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Abbreviations Shelby Crank

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aa ( with line over it)   of each  
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Ab   abortion  
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abd   abdomen  
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abs   absent  
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ac   before meals  
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ab lib   as desired  
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admin   administer  
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AM or a.m.   before noon  
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amt   amount  
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AP   Apical pulse  
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approx   approximately  
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appt   appointement  
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ASA   acetylsalicylic  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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BA   backache  
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b/c   because  
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BC   birth control  
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bid   twice a day  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BP   Blood pressure  
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BPM   beats per minute  
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BS   blood sugar  
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BSE   Brest self examination  
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C (with a line over it)   With  
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caps   capsules  
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cath   catheter, catheterize  
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CC   chief complaint  
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chemo   chemotherapy  
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CMA(AAMA)   certified medical assistant (American Association of Medical Assistant)  
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c/o   Complains of  
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CS   cesarean section  
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Cx   cervix  
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d   day  
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/d   per day  
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d/c   discontinue  
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D&I   dry and intact  
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dil   dilute  
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disch   discharge  
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DNKA   did not keep appointment  
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DOB   Date Of Birth  
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DOI   date of injury  
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DRE   digital rectal examination  
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DSD   Dry, sterile dressing  
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DTaP   diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine  
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D&V   diarrhea and vomiting  
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DVA   Distanc visual acuity  
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ea   each  
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ED   emergency department  
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EDD   expected date of delivery  
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Fe   iron  
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flex sig   flexible sigmoidoscopy  
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freq   frequent  
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F/U   follow-up  
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Fx   fracture  
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GYN   gynecology  
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h / hr   hour  
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H/A   headache  
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HBP   high blood pressure  
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HC   head circumference  
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Hep B   Hepatitis B vaccine  
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Hg   Mercury  
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H2O   Water  
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HR   heart rate  
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HRT   Hormone replacement therapy  
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hs   at bedtime  
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ht   Height  
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ID   Intradermal  
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IM   Intramuscular  
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IPV   Inactivated polio Vaccine  
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IV   Intravenous  
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lab   laboratory  
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lac   laceration  
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lat   lateral  
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lax   laxative  
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LB   lower back  
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LBP   Lower back pain  
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liq   liquid  
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LMP   Last menstrual period  
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med(s)   medication(s)  
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min   minute  
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MMR   measles, Mumps, and Rubella  
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mod   moderate  
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N/A   not applicable  
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NB   newborn  
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N/C   No complaints  
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neg   negative  
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NH   nursing home  
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NICU   Newborn intensive care unit  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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NKDA   no known drug allergies  
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NMP   normal menstrual period  
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noct   nocturnal  
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NS   normal saline  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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NVA   near visual acuity  
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NVD   nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea  
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OB   obstetrics  
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occ   occasionally  
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Oint   ointment  
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op   operation  
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OR   operating room  
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OT   occupational therapy  
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OTC   over-the-counter (non perscription medication)  
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OV   office visit  
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P   Pulse  
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Pap   Pap test  
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path   pathology  
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pc   after meals  
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peds   pediatrics  
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PEN   penicillin  
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per   by or through  
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pharm   pharmacy  
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PM or p.m.   afternoon  
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PMS   premenstrual syndrome  
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po or PO   by mouth  
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pos   positive  
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postop   postoperative( after surgery)  
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perop   preoperative(before surgery)  
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prep   preparation  
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prn   as needed  
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PT   physical therapy, prothrombin time  
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Pt or pt   patient  
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qd   everyday  
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qh   everyhour  
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q(2,3,4,)h   every(2,3,4,)hours  
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qid   four times a day  
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qn   everynight  
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QNS   quantity not sufficient  
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qod   every other day  
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QS   Quantity sufficient  
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quad   quadriplegic  
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R   Respiration  
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RE   rectal exam  
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reg   regular  
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Rehab   rehabilitation  
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RMA   registered Medical Assistant  
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Rx   prescription  
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S(with line over it)   Without  
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SC or SQ   subcutaneous  
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S/E   side effects  
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sec   second  
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sigmoid   sigmoidoscopy  
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sl   slight  
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sm   small  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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sol   solution  
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spec   specimen  
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STAT   immediately  
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surg   surgery  
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T   Temperature  
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tab(s)   tablet(s)  
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Temp   temperature  
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ther   therapy  
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tid   three times a day  
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TLC   total lung capacity, tender loving care  
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TPR   temp.,Pulse, and respiration  
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tr   trace  
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TSE   testicualr self-examination  
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Vag   Vaginal, vagina  
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VE   veginal examination  
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vit   vitamin  
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VO   verbal orders  
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VS   vital signs  
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wk   week  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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WO   written order  
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w/o   without  
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wt   weight  
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W/U   work up  
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abd   abdomen  
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AD   right ear  
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AS   left ear  
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AU   in each eye, both eyes  
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EENT   eye, ear,nose, and throat  
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Gl   gastrointestinal  
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GU   genitourinary  
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L or lt   left  
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LA   left arm  
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LL   left leg  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LRQ   lower right quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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OD   right eye  
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OS   left eye  
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OU   in each eye , both eyes  
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R rt   right  
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RA   right arm  
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RL   right leg  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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C   Celsius  
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cc   Cubic Centimeter  
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cm   centimeter  
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dL   Deciliter  
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F   Fahrenheit  
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g   gram  
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kg   kilogram  
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L   liter  
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lb   pound  
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m   meter  
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mcg   microgram  
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mg   milligram  
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ml   milliliter  
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mm   millimeter  
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oz   ounce  
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pt   pint  
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qt   quart  
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ss   one half  
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T   tablespoon  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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H/O   history of  
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H&P   history and physical  
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Hx   history  
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MHx   medical history  
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PE/ Px   physical examination  
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Prog   Prognosis  
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Sx   sympotoms  
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Tx   treatment  
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BPH   Benign prostatic hyperplasia  
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CA   cancer  
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CAD   Coronary artery diseease  
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CHF   Congestive heart failure.  
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COPD   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CRC   colorectal cancer  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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DM   Diabetes mellitus  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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Fe Def   Iron deficiency  
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GC   gonorrhea  
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GDM   gestational disbetes mellitus  
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HTN   hypertention  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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MI   Myocardial infration  
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MS   Multiple sclerosis  
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OA   osteroarthritis  
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OM   otitis media  
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PID   pelvis inflammatory disease.  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis  
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RF   Rheumatic fever  
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STD   sexually transmitted diease  
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TB   Tuberculosis  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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USI   urinary stress infection  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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CT, CAT   computed axial tomography  
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CXR   chest x-ray  
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ECG   electrocardiagram  
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Echo   echocardiogram  
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EEG   electroencephalogram  
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FOBT   fecal occult blood test  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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NST   pilmonary function testnonstress test  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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TRUS   transrectal ultrasound  
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US   ultrasound  
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ABG   arterial blood gas  
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BG   blood glucose  
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Bx   biopsy  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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C&S   `culture and sensitivity  
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diff   differential  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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FBG   fasting blood glucose  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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GCT   glucose challenge test  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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Hct   qhematcrit  
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Hgb   hemoglobin  
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OGTT   oral glucose tolerance test  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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PPBS   postprandial blood sugar  
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PSA   prostate- specific antigan  
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PT   prothrombin time  
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RBC   red blood cells  
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RBS   random blood sugar  
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SG   specific gravity  
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trig   triglycerides  
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UA   urinalysis  
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U/C   urine culture  
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WBC   white blood cell  
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