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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Barium enema






2. Urinalysis






3. American Medical Association






4. Prothrombin time






5. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






6. Intercostal space






7. Complete blood count






8. Licensed vocational nurse






9. Frozen section






10. Fetal heart tone






11. Cardiac output






12. Anteroposterior






13. End stage renal disease






14. Fetal heart rate






15. Sonogram - sonography






16. Orally






17. Aortic valve replacement






18. Organic brain syndrome






19. Fever of unknown origen






20. Kidney - ureters - bladder






21. Papanicolaou smear






22. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis






23. American Nurses' Association; antinuclear antibody






24. Coronary artery disease






25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






26. Temperature






27. Last menstrual period






28. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy






29. Potassium






30. Total hip arthroplasty






31. Hypertension






32. International normalized ratio






33. Acute myelocytic leukemia






34. Multiple sclerosis






35. Hematocrit






36. Pelvic inflammatory disease






37. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty






38. Within normal limits






39. Upper left quadrant






40. Office visit






41. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service






42. Status post






43. Weight






44. Total knee replacement






45. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea






46. Intake and output






47. Hepatitis A virus






48. Jugular venous distention






49. Premature arterial contraction






50. Short of breath