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Abbreviations

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Term
Definition
CXR   CHEST X RAY  
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BX   BIOPSY  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH  
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TX   TREATMENT  
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Hx   HISTORY  
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PULV   POWDER  
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WBC   WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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DNS   DID NOT SHOW  
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PRN   WHEN NECESSARY  
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UTI   URINARY TRACT INFECTION  
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AK   ABOVE THE KNEE  
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BRP   BATHROOM PRIVILEGES  
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EKG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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SOB   SHORTNESS OF BREATH  
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CA   CALCIUM/CANCER  
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BS   BLOOD SUGAR  
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GTTS   DROPS/GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST  
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OOB   OUT OF BED  
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CC   CHIEF COMPLAINT  
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UNG   OINTMENT  
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XY   MALE CHROMOSONE  
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XX   FEMAL CHROMOSONE  
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MVA   MOTOR VEHICAL ACCIDENT  
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OV   OFFICE VISIT  
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PT   PHYSICAL THERAPY/ PATIENT  
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NP   NEW PATIENT  
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ABC   AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION  
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NYD   NOT YET DIAGNOSED  
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SOL   SOLUTION  
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COPD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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INJ   INJECTION  
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N & V   NAUSEA & VOMITTING  
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U/S   ULTRASOUND  
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PEDS   PEDIATRICS  
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QOD   EVERY OTHER DAY  
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DX   DIAGNOSIS  
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PCC   POISON CONTROL CENTER  
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AC   BEFORE MEAL  
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TPR   TEMPERATURE PULSE RESPORATION  
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FBS   FASTING BLOOD SUGAR  
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NA   SODIUM  
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NKA   NO KNOWN ALLERGIES  
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SUPP   SUPPOSITORY  
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ENT   EAR NOSE THROAT OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY  
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HS   HOUR OF SLEEP/ AT BEDTIME  
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OR   OPERATING ROOM  
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WT   WEIGHT  
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DOA   DEAD ON ARRIVAL  
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PDR   PHYSICIAN DESK REFERRENCE  
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PC   AFTER MEAL  
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U/A   URINALYSIS  
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KUB   KIDNEY UREA BLADDER  
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NOC   NIGHT  
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BID   TWICE A DAY  
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BM   BOWEL MOVEMENT  
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OPD   OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT  
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OTC   OVER THE COUNTER  
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NB   NEWBORN  
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TB   TUBERCULOSIS  
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PG   PREGNANT  
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CW   CRUTCH WALKING  
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D   DISEASES  
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P   PULSE  
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K   POTASSIUM  
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ROS   REVIEW OF SYSTEM  
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FROM   FULL RANGE OF MOTION  
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PH   PAST HISTORY  
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SH   SOCIAL HISTORY  
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AB   ABORTION  
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IV   INTRAVENOUS  
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ADL   ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING  
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LAD   LABOR AND DELIVERY  
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CPR   CARDIO PULMONARY Resuscitation  
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RTC   RETURN TO CLINIC  
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STAT   IMMEDIATELY/ASAP  
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LMP   LAST MENSTRAL PERIOD  
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PE   PHYSICAL EXAMINATION  
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W/N   WELL NURISHED  
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DSD   DRY STERIL DRESSING  
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SC   SICKLE CELL  
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TID   THREE TIMES A DAY  
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QD   EVERY DAY  
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QID   FOUR TIMES A DAY  
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PPE   PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPTMENT  
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DI   DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING  
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ICU   INTENSIVE CARE UNIT  
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ADT   ADMISSION DISCHARGE TRANSFER  
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NED   NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE  
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T&C   TURN & COUGH  
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CDC   CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL  
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FL   FLUID  
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DIL   DILUTE  
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GM   GRAM  
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DNA   DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID DE-OXY-RIBO-NUCLEIC  
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FDA   FOOD DRUG ADMINISTRATION  
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CBR   COMPLETE BED REST  
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D/C   DISCONTINUE  
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ABD   ABDOMEN  
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A & P   ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY  
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CO2   CARBON DIOXIDE  
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ER   ENDOPLASMIC RETIDULUM/ EMERGENCY ROOM  
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GI   GASTROINTESTINAL  
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H2O   WATER  
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LAT, lat   LATERAL  
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LLQ   LEFT LOWER QUADRANT  
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LUQ   LEFT UPPER QUADRANT  
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O2   OXYGEN  
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RLQ   RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT  
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RUQ   RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT  
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AL   ALUMINUM  
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C   CARBON  
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CL   CHLORINE  
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CO   COBALT  
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CU   COPPER  
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F   FLUORINE  
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H   HYDROGEN  
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I   IODINE  
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FE   IRON  
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MN   MANGANESE  
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MG   MAGNESIUM  
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N   NITROGEN  
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P   PHOSPHORUS  
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NA   SODIUM  
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S   SULFUR  
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ZN   ZINC  
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AC   ACUTE  
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AMB   AMBULATORY  
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HIPAA   HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT  
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MCG   MICROGRAM  
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MG   MILLIGRAM  
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mL   MILLILITER  
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SOAP   SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PLAN  
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Y/O   YEAR(S) OLD  
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PHI   PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION  
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CV   CARDIOVASCULAR  
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