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ABBREVIATIONS**
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAOC | ANTACID OF CHOICE |
| A.C. | BEFORE MEALS |
| ABD | ABDOMEN |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES |
| ADA | AMERICIAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION DIET |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| AD LIB | AS DESIRED, AS MUCH AS NEEDED |
| AMP | AMPULE |
| APH | ADULT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL |
| ATC | AROUND THE CLOCK |
| ASA | ASPIRIN |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| AXR | ABDOMINAL X-RAY |
| BaE | BARIUM ENEMA |
| BID | TWICE A DAY, 2X A DAY |
| BIO OR BIOCHEM | BIOCHEMISTRY OR CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| B.R. | BED REST |
| BRP | BATHROOM PRIVILEGES |
| BT | BARRIER TRAY OR BRAIN TUMOR |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| C | CENTIGRADE |
| c | WITH |
| Ca | CANCER, CALCIUM |
| CAL | CALORIE |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| CARD. CATH | CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION |
| CC | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CCMS | CLEAN CATCH MIDSTREAM |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CHI | CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| CHOL | CHOLESTEROL |
| CL | CHLORIDE |
| Cl.Liq. | CLEAR LIQUID |
| C & S | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
| CSS | CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY |
| CXR | CHEST X- RAY |
| CYSTO | CYSTOSCOPY |
| D.C., D/C | DISCONTINUE OR DISCHARGE |
| D5W | 5% DEXTROSE IN WATER |
| DX | DIAGNOSIS |
| ECG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
| ENT | EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| ET | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE |
| FF | FORCE FLUIDS |
| FFP | FRESH FROZEN PLASMA |
| FBS | FASTING BLOOD SUGAR (FASTING GLUCOSE) |
| FL. Liq | FULL LIQUID |
| FR | FLUID RESTRICTION |
| F/U | FOLLOW-UP |
| GB | GALL BLADDER |
| GL | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GTT | GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST |
| Gen. | GENERAL TRAY |
| GYN | GYNECOLOGY |
| H2O | WATER |
| HEMO | HEMATOLOGY |
| H.O. | HOUSE OFFICER |
| hs | HOUR OF SLEEP, AT BEDTIME |
| ICS IS | INCENTIVE SPIROMETER |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| I&O | INTAKE AND OUTPUT |
| IPPB | INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING |
| ISC | INTERMITTENT SELF/STERILE CATHERIZATION |
| IT SUCTION | INTERMITTENT TRACHEAL SUCTION |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| KCL | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
| L | LEFT |
| L, I | LITER |
| liq | LIQUID |
| LOC | LAXATIVE OF CHOICE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| LOA | LEAVE OF ABSENCE |
| LOP | LEAVE ON PASS |
| Meds | MEDICATION |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE |
| NKA | NO LNOWN ALLERGIES |
| NPO | NOTHINGBY MOUTH |
| n/s, N.S. | NORMAL SALINE |
| OTO | OTOLARYNGOLOGY |
| q. h., QH | EVERY HOUR |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| S/P | STATUS POST |
| SVN | SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER |
| TAB | 3 TIMES A DAY |
| T.F. | TUBE FEEDING |
| TPR | TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION |
| US. U/S | ULTRASOUND |
| V.O. | VERBAL ORDER |
| VOID | PATIENT MUST EMPTY BLADDER |
| WBC | WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| X-RAY | RADIOLOGY |
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