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Calculations exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a with a line above | before |
| abd | abdomen |
| ac | before meals |
| ACS | ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME |
| AD | Right ear or Alzheimer’s disease |
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| AED | Automated External Defribrillator |
| AKA | Above the knee amputation |
| ALOC | Altered levels of consciousness |
| AMA | American Medical Association OR against medical advice |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infraction |
| AMS | Altered Mental Status |
| ARDS | Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| AROM | Active range of motion |
| AS | Left ear OR aortic stenosis |
| AVR | Aortic valve replacement |
| AV | Atrioventricular (node in heart) |
| BID | twice daily |
| BKA | Below the knee amputation |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| BMP | Basal metabolic profile |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| c | with |
| c/o | complaints of |
| CA | cancer |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CAT/CT | Computerized axial tomography (scan) |
| Cath | Catheter |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| cc | Chief complaint |
| chd | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | Chronic heart failure |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| cr, SCr | creatinine, serum creatinine |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| CVA | cerebral vascular accident |
| DC | discharge or discontinue |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DOA | date of admission OR dead on arrival |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| ECG, EKG | Electrocardiograam |