N
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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 |
O
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| OB |
obstetrics |
| OCG |
oral cholecystogram |
| OD |
overdose or right eye |
| OM |
otitis media |
| OOB |
out of bed |
| OOP |
out of plaster |
| OPV |
oral polio vaccine |
| OR |
operating room |
| OS |
left eye |
| OU |
both eyes |
P
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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 |
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram |
| PTT |
partial thromboplastin time |
| PUD |
peptic ulcer disease |
| PVC |
premature ventricular contraction |
| PVD |
peripheral vascular disease |
Q
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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 |
