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med abb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prn | as needed |
| qn | every night |
| qh | every hr |
| qns | quantity not sufficient |
| qod | every other day |
| r | respiration |
| sq | subcutaneous |
| soi | solution |
| tab | tablet |
| tlc | total lung capacity |
| wnl | within normal limits |
| wt | weight |
| ad | right ear |
| as | left ear |
| au | both ears |
| eent | ears eyes nose throat |
| gi | gastrointestinal |
| LLR | LOWER LEFT QUAD |
| LRQ | LOWER RIGHT QUAD |
| LUQ | LEFT UPPER QUAD |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| RLQ | RIGHT LOWER QUAD |
| RUQ | RIGHT UPPER QUAD |
| H/O | HISTORY OF |
| R/O | RULE OUT |
| H | HISTORY & PHYSICAL |
| PROG | PROGNOSIS |
| Sx | SYMPTOMS |
| Tx | TREATMENT |
| CA | CANCER |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
| CVA | CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| DM | DIABETES MELLITUS |
| GC | GONORRHEA |
| HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| OA | OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| OM | OTITIS MEDIA |
| URI | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| CXR | CHEST XRAY |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RENONACE IMAGING |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| C/O | COMPLAINTS OF |
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| RTC | RETURN TO CLINIC |
| PT | PATIENT |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| N/V/D | NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA |
| NPO | NOTHNG BY MOUTH |
| BILATERAL | BOTH SIDES |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| ASA | ASPRIN |
| BCP | BIRTH CONTROL PILLS |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR |
| CX | CERVIX |
| D/C | DISCONTINUE |
| DOI | DATE OF INJURY |
| Fe | IRON |
| FREQ | FREQUENT |
| F/U | FOLLOW UP |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| HBP | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| HS | HOUR OF SLEEP/BEDTIME |
| HT | HEIGHT |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| LAT | LATERAL |
| LAX | LAXITIVE |
| MMR | MEASLES MUMPS REUBELLA |
| OINT | OINTMENT |
| OV | OFFICE VISITS |
| PAP | PAP TEST |
| PATH | PATHOLOGY |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PEN | PENICILLIN |
| P | PULSE |