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| S with line over it | without
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| sig | write, to be labeled
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| ss | half
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| staph | staphylococcus (looks like bunch of grapes)
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| stat | immediately
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| strep | twisted looking bacteria - streptococcus
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| syr | syrup
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| T | temperature
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| tab | tablet
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| tbsp | tablespoon
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| tsp | teaspoon
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| UTI | urinary tract infection
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| wt | weight
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| CCU | critical care unit:coronary care unit
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| EENT | eyes, ear, nose, & throat
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| ER | emergency room
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| GI lab | gastrointestinal lab
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| lab | laboratory
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| NICU | nerve intensive care unit: neonatal intensive care unit
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| OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynocology or referring to this discipline's doctors
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| pedi | pediatrics
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| PT | physical therapy
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| RT | respiratory therapy
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| BUN | blood urea nitrogen (with creatinine can indicate renal failure)
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| CBC | complete blood count (blood's capacity to carry O & cells to fight infection)
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| chem | chemistry
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| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid
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| DPT | diphteria, pertussis, tetanus
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| HCT | hematocrit (volume of the blood in relation to volume of cells)
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| Hgb | hemoglobin (carries O)
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| lytes | electrolytes (potassium K+, sodium (Na), chloride (CI), CO2, & sometimes glucose (GLU)
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| O2 | oxygen
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| RBC | red blood cells
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| WBC | white blood cells
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| Ca | calcium
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| CRE | creatinine (with BUN can note renal failure)
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| Fe | iron
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| GLU | glucose
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| K+ | potassium
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| Na | sodium
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| SSE | soap suds enema
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| tid | three times per day
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| TO | telephone order
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| TPR | temp, pulse, & respiration
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| UP | universal precautions
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| v.o. | verbal order
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| v.s. | vital signs
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| w/c | wheelchair
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| cs | central supply
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| MICU | medical intensive care unit (pts with CHF, COPD, septis, contagious)
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| SICU | surgical intensive care unit
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| ABG | arterial blood gas
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| ACP | acute care panel (collection of chem tests (AKA: electrolyte panel
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| C & S | culture & sensitivity (check for bacterial growth)
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| CXR | chest x-ray
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| FBS | fasting blood sugar
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| O & P | ova and parasites (re: fecal matter)
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| UA | urinalysis
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| CI | chloride
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| NeHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate (part of arterial blood gas: notes ph acid base balance)
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| < | less than
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| > | greater than
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| # | pound
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| @ | at
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| & | and
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| circle with arrow | male
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| circle with plus under | female
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| up arrow | increase
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| down arrow | decrease
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