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Cna headmaster vacob
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CNA | Certified Nurding Assistants |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| HS | Hours of sleep |
| C/O | complains of |
| W | with |
| W/O | without |
| R | right |
| L | left |
| Raise | ^ |
| HOH | Hard of hearing |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| @ | at |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| AM | moring |
| PM | evening |
| Pre | before |
| Post | after |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| T | temperature |
| P | pulse |
| R | respirations |
| BP | blood pressures |
| TPR | temp,pulse,resp |
| Wt | weight |
| Ht | height |
| PRN | as needed |
| Ad lib | as desired |
| Brady | slow |
| Tachy | fast or rapid |
| Mortem | death |
| Anti | against |
| Natal | birth |
| Bi/o | life |
| Bid | twice a day |
| Tid | three times a day |
| Qid | four times a day |
| Gtt | drops |
| After | P |
| Q or q | every |
| q_hr | every hour |
| stat | immediately |
| Hx | History |
| Tx | treatment |
| Sx | symptoms |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| DRG | diagnosis related group |
| Ca | Cancer |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| HTN | hypertension |
| MI | Myocardial Infarctions (Heart attack) |
| AKA | above the knee amputation |
| BKA | below the knee amputation |
| R/O | rule out |
| R/T | related to |
| WNL | Within normal limits |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIDS | Acquired Immodeficeincy syndrome |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| NIDDM | Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular accident |
| Tox | having to do with poison |
| Pnea | breathing |
| thromobo | clot |
| Renal | Kidney |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| pulmono | lungs |
| hepato | livers |
| myo | muscle |
| pneumo | lungs |
| carcino | cancer |
| Osteo | bones |
| Arthro | joint |
| Dermo | skin |
| veno | vein |
| Entero | intestines, usually small |
| cardio | heart |
| Ology | study of |
| ORIF | Open reduction, internal fixation |
| GI | Gastro-intestinal |
| URO | having to do with urine or urine condition |
| Entero | intestines, usually small |
| Stomy | Surgically created opening |
| Colo | Large intestine |
| tomy | surgical incision into |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| poly | many or much |
| inter | between |
| phagia | swallowing |
| Hypo | low |
| Gastro/o | stomach |
| Hyper |