Medical Terminology
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| show | Head of bed
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| Os | show 🗑
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| show | Gastrointestinal
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| show | Genitourinary
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| show | Fracture
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| show | Diabetes Mellitus
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| MS | show 🗑
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| show | Urinary tract infection
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| URI | show 🗑
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| AIDS | show 🗑
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| show | Do not recuscitate
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| d/c *Make note that the letters are lower case* | show 🗑
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| D/C *Make note that the letters are upper case* | show 🗑
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| show | And
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| Hx | show 🗑
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| NPO | show 🗑
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| show | By mouth
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| Px | show 🗑
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| show | At once
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| w/c | show 🗑
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| p.c. | show 🗑
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| h.s. | show 🗑
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| show | Night
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| show | Every day
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| show | Before meals
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| show | Stroke
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| CHF | show 🗑
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| COPD | show 🗑
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| (MI) myocardial infarction | show 🗑
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| superior (cranial) | show 🗑
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| show | Toward the bottom / feet
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| anterior (ventral) | show 🗑
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| show | Toward the back
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| medial | show 🗑
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| lateral | show 🗑
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| show | Away from the surface of the body
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| show | Toward the surface of the body
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| show | Toward the main mass of the body
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| distal | show 🗑
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| show | Related to internal organs
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| parietal | show 🗑
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| diaphragm | show 🗑
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| show | Liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of pancreas, right adrenal gland, upper lobe of right kidney, hepatic flexure of colon, section of ascending colon and transverse colon.
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| (LUQ) Left upper quadrant | show 🗑
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| (RLQ) Right lower quadrant | show 🗑
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| (LLQ) Left lower quadrant | show 🗑
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| Transverse plane | show 🗑
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| show | Plane separating the front (ventral) half of the body from the back (dorsal) half
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| show | Plane down the mid-line of the body separating the left side from the right side
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| AAT | show 🗑
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| show | Active-Assistive Range of Motion
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| show | Right ear
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| A.S. | show 🗑
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| ad. lib. | show 🗑
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| show | Activities of daily living
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| show | As evidence by
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| A.E. | show 🗑
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| show | Above-the-knee amputation
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| show | Assisted living program
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| AMA | show 🗑
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| show | Ambulate
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| Amp. | show 🗑
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| show | Amount
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| show | Apical pulse
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| ATC | show 🗑
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| AROM | show 🗑
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| ā | show 🗑
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| show | Each ear
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| BKA | show 🗑
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| show | Twice each day
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| show | Both lower extremities
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| BLS | show 🗑
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| show | Bowel movement
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| BP | show 🗑
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| BR | show 🗑
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| BRP | show 🗑
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| show | Both upper extremities
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| show | With
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| cc | show 🗑
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| show | Centigrade or Degrees Celsius
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| CA | show 🗑
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| show | Calorie
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| show | Capsules
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| show | Consistency as tolerated
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| show | Catheter
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| CDI | show 🗑
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| C/O | show 🗑
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| show | Culture and sensitivity
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| CQI | show 🗑
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| cm | show 🗑
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| CSM | show 🗑
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| show | Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
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| CRF | show 🗑
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| show | Chest x-ray
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| D&I | show 🗑
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| DS | show 🗑
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| show | Deep vein thrombosis
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| show | diagnosis
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| EC | show 🗑
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| show | Emergency room
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| show | Degrees fahrenheit
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| FBS | show 🗑
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| FIM | show 🗑
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| show | Family Nurse Practitioner
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| FROM | show 🗑
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| show | Full weight bearing
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| show | Glucose
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| show | Gram
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| show | General Nurse Practitioner
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| gr | show 🗑
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| gtt. *Make note of the lowercase letters* | show 🗑
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| MD | show 🗑
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| HA | show 🗑
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| HCT | show 🗑
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| show | Hemoglobin
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| show | Water
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| HOB | show 🗑
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| show | Hands on care
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| show | Hard of hearing
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| show | History and physical
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| show | Hour
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| show | Height
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| HTN | show 🗑
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| ie | show 🗑
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| show | Intramuscular
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| Indep | show 🗑
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| INR | show 🗑
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| show | Intravenous
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| show | Intake and output
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| Kg. | show 🗑
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| KVO | show 🗑
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| show | Liter
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| show | Liters per minute
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| show | Laboratory
