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7387691150before0
7387691151acbefore meals1
7387691152ad libas desired2
7387691154amtamount3
7387691156bidtwice a day4
7387691158with5
7387691159CCelsius6
7387691160CCchief complaint7
7387691161cccubic centimeter8
7387691162cmcentimeter9
7387691163c/ocomplains of10
7387691164CTcomputed tomography11
7387691165dday12
7387691166dc/DC or D/Cdiscontinue13
7387691167DOBdate of birth14
7387691168Dxdiagnosis15
7387691169ERemergency room16
7387691170ETAestimated time of arrival17
7387691171FFahrenheit18
7387691173g or gmgram19
7387691174gtt or gttsdrop or drops20
7387691175hhour21
7387691176Hgmercury22
7387691177water23
7387691178hydrogen peroxide24
7387691179H&P or HxPxhistory and physical25
7387691180Htheight26
7387691181Hxhistory27
7387691182ICUintensive care unit28
7387691183I&Dincision and drainage29
7387691184IPinpatient30
7387691185K/K+potassium31
7387691186kgkilogram32
7387691187left33
7387691188L/lliter34
7387691189lb or #pound35
7387691190mg(m)milligram36
7387691191mlmilliliter37
7387691192mmmillimeter38
7387691193MRImagnetic resonance imaging39
7387691194Na/Na+sodium40
7387691195N/Anot applicable41
7387691196negnegative42
7387691197NKAno known allergies43
7387691198NKDAno known drug allergies44
7387691200ODoverdose45
7387691202OPoutpatient46
7387691203ORoperating room47
7387691204OTCover-the-counter48
7387691206ozounce49
7387691207after50
7387691208PEphysical exam51
7387691209perby or through52
7387691210PETpositron emission tomography53
7387691212pm/PMbetween noon and midnight54
7387691213PRN/prnas needed55
7387691214Pt/ptpatient56
7387691215qevery57
7387691216qdevery day58
7387691217qidfour times a day59
7387691218right60
7387691219r/o, R/Orule out61
7387691221Rx"take" OR prescription62
7387691222without63
7387691223siginstructions or directions64
7387691224SOstanding order OR significant other65
7387691226S&Ssigns and symptoms66
7387691227statimmediately67
7387691228Ttemperature68
7387691230tbsptablespoon69
7387691231temptemperature70
7387691232tidthree times a day71
7387691233TPRtemperature, pulse, and respiration72
7387691234tspteaspoon73
7387691235Txtherapy or treatment74
7387691237VSvital signs75
7387691239wkweek76
7387691240WNLwithin normal limits77
7387691241Wtweight78
7387691242>greater than79
7387691243<less than80
7387691244+positive81
7387691245-negative82
7387691246~approximately83
7387691247%percent84
7387691248increase85
7387691249decrease86
7387691252change or changed87
7387691253@at88
7387691254degree89
7387691255female90
7387691256male91

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