Can someone help w/ some abbreviations?

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Hey there...

I am having to "decode" a lengthy assessment for an extra assignment for school (This isn't being graded, FYI). I've gotten most of it done, but I'm having problems with a few....

Can anyone of yall help me with these?

L pneumo

(This was in a sentence.....CXR revealed RUL pneumonia and L pneumo.......I know that it says : chest xray revealed Right upper lobe, but not sure about the end)

Abx

(Antibiotics???)

ATC

(In sentence...Accucheck ordered q1h ATC)

MCA lesion

CVICU

DHT

(DHT inserted & Jevity started?)

S/P AMI

(I know that SP is status post - but not sure about AMI)

I really do appreciate any help with this guys.

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Hey there...

I am having to "decode" a lengthy assessment for an extra assignment for school (This isn't being graded, FYI). I've gotten most of it done, but I'm having problems with a few....

Can anyone of yall help me with these?

L pneumo

(This was in a sentence.....CXR revealed RUL pneumonia and L pneumo.......I know that it says : chest xray revealed Right upper lobe, but not sure about the end)

Abx

(Antibiotics???)

ATC

(In sentence...Accucheck ordered q1h ATC)

MCA lesion

CVICU

DHT

(DHT inserted & Jevity started?)

S/P AMI

(I know that SP is status post - but not sure about AMI)

I really do appreciate any help with this guys.

Pneumo is probably a pneumothorax

Abx is antibiotics

CVICU Cardiovascular ICU

DHT- Dobhoff tube (Jevity is the tube feeding)

AMI- Acute myocaridal infarction

MCA is the middle cerebral artery

I don't know what ATC is...

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Around the clock???

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Thanks so much for the help! I really appreciate it!:kiss

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Okay, I have one more....

PICC line inserted in RAC

I know what the PICC line is, but what about the RAC??

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The right AC (antecubital).

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I promise this will be the last one....but does L chest tube mean left? I'm sorry, I just want to be sure

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L pneumo is a left pneumothorax

ATC is around-the-clock

PICC in the RAC is a peripherally inserted central catheter in the Right antecubital fossa

L chest tube means the left chest tube. R means the right.

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Thank you!

You guys are all so awesome!:wink2:

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Okay, I lied!:rolleyes:

This is the very last thing...I missed it earlier...

SS Insulin

what is the ss?

Thanks a lot you guys!

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

ss = sliding scale

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I feel so stupid! I knew that!:imbar

I deal with that every week in clinical! Please forget that I asked that!

Again, thanks for the help!

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