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Pharmacy Practice Medical Abbreviations 3
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08/26/2011
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Term
NKA
 Definition
No known allergies
Term
NKDA
 Definition
No known drug allergies
Term
PERRLA
 Definition
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
Term
PMH
 Definition
Past medical history
Term
PND
 Definition
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Term
R/O
 Definition
Rule out
Term
RLQ
 Definition
Right lower quadrant
Term
ROM
 Definition
Range of motion (of joint)
Term
ROS
 Definition
Review of systems
Term
RRR
 Definition
Regular rate and rhythm (heart)
Term
RUQ
 Definition
Right upper quadrant
Term
S&S, s/sx
 Definition
Signs and symptoms
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S/P
 Definition
Status post (occurrence)
Term
SH
 Definition
Social history, surgical history
Term
SOAP
 Definition
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
Term
SOB
 Definition
Short of breath
Term
Sx, sx
 Definition
Symptoms
Term
TX, Tx
 Definition
Treatment, therapy
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W/U
 Definition
Work up
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WDWN
 Definition
Well developed, well nourished
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WNL
 Definition
Within normal limits
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y/o, yo
 Definition
Year old
Term
PE
 Definition
Physical exam, pulmonary embolism
Term
HLA
 Definition
Human leukocyte antigen
Term
ABG
 Definition
Arterial blood gas
Term
ACTH
 Definition
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin
Term
ALT
 Definition
Alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)
Term
AST
 Definition
Aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)
Term
BUN
 Definition
Blood urea nitrogen
Term
C & S
 Definition
Culture and sensitivity
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Ca
 Definition
Calcium
Term
CBC
 Definition
Complete blood count
Term
CHEM
 Definition
Serum chemistry (as in laboratory orders)
Term
Cl
 Definition
Chloride, chlorine
Term
CO2
 Definition
Carbon dioxide
Term
CPK
 Definition
Creatine phosphokinase
Term
DIFF, diff
 Definition
Differential blood count
Term
ESR
 Definition
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Term
FSBS
 Definition
Finger stick blood sugar
Term
Hb, Hgb
 Definition
Hemoglobin
Term
HbA1c
 Definition
Glycosylated hemoglobin/Hemoglobin A1c
Term
HCG
 Definition
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Term
HCO3
 Definition
Bicarbonate
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HCT
 Definition
Hematocrit
Term
HDL
 Definition
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Term
INR
 Definition
International Normalized Ratio
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