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nutrition abbrevs
abbreviatins for nutrition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 10 Fr. NG tube | 10 size french nasogastric tube |
| AL | albumin |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| BRAT | Banana,Rice,Apple,Toast |
| BSP | Bowel Sounds Present |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| cal | Calories |
| Cardiac Diet | CD |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| CDA DIET | Canadian Diabetic Association Diet |
| CF | Clear fluids |
| CF-DAT | Clear fluid-diet as tolerated |
| d/c or dc | discontinue |
| DAT | diet as tolerated |
| DD | Diabetic diet |
| EF | Enteral feeds |
| FF | full fluids |
| FF-DAT | Start with full fluids and progress to diet as tolerated |
| GF | Gluten free diet |
| G-tubes | Gastrostomy tube |
| HF | High fibre |
| HP | High protein |
| IDDM | Insulin dependeant diabetes mellitus |
| INR | International normalized rate |
| IV | intravenous |
| J-tubes | Jejunostomy tube |
| LOW SODIUM | limits sodium intake to less than 3000mg |
| LR | low residue |
| MIC Device | Bard button |
| NAS | no added salt |
| N-G tube | nasogastric tube |
| NIDDM | Non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
| PAR | Parentral feeds |
| PE | Puree |
| PEG tube | percutanious endogastric tube |
| PTT | partial Thromboplastin Time |
| REG | Full diet |
| SOFT/SURGICAL SOFT | Low in fibre |
| SS | Surgical soft |
| T&A | Tonsillectomy and Anoidectomy |
| TPN | Total Parentral Nutrition |
| TPN baseline | Total Parentral Nutrition baseline lab work |
| VERY LOW SODIUM | limits sodium intake to 2000mg a day or less |
| VMA | Vanillylmandelic Acid Test |