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| Ab | abortion
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| abd | abdomen
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| ac | before meals
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| ad lib | as desire
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| admin | administer
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| AM or a.m. | morning
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| amt | amount
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| AP | apical pulse
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| approx | approximately
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| appt | appointment
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| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid (asprin)
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| ASAP | as soon as possible
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| BA | backache
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| b/c | because
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| bid | twice a day
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| BM | bowel movement
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| BP | blood pressure
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| BPM | beats per miniute
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| BS | blood sugar
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| BSE | breast self examination
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| C | with
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| caps | capsule
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| cath | catheter catheterize
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| CC | chief complaint
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| chemo | chemotherapy
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| CMA | certified medical assistant
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| c/o | complains of
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| CS | cesarena section
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| Cx | cervox
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| d | day
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| /d | per day
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| d/c | discountinue
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| D&I | dry and intact
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| dil | dilute
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| disch | discharge
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| DNKA | did not keep appointment
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| DOB | date of birth
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| DOI | date of injury
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| DRE | digital rectal exam
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| DSD | dry sterile dressing
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| DTaP | diptheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
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| D&V | diarrhea and vomiting
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| DVA | distance visual acuity
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| ea | each
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| EDD | expected date of delivery
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| ER | emergency room
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| Fe | iron
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| flex sig | flexible simoidoscopy
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| freq | frequent
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| F/U | follow up
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| fx | fracture
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| GYN | gynecology
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| h or hr | hour
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| H/A | headache
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| HBP | hegh blood pressure
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| HC | head circumference
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| Hep B | hepatitis B vaccine
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| Hg | mercury
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| H20 | water
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| Hr | heart rate
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| hs | at bedtime
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| ht | height
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| ID | intradermal
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| IM | intramuscular
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| IPV | inactivated polis vaccine
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| IV | intravenous
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| lab | labatory
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| lac | laceration
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| lat | lateral
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| lax | laxative
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| LB | lower back
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| LBP | lower back pain
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| liq | liquid
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| LMP | last menstrual period
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| med meds | medication medications
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| min | minute
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| MMR | measles, mumps, and rubella
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| abs | absent
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| mod | moderate
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| N/A | not applicable
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| NB | newborn
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| N/C | no complaints
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| neg | negative
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| NH | nursing home
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| NICU | newborn intensive care unit
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| NKDA | no known drug allergies
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| NMP | normal menstrual period
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| noct | nocturnal
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| NS | normal saline
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| N&V | nausea and vomiting
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| NVA | near visual acuity
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| NVD | nausea vomiting
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| OB | obstetrics
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| occ | occasionally
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| oint | ointment
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| op | operation
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| OR | orperating room
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| OT | occupational therapy
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| OTC | over the counter nonprescroption medication
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| OV | office visit
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| P | pulse
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| Pap | pap test
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| path | pathology
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| peds | pediatrics
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| PEN | penicillin
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| per | by or through
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| pharm | pharmacy
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| pm or p.m | afternoon
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| po PO | by mount
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| pos | positive
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| postop | postoperative (after surgery)
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| preop | postoerative
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| prep | preparation
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| PT | physical therapy
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| Pt or pt | patient
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| qd | every day
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| qh | every hour
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| q 2,3,4,h | evry 2 3 or 4 hours
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| qid | four times a day
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| qn | every night
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| qn | every night
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| QNS | quantity not sufficient
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| qud | every ofther day
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| quad | quadriplegic
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| R | respiration
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| RE | rectal examintion
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| reg | regular
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| rehab | rehabilitation
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| RMA | registered medical assistant
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| Rx | prescription
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| s | without
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| SC or SQ | subcutaneous
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| S/E | side effect
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| sec | second
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| signoid | signoidoscopy
