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SET 8
set 8
Term | Definition |
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AV | ARTERIOVENOUS |
BKA | BELOW-KNEE AMPUTATION |
BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
EEG | ELECTRO ENCEPHALOGRAM |
FYI | FOR YOUR INFORMATION |
HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
HEENT | HEAD, EYE, EAR, NOSE, & THROAT |
HIV | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
LOA | LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
LRS | LACTATED RINGER'S SOLUTION |
MD | MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
MOM | MILK OF MAGNESIA |
MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
NBM | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
NPO | NIL PER OS |
NSD | NO SIGNIFICANT DISEASE |
PDR | PHYSICIAN'S DESK REFERENCE |
PERRLA (or pearl-a) | PUPILS ARE EQUAL, ROUND AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT AND ACCOMODATION |
STD | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE |
VDRL | VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY |