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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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1. History






2. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






3. Of each






4. Past history






5. Agency for Healthcare Research






6. Intravenous pyelogram






7. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses






8. Intra - aortic balloon pump






9. Electroencephalogram






10. Pulmonary function test






11. Pulse






12. Ambulate - ambulatory






13. Herpes simplex virus






14. Complete blood count






15. Left upper quadrant






16. Weight






17. Fracture






18. Cerebral palsy






19. Dilation and curettage






20. Acute tubular necrosis






21. Urinary tract infection






22. Acute renal failure






23. Rule out






24. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty






25. Postanesthesia recovery






26. Arterial blood gases






27. Neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)






28. Chloride






29. Review of symptoms - review of systems






30. Benign prostatic hypertrophy






31. Lower right quadrant






32. Coronary artery disease






33. Adult respiratory distress syndrome






34. Director of Nurses






35. Systemic lupus erythematosus






36. Bowel movement






37. Fever of unknown origen






38. Before






39. Intracranial pressure






40. Activities of daily living






41. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy






42. Osteoarthritis






43. End stage renal disease






44. Disseminated intravascular coagulation






45. Family history






46. Point of maximal pulse






47. Biopsy






48. Human papilloma virus






49. Right lower quadrant






50. Computed axial tomography