vet science test

sid- one time daily

tid- three times daily

qd- every day

w/o- without

stat-immediately

DSH- domestic short hair

DLH- domestic long hair

Dx- diagnosis

Hx- History

Rx- Prescription

ECG- Electrocardiogramram

ICU- Intensive care unit

cc- cubic centimeter

ml- millimeter

TPR- Temperature, pulse, respiration

DVM- doctor of vet medicine

DOA- dead on arrival

DOB- date of birth

brady-abnormally slow

poly- many, much

DYS-pnea: difficulty breathing

DYS- difficulty

de- down from

tachy-abnormally fast

hypo- abnormally low

midsaggital- plane that divides body into two equal halves along the vertical axis

the elbow is superior to the wrist