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a.c.

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before meals

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ACL

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament

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AKA

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ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION

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ANED

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ALIVE, NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE

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ARDS

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ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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ARF

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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

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ASCVD

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ATHEROSCHLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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bld

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BLOOD

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BANDEMIA

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SLANG. ELEVATED LEVELS OF BAND FORM OF WBC

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BIBASILAR

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AT THE BASE OF BOTH LUNGS

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BKA

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BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION

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BMP

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BASIC METABOLIC PANEL

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BPD

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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

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C&S

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CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY

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C/O

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COMPLAINT OF

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Ca

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CANCER, CARCINOMA

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CABG

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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CC

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CHIEF COMPLAINT

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CDE

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COMPLETE DENTAL EVALUATION

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CHEM PANEL

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Chemistry panel - Comprehensive screening blood test that indicates the status of the liver, kidneys, and electrolytes

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CPAP

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CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

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COPD

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

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CT

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CHEMOTHERAPY

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CVA

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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

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DCIS
DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU
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DJD
DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE
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DNC / D&C / D and C
DILATION AND CURETTAGE
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DDX
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
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DOE
DYSPNEA ON EXERTION
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DTR
DEEP TENDON REFLEXES
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ECT
ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY
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FX
FRACTURE
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GvHD
GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE
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H&H
HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT
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H&P
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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h.s.
AT BEDTIME
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H/O
HISTORY OF
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HA
HEADACHE
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HRT
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
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I&D
INCISION AND DRAINAGE
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IBD
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
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ICD
IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR
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IMP
IMPRESSION
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ITU
INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT
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IPF
IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
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LCIS
LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU
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JT
JOIT
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LBP
LOWER BACK PAIN
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LUQ
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
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LLQ
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
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MCL
MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT
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M/H
MEDICAL HISTORY
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MVP
MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE
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O.U.
BOTH EYES o.d. = right eye o.s. = left eye
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ORIF
OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION
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P
pulse
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p
after meals
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PCL
POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
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PD
PROGRESSIVE DISEASE
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PERRLA
PUPILS: EQUAL, ROUND, AND REACTOVE TO LIGHT AND ACCOMODATION
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PFT
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
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plt
PLATELET
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PMI
POINT OF MAXIMUM IMPULSE (heart during examination; beats against the chest)
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PTH
PARATHYROID HORMONE
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PTSD
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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PUD
PEPTIC ULCER DISEAS
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q.d. / q.i.d. / q2h / q3h / qAM / qod / qPM
- each day - 4x/day - every 2/3 hours - each morning - each bedtime - every other day - each evening
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RA
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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RDS
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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R/O
RULE OUT
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REB
REBOUND
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RLQ
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
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RUQ
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
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ROS
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS
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s/p
STATUS POST
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SAD
SEASON AFFECTIVE DISORDER
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SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
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SQ / SC
SUBCUTANEOUS
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T
TEMPERATURE
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T&A
TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY
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TAH
TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
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THR
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT
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TKR
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
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TMJ
TEMPO MANDIBULAR JOINT
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VSS
VITAL SIGNS: STABLE
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XRT
EXTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY

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