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Medical Abbreviation
Pharmaceutical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiensy syndrome |
| AWP | Average Wholesale Price |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BS | blood sugar |
| BSA | Body Surface Area |
| cancer | CA |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| discontinue | D/C |
| DM | diabetes melitus |
| date of birth | DOB |
| EC | enteric coated |
| ENT | Ear, Nose, Throat |
| ER | emergency room |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| drop | gtt |
| HA | Headache |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IV | Intravenous |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NS(NaCl) | normal saline 0.9% sodium chloride |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| S | without |
| SOB | short of breath |
| STD | sexually transmitted diseases |
| T | temperature |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TEDS | Thrombo-Embolic Disease Stockings |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| U | units |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |