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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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1. Ointment






2. Drug Enforcement Administration number






3. Diabetes mellitus






4. Human rights committee






5. Prothrombin time






6. Medical doctor






7. Status post






8. Ounce






9. Anteroposterior






10. Cancer; calcium






11. Celsius






12. Physical therapy






13. Left lower lobe






14. Mitral valve replacement






15. Fetal heart tone






16. Orthopedics






17. Before






18. Lumbar puncture






19. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography






20. Occupational Safety and Health Administration






21. Certified registered nurse anesthetist






22. Chief complaint






23. Dead on arrival






24. Peripheral vascular disease






25. Intracranial pressure






26. Electrocardiogram






27. Subacute bacterial endocarditis






28. Electroconvulsive therapy






29. Chronic myelocytic leukemia






30. Specific gravity






31. Non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drug






32. Patient






33. White blood cell (count)






34. Multiple sclerosis






35. End stage renal disease






36. Epstein - Barr virus






37. Upper left quadrant






38. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty






39. Genitourinary






40. Treatment - traction






41. Immediately






42. Chronic obstructive lung disease






43. Posteranterior






44. Serotonin reuptake inhibitor






45. Out of bed






46. Pathology






47. Aortic valve replacement






48. Organic brain syndrome






49. Very low density lipoprotein






50. Abdomen