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Title: Abbreviations Unit 4
Description: Fundamentals abbreviations unit 4
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Author: mslisagann6
Created: 2011-12-27
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    • Side 3
    • LMP
    • last menstrual period
    • LP
    • lumbar puncture
    • LUE
    • left upper extremity
    • LUL
    • left upper lobe (ear, lung, liver)
    • LUQ
    • left upper quadrant
    • mcg
    • microgram
    • mEq
    • milliequivalent (vitamins)
    • mg
    • milligram
    • ml, mL
    • milliliter
    • MI
    • myocardial infarction (serious heart attack)
    • NaCl
    • sodium chloride (NS = normal saline)
    • NAD
    • no acute distress
    • NAS
    • no added salt
    • neg
    • negative
    • NG
    • nasogastric (NGT = nasogastric tube)
    • NKA
    • no known allergies (NKDA = no known drug allergies)
    • NPO
    • nothing by mouth
    • NSR
    • normal sinus rhythm (heart)
    • N&V
    • nausea & vomiting
    • NWB
    • non-weight bearing