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Approved Abbreviations

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Term
Definition
A&O x 3 (4)   Alert and Oriented to Time, Place, and Person (Event)  
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AAA   Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm  
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ABD   Abdomen (Abdominal)  
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ACLS   Advanced Cardiac Life Support  
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AKA   Above Knee Amputation  
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AMA   Against Medical Advice  
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AMS   Altered Mental Status  
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AMT   Amount  
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Approx   Approximately  
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Assoc   Associated  
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BG   Blood Glucose  
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Bilat   Bilateral  
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BKA   Below Knee Amputation  
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BS   Breath Sounds  
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BVM   Bag-Valve-Mask  
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CA   Cancer  
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CABG   Coronary Artery Bypass Graft  
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CAD   Coronary Artery Disease  
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Cath   Catheter  
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CHF   Congestive Heart Failure  
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CNS   Central Nervous System  
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CP   Chest Pain  
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CSF   Cerebral Spinal Fluid  
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CT   CAT Scan  
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D5W   5% Dextrose in Water  
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DKA   Diabetic Ketoacidosis  
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Dx   Diagnosis  
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EEG   Electroencephalogram  
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ET   Endotrachial  
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FB   Foreign Body  
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gtts   Drops  
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GU   Gastrourinary  
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KVO   Keep Vein Open  
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L/S Spine   Lumbarsacral Spine  
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MAST   Military Anti-Shock Trousers  
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MSO4   Morphine  
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NAD   No Apparent Distress  
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NC   Nasal Cannula  
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PAC   Premature Atrial Contraction  
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PRB   Partial Rebreather  
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PVC   Premature Ventricular Contraction  
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RXN   Reaction  
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S/P   Status Post  
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ST   Sinus Tachycardia  
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SVT   Supra-ventricular Tachycardia  
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SZ   Seizure  
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TKO   To Keep Open  
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