controlled carbohydrate (CCHO) |
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| Consistent amounts of carbohydrate at meals and snacks to regulate blood glucose levels primarily for diabetes. |
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| Lo Fat, Lo Chol (diet orders) |
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Low saturated fat, low cholesterol; a healthy diet.
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| Sit at edge of bed, legs over side |
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| Bathroom privileges; may be up to bathroom only |
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| Routine x-ray picture of chest (front to back and side view) |
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| Decubitus (lying) position |
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| Intravenous pyelogram (kidney) |
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| Upper (barium swallow): xray of stomach/duodenum; lower (same as BE): x-ray of lower bowel/colon |
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| Gallbladder x-ray picture |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging; noninvasive procedure using a magnetic field that yields images for diagnosis. |
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| Radioactive iodine (uptake) for diagnosing thryroid function. |
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| CT, CAT: computed tomography, computerized axial tomography |
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Quantity not sufficient (lab requires a larger specimen).
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Examination under anesthesia |
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| Overdose; also means right eye |
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| Natrium: sodium (cemical symbol for) |
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