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Calculations exam 1
Question | Answer |
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a with a line above | before |
abd | abdomen |
ac | before meals |
ACS | ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME |
AD | Right ear or Alzheimer’s disease |
ADL | Activities of daily living |
AED | Automated External Defribrillator |
AKA | Above the knee amputation |
ALOC | Altered levels of consciousness |
AMA | American Medical Association OR against medical advice |
AMI | Acute myocardial infraction |
AMS | Altered Mental Status |
ARDS | Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
AROM | Active range of motion |
AS | Left ear OR aortic stenosis |
AVR | Aortic valve replacement |
AV | Atrioventricular (node in heart) |
BID | twice daily |
BKA | Below the knee amputation |
BM | Bowel movement |
BMP | Basal metabolic profile |
BP | blood pressure |
bpm | beats per minute |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
c | with |
c/o | complaints of |
CA | cancer |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CAT/CT | Computerized axial tomography (scan) |
Cath | Catheter |
CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
CBC | Complete blood count |
cc | Chief complaint |
chd | coronary heart disease |
CHF | Chronic heart failure |
CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
CNS | Central nervous system |
COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
cr, SCr | creatinine, serum creatinine |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CXR | Chest X-ray |
CVA | cerebral vascular accident |
DC | discharge or discontinue |
DJD | degenerative joint disease |
DM | Diabetes mellitus |
DOA | date of admission OR dead on arrival |
DOB | date of birth |
DT | delirium tremens |
ECG, EKG | Electrocardiograam |