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Undergraduate 2
06/11/2012
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Term
a.c.
 Definition
Before meals
Term
D&C
 Definition
Dilation, Dilations, Curettage
Term
ung
 Definition
Ointments
Term
NPO
 Definition
Nothing by Mouth
Term
Pt
 Definition
Patient
Term
R/O
 Definition
Rule Out
Term
BUN
 Definition
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Term
TAH
 Definition
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Term
V/s
 Definition
Vital Signs, versus
Term
q.n.s.
 Definition
Quanitity not sufficient
Term
mm.
 Definition
millimeter
Term
b.i.d.
 Definition
Twice a day
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
Term
RBC
 Definition
Red blood cell, red blood count
Term
/c
 Definition
With
Term
MI
 Definition
myo cardial infarction
Term
HCT, Hct
 Definition
Hematocrit
Term
DOB
 Definition
Date of birth
Term
PT
 Definition
Physical therapy, prothrombin time
Term
Tx
 Definition
Treatment
Term
q.i.d.
 Definition
4 times a day
Term
GTT
 Definition
Glucose tolerance test
Term
Mg.
 Definition
magnesium
Term
h.s
 Definition
at bedtime
Term
STAT
 Definition
immediately
Term
q6h
 Definition
every 6 hours
Term
CK/CPK
 Definition
Kinase
Term
LMP
 Definition
last menstral period
Term
p.c.
 Definition
after meals
Term
Dx
 Definition
diagnosis
Term
NKDA
 Definition
no known drug allergires
Term
ad lib
 Definition
as desired
Term
ENT
 Definition
ears, nose, throat
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary tract infection
Term
NB
 Definition
new born
Term
P.o.
 Definition
by mouth
Term
BP
 Definition
blood pressure
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
FBS
 Definition
fasting blood sugar
Term
q.o.d.
 Definition
every other day
Term
U/S
 Definition
ultrasound/ultrasonography
Term
ER
 Definition
emergency room
Term
PRN
 Definition
as needed
Term
ESR
 Definition
electrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
P
 Definition
Phosphorus, pulse
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident
Term
UCHD
 Definition
usual childhood disease
Term
Na+
 Definition
sodium
Term
k+
 Definition
potassium
Term
CI-
 Definition
Chloride
Term
LDL
 Definition
low-density lipoprotein
Term
q.h.
 Definition
everyhour
Term
CHF
 Definition
cogestive heart failure
Term
Hb, Hgb
 Definition
Hemoglobin
Term
R
 Definition
respiratory, right
Term
q.n.
 Definition
every night
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
AST
 Definition
aspartate aminotransferase
Term
LDH
 Definition
lactate dehydrogenase
Term
HDL
 Definition
high=density lipoprotein
Term
V/S
 Definition
vital signs/versus
Term
t.i.d.
 Definition
three times a day
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