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abbreviations

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Term
Definition
ABG   show
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ACTH   show
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show antidiuretic hormone  
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show acid fast bacillus (TB organism)  
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ant   show
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AP   show
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show activate partial thromboplastin time  
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BE   show
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show body mass index  
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BMR   show
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show blood urea nitrogen  
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show biopsy  
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show culture & sensitivity  
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C&T   show
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CBC   show
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show creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme)  
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C02   show
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CRP   show
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show cerebrospinal fluid  
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show compute tomography  
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show chest xray, chest radiograph  
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DI   show
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DKA   show
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show diabetes mellitus  
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show deoxyribonculec acid  
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show digital subtraction angiography  
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Dx   show
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ECG   show
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show enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay  
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show electromyography  
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ERCP   show
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show erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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show fasting blood sugar  
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FS   show
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FSH   show
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show gallbladder, gallbladder series (x-ray)  
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GH   show
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GTT   show
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show hemoglobin  
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HbA1c   show
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HBV   show
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Hct   show
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show high density lipoprotein  
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show human immunodeficiency virus  
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IDDM   show
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show incision and drainage  
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INR   show
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IV-GTT   show
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show intravenous pyelogram, intravenous pyelography  
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K   show
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show kidney, ureter, bladder (xray of)  
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LAT, lat   show
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show lactic dehydrogenase  
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LDL   show
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LH   show
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show left lower quadrant  
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show lumbar puncture  
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show lumbosacral spine (xray of)  
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show left upper quadrant  
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MCH   show
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MCHC   show
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show mean corpuscular(cell) volume  
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Mg   show
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mg/dl. mg/dL   show
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show magnetic resonance imaging  
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show melanocyte stimulating hormone  
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Na   show
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NIDDM   show
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NPH   show
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show ova and parasites  
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OB   show
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P   show
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show papanicolaou test  
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show protein bound iodine  
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PCO2   show
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show position emission tomography  
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show pituitary growth hormone  
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show pulmonary function test  
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show posterior  
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PRL   show
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PSA   show
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show prothrombin time/physical exam  
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show partial thromboplastin time  
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PTH   show
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show radioactive iodine  
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show radioactive iodine uptake  
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RBC   show
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RF   show
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show right lower quadrant  
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show right upper quadrant  
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S & A   show
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show small bowel follow-through  
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show serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase  
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show serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase  
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show sonogram  
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SPECT   show
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Sx   show
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T & S   show
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show triiodothyroxine  
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T4   show
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show thyroid function test  
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show thyroid stimulation hormone  
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show treatment  
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U & L   show
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UA   show
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UGI   show
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US   show
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VDRL   show
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show vanillymandelic acid (24 urine test)  
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WBC   show
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show body mass index  
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show diabetic ketoacidosis  
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show hormone replacement therapy  
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show prolactin  
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