The list of nursing acronyms and abbreviations.
All nursing related acronyms and abbreviations.
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NTD: | Neural Tube Defect(Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Pharmacy) |
PAC: | Premature Atrial Contraction(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PCA: | Patient Controlled Analgesia(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PCN: | Penicillin(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PCWP: | Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PEEP: | Positive End Expiratory Pressure(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PTSD: | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(Pharmacy, Special Education, Nursing) |
PUD: | Peptic Ulcer Disease(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
PVC: | Premature Ventricular Contraction(Pharmacy, Nursing, Veterinary) |
QD: | Every Day(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
QOD: | Every Other Day(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
R/O: | Rule Out(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
RCA: | Right Coronary Artery(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
RIA: | Radioimmunoassay(Biomedical, Immunology, Microbiology) |
RLQ: | Right Lower Quadrant(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
ROM: | Range of Motion(SPORTS, Pharmacy, Special Education) |
RUQ: | Right Upper Quadrant(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
SL: | Sublingual(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
SOB: | Shortness Of Breath(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) |
SQ: | Subcutaneous(Pharmacy, Nursing, Veterinary) |
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