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| sl | slight
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| sm | small
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| sol | solution
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| spec | specimen
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| STAT | immediately
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| surg | surgery
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| T | temperature
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| tab | tablet
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| temp | temperature
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| ther | therapy
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| tid | three times a day
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| TLC | totral lung capacity tender loving care
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| TPR | temperature pulse and respiration
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| tr | trace
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| TSE | testicular self examination
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| vag | vagina, vaginal
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| VE | vaginal examination
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| vit | vitamin
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| VO | verbal order
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| VS | vital signs
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| wk | week
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| WNL | withing normal limits
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| WO | written order
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| VS | vital signs
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| WNL | within normal limits
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| WO | written order
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| w/o | without
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| wt | wieght
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| W?U | workup
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| AD | right ear
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| AS | left ear
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| AU | in each ear both ears
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| EENT | eye ear nose and throat
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| GU | genitourinary
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| LA or lt | left arm
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| LLQ | lower left quadrant
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| LRQ | lower right
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| LUQ | left upper quadrant
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| OD | right eye
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| OS | left eye
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| OU | in each eye both eyes
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| RLQ1 | ritht lower quadrant
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| RuQ | right upper quadrant
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| C | celsius
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| cc | cubic centimeter
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| cm | centimeter
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| dL | decliter
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| F | fahraenheit
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| g | gram
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| kg | kilogram
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| kg | kilogram
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| L | liter
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| l | length
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| lb | pound
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| m | meter
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| mcg | microgram
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| mg | milligram
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| ml | nukuter
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| mm | milimeter
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| oz | ounce
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| pt | pint
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| qu | quart
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| ss | one half
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| tbsp | tablespoon
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| tsp | teaspoon
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| H/O | history of
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| H&P | history and physical
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| Hx | history
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| PE or Px | physical examination
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| pog | prognosis
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| Sx | symptoms
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| Tx | treatment
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| BPH | benign prostatic hypertropy
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| CA | cancer
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| CRC | colorectal cancer
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| CVA | ceebrovascular accident
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| DM | diabetes melitus
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| Fe def | iron deficiency
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| GC | gonorrhea
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| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus
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| HTN | hypertension
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| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| MS | multiple sclerosisq
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| OA | osteroarthritis
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| OM | otitis media
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| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease
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| RA | rheumatioid arthritis
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| RF | rheumatic fever
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| OA | osteroarthritis
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| OM | otis media
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| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease
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| RA | rheumatoid artrtis
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| RF | rheumatic fever
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| STD | sexually transmitted disease
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| USI | urinary stress incontinence
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| UTI | urinary tract infection
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| CT, CAT | computed axial tomography
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| CXR | chest x-ray
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| ECG | electrocardiaogram
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| Echo | echocardiogram
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| FOBT | fecall occult blood test
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| IVP | intravenous pyelogram
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| NST | nonstress test
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| PFT | pulmonary function test
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| TRUS | transrectal ultrasound
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| US | ultrasound
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| BG | blood glucose
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| Bx | biopsy
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| CBC | cmmplete blood count
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| diff | differential
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| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| FBS | fasting blood sugar
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| GCT | glucose challenge test
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| GTT | glucose tolerance test
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| Hct | hemotocrit
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| Hgb | hemoglobin
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| PPBS | postprandial blood sugar
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| PSA | prostate specific antigen
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| PT | prothrobin
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| RBC | red blood count
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| RBS | random blood sugar
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| SG | specific gravity
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| trig | triglycerides
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| UA | urinalysis
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| U/C | urine culture
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| WBC | white blood count
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| " | inches
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| ' | feet
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| - | negative
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| + | positive
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| > | greater than
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| < | less than
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| @ | at
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| afebrile | without fever the body temperature is normal
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| antipyretic | an agent that reduces fever
