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Mr. Luiggi Abbreviations for 8/15/13

  1. I & D
    Incision and drained
  2. LLQ
    Lower left quadrant
  3. LUQ
    Left upper quadrant
  4. NMR
    nuclear magnetic resonance
  5. OD
    right eye
  6. P & A
    percussion and auscultation
  7. P.E.
    physical examination
  8. Ph.D
    doctor of philosophy
  9. pvc
    periventricular contraction
  10. rbc
    red blood cells
  11. s
    without
  12. TPR
    temperature, pulse, respiration
  13. tx
    treatment
  14. VS
    vital signs
  15. IVP
    intravenous pyelogram
  16. lac
    laceration
  17. lab
    laboratory
  18. LOA
    leave of absence
  19. NBS
    no bowel sounds
  20. pH
    measure of acidity of alkalinity
  21. phys
    physical
  22. postop
    postoperative, after surgery
  23. rad
    radial
  24. ROS
    review of systems
  25. RR
    respiratory rate
  26. RUQ
    right upper quadrant
  27. sibs
    siblings
  28. sig
    to write, to take
  29. sp. fl.
    spinal fluid
  30. UA
    urinalysis
  31. UGI
    upper gastrointestinal series (X-ray)
  32. v. fib.
    ventricular fibrillation
  33. norm
    normal
  34. NPO
    nothing by mouth
  35. OU
    both eyes
  36. palp
    palpated
  37. pen
    penicillin
  38. PPD
    purified protein derivative
  39. prn
    whenever necessary
  40. pros
    prostate
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Mr. Luiggi Abbreviations for 8/15/13
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Mr. Luiggi Abbreviations for 8/15/13
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