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What does F mean?

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fasting

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What does F/I mean?

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for investigation

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What does F/O mean?

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for observation

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What does FBC mean?

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fluid balance chart / full blood count

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What does FWB mean?

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Full Weight Bearing

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What does HIV mean?

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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What does HNPU mean?

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has not passed urine

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What does HR mean?

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heart rate

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What does HRT mean?

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hormone replacement therapy

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What does HT mean?

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hypertension

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What does Hx mean?

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history

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What does IDC mean?

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indwelling catheter

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What does IHD mean?

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ischaemic heart disease

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What does Inj mean?

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injection

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What does Insitu mean?

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in correct place / in position

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What does mist mean?

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mixture (mistura)

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What does MMSE mean?

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mini mental state examination

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What does MRI mean?

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magnetic resonance imaging

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What does MRSA mean?

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methicillin resistant staph. aureus

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What does MSE mean?

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mental state examination

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What does MVA mean?

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motor vehicle accident

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What does NAD mean?

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no abdormality detected

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What does NBM mean?

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nil by mouth

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What does Neuro mean?

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neurology

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What does NFO mean?
no further orders
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What does NKA mean?
no known allergies
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What does NOF mean?
neck of femur
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What does NOK mean?
next of kin
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What does NPO mean?
nil per oral
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What does NPU mean?
not passed urine
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What does ortho mean?
orthopaedics
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What does OT mean?
occupational therapy
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What does P/H mean?
past history
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What does PA mean?
per axilla
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What does PAC mean?
pressure area care
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What does PEP mean?
personal enablement program
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What does PHx mean?
past history
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What does PU mean?
passed urine
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What does PVD mean?
peripheral vascular disease
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What does q.i.d mean?
four times a day ( quarter in die)
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What does q.q.h mean?
every four hours ( quaque quater hora)
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What does R/O mean?
removal of
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What does r/t mean?
related to
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What does R/V mean?
reviewed
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What does RA mean?
rheumatoid arthritis
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What does RIB mean?
rest in bed
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What does ROM mean?
range of movement
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What does Rt mean?
right
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What does Rx mean?
prescribed/ treatment
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What does S&S mean?
signs and symptoms
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What does S/B mean?
seen by
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What does S/c mean?
subcutaneous
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What does S/D mean?
straight drainage
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What does SCC mean?
squamous cell carinoma
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What does SOB mean?
shortness of breath
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What does Spec mean?
specimen
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What does Supp mean?
suppository
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What does t.d.s mean?
three times a day (ter die sumendum)
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What does TED mean?
thromboembolitic device (anti-embolism sticking)
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What does THR mean?
total hip replacement
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What does TIA mean?
trans iscaemic attack
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What does TKR mean?
total knee replacemnt
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What does TLC mean?
tender loving care/ total lung capacity
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What does TPN mean?
total parenteral nutrition
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What does Tx mean?
treatment/ transplant
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What does U/A mean?
urinalysis
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What does U/S mean?
ultrasound
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What does UO mean?
urine output
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What does URTI mean?
upper respiratory tract infection
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What does UTI mean?
urinary tract infection
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What does VRE mean?
Vancomycin resistant enterococci
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What does VV's mean?
vaicose veins

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