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What is the abbreviation for?
1. Abdomen 2. Before meals 3. Activities of daily living |
1. abd
2. ac 3. ADL |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. As desired 2. morning 2. ambulatory |
1. ad lib
2. am 3. amb |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. amount 2. apical 3. twice a day |
1. amt
2. ap 3. bid |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. bowel movement 2. blood pressure 3. bathroom privileges |
1.BM
2.BP 3.BRP |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. with 2. centigrade 3. cancer |
1. a line on top of the "c"
2. C 3. CA |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. catheter 2. complete blood count 3. complete bedrest |
1. cath
2. CBC 3. CBR |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. cubic centimeter 2. certified nursing assistant 3. complains of |
1. cc
2. CNA 3. c/o |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2. discontinue 3. dead on arrival |
1. CPR
2. dc (d/c) 3. DOA |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. director of nursing 2. dressing 3. diagnosis |
1. DON
2. drsg 3. dx |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. electrocardiogram 2. electroencephalogram 3. emergency room |
1. ECG (EKG)
2. EEG 3. ER |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. Fahrenheit 2. fasting blood sugar 3. fluid |
1. F
2. FBS 3. fl (fld) |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. gallon 2. gallbladder 3. gastrointestinal |
1. gal
2. GB 3. GI |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. hour 2. water 3. hour of sleep |
1. h (hr)
2. H2O 3. HS (hs) |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. height 2. inch 3. intake & output |
1. ht
2. in 3. I & O |
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What is the abbreviation for?
1. intravenous 2. left, liter 3. laboratory |
1. IV
2. L 3. lab |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. pound 2. liquid 3. left lower quadrant |
1. lb
2. liq 3. LLQ |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. licensed practical nurse 2. left 3. licensed vocational nurse |
1. LPN
2. lt (LT) 3. LVN |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. left upper quadrant 2. medications 3. midnight |
1. LUQ
2. meds 3. mid noc |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. minute 2. milliter 3. nursing assistant |
1. min
2. ml 3. NA |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. Negative 2. night 3. nothing by mouth |
1. neg
2. noc 3. NPO |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. oxygen 2. obstetrics 3. out of bed |
1. O2
2. OB 3. OOB |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. operating room 2. occupational therapy 3. ounce |
1. OR
2. OT 3. oz |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. after meals 2. pediatrics 3. by, through |
1. pc
2. peds 3.per |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. after noon 2. by mouth 3. postoperative |
1. PM (pm)
2. po (per so) 3. postop (post op) |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. preoperative 2. preparation 3. when necessary |
1. preop (per op)
2. prep 3. prn |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. patient 2. physical therapy 3. every |
1. Pt (pt)
2. PT 3. a line on top of the "q" |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. every day 2. every hour 3. every 2 hrs, every 3 hrs,... |
1. qd
2. qh 3. q2h, q3h,.... |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. every night at bedtime 2. four times a day 3. every other day |
1. qhs
2. qid 3.qod |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. rectal temperature, respiration; right 2. red blood cell; red blood count 3. Right upper quaderant |
1. R
2. RBC 3. RLQ |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. registered nurse 2. range of motion 3. right upper quaderant |
1. RN
2. ROM 3. RUQ |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. without 2. shortness of breath 3. specimen |
1. a line on top of the s
2. SOB 3. Spec (spec) |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. soapsuds enema 2. at once, immediately 3. tablespoons |
1. SSE
2. stat 3. tbsp |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. three times a day 2. tender loving care 3. temperature, pulse, and respirations |
1. tid
2. TLC 3. TPR |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. teaspoon 2. urinalysis 3. vital signs |
1. tsp
2. U/a (U/A, u/a) 3. VS (vs) |
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What is the abbreviation?
1. White blood cell; white blood count 2. wheelchair 3. weight |
1. WBC
2. w/c 3. wt |