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VNSG 1323 Exam 3
Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy | ESL |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate | ESR |
| end-stage renal disease | ESRD |
| electroshock therapy | EST |
| Farenheit | F |
| fasting blood sugar | FBS |
| Food and drug administration | FDA |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate | ESR |
| electroshock therapy | EST |
| Farenheit | F |
| fasting blood sugar | FBS |
| family history | FH |
| gonorrhea | GC |
| fetal heart tone | FHT |
| frozen section | GTT |
| fever of unknown origin | FUO |
| gallbladder | GB |
| hematocrit | hct |
| high-density lipoprotein | HDL |
| gastrointestinal | GI |
| glucose tolerance test | GTT |
| genitourinary | GU |
| health maintenance organization | HMO |
| gynecology | gyn |
| hemoglobin | Hgb, HG |
| herniated nucleus pulposus | HNP |
| water | H2O |
| human rights committee | HRC |
| height | Ht |
| incision and drainage | I&D |
| hepatits B virus | HVB |
| international normalized ratio | INR |
| history | hx |
| intake and output | I&O |
| intra-aortic balloon pump | IABP |
| intraocular pressure | IOP |
| intracranial pressure | ICP |
| intrauterine device | IUD |
| intercostal space | ICS |
| intravenous pyelogram | IVP |
| intensive care unit | ICU |
| Joint Commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations | JCAHO |
| jugular vein distention | JVD |
| potassium | K |
| kidney, ureters, bladder | KUB |
| laboratory | lab |
| low-density lipoprotein | LDL |
| intravenous pyelogram | IVP |
| low-density lipoprotein | LDL |
| lower right quadrant | LRQ |
| left lower lobe | LLL |
| left upper quadrant | LUQ |
| left lower quadrant | LLQ |
| licensed vocational nurse | LVN |
| last menstrual period | LMP |
| electrolytes | lytes |
| level of conciousness | LOC |
| myocardial infarction | MI |
| magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
| multiple sclerosis | MS |
| motor vehicle accident | MVA |
| lumbar puncture | LP |
| licensed practical nurse | LPN |
| National league for nursing | NLN |
| mitral valve replacement | MVR |
| sodium | Na |
| osteoarthritis | OA |
| North American Nursing Diagnosis Association | NANDA |
| obstetrics | OB |
| National association for practical nurse education and service | NAPNES |
| National cancer institute | NCI |
| National federation of licensed practical nurses | NFLPN |
| National institute of health | NIH |
| National league for nursing | NLN |
| night | noc |
| neutral protamine hagedorn | NPH |
| nothing by mouth | NPO |
| nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drug | O.T |
| osteoarthritis | OA |
| obstetrics | OB |
| obstetrics-gynecology | OB-GYN |
| organic brain syndrome | OBS |
| out of bed | OOB |
| operating room | OR |
| open reduction internal fixation | ORIF |
| orthopedics | ORT |
| mouth | os |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | OSHA |
| occupational therapy | O.T. |
| office visit | OV |
| ounce | oz |
| pulse | P |
| posterioanterior | PA |
| premature atrial contraction | PAC |
| postanesthesia care unit | PACU |
| papanicolaou smear | Pap |
| postanesthesia recovery | PAR |
| pathology | path |
| patient controlled analgesia | PCA |
| physical exam | PE |
| positive end-expiratory pressure | PEEP |
| through, by | per |
| pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation | PERRLA |
| pulmonary function test | PFT |
| past history | PH |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | PID |
| past medical history | PMH |
| point of maximal impulse | PMI |
| premenstrual syndrome | PMS |
| paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea | PND |
| orally | PO |
| postoperative | postop |
| postprandial | PP |
| preoperative | perop |
| as needed | prn |
| prothrombin time | pro time or PT |
| prostate-specific antigen | PSA |
| patient | pt |
| Physical therapy | P.T. |
| percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty | PTCA |
| partial thromboplastin time | PTT |
| premature ventricular contraction | PVC |
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