MED ABB

airway, breathing, circulation

American diabetes association

attention deficit disorder

adverse drug event

antidiuretic hormone

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

activities of daily living

adenosine diphosphate

adverse drug reaction

atrial fibrillation

acid fast bacilli

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Albumin

acute lymphocytic leukemia

against medical advice

acute otitis media

acute renal failure

blood brain barrier

birth control

blood glucose

twice daily

bowel movement

body mass index

basal metabolic rate

blood pressure

benign prostatic hypertrophy

body surface area

blood urea nitrogen

with

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

complaining of

coronary artery bypass graft

coronary artery disease

computer axial tomography

complete blood count

Centers for Disease Control

cystic fibrosis

colony forming units

congestive heart failure

cardiac index

chronic kidney disease

cardiac output

chronic pulmonary disorder

creatinine clearance

chronic renal disease

culture and sensitivity

clear to auscultation

chemoreceptor trigger zone

cerebral vascular accident

dispense as written

disseminated intravascular coagulation

5% dextrose in water

diabetic ketoacidosis

diabetes mellitus

disease modifying antirheumatic drug

drug of choice

dyspnea on exertion

diabetic peripheral neuropathy

delirium tremens

drug utilization review

deep vein thrombosis

diagnosis

Epstein-Barr virus

extracellular fluid

electrocardiogram

electroconvulsive therapy

erectile dysfunction

eyes, ears, nose, throat

epidermal growth factor

electronic medical record

extraocular muscles intact

extrapyramidal syndrome

end-stage renal disease

alcohol

and others

fetal alcohol syndrome

fasting blood glucose

free fatty acid

family history

follicle stimulating hormone

forced vital capacity

fracture

generalized anxiety disorder

gastroesophogeal reflux disease

glomerular filtration rate

gastrointestinal

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

drop

graft versus host disease

headache

hemoglobin

glycosylated hemoglobin

human chorionic gonadotropin

hematocrit

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

heart failure

hemoglobin

human immunodeficiency virus

hepato jugular reflex

history of

hepatosplenomegaly

herpes simplex virus

hypertension

history

inflammatory bowel disease

ideal body weight

intracellular fluid

intensive care unit

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

insulin-like growth factor

impaired glucose tolerance

intramuscular

intake and output

intravenous

intravenous drug abuser

jugular venous distention

lymphadenopathy

liver function test

luteinizing hormone

medication administration record

metered dose inhaler

milliequivalent

myocardial fibrosis

milligram

myocardial infarction

methanol, uremia, lactic acidosis, ethylene glycol, paraldehyde, aspirin, diabetic ketoacidosis (cause of metabolic acidosis)

multivitamin

new drug application

norepinephrine

nasogastric tube

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

no known drug allergies

nothing by mouth

normal saline

nausea and vomiting

occult blood

oral contraceptive

obsessive-compulsive disorder

oral glucose tolerance test

after meals

polycystic ovarian syndrome

pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation

past medical history

by mouth

parts per billion

• packs per day
• purified protein derivative (of tuberculin)

parts per million

peptic ulcer disease

per recturm

as needed

pulmonary wedge pressure

every

every hours

four times daily

sufficient quantity

rheumatoid arthritis

red blood cell/count

rapid eye movement

range of motion

review of systems

respiration rate, respiratory rate

right upper lobe

reaction

without

seasonal affective disorder

serum creatinine

side effect

social history

subjective, objective, assessment, plan

shortness of breath

signs and symptoms

immediately, at once

sterile water for injection

symptoms

seizure

half life

tuberculosis

torsades de pointes

triglycerides

transient ischemic attack

three times daily

tumor necrosis factor

total parenteral nutrition

teaspoonful

tablespoonful

urinalysis

upper left quadrant

ointment

upper respiratory tract infection

urinary tract infection

very low density lipoprotein

varicella zoster virus

while awake

white blood cell/count

within normal limits

without

years old