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Patient Care and Medical Facilities

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CCU   Coronary (cardiac) care unit  
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ECU   emergency care unit  
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ER   emergency room  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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IP   inpatient (registered bed patient)  
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OP   outpatient  
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OR   operating room  
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PACU   postanesthetic care unit  
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PAR   postanesthetic recovery  
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post-op/postop   postoperative (after surgery)  
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pre-op/preop   preoperative (before surgery)  
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RTC   return to clinic  
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RTO   return to office  
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BRP   bathroom privileges  
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CP   chest pain  
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DC, D/C   discharge, discontinue  
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ETOH   ethyl alcohol  
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(L) (circle around it)   left  
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(R) (circle around it)   right  
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pt   patient  
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RRR   regular rate and rhythm  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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Tr   treatment  
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Tx   treatment or traction  
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VS   vital signs = T, P, R, BP, Ht, Wt  
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T   temperature  
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P   pulse  
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R   respiration  
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BP   blood pressure  
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Ht   Height  
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Wt   weight  
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WDWN   well developed and well nourished  
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y.o.   year old  
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#   number if before numeral, pound if after numeral  
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O with a line through it   none or negative  
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