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MEDICAL VOCABULARY
PHAT121-122 WEEK 1
| MED. TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| BENIGN | NOT CANCEROUS/ NON PROGRESSIVE |
| MALIGNANT | CANCEROUS/ PROGRESSIVE |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS |
| ac | BEFORE EATING |
| ad lib | AS MUCH AS NEEDED |
| ADR | ADVERSE DRUG REACTION |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| amt | AMOUNT |
| APhA | AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION |
| AAPT | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS |
| ARDS | ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME |
| ARF | ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| ASHD | ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
| BBVD | BLOODBORNE VIRAL INFECTION |
| BE | BARIUM ENEMA |
| bid | TWICE A DAY |
| biw | TWICE WEEKLY |
| BOM | BILATERAL OTITIS MEDIA (EAR INFETION) |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| c | WITH |
| CA | CANCER |
| Ca | CALCIUM |
| CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| DAW | DISPENSE AS WRITTEN |
| DM | DIABETES MELLITUS |
| DPT | DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, TETANUS VACCINE |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| ETOH | ETHANOL/ ALCOHOL |