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==Section 10==&lt;br /&gt;
===ABBREVIATIONS===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== A ====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| @ || at&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || before&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| aa || of each / equal parts&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AAA or A.A.A || abdominal aortic aneurysm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AAOX4 || awake, alert and oriented (person, place, time and event)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ab || abortion&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Abd. || abdomen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ABG’s || arterial blood gases&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ABR || absolute bed rest&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| a.c. || before meals&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AC || antecubital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ACE || angiotensin-converting enzyme&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ACF || antecubital fossa&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ACLS || advanced cardiac life support&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ACT || air care team&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ACTH || adrenocorticotrophic hormone&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A&amp;amp;D || admission and discharge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ADA || American Diabetes Association&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ADL || activities of daily living&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ad lib || as desired&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AED || automated external defibrillator&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A-Fib || atrial fibrillation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A-Flutter || atrial flutter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AgNO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; || silver nitrate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AIDS || acquired immune deficiency syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AKA || also known as / above the knee amputation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A-Line || arterial line&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ALS || advanced life support&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A.M., am || morning hours, i.e., before noon&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A.M.A., AMA || against medical advice / American Medical Association&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Amb. || ambulatory&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AMI || acute myocardial infarction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Amp. || ampule&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| amt. || amount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| anes. || anesthesia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Angio || angiography/angiogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ant. || anterior&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AOS || arrived on scene&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| AP, A.P., appe || appendectomy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A/P || anterior/posterior&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| APAP || acetaminophen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| APE || acute pulmonary edema&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| APGAR || appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiratory effort&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| APH || Arnold Palmer Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A.P.&amp;amp; L. || anterior, posterior and lateral&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| approx. || approximately&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Aq. || aqueous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| aqua || water or H2O&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ARB || Angiotensin receptor blocker&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ARC || AIDS-related complex&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ARDS || acute respiratory distress syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ARNP || advanced registered nurse practitioner&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ASA || aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ASAP || as soon as possible&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ASHD || arteriosclerotic heart disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ASPD || Altamonte Springs Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| assist. || assistance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A-Tach || atrial tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| A/V || atrioventricular&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====B====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BAL ||  blood alcohol level&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BBB  || bundle branch block&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BBS  || bilateral breath sounds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BCFD  || Brevard County Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BCP  || birth control pills&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BCSO ||  Brevard County Sheriff¡¦s Office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.E. ||  barium enema&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B/F  || black female&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.I.D.  || twice per day&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BKA ||  below the knee amputation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Bicarb  || Sodium Bicarbonate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| bilat  || bilateral&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| bkfst ||  breakfast&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Bld. ||  blood&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BLS  || basic life support&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.M.  || bowel movement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B/M  || black male&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.P., B/P ||  blood pressure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BR ||  bath room&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| b.r.  || bed rest&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.R.P.  || bathroom privileges&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| B.S., BS, B/S ||  blood sugar/breath sounds/bowel sounds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BSA ||  body surface area&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BSN  || Bachelor's of Science in Nursing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BUN ||  blood urea nitrogen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| BVM  || bag valve mask&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Bx  || biopsy&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====C====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;c&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || with&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C  || centigrade / Celsius&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C1, C2, C3 ||  cervical vertebrae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CA  || cancer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Ca ||  calcium&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CaCL  || calcium chloride&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CAD ||  coronary artery disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cap  || capsule&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Cap. Ref. ||  capillary refill&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| caps ||  capsules&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cath  || catheterization&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CATH  || catheter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CBC, cbc ||  complete blood count&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C.B.R. ||  complete bedrest&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cc ||  cubic centimeter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CC, c/c ||  chief complaint&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C-collar ||  cervical collar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CCU  || coronary care unit / critical care unit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CDC ||  Center for Disease Control&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CFD  || Casselberry Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CFRH  || Central Florida Regional Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CHF  || congestive heart failure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CHO ||  carbohydrate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CID ||  cervical immobilization device&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cm  || centimeters&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cmpd ||  compound&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CNS  || central nervous system&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| c/o  || complains of&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CO  || carbon monoxide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C.O. ||  cardiac output&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2 || carbon dioxide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cont. ||  continuous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| COPD, ||  COLD chronic obstructive lung disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C.P., C/P  || chest pain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CPD  || Casselberry Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CPR  || cardiopulmonary resuscitation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| creat ||  creatinine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C-section ||  cesarean section&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CSF ||  cerebral spinal fluid&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CSM  || circulation, sensation and movement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| C-spine ||  cervical spine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CT scan ||  computerized axial tomography&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CUPS ||  Critical, unstable, potentially unstable and stable&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CVA  || cerebral vascular accident&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CVP ||  central venous pressure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| CXR ||  chest X-ray&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| cysto ||  cystoscopy&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====D====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D5W || dextrose 5% in water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D10W || dextrose 10% in water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D15W || dextrose 15% in water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D50 || dextrose 50% in water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DAT || diet as tolerated&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D/C || discontinue / discharge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D&amp;amp;C || dilatation and curettage&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| defib || defibrillate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| dig. || digoxin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| dist. || distilled&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DNR || do not resuscitate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| D.O. || doctor of osteopathic medicine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DOA || dead on arrival&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DOB || date of birth&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DOE || dyspnea on exertion&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Dr. || doctor&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| drsg., dsg || dressing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DTs || delirium tremens&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Dx || diagnosis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DDx or Diff Dx  || differential diagnosis&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====E====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EBL || estimated blood loss&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ECG, EKG || electrocardiogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ECHO || echogram (cardiogram or encephalo)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ED, E.D. || emergency department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EEG ||  electroencephalogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EENT  || eyes, ears, nose, throat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EGD ||  esophagogastroduodenoscopy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EJ ||  external jugular&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EKG, ECG  || electrocardiogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EMG  || electromyogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EMT  || emergency medical technician&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EMS  || emergency medical services&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| emul.  || emulsion&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ENT  || ears, nose, throat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EPD  || Eatonville Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| epi  || epinephrine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EPS  || extra pyramidal symptoms&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ER  || emergency room&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| E&amp;amp;R  || equal and reactive&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| esp.  || especially&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ET, ETT  || endotracheal tube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ETA  || estimated time of arrival&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| etc.  || etcetera&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ETD  || estimated time of departure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| etiol.  || etiology&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ETOH  || ethyl alcohol&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| EVAC  || Volusia County EMS Service&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| exam  || examination&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| exp  || expiratory&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ext  || external&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====F====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| F. || Fahrenheit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| F., F,  || Fem female&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FBS  || fasting blood sugar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Fe  || iron&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FF, F.F.  || forced feeding / forced fluids&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHA  || Florida Hospital Altamonte&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHAP  || Florida Hospital Apopka&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHE  || Florida Hospital East&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHWP  || Florida Hospital Winter Park&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHO  || Florida Hospital Orlando&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHP  || Florida Highway Patrol&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FHT  || fetal heart tones&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| fib  || fibrillation / fibula&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| fl, fld.  || fluid&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FOB  || foreign object/body&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FROM  || full range of motion&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Ft.  || feet&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| FUO  || fever unknown origin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| fx.  || fracture&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====G====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| G || gravida&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gm  || gram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ga  || gauge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gal  || gallon&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GB  || gallbladder&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GBD  || gallbladder disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GCS  || Glasgow coma scale&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GE  || gastroenterology&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gen.  || general&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GI  || gastrointestinal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gluc  || glucose&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| G.P.  || general practitioner&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gr.  || grain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GSW  || gunshot wound&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| gtt.  || drops&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| G.T.T.  || glucose tolerance test&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GU  || genitourinary&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| GYN  || gynecology&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====H====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;O || water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;O&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2 ||  hydrogen peroxide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H/A, H.A. ||  headache / heated aerosol&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HBD  || has been drinking&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HBO  || Hyperbaric Oxygen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HCH  || Health Central Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Hct  || hematocrit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HCTZ  || hydrochlorothiazide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HEENT  || head, ears, eyes, nose, throat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H/F  || Hispanic female&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H/M  || Hispanic male&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Hgb.  || hemoglobin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HIV  || human immune deficiency virus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HazMat  || hazardous materials&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HOB  || head of bed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Hosp.  || hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H&amp;amp;P  || history and physical&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Hr., hr., h. (°+)  || hour&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HR  || heart rate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| H.S.  || hour of sleep&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HSV ||  herpes simplex virus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ht  || height&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HTN  || hypertension&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Hx  || history&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| hyper  || above / high&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| hypo  || below / low&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====I====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IBS || irritable bowel syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ICM ||  intercostal margin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ICP  || intracranial pressure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ICS  || intercostal space&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ICU  || intensive care unit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| I&amp;amp;D  || incision and drainage&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IDDM  || insulin dependent diabetes mellitus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IM  || intramuscular&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IN ||  intranasal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Immob.  || immobilized&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| In, in. ||  inch&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| I.S. ||  incentive spirometry&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| info ||  information&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| insp ||  inspiratory&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Int.  || internal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IO  || intraosseous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| I&amp;amp;O  || intake and output&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IPPB ||  intermittent positive pressure breathing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Irreg. ||  irregular&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| irrig. ||  irrigation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Isol. ||  isolation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IU ||  international units&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IUD ||  intrauterine device&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IV ||  intravenous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IVP, I.V.P. ||  intravenous pyelogram / intravenous push&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| IVPB ||  intravenous piggy back&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====J====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|J || joules&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|jt. || joint&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|JVD || jugular vein distension&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====K====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| K+ || potassium&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| KCL  || potassium chloride&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| KED  || Kendrick’s extrication device&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Kg  || kilogram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Km  || kilometers&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| KUB  || kidneys, ureter, bladder&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| KVO  || keep vein open&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====L====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L || left&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L ||  liter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LA  || left arm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lab  || laboratory&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| lac  || laceration&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LAC, LA/C ||  left antecubital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LBB  || long backboard&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| lbs  || pounds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LCFD  || Lake County Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LCSO  || Lake County Sheriff’s Office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L&amp;amp;D ||  labor and delivery&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LFD  || Longwood Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lido  || lidocaine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LLAQ  || left lower abdominal quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LLE ||  left lower extremity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LLL ||  left lower lobe&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LLQ ||  left lower quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LLR  || left lateral recumbent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LMFD ||  Lake Mary Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LMP ||  last menstrual period&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LMPD  || Lake Mary Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LOC  || loss of consciousness / level of consciousness&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LP. ||  lumbar puncture&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LPD  || Longwood Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| lpm  || liters per minute&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LPN, L.P.N.  || licensed practical nurse&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LR, RL  || lactated ringers / ringers lactate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L.S. ||  lung sounds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LSD  || lysergic acid diethylamide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L-spine  || lumbar spine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| L/S ||  spine lumbar sacral spine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lt, (L) ||  left&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LUAQ  || left upper abdominal quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LUE  || left upper extremity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LUL  || left upper lobe&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| LUQ  || left upper quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====M====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| M. || meter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| M  || male&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MAE ||  moves all extremities&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MAO  || monoamine oxidase&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MAST ||  military anti-shock trousers / medical anti-shock trousers&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mcg., µg. ||  microgram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MCL ||  modified chest lead&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MD, M.D.  || doctor of medicine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ME ||  medical examiner&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| meas  || measure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Mec ||  meconium&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| med, meds ||  medicine / medications&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| med. ||  medium&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| meq, mEq ||  milliequivalents&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MFD ||  Maitland Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mg., mgm  || milligram&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Mg/Dl  || milligrams per deciliter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MI ||  myocardial infarction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| min ||  minute&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ml ||  milliliter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mm  || millimeter&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mmHg ||  millimeter of mercury&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mn  || midnight&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| M/O ||  month old&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MOI ||  mechanism of injury&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| mos  || months&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MPD  || Maitland Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MRI ||  magnetic resonance imaging&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MS, MSO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; || morphine sulfate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MSN  || Master’s of Science in Nursing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MVA ||  motor vehicle accident&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| MVC ||  motor vehicle crash&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====N====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Na  || sodium&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| N.A.  || nursing assistant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NA, N/A  || not applicable&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NaCl ||  sodium chloride&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NAD ||  no acute distress&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NaHCO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;  || sodium bicarbonate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| N.C., N/C  || nasal cannula&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Neg., Θ  || negative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NEURO  || neurological&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| n/g, ng.  || nasogastric tube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| N.G.T.  || nasogastric tube&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NIDDM ||  non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NKA, NKDA ||  no known allergies / no known drug allergies&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| No.  || number&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;  || nitrous oxide&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NP  || nurse practitioner&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NPO  || nothing per os (mouth)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NRM, NRB || non-rebreather mask&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NS  || normal saline (.9%)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NSAID ||  non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NSG, Nsg  || nursing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NSR  || normal sinus rhythm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NTG, nitro ||  nitroglycerine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| n/v, ||  N&amp;amp;V nausea and vomiting&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| N/V  || neuro/vascular&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NVD ||  nausea, vomiting and diarrhea&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====O====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| O&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; ||  oxygen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OB  || obstetrics&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OBS ||  organic brain syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| occ. ||  occasionally&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OCFRD  || Orange County Fire Rescue Division&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OCSO  || Orange County Sheriff’s Office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| (OD), od, o.d.  || right eye / overdose&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OFD ||  Oviedo or Orlando Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| oint.  || ointment&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OOB, o.o.b. ||  out of bed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| O.P. ||  outpatient&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OPA  || oralpharyngeal airway&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OPD  || Oviedo or Orlando Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OPD, O.P.D.  || outpatient department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| OR  || operating room&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ORHS ||  Orlando Regional Healthcare System (ORMC)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ORIF  || open reduction internal fixation or orifice&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ORMC  || Orlando Regional Medical Center&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ortho. ||  orthopedics&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| o.s., (OS) ||  left eye&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| O.T.  || occupational therapy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| (OU), o.u. ||  both eyes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Ox3 ||  oriented to person, place and time&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| oz. ||  ounce&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====P====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;p&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ||  after / post&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P ||  pulse&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PA ||  physician’s assistant / pulmonary artery&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PAC ||  premature atrial contraction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| palp ||  palpation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PALS ||  pediatric advanced life support&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PaO2 ||  pressure of arterial oxygen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PARA ||  number of pregnancies&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PASG ||  pneumatic antishock garment&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PAT  || paroxysmal atrial tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Path.  || pathology&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Pb ||  lead&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| p.c. ||  after meals&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PCA  || patient controlled analgesia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PCN  || penicillin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PCP  || pneumocystitis carinii pneumonia / phencyclidine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PCU ||  progressive care unit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P Edema  || pulmonary edema&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P Emb or P Embolies  || pulmonary embolus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PEA ||  pulseless electrical activity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PEARL, PERL  || pupils equal and reactive to light&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| peds. ||  pediatrics&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PEEP  || positive end expiratory pressure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PENRL  || pupils equal and non-reactive to light&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| per  || by / through&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PERRL ||  pupils equal reactive responsive to light&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PID ||  pelvic inflammatory disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PJC  || premature junctional contraction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P.M., pm  || afternoon&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PMH ||  past medical history&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PM  || paramedic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PMS ||  premenstrual syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PND  || paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| po, PO per os ||  (mouth) / oral intake&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| POC ||  position of comfort&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| pos,⊕  || positive&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| post.  || posterior&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| post-op ||  post-operative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| POV ||  privately owned vehicle&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| p.p., PP ||  post prandial&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PP ||  postpartum (after delivery)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PPBS ||  post prandial blood sugar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PPD  || purified protein derivative (TB test)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PR, pr ||  per rectum&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| pre ||  before&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| pre-op ||  before surgery&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| pre op spec  || (urine) specimen before surgery&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| prep.  || preparation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P.R.N., prn ||  pro re nata (as needed)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| prog.  || prognosis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PROM ||  passive range of motion / premature rupture of membranes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PSVT  || paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| pt  || patient&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| P.T. ||  physical therapy or medicine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PTA  || prior to admission / prior to arrival&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PTCA  || percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PUD ||  peptic ulcer disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PVC ||  premature ventricular contraction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PVR ||  peripheral vascular resistance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| PVT ||  paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Q====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| q. ||  every&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| QAM, qam  || every morning&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| qd  || every day&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| qh  || every hour&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| q2h ||  every two hours&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| q3h  || every three hours&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| q4h ||  every four hours&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| q_h  || every (blank) hours&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| QHS, qhs  || every night at bedtime&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| qid, QID ||  four times a day&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| qod, QOD ||  every other day&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| qt. ||  quart&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====R====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R, ®   || right&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R  || rectal / respirations&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RA ||  right arm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R/AC ||  right antecubital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| REMT ||  registered emergency medical technician&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| REMT-P  || registered emergency medical technician-paramedic&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| resp  || respirations&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RL ||  ringers lactate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RLAQ  || right lower abdominal quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RLE ||  right lower extremity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RLL ||  right lower lobe&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RLQ ||  right lower quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RLR ||  right lateral recumbent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RM, rm  || room&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RMA  || Rural Metro Ambulance&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RML ||  right middle lobe&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R.N. ||  registered nurse&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R/O  || rule out&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ROM  || range of motion/movement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ROSC  || return of spontaneous circulation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Rt., (R) ||  right&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| R.T.  || respiratory therapist&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RUAQ  || right upper abdominal quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RUE ||  right upper extremity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RUQ  || right upper quadrant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| RVR || rapid ventricular response&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Rx  || prescription / treatment / therapy&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====S====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;  || without&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SAT  || saturation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SBAR  || Situation, background, assessment and recommendation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| s.c., Subq, subcut, SQ  || subcutaneous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SCFD ||  Seminole County EMS/Fire/Rescue Division&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SCHD ||  Seminole County Health Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SCSO ||  Seminole County Sheriff’s Office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SFD  || Sanford Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SIDS  || sudden infant death syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| sl ||  sublingual / slight&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SNF  || skilled nursing facility&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SOB  || shortness of breath&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| sol. ||  solution&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| sos  || rescue or help needed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| S/P  || status post&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| sp. gr., S/G  || specific gravity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SPD  || Sanford Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| spec.  || specimen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| S-spine  || sacral spine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SQ  || subcutaneous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SR  || sinus rhythm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| S/S ||  signs and symptoms&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SSCH  || South Seminole Community Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| staph ||  staphylococcus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| stat, STAT  || immediately&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| STD ||  sexually transmitted disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| subq  || subcutaneous&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| supp.  || suppository&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SURG ||  surgical&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SVT  || supraventricular tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| SW  || stab wound / sterile water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Sx  || symptoms&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Sz ||  seizure&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====T====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T.,  || temp temperature&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T&amp;amp;A ||  tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| tab. ||  tablet&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Tach ||  tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TAH ||  total abdominal hysterectomy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TB  || tuberculosis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TBSA  || total body surface area&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Tbsp.  || tablespoon&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TCA  || tricyclic antidepressant&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TCP  || transcutaneous pacemaker&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TENS ||  transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| THR ||  total hip replacement&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TIA ||  transient ischemic attack&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| tib  || tibia&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TID  || three times per day&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TKO  || to keep open&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| TLC  || tender loving care&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T/O ||  telephone order&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Torr  || millimeters mercury (mmHg)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T.P.R.  || temperature pulse respiration&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| trach.  || tracheostomy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| tsp.  || teaspoon&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T-spine  || thoracic spine&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T.U.R. ||  transurethral resection&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T.U.R.P.  || transurethral resection prostatectomy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| T.V. ||  tidal volume&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Tx. ||  treatment&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====U====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| U., u. ||  unit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| UA, U/A ||  urinalysis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| uncon. ||  unconscious&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| UND  || undetermined&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ung ||  ointment&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| unilat ||  unilateral&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| unkn, UNK  || unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Unrem. ||  unremarkable&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ur spec  || urine specimen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| URI, URTI  || upper respiratory tract infection&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| USN ||  ultrasonic nebulizer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| UTI  || urinary tract infection&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| UV ||  umbilical vein / ultraviolet&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====V====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| vag  || vaginal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| VCFD  || Volusia County Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| VCSO  || Volusia County Sheriff’s Office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| V.D., vd ||  venereal disease&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| VDRL  || venereal disease research lab&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| VF, V-Fib  || ventricular fibrillation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| V/O, v.o.  || verbal order&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| vol  || volume&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| vs., VS  || vital signs&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| VT, V-Tach ||  ventricular tachycardia&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====W====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| w/a ||  while awake&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| w/b  || weight bearing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WBC,W.B.C. ||  white blood count&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| wc., w/c  || wheelchair&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| W/D  || warm and dry&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| W/F  || white female&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| W/M ||  white male&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WNL  || within normal limits&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| W/O  || without&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WPFD  || Winter Park Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WPH ||  Winnie Palmer Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WPMH  || Winter Park Memorial Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WPPD  || Winter Park Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WPW  || Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WSFD  || Winter Springs Fire Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| WSPD ||  Winter Springs Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| wt. ||  weight&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Y====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Y/O, y.o. ||  years of age / years old&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| yr  || year&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====OTHER SYMBOLS====&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;gt; || greater than&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt; || less than&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| = || equal to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ≠ || not equal to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ↑ || increasing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ↓ || decreasing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1° || primary, first degree&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2° || secondary, second degree&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 3° || tertiary, third degree&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ≥ || greater than or equal to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ≤ || less than or equal to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Δ || change&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ≅ || approximately equal to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ~ || approximately&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ≈ || equivalent to&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ± || plus or minus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| α || alpha&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Β || beta&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;c&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || with&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || without&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ♂ || male&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ♀ || female&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ø || none&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| μ || micro (1/1,000,000)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| @ || at&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;a&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || before&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;text-decoration: overline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;p&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; || without&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Mfrdmanager</name></author>
		
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