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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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1. American Nurses Credentialing Center






2. Upper left quadrant






3. Past history






4. Electrocardiogram






5. Oxygen






6. Ear - nose - and throat






7. International normalized ratio






8. Intra - aortic balloon pump






9. Potassium






10. Electroencephalogram






11. Urinalysis






12. Cancer; calcium






13. Postanesthesia care unit






14. Electrolytes






15. Intake and output






16. Alpha - fetoprotein






17. Postanesthesia recovery






18. High density lipoprotein






19. Anteroposterior






20. Posteranterior






21. Genitourinary






22. Past medical history






23. Pulmonary function test






24. Prostate - specific antigen






25. Coronary artery disease






26. Intravenous pyelogram






27. End stage renal disease






28. Diagnosis related groups






29. Subarachnoid hemorrhage






30. Height






31. Lower right quadrant






32. Obstetrics - gynecology






33. Acute renal failure






34. Cytomegalovirus






35. Agency for Healthcare Research






36. Human immunodeficiency virus






37. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis






38. Fever of unknown origen






39. Herpes simplex virus






40. Abortion






41. Treatment - traction






42. Without






43. Disseminated intravascular coagulation






44. Premenstrual syndrome






45. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography






46. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome






47. Blood pressure






48. Laboratory






49. Hypertension






50. Human rights committee