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AC or ac
- Before meals
- (ante cebum)
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AD
Activities of Daily Living
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AM or am
- Before noon
- (ante meridiem)
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AMA
Against Medical Advice
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EOM
Extraoccular Movement or motion
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IV
Intravascular, intravenous
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LMP
Last Menstrual Period
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P (AP,RP)
Pulse (Apical Pulse, Radial Pulse)
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PA or AP
Posteroanterior or anterioposterior
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PRN
as needed, when necessary
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SC, sc, subc, subq, S.Q.
Subcutaneous
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TC & DB
turn, cough, deep, breath
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QOD
- every other day
- (preferred write out)
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TPN
Total Parental Nutrition
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ULQ
Right Lower Quandrant
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WM, BM
White Male, Black Male
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EKG or ECG
Electrocardiogram
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OS, OD, OU
- Left, right, or both eyes
- (preferred write out)
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AS, AD, AU
Left, Right or both ears
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