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abbreviations

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Term
Definition
AA   of each  
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a.c   before meals  
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AD, a.d   alzheimers disease; right ear  
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ad lib   at liberty  
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am, AM   morning  
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AS, a.s   left ear  
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AU, a.u   each ear  
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BE   barium enema  
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BID, b.i.d., bid   twice per day  
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BP   blood pressure  
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BR   bed rest  
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BRP   bathroom privaliges  
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BM   bowel movement  
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bx   biopsy  
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c   with  
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CA, Ca   coronary artery  
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cap.   capsule  
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disc, DC, d.c   discontinue, discharge  
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DNR   do not resuscitate  
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Dx, dx   diagnose  
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ED   emergancy department  
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ER   emergency room  
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Fx, fx   fracture  
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g, gm   gram  
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gt, gtt   drops  
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H   hydrogen  
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h.s.   house of sleep  
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Ht., ht   height  
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inj   injection  
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i and o, i/o   input and output  
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iv   intavenous  
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k+, k   potassium  
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mg   milligram  
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n&v   nausia and vommiting  
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Na+, Na   sodium  
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NC   no complaints  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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NPO p MN   nothing by mouth after midnight  
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oint, ung   ointment  
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OOB   out of bed  
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OTC   over the counter  
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oz   ounce  
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p   pulse  
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p.c   after meals  
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pH   hydrogen ion concentration  
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PM,p.m   night  
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PO,po,p.o   by mouth  
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PRN   as needed  
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q.am   each morning  
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q.h   each hour  
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q.i.d   four times daily  
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QNS   quantity not sufficent  
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q.s   as much as needed  
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r,R   resperation  
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Rx   perscription  
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s   without  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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ss   a half  
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syp   syurp  
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susp   suspension  
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sup., supp   superior  
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T   tempiture  
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tab   tablet  
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tbsp   table spoon  
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TID, t.i.d   tree times daily  
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tpr   temp pulse and resperation  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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tx   treatmeant  
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VS   vital signs  
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W/c, w/c   wheelchair, white cells  
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