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Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PERRLA | pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| NAD | no acute distress (patient does not display any intense symptoms |
| CTA | clear to auscultation (description of normal-sounding lungs) |
| WDWN | well-developed, well nourished (patient does not appear malnurished and is growing or has grown appropriately |
| NOS/ NEC | Not otherwise specified, not elsewhere classified catch all for diagnoses don't quite fit any specific cause |
| PO (per os) | by mouth |
| NPO (nil per os) | nothing by mouth |
| PR (per rectum) | anal |
| Sig | instructions - short for signa (Latin - "label") |
| EHR | electronic health record |