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Definition
supportive care   treat the symptoms to make the patient feel better  
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palliative care   treating the symptoms, but not getting rid of the cause  
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prophylaxis   preventative treatment  
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proximal   close to the center  
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distal   farther away from the center  
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lateral   out to the side  
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medial   toward the middle  
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ventral antral anterior   stomach , the front  
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dorsal posterior   the back  
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cranial   top  
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caudal   bottom  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below  
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supine   laying on the back  
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contralateral   opposite side  
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ipsilateral   same side  
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unilateral   one side  
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bilateral   both sides  
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dorsum   top of the hand or foot  
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plantar   sole of the foot  
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palmar   palm of the hand  
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sagittal   sliced in half left to right  
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coronal   sliced from front to back  
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transverse   divides top to bottom  
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CCU   coronary care unit  
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ECU   emergency care unit  
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ER   emergency room  
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ED   emergency department  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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PICU   pediatric intensive care unit  
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NICU   Neonatal intensive care unit  
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SICU   surgical intensive care unit  
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PACU   postanesthesia care unit  
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L&D   labor and delivery  
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OR   operating room  
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post-op   after surgery  
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pre-op   before surgery  
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VS   vital signs  
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T   temperature  
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BP   blood pressure  
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HR   heart rate  
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RR   respiratory rate  
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Ht   height  
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Wt   weight  
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BMI   body mass index  
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I/O   intake/output  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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DDx   differential diagnosis  
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Tx   treatment  
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Rx   prescription  
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H&P   history and physical  
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Hx   history  
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CC   chief complaint  
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HPI   history of present illness  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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NAD   no acute distress  
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RRR   regular rate and rhythm  
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CTA   clear to ascultation (normal sounding lungs)  
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WDWN   well developed well nourished  
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A&O   alert and oriented  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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NOS   not otherwise specified  
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NEC   not elsewhere classfied  
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PO   By mouth (per os)  
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NPO   nothing by mouth (nil per os)  
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PR   per rectum  
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IM   intramuscular  
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SC   subcutaneous  
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IV   intravenous  
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CVL   central venous line  
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PICC   peripherally inserted central catheter  
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sig   instructions short for SIGNA  
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ad lib   as desired  
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BID   twice daily "two in day" bis in die  
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TID   three times daily "three in a day" ter in die  
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QD   daily "each day" quaque die  
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QID   four times daily" four times in a day" quater in die  
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QHS   at night, at the hour of sleep  
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AC   before meals "ante cibum"  
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PC   after meals "post cibum"  
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prn   as needed, per re nata, as need arises  
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