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1
Q

AAA

A

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

2
Q

A-fib

A

Atrial fibrillation

3
Q

A&P

A

Anterior & Posterior

4
Q

AB

A

Abortion

5
Q

abd

A

Abdominal

6
Q

ABG

A

Arterial Blood Gases

7
Q

Abx

A

Antibiotics

8
Q

ac

A

Before Meals

9
Q

AC

A

Acromioclavicular

10
Q

ACE

A

Angiotensive Converting Enzyme

11
Q

ACL

A

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

12
Q

ACLS

A

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

13
Q

ADA

A

American Diabetes Association

14
Q

ADA

A

American Diabetes Association

15
Q

AES

A

Anti-embolism Stockings

16
Q

afeb

A

Afebrile

17
Q

AFB

A

Acid-fast bacillus

18
Q

AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

19
Q

AKA

A

Above the Knee Amputation

20
Q

alb

A

albumin

21
Q

Against Medical Advice

A

AMA

22
Q

amb

A

Ambulate, walk

23
Q

ant

A

Anterior

24
Q

Apical Pulse

A

AP

25
Q

ARDS

A

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

26
Q

Acute Renal Failure

A

ARF

27
Q

ASA

A

Aspirin

28
Q

Ax

A

Axillary

29
Q

Ax

A

Axillary

30
Q

BaE

A

Barium enema

31
Q

BKA

A

Below the Knee Amputation

32
Q

BKA

A

Below the Knee Amputation

33
Q

BiPAP

A

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

34
Q

BLS

A

Basic Life Support

35
Q

BMR

A

Basal metabolic rate

36
Q

BMR

A

Basal metabolic rate

37
Q

bpm

A

beats per minute

38
Q

BR

A

Bedrest

39
Q

BRP

A

Bathroom Privileges

40
Q

BSO

A

Bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy

41
Q

BUN

A

Blood, Urea, Nitrogen

42
Q

bx

A

biopsy

43
Q

c

A

with

44
Q

C&S

A

Culture & sensitivity

45
Q

c/o

A

Complains of

46
Q

CA

A

Cancer

47
Q

CABG

A

Coronary artery bypass grafy

48
Q

CAD

A

Coronoary artery disease

49
Q

Cath

A

Catheter/ Catheterization

50
Q

Cath

A

Catheter/ Catheterization

51
Q

CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

52
Q

Common bile duct

A

CBD

53
Q

CBI

A

Continuous Bladder Irrigation

54
Q

CBI

A

Continuous Bladder Irrigation

55
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

56
Q

CHO

A

Carbohydrate

57
Q

chol

A

cholesterol

58
Q

CNS

A

Central Nervous System

59
Q

CNS

A

Central Nervous System

60
Q

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

61
Q

CPK

A

Creatine phosphokinase

62
Q

C-PAP

A

Continuous positive airway pressure

63
Q

CPM

A

Continuous Passive Motion

64
Q

CPM

A

Continuous Passive Motion

65
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

66
Q

cr

A

Creatinine

67
Q

Chronic Renal Failure

A

CRF

68
Q

CSF

A

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

69
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular Accident

70
Q

CX

A

Culture

71
Q

CXR

A

Chest X-ray

72
Q

Discontinue

A

d/c

Disc

73
Q

D&C

A

Dilation and curettage

74
Q

D&E

A

Dilation and evacuation

75
Q

DBP

A

Diastolic blood pressure

76
Q

DHS

A

During Hospital Stay

77
Q

DIC

A

Disseminate Intravascular Coagulopathy

78
Q

DJD

A

Degenerative Joint Disease

79
Q

DJD

A

Degenerative Joint Disease

80
Q

DKA

A

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

81
Q

DM

A

Diabetes Mellitus

82
Q

DOE

A

Dyspnea on exertion

83
Q

drsg

A

dressing

84
Q

DSD

A

dry sterile dressing

85
Q

DT

A

Delirium Tremens

86
Q

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

A

DUB

87
Q

Dx

A

Diagnosis

88
Q

FB

A

Foreign Body

89
Q

FBS

A

Fasting Blood Sugar

90
Q

FeSO4

A

Iron Sulfate

91
Q

FFP

A

Fresh Frozen Plasma

92
Q

Fetal Heart Rate

A

FHR

93
Q

FSH

A

Follicle Stimulating Hormone

94
Q

Fx

A

Fracture

95
Q

Fx

A

Fracture

96
Q

GB

A

Gallbladder

97
Q

GCS

A

Glasgow Coma Scale

98
Q

GDM

A

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

99
Q

GERD

A

GastroEsophogeal Reflux Disease

100
Q

GI

A

Gastrointestinal

101
Q

gtt(s)

A

Drop(s)

102
Q

Genitourinary

A

GU

103
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiography

104
Q

Echo

A

Echocardiogram

105
Q

H2 Blocker

A

Histamine-2 Blocker

106
Q

H2 Blocker

A

Histamine-2 Blocker

107
Q

H&H

A

Hemoglobin & Hematocrit

108
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalograph

109
Q

HA

A

Headache

110
Q

EGD

A

Esophogogastroduodenoscopy

111
Q

HCG

A

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

112
Q

EKG

A

Electrocardiograph

113
Q

HCO3

A

Bicarbonate

114
Q

EENT

A

Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat