Terms 1
AKA
above knee amputation
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
IV
intravenous
PROM
passive range of motion
RN
Registered nurse
ABD
abdomen
CAD
Coronary artery disease
IM
intramuscular
RR
respiratory rate
SLP
speech language pathologist
c/o
complaints of
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
prescription
HR
heart rate
RT
respiratory therapist
DNR
do not resuscitate
MI
myocardial infarction (heart attack)
DOB
date of birth
BPM
beats per minute
THR
Total hip replacement
NG
nasogastric
PE
pulmonary embolism
CHF
congestive heart failure
U/A
urinalysis
SCD
sequential compression device