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abbreviations

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Abbreviation
Meaning
a   artery  
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aa   arteries  
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acc.   accomodation  
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AD   advance directive  
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admov.   apply  
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ad sat.   to saturation  
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AF   atrial fibrillation  
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AI   aortic incompetence  
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alt. dieb.   every other day  
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alt. hor.   every other hour  
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a.m.a.   against medical advice  
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ant.   anterior  
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A.P.   anterior-posterior  
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AQ, aq   water  
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aq. frig.   cold water  
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ARC   AIDS-related complex  
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ASD   atrial septal defect  
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BAC   blood alcohol concentration  
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bib.   drink  
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b.i.n.   twice a night  
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BK   below the knee  
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bpm   beats per minute  
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BSA   body surface area  
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BW   birth weight  
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Bx   biopsy  
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ca.   about/approximately  
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cap.   capsule  
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CC   chief complaint  
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cg   centigram  
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CI   cardiac index  
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CK   creatine kinase  
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c.m.s.   to be taken tomorrow morning  
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c.n.   tomorrow night  
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c.n.s.   to be taken tomorrow night  
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comp.   compounded  
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CR   conditioned reflex  
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CS   cesarean section  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CVP   central venous pressure  
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D   diopeter/dose  
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d   density  
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/d   per day  
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dc   discontinue  
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det.   let it be given  
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dieb. alt.   every other day  
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dieb. tert.   every third day  
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dil.   dilute  
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dim.   halved  
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DPT   vaccine  
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dr.   dram  
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DRG   diagnosis-related group  
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dur. dolor   while pain lasts  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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E   eye  
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ECF   extended care facility  
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elix.   elixir  
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EMG   electromyogram  
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EOM   extraocular muscles  
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f   female  
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FD   fatal dose/focal distance  
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Fld   fluid  
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FUO   fever of unknown origin  
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garg   gargle  
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gr   grain  
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grad   by degrees  
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GRAS   generally recognized as safe  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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gtt   drops  
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guttat   drop by drop  
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HCT   hematocrit  
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h/o   history of  
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hor. decub.   bedtime  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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Hx   history  
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IBW   ideal body weight  
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IM   intramuscular  
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in. d   daily  
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INF   interferon  
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IOP   intraocular pressure  
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IRV   inspiratory reserve volume  
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IUFD   intrauterine fetal death  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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J   joule  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, and bladder  
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LBW   low birth weight  
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LD   lethal dose  
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lmp   lower extremity/lupus  
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LGA   large for gestational age  
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LLE   left lower extremity  
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LLL   left lower lobe  
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lmp   last menstrual period  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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LTD   lowest tolerated dose  
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LUE   left upper extremity  
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LUL   left upper lobe  
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LVH   left ventricular hypertrophy  
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man. prim.   first thing in the morning  
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MDI   metered-dose inhaler  
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MED   minimum effective dose  
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MID   minimum ineffective dose  
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mist.   mixture  
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MLD   minimum lethal dose  
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MM   mucous membrane  
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mMol   millimole  
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mor. dict.   as directed  
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mor. sol.   as accustomed  
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MPC   maximum permitted concentration  
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MRA   magnetic resonance angiography  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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My   myopia  
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n   nerve  
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NAD   acute distress  
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n.b.   note well  
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nCi   nanocurie  
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ng   nasogastric  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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NMR   nuclear magnetic resonance  
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nn   nerves  
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noct. maneq.   night and morning  
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n.r.   do not repeat  
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NSAID   asprin  
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NSR   normal sinus rhythm  
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om. mane vel noc.   every morning or night  
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omn. hor.   every hour  
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omn. noc.   every night  
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OPD   outpatient department  
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os   mouth  
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P, p   melting point  
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part. vic.   in divided doses  
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PCA   patient controlled analgesia  
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PCWP   pulmonary capillary wedge pressure  
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PD   interpupillary distance  
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PEEP   positive and expiratory pressure  
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PEFR   peak expiratory flow rate  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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PI   present illness/previous illness  
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PICC   perioherally inserted central catheter  
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pil.   pill  
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PMH   past medical history  
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PMI   point of maximal impluse  
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PPD   purified protein derivative  
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p.r.   throught the rectum  
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Pt   patient  
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p.v.   through the vagina  
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q.l.   as much as wanted  
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q.p.   as much as desired  
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q.s.   as much as needed  
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qoutid.   daily  
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q.v.   as much as you please  
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rad   radiation absorbed dose  
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RDA   recommended daily  
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RE   right eye  
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RLE   right lower extremity  
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RLL   right lower lobe  
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RML   right middle lobe of lung  
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R/O   rule out  
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ROM   range of motion  
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RQ   respiratory quotient  
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RR   recovery room/ respiratory rate  
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RT   radiation therapy/respiratory therapy  
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R/T   related to  
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RUE   right upper extremity  
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RUL   right upper lobe  
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S   mark  
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S.   sacral  
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SC   subcutaneous  
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S.E.   standard error  
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semih.   half an hour  
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SGA   small for gestational age  
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sol   solution  
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s.o.s.   if necessary  
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S/P   no change after  
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sph   spherical  
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spt.   spirit  
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s.q.   subcutaneously  
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ss   a half  
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st.   let it stand  
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stat.   immediately  
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STU   skin test unit  
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Sx   symptoms  
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t.d.s.   to be taken three times daily  
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Te   tetanus  
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TSD   time since death  
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Tx   treatment  
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UE   upper extremity  
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ult. praes.   the last ordered  
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ung.   ointment  
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ut. dict.   as directed  
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v   vein  
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VA   visual acuity  
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VC   vital capacity  
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Vf   field of vision  
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VLBW   very low birth weight  
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vv   veins  
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WDWN   well developed, well nourished  
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WF/BF   white female/ black female  
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WH   well hydrated  
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WM/BM   white male, black male  
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WN   well nourished  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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w/v   weight in volume  
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x   multiplied by  
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yo   years old  
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IVP   intravenous push  
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SL   sublingual  
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amp.   ampule  
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x   except  
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HAL   hyperalimentation  
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TPN   total parenteral nutrition  
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ap   before dinner  
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av.   avoirdupois  
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C   calorie  
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Cal   large calorie  
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CAP   let thet Pt. take a capsule  
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CCU   coronary care unit/ critical care unit  
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CV   cardiovascular  
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D and C   dilatation and curettage  
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ECT   electroconvulsive therapy  
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L&D   labor and delivery  
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lig   ligament  
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mr   millroentgen  
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SA   sinoatrial  
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TENS   transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation  
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