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| NAD |
no
active disease |
| NAS |
no
added salt |
| NCV |
nerve
conduction velocity |
| NED |
no
evidence of recurrent disease |
| ng |
nanogram |
| NG |
nasogastric |
| NIDDM |
non-insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NKA |
no
known allergies |
| NKDA |
no
known drug allergies |
| NMR |
nuclear
magnetic resonance |
| NPO |
nothing
by mouth |
| NRM |
no
regular medications |
| NSAID |
non-steroidal
anti- inflammatory drugs |
| NSR |
normal
sinus rhythm |
| NT |
nasotracheal |
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| OB |
obstetrics |
| OCG |
oral
cholecystogram |
| OD |
overdose
or right eye |
| OM |
otitis
media |
| OOB |
out
of bed |
| OPV |
oral
polio vaccine |
| OR |
operating
room |
| OS |
left
eye |
| OU |
both
eyes |
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| P |
para |
| PA |
posteroanterior |
| PAC |
premature
atrial contraction |
| PAO2 |
alveolar
oxygen |
| PaO2 |
peripheral
arterial oxygen content |
| PAP |
pulmonary
artery pressure |
| PAT |
paroxysymal
atrial tachycardia |
| P&PD |
percussion
and postural drainage |
| PC |
after
eating |
| PCWP |
pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure |
| PDA |
patent
ductus arteriosus |
| PDR |
physicians
desk reference |
| PE |
pulmonary
embolus, or physical exam or pleural effusion |
| PEEP |
positive
end expiratory pressure |
| PFT |
pulmonary
function tests |
| pg |
picogram |
| PI |
pulmonic
insufficiency disease |
| PKU |
phenylketonuria |
| PMH |
previous
medical history |
| PMI |
point
of maximal impulse |
| PMN |
polymorphonuclear
leukocyte (neutrophil) |
| PND |
paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea |
| PO |
by
mouth |
| POD |
post-op
day |
| PP |
postprandial
or pulsus paradoxus |
| PPD |
purified
protein derivative |
| PR |
by
rectum |
| PRBC |
packed
red blood cells |
| PRN |
as
needed |
| PS |
pulmonic stenosis |
| PT |
prothrombin
time, or physical therapy |
| Pt |
patient |
| PTCA |
percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PTH |
parathyroid
hormone |
| PTHC |
percutanous
transhepatic cholangiogram |
| PTT |
partial
thromboplastin time |
| PUD |
peptic
ulcer disease |
| PVC |
premature
ventricular contraction |
| PVD |
peripheral
vascular disease |
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| q |
every
(e.g. q6h = every 6 hours) |
| qd |
every
day |
| qh |
every
hour |
| q4h,
q6h.... |
every
4 hours, every 6 hours etc. |
| qid |
four
times a day |
| QNS |
quantity
not sufficient |
| qod |
every
other day |
| Qs/Qt |
shunt
fraction |
| Qt |
total
cardiac output |
