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before meals
Before meals
Ac
am
Before noon
AM
core body temperature
Basal body temperature
BBT
twice a day
Twice a day
bid
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure
BP
weight Body
Body Weight
BW
cancer
Carcinoma
Ca
main complaint
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Chief complaint
CC
CNS
Central Nervous System
CNS
incident cerebrovascular
Cerebrovascular accident
CVA
central venous pressure
Central Venous pressure
CVP
at bedtime
At bed time
HS (hs)
Length
Height
Ht
intensive care unit
Intensive care unit
ICU
muscle (intramuscular )
Intramuscular
IM
Internal
Internal
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Int,
and Reddy (intravenous )
Intravenous
IV
kg
Kilogram
Kg.
kidney, ureter, bladder
kidney, Ureter, bladder
KUB
liter
Liter
L.
medicine 'medicine
Medicine
Med.
g ml
Milligram
Mg.
millimeter
Millimeter
mm
negative
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Negative
Neg .
previous medical history
Past history
PH
Physical Medicine
Physical medicine
Phys.Med.
present illness
Present illness
PI
postoperative
Post operative
Post.OP
patient
Patient
Pt.
physical therapy
Physical therapy
PT
every day
Every day
gd
each hour
every hour
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gh
four times a day
Four times a day
QID
Right
Right
R
rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever
RF
exception
Rule out
R \ o
recovery room
Recovery room
RR
Dermatology
Dermatology
Derma
death upon arrival at the hospital
Dead on arrival
DOA
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Dy
, for example,
For example
eg
ear, nose and throat
Ear, Nose, Throat
ENT
therapy (ECT) electrical
Electroshock therapy
EST
class Fihrnatih
Fahrenheit
F
medical history Family
Family history
FH
break (collect fractions )
Fracture
Fx
digestive tract
Gastrointestinal tract
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GIT
injured gunshot
Gunshot Wound
GSW
hour
Hour
hr
Neuromuscular
Neuromuscular
NM
No
Number
No
Lachey oral
Nothing by mouth
NPO
is not diagnosis after the
Note yet diagnosed
NYD
Obstetrics
Obstetrics
OB
times per day
Once a day
OD
operating room
Operating room
OR
occupational therapy
Occupational therapy
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OT
Orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orth.
pulse
Pulse
P
after eating
after meals
PC
physical examination
Physical examination
PE
symptoms Review
Review of symptoms
RS
without
Without
S
Social History
Social history
SH
shortness of breath
Shortness of breath
SOB
solution
Solution
Sol
surgery
Surgery
Surg.
temperature
Temperature
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T
three times per day
Three times a day
TID
temperature, pulse, breathing
Temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
infection upper respiratory
Upper respiratory infection
URI
ointment
Unguentum
UNG.
vein
Vein
V
venous pressure
Venous pressure
VP
vital signs
Vital signs
VS
Weight
Weight
Wt.
WHO
World Health Organization
WHO
degree
Degree

negative
Negative
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-
positive
Positive
+
Male
Male
Female
Female

complains
Complains of
C \ O
Date of Birth
Date of Birth
D.OB
virus _ Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
HBV
heart rate
Heart rate
HR
muscular
Intramuscular
IM
infection control
Infection control
IC
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Member of the royal college of Physicians
M.RCP
overdose
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Over dose
OD
section Outpatient
Out patient department
OPD
lethal dose
Lethal Dose
LD