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Medical Abbreviations

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Abbreviation
Term
abd   show
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ABG   show
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a.c.   show
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show ambulate  
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show as desired  
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A/P   show
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BID   show
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show biopsy  
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show blood pressure  
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show basal metabolic rate  
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CAD   show
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CSF   show
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CVA   show
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CABG   show
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show with  
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show cancer  
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CBC   show
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CMP   show
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show congestive heart failure  
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show chest pains  
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show catheter  
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show complains of  
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C & DB   show
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CXR   show
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show carb controlled  
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show durable medical equipment  
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DB/DM   show
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D5   show
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show discontinue  
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Dx   show
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show darvocet  
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show equal to  
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show electrocardiogram  
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show electroencephalogram  
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ETOH   show
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show fasting blood sugar  
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show fracture  
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show glucose tolerance test  
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GERD   show
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show hour  
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show hemoglobin and hematocrit  
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show hemoglobin  
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show hematocrit  
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show hour of sleep  
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Hx or H/O   show
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show hypertension  
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show 1  
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ii   show
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show 3  
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IV   show
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show IV piggy back  
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IVIG   show
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show intramuscular  
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show incentive spirometer  
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show Potassium  
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show Potassium Chloride  
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KUB   show
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show Level of conscious ness  
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show liver function test  
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LBM   show
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show lumbar puncture  
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mEq   show
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show midnight, 2400  
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show myocardial infarction  
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show Mitral Valve Prolapse  
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NC, N/C   show
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NT   show
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NKA   show
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show no known drug allergies  
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show normal saline  
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show nothing by mouth  
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show nausea & vomitting  
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NSAID   show
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OOB   show
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show over the counter medications  
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show penicillin  
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p   show
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show patient  
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PRBC   show
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show fresh frozen plasma  
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p.c.   show
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PT/INR   show
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show dilantin level  
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PAC   show
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PVC   show
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PVD   show
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show every  
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show 4 times a day  
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Rt   show
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show treatment  
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renal panel   show
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show rule out  
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show ange of motion  
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show review of systems  
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show without  
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s/p   show
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show sterilization & Product distribution  
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show subq, subcutaneous  
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SSO   show
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SBO   show
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show shortness of breath  
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SL   show
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show symptoms  
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show supraventricular tachycardia  
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show three times a day  
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show telephone order  
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TIA   show
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show urinalysis  
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show upper gastrointestinal  
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show upper respiratory infection  
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V/S   show
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show verbl order  
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VSD   show
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VTach   show
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w/c   show
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