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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms
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health-sciences
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nursing
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1. History
Hx
OA
GU
LLQ
2. Recovery room
DOA
RR
LP
MVP
3. Hemoglobin
FS
HVA
Hgb - HG
AML
4. Coronary artery disease
C/O
PE
CAD
Fx
5. Through - by
LLQ
AIDS
LOC
per
6. Antidiuretic hormone
TWE
ADH
Wt
NLN
7. Electroshock therapy
EST
TURP
DIC
pt
8. American Nurses Credentialing Center
ANCC
ORT
EOM
PAC
9. Diagnosis related groups
DRGs
P
noc
OR
10. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PND
MI
ACTH
Pap
11. Arteriosclerotic heart disease
RR
aa
ASHD
NPO
12. Veterans Affairs
APTT
FS
OB
VA
13. Fasting blood sugar
a
APTT
FBS
ERCP
14. Complete blood count
BE
HNP
RLL
CBC
15. Herpes simplex virus
TKR
CLL
HSV
AV
16. Positive end expiratory pressure
MD
PEEP
JCAHO
RLL
17. Alpha - fetoprotein
BS
aa
PID
AFP
18. Upper respiratory infection
URI
DJD
VNA
EDC
19. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
PAC
Hgb - HG
ALS
ESL
20. Degenerative joint disease
DJD
IABP
AVR
abd
21. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (The Joint Commission)
HMO
lab
CMV
JCAHO
22. Subacute bacterial endocarditis
AMB
SBE
ANCC
O
23. Licensed vocational nurse
CAL
NAndA- I
LDL
LVN
24. Physical exam
DIC
PE
Fx
DOB
25. Recommended dietary allowance
MI
RDA
ADL
ALS
26. Arterial blood gases
K
CDC
ABGs
ADL
27. With
c̄
ACTH
OOB
TWE
28. Transurethral resection of the prostate
ERCP
FDA
TURP
ALS
29. Human immunodeficiency virus
UAP
HIV
BP - B/P
GC
30. Soapsuds enema
DVT
CEA
SSE
S/P
31. Mouth
os
ATN
ERT
TIA
32. Upper left quadrant
SSRI
a
ULQ
IABP
33. Continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis
DIC
CCPD
CAT
BUN
34. Acute myelocytic leukemia
AML
Cl
GC
PT
35. Past medical history
PMH
PND
GU
lab
36. Registered nurse
IABP
Bx
lytes
RN
37. Of each
Fx
ICS
aa
STD
38. American Red Cross
ARC
HVB
TWE
ORIF
39. Benign prostatic hypertrophy
ACTH
EENT
BPH
PAC
40. Papanicolaou smear
Pap
ung
per
HMO
41. Tap water enema
DOE
DOA
Ca
TWE
42. Drug Enforcement Administration number
UAP
NIH
T
DEA#
43. Mitral valve prolapse
ICP
US
UA
MVP
44. Acute renal failure
RLL
ECG - EKG
CRF
ARF
45. Genitourinary
ASHD
GU
TB
PFT
46. Osteoarthritis
LVN
OA
HTN
SAH
47. American Nurses' Association; antinuclear antibody
FHT
CDC
c̄
ANA
48. Computed axial tomography
RBC
AV
C/O
CT scan - CAT scan
49. Without
KUB
LLQ
s̄
P.T.
50. Celsius
C
MVA
Hgb - HG
C/O