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76 Terms
AM
Morning hours
B
Blood
BMI
Body mass index
BP
Blood pressure
c/o
Complains of
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
DOA
Dead on arrival
DOB
Date of birth
Dx
Diagnosis
EDD
Expected date of delivery
ER
Emergency room
FH
Family history
HR
Heart rate
ICU
Intensive care unit
LAC
Laceration (tear/cut in skin)
Mg
Milligram
NA
Not available
NKA
No known allergies
OD
Overdose
OR
Operating room
PM
Afternoon hours
PO
Per os (by mouth, take med through mouth)
pos
Positive
prep
Prepare for
pt
Patient
Q1h
Every 1 hour
Q3h
Every 3 hours
Q8h
Every 8 hours
Reg
Regular
R/O
Rule out
rbc
Red blood cell count
RN
Registered nurse
RR
Recovery room/respitory rate
Sx
Symptoms
Neg
negative
N/V
Nausea/vomiting
STAT
Immediately
YO
Years old
CHF
Chronic heart failure
GP
General practitioner
Temp
Temperature
PT
Physical therapy
Hx
History
MI
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
ER
Emergency room
Sx
Symptoms
LUQ
Left upper quadrant (usually abdomen)
CXR
Chest X-ray
FBC
Full blood count
H
Hours
mm
Millimeters
FHx
Family history
Hg
Mercury
CABG
Coronary artery bypass grafting (surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart)
O/E
On examination
BSL
Blood sugar levels
HB
Haemoglobin
ECG
Electrocardiogram
mmHg
Millimeters of mercury (mm and Hg together)