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Unit 5 abbreviation
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Question | Answer |
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AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
ACOA | Adult Children of Alcoholics |
AD** | right ear, auris dextra (Latin) |
AFB | acid-fast bacillus (i.e., TB) |
Al-Anon | AA support group for spouses of alcoholics |
Ala-Teen | AA support group for children of alcoholics |
AS** | left ear, auris sinistra (Latin) |
AU** | both ears, auris uterque |
C° | Celsius degrees (metric temperature) |
C&S | culture and sensitivity (antibiotic susceptibility) |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
F° | Fahrenheit degrees |
FAS | fetal alcohol syndrome |
GB | gallbladder |
GNID | gram-negative intracellular diplococcus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPV | human papillomavirus |
HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
LMP | last menstrual period |
mcg | microgram(s)* |
mg | milligram(s)* |
MTD | right eardrum (membrana tympani dextra) |
MTS | left eardrum (membrane tympani sinistra) |
NVS | neurologic vital signs |
OM | otitis media |
O&P | ova and parasites |
P | pulse |
PAR | perennial allergic rhinitis |
R | respiration (rate) |
SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
SOB | short (shortness) of breath |
staph | staphylococcus |
strep | streptococcus |
T, temp | temperature |
TB | tuberculosis |
VS | vital signs (I, P, R, BP) |