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UB Med Term pg 79
Patient Care and Medical Facilities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CCU | Coronary (cardiac) care unit |
| ECU | emergency care unit |
| ER | emergency room |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IP | inpatient (registered bed patient) |
| OP | outpatient |
| OR | operating room |
| PACU | postanesthetic care unit |
| PAR | postanesthetic recovery |
| post-op/postop | postoperative (after surgery) |
| pre-op/preop | preoperative (before surgery) |
| RTC | return to clinic |
| RTO | return to office |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| CP | chest pain |
| DC, D/C | discharge, discontinue |
| ETOH | ethyl alcohol |
| (L) (circle around it) | left |
| (R) (circle around it) | right |
| pt | patient |
| RRR | regular rate and rhythm |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| Tr | treatment |
| Tx | treatment or traction |
| VS | vital signs = T, P, R, BP, Ht, Wt |
| T | temperature |
| P | pulse |
| R | respiration |
| BP | blood pressure |
| Ht | Height |
| Wt | weight |
| WDWN | well developed and well nourished |
| y.o. | year old |
| # | number if before numeral, pound if after numeral |
| O with a line through it | none or negative |
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