BP \u2013 blood pressure<\/p>\n
P \u2013 pulse<\/p>\n
qds \u2013 four times a day<\/p>\n
MI \u2013 myocardial infarction, or heart attack<\/p>\n
GTN \u2013 glyceryl trinitrate; also called nitrolingual<\/p>\n
SHO \u2013 Senior House Officer (zdravnikovo prvo leto dela)<\/p>\n
4\u00b0 –\u00a0 four hourly, or every four hours; also 4\/24<\/p>\n
c\/o \u2013 complain of<\/p>\n
sl \u2013 sublingual, or inder the tongue<\/p>\n
O2 <\/sub>\u00a0– oxygen<\/p>\n ECG \u2013 electrocardiogram<\/p>\n ADLs \u2013 activities of daily living<\/p>\n Pt \u2013 patient<\/p>\n obs. \u2013 observations<\/p>\n 220\/100 \u2013 220 over 100<\/p>\n <\/p>\n UNIT 2: Respiratory rates<\/strong><\/p>\n URTI \u2013 upper respiratory tract infection<\/p>\n SOB \u2013 shortness of breath; difficulty breathing (dyspnoea)<\/p>\n RR \u2013 respiratory rate<\/p>\n CXR \u2013 chest X-ray<\/p>\n p\/f \u2013 peak flow; the most air which is expired<\/p>\n Pt ed. \u2013 patient education<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n UNIT 3: wound care<\/strong><\/p>\n CNS \u2013 clinical nurse specialist<\/p>\n PVD \u2013 peripheral vascular disease<\/p>\n Doppler \u2013 ultrasound device which measures blood flow through arteries and veins<\/p>\n bugs \u2013 microbes<\/p>\n spike a temperature \u2013 have episodes of pyrexia<\/p>\n IV Abs \u2013 antibiotics which are given through a vein<\/p>\n VAC \u2013 vasuum assisted closure; also pronounced vac<\/p>\n ICP \u2013 integrated care pathway<\/p>\n CPD \u2013 continuous professional development<\/p>\n EBP \u2013 evidence-based practice<\/p>\n N\/A \u2013 not applicable<\/p>\n 3rd daily \u2013 three times a day<\/p>\n TDS \u2013 twice a day<\/p>\n L \u2013 left<\/p>\n IV \u2013 intravenous<\/p>\n amt \u2013 amount<\/p>\n <\/p>\n UNIT 4: diabetes care<\/strong><\/p>\n BSL \u2013 blood sugar level<\/p>\n DKA \u2013 diabetic ketoacidosis<\/p>\n GP \u2013 general practitionec<\/p>\n l’ade \u2013 lemonade<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UNIT 5: medical specimens<\/strong><\/p>\n UTI \u2013 urinary tract infection<\/p>\n IDC \u2013 indwelling catheter<\/p>\n MSU \u2013 midstream urine<\/p>\n UNIT 6: medications<\/strong><\/p>\n CDs \u2013 controlled drugs<\/p>\n INR \u2013 international normalised ratio<\/p>\n tab \u2013 solid medication, also called a pill<\/p>\n cap. \u2013 gelatine-coated medication<\/p>\n mg \u2013 milligram-unit of mass which is 1\/1000 of a gram<\/p>\n mcg \u2013 microgram-unit of mass which is 1\/1000 of a milligram<\/p>\n ml \u2013 millilitre-unit od volume which is 1\/1000 of a litre<\/p>\n po \u2013 from the Latin per os: by mouth, orally<\/p>\n sc \u2013 injection given into the subcutaneous layer of the skin<\/p>\n IM \u2013 injection given into the muscle<\/p>\n mane \u2013 in the morning<\/p>\n nocte \u2013 at night<\/p>\n UNIT 7: intravenous infusions<\/strong><\/p>\n [wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n IV fluids \u2013 intravenous fluids<\/p>\n IVC \u2013 cannula<\/p>\n K \u2013 potassium<\/p>\n N\/S \u2013 normal saline<\/p>\n Mmols \u2013 milimols<\/p>\n KCl \u2013 potassium chloride<\/p>\n IV ABs \u2013 IV antibiotics<\/p>\n PICC line \u2013 peripherally inserted central catheter<\/p>\n KVO \u2013 keep the vein open<\/p>\n UNIT 8: pre-operative patient assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n DVTs \u2013 deep vein thrombosis<\/p>\n O\/T \u2013 operating theatre<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n UNIT 9: post-operative patient assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n RTA \u2013 road traffic accident<\/p>\n GCS \u2013 glasgow coma scale; records the conscious state of a patient<\/p>\n neuro obs. \u2013 observations which assess neurological function and include a GCS assessment<\/p>\n oxygen sats \/ SaO2<\/sub> \u2013 measure of the amount of oxygen which is loaded or saturated into the red blood cells as they pass through the lungs<\/p>\n NAD \u2013 non-adhesive dressing<\/p>\n prn \u2013 from the Latin pro re nata: take whenever required<\/p>\n ABM \u2013 aggressive behaviour management<\/p>\n UNIT 10: discharge planning<\/strong><\/p>\n CVA \u2013 cerebrovascular accident or stroke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BP \u2013 blood pressure P \u2013 pulse qds \u2013 four times a day MI \u2013 myocardial infarction, or heart attack GTN \u2013 glyceryl trinitrate; also called nitrolingual SHO \u2013 Senior House Officer (zdravnikovo prvo leto dela) 4\u00b0 –\u00a0 four hourly, or every four hours; also 4\/24 c\/o \u2013 complain of sl \u2013 sublingual, or inder … Preberi ve\u010d o Angle\u0161ke kratice v zdravstvu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":336,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[494],"tags":[498,3919,3920],"class_list":["post-8529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-letnik-anglescina","tag-anglescina","tag-anglescina-visoka-sola-za-zdravstveno-nego","tag-angleske-kratice-v-zdravstvu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/336"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zdravstvena.info\/vsznj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}