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RCT 121
abbreviations page 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| med. | medication |
| mid | middle |
| min | minute |
| MSL | mid sternal line |
| no | number |
| noc | night |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (nulli per os.) |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OB | obsterics |
| OR | operating room |
| OS | mouth |
| oz | ounce |
| p | pulse |
| PA | posterior anterior |
| PALS | Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| p.c.,P.C | after meals |
| per | by or through |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| p.o,P.O | By mouth (per os.) |
| prn or P.R.N | as needed, when necessary |
| pre-op | preoperative (before surgery) |
| pt. | patient |
| qh or QH | every hour |
| PT | Physical therapy |
| q3 hr or q 3 H | every three hours |
| q4 hr or q 4 H | every four hours |
| q5 hr or q 5 H | every 5 hours |
| qid or QID | four times per day |
| R or resp, rr, RR | respiratory rate or respiration |
| RBC | red blood cell or red blood count |
| RD | Respiratory disease |
| Ped.Peds,or Pedi | |