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| axilla | the armpit
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| Celsius scale | a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 and the boiling point of water is 100 also called the centigrade scale
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| conduction | the transfer of energy such as heat from one object to another
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| convention | the transfer of energy such as heat through air currents
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| crisis | a sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to normal
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| disinfectant | an agent used to clean and sterilize
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| Fahrenheit scale | - a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 and boiling point of water is 212
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| febrile | a body temperature that is above normal synonym for pyrexia
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| frenulum linguae | the midline fold that connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth
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| hyperpyrexia | an extremely high fever
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| hypothermia | a body temperature that is below normal
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| malaise | a vague feeling
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| radiation | the transfer of energy such as heat in the form of waves
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| antecubital space | the space located in front of the elbow
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| aorta | major trunk of the arterials system of the body
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| bounding pulse | a pulse that feels extremely strong and full
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| bradycardia | slower than normal heart rate less than 60 per minute
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| Dysrhythmia | unequal irregular intervals between the heartbeats
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| intercostals | between the ribs
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| Pulse rhythm | time interval between heart beats
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| Pulse volume | refers to the strength of the heart beat
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| Tachycardia | fast heart rate
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| thready pulse | the pulse feels weak and may be difficult to detect
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| alveolus | thin walled sacs of the lungs and the blood
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| apnea | with out breathing
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| bradypnea | slow breathing
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| cyanosis | bluish color
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| Dyspnea | bad brething
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| Eupnea | normal respirations
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| Orthopnea | easier o breathe while in a sitting or standing position
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| hypoxia | lack of oxygen
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| Attending physician | - the physician responsible for the care of a hospitalized patient
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| Consultation report | a narrative report of an opinion about a patients condition by a practitioner other than the attending physician
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| objective symptom | a symptom that can be observed by an examiner
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| subjective symptom | a symptom that is felt by the patient but is not observable by an examiner
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| Aerobe | microorganisms that require oxygen
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| Anaerobe | microorganisms that live with out oxegen
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| Asepsis | free from infection or pathogens that actions practiced to make and maintain an area object free from infection or pathogens
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| exposure incident | a specific eye, nose mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from an employees duties
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| opportunistic infection | an infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment
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| transient flora | microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activities they are offer pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands
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| Critical item | an item that comes in contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system
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| Incubate | to provide proper conditions for growth and development
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| Non-critical item | an item that comes into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes
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| Semicritical item | an item that comes into contact with nonintact skin or intact mucous membranes
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| Spore | a hard thick walled capsule formed by some bacteria that contains only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the bacterial cell
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| Thermolabile | easily affected or change by heat
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| 5 element | plot what happen the action
character the people and development
theme symbol what story means something stands for
point of view who is telling the story
narration what tense story is in
setting the place of story takes place
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| first person | me I mine tense of stroy
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| second person | you instructions how to do somthing type of stroy
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| third person | they he she tense
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| limited third person | when person leaves story being told is over
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| unlimited | all knowing
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| 5 stages of story | expostion rising action climax falling action conclusion
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| person vrs person | example: why lived at p.o. conflict is when sister arguing with stella rondo about shirley
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| person vrs nataur | example: very old man with enoumous wings conflict is old man outside in elements and when family dealing with the clean up of a disaster
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| person vrs self | example: young Goodman brown conflict is when he was dealing with the strength of his faith
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| Hills like white elephants | Earnest Hemingway
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| receitiff | Toni Morrison
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| How I learned to drive | paula Vogel
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| zebra story | spencer
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| Young goodman brown | nathianal hawthorn
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| how do I love thee | Elizibeth robert browning
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| Happlily ending | margaret atwood
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| story of an hour | kate choppin
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| married love | liz rogberg
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| too the ladies | mary lay
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| rocking horse | D H lawerence
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| last confession | WB yates
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| 3 elements of poetry different from fiction | meter the syllabus or accent in line how you feel when saying
tone feeling behind piece of writing
form moves by lines ideals and no background information
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| what is drama | ment to be perfomed more diagloues less description time contraints less discription of characters thier way look their actions
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| protangnist | leading charcter leading role
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| antangnist | counter part or opponet of the leading role
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| exposition | the explanation of the past and current situation emerges only here and there in the dialogue
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| rising action | what it takes to get to climax of the story
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| climax | the main action of the story
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| falling action | the winding down before story comes to an end
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| conclusion | the ending of the story
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| stage direction | the italicized description of the set characters and actions
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| monlouge | extended speeches by one character
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| narrator | the person telling the story
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| tone | the style or number or expression is difficult to specify or explain
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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