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Business Prac. Chps 13,14,15, 17

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Term
Definition
pt   patient  
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ASHD   arteriosclerotic heart disease  
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HBP   high blood pressure  
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ECG/EKG   electrocardiogram  
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stat   immediately  
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lab   laboratory  
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comp   comprehensive/complete  
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Px   physical exam  
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PTR   patient to return  
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wk   week  
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I&D   incision and drainage  
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R or rt   right  
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FDCPA   fair debt collection practice act  
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EFTS   electronic funds transfer system  
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mg   miligram  
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tid   three times a day  
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i.e.   for example  
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kg   kilogram  
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CT   computerized tomography  
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NSF   non-sufficient funds  
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B/F   balance forward  
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POS   point of service  
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MICR   magnetic ink character recognition  
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ABA   american banking association  
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ATM   automated teller machine  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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L or lt   left  
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ad lib   as much as needed  
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PRN   as necessary  
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retn   return  
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pd   paid  
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adj   adjustment  
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ROA   received on account  
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POS   point of service  
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recd   received  
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TPR   temperature, pulse, respiration  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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HTN   hypertension  
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abn   abnormal  
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cp   chest pain  
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diag   diagnosis  
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BBB   bundle, branch, block  
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U/A   urinanalysis  
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CC   chief complaint  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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ROS   review of systems  
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CMA   certified medical assistant  
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HC   house call  
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G III   three pregnancies  
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Para I   woman having borne one child  
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wks   weeks  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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approx   approximately  
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EDC   estimated date confinement  
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BP   blood pressure  
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FHS   fetal heart syndrome  
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perf   performed  
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PE   physical examination  
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C/O   complains of  
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abd   abdomen  
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ofc   office  
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adv   advise  
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TOS   type of service  
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ICD   International Classification of Diseases  
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CPT   Current Procedural Terminology  
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HCPCS   Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System  
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CAC   computer assisted coding  
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NLP   National Language Processing  
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R/O   rule out  
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NEC   not elsewhere classifiable  
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NOS   not otherwise specified  
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RUQ   right upper quandrant  
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ED   emergency department or erectile dysfunction  
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RN   registered nurse  
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FH   family history  
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F   farenheit  
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Dr.   doctor  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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IPPB   intermittent positive pressure breathing  
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Tx   treatment  
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bid   twice a day  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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O2   oxygen  
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CHAMPVA   civilian health and medical program of the veteran affairs/association  
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COBRA   consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act  
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PERRLA   pupils equal round and reactive to light accomodation  
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NCAT   normocephalic atrimatic  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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FSH   follicle stimulating hormone  
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X   x-ray or multiple  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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KUB   kidneys, ureters, bladder  
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AP&L   anteroposterior & lateral  
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A&P   auscultation & percussion  
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TDaP   tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis  
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Dilat   dialate  
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K   potassium (kalemia)  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MRA   magnetic resonance angiogram  
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UPj   utero pelvic junction  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident (aka stroke)  
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CPE   complete physical examination  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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Brev   brevital (form of anesthesia)  
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FCRA   fair credit reporting act  
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C&C   call and cancel  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant (liver)  
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QID   four times a day  
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QD   every day/daily  
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BID   twice a day  
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PO   post operative  
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po   by mouth  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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ALL or A   allergies  
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SPGR   specific gravity  
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Q3H   every 3 hours  
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ASA   acetylsalic acid (aspirin)  
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Fe   iron  
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NaCl   sodium chloride (salt)  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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SOAP   subjective, objective, assessment, plan  
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CHEDDAR   chief complaint, history of present illness, examination, details, drugs and dosage, assessment, return visit or referral  
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PASS   pull, aim, squeeze and sweep  
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WBC   white blood cells  
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RBC   red blood cells  
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vit   vitamins  
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Mg   magnesium  
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ft   feet  
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lb   pound  
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wt   weight  
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w   white  
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EMT   emergency medical technician  
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HA   headache  
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Cauc   caucasian  
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LBP   low blood pressure  
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