CRNA - --ANSWER---certified registered nurse anesthetist
CRT - --ANSWER---capillary refill time, cathode ray tube
CSF - --ANSWER---cerebrospinal fluid
CVA - --ANSWER---cerebrovascular accident
DM - --ANSWER---diabetes mellitus
DNR - --ANSWER---do not resuscitate
DOA - --ANSWER---dead on arrival
DOE - --ANSWER---dyspnea on exertion
DON - --ANSWER---director of nursing
DPT - --ANSWER---diptheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine, Doctor of
Physical Therapy
DSD - --ANSWER---dry sterile dressing
, DtaP - --ANSWER---diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
DTP - --ANSWER---diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine
DTs - --ANSWER---delirium tremens
DVT - --ANSWER---deep venous thrombosis
Dx - --ANSWER---diagnosis
ECG - --ANSWER---electrocardiogram
ED - --ANSWER---emergency department, erectile dysfunction
EDC - --ANSWER---estimated date of confinement
EEG - --ANSWER---electroencephalogram
EKG - --ANSWER---electrocardiogram
ENT - --ANSWER---ears, nose, and throat
EOC - --ANSWER---Emergency Operations Center
ER - --ANSWER---emergency room
ET, ETT - --ANSWER---endotracheal tube, endotracheal
ETA - --ANSWER---estimated time of arrival
ETco₂ - --ANSWER---end-tidal carbon dioxide
ETOH - --ANSWER---ethyl alcohol
°F - --ANSWER---degrees Fahrenheit
Fio₂ - --ANSWER---fraction of inspired oxygen
FBS - --ANSWER---fasting blood sugar
Fe - --ANSWER---iron
FHR - --ANSWER---fetal heart rate
FHx - --ANSWER---family history
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