Common Used Abrev
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| Ac | before meals
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| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme
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| ACh | Acetylcholine
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| ad lib | Freely as desired
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| ADHD | Attention-defecit/hyperactivity disorder
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| ADLs | Activities of Daily Living
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| ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate
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| AED | Antiepileptic drug
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| AIDs | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)
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| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction
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| AMP | Adenosine Monophosphate
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| ANA | Antinuclear Antibodies
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| ARB | Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
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| ARC | AIDS- related complex
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| ASA | Acetylsalicyclic acid (asprin)
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| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase (formely SGOT)
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| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate
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| AV | atrioventricular
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| AZT | Zidovudine (azidothymidine)
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| bid | two times a day
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| bin | two times a night
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| bol | bolus
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| BP | Blood Pressure
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| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| C | Celsius (centigrade)
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| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease
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| cAMP | Cyclic Adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate
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| CAT | Computated Axial Tomography
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| CBC | Complete Blood Count
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| cc | Cubic Centimeter (millimeter)
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| CCB | Calcium Chanel Blocker
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| CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure
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| CMV | Cytomegalovirus
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| CNS | Central Nervous System
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| COMT | Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| COX | Cyclooxygenase
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| CPK | Creatine Phosphokinase
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| CPZ | Compazine
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| CSF | Cerebral Spinal Fluid
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| CT | Computed Tomography
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| CTZ | Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident
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| DPB | Diastolic Blood Pressure
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| DC | Direct Current
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| DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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| dL | deciliter (100mL)
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| DMARD | disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
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| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid
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| DPI | dry-powder inhaler
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| DS | double strength
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| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram
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| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy
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| EEG | Electroencephalogram
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| F | Farenheit
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| FDA | Food & Drug Administration
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| FEV | forced expiratory volume
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| FFA | Free Fatty Acid
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| g, gm | Gram
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| G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
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| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric Acid
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| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate
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| GI | Gastrointestinal
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| GMP | Guanosine monophosphate
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| GTP | Guanosine Triphosphate
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| GU | Genitourinary
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| h, hr | Hour
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| H2RA | Histamine 2- Receptor
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