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| show | Pound
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| LEs | show 🗑
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| show | Large
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| show | Limited
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| liq. | show 🗑
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| LLE | show 🗑
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| show | Level of consciousness
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| show | Leave open to air
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| LPN | show 🗑
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| show | Limited range of motion
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| show | Long term care
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| show | Left
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| LUE | show 🗑
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| LUQ | show 🗑
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| show | Left Lower quadrant
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| show | Meter
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| MAR | show 🗑
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| show | Maximal
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| show | Main dining room
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| MDS | show 🗑
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| Mcg | show 🗑
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| show | Milliequivalent
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| Min. | show 🗑
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| show | Milligram
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| show | Millileter
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| mo | show 🗑
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| show | Moderate
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| MOM | show 🗑
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| mm | show 🗑
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| show | Mechanical Soft (diet)
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| show | Multiple Sclerosis
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| show | Maintenance Therapy
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| show | No added salt (diet)
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| show | Nasal Cannula
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| NCS | show 🗑
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| NNO | show 🗑
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| show | New order
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| NP | show 🗑
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| NS | show 🗑
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| NSG | show 🗑
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| NSR | show 🗑
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| N/V | show 🗑
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| OBS | show 🗑
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| show | Occasionally
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| OOB | show 🗑
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| OD | show 🗑
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| show | Left eye
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| OT | show 🗑
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| OTC | show 🗑
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| show | Both eyes
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| show | Ounce
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| show | Oxygen
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| show | Pulse
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| show | after
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| PEARL | show 🗑
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| per | show 🗑
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| show | Shortness of breath
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| show | Power of attorney
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| show | Plan of care
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| PP | show 🗑
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| show | When necessary
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| PROM | show 🗑
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| show | Physical Therapy / Prothrombin
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| PTT | show 🗑
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| show | Partial weight bearing
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| show | every
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| show | Quality assessment/assurance
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| qd | show 🗑
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| QI | show 🗑
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| show | Four times a day
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| show | Quality management
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| show | Every other day
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| show | Every shift
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| show | Quality sufficient
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| show | Quart
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| show | Respiration
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| RAI | show 🗑
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| show | Resident assessment protocol
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| RBC | show 🗑
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| show | Resident care plan
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| show | Recommended daily allowance
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| Res. | show 🗑
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| show | Right lower extremity
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| show | Right lower quadrant
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| show | Rule out
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| show | Range of motion
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| RN | show 🗑
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| show | Regular rate and rhythm
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| show | Right
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| R/T | show 🗑
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| RUE | show 🗑
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| RUQ | show 🗑
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| RW | show 🗑
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| Rx | show 🗑
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| show | Without
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| S/A | show 🗑
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| show | Self feeding program
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| show | Short leg brace
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| sm. | show 🗑
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| show | Skilled nursing facility
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| show | Solution
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| show | Status post
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| show | Specimen
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| SS | show 🗑
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| SSE | show 🗑
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| show | Skilled therapy
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| show | Signs and symptoms
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| show | Subcutaneous
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| show | Suppository
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| show | Suspension
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| T | show 🗑
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| show | Telephone order
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| show | Tablet
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| TAR | show 🗑
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| show | Tablespoon
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| TF | show 🗑
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| show | Transient ischemic attack
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| show | Three times a day
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| TLC | show 🗑
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| show | Tolerate
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| show | Temperature, pulse, respiration
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| tsp. | show 🗑
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| Tx | show 🗑
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| show | Urinalysis
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| UDA | show 🗑
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| UDR | show 🗑
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| show | Upper extremities
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| URI | show 🗑
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| show | Urinary tract infection
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| V.O. | show 🗑
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| VS | show 🗑
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| show | Vital signs stable
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| WBC | show 🗑
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| show | Wide base quad cane
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| W/C | show 🗑
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| show | Within normal functional limits
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| WNL | show 🗑
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| show | Without
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| wt. | show 🗑
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| x | show 🗑
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| ↑ | show 🗑
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| show | Check
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