Statistics for Medical Abbreviations

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
WBC	white blood cell	80%
RBC	red blood cell	79%
CBC	complete blood count	71%
Dx	diagnosis	69%
tid	three times a day	69%
bid	twice a day	67%
Tx	treatment	64%
qid	four times a day	60%
ABG	arterial blood gas	55%
DOA	dead on arrival	53%
NPO	nothing by mouth	53%
DM	diabetes mellitus	51%
qd	every day	48%
SpO2%	oxygen saturation	47%
qod	every other day	43%
c/o	complains of	41%
TPN	total parenteral nutrition	40%
LFT's	liver function tests	39%
d/t	due to	32%
r/t	related to	32%
ASA	aspirin	31%
LOC	level of consciousness	31%
HCTZ	hydrochlorothiazide	24%
SIADH	syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone	21%
TURP	transurethral resection of the prostate	20%
APAP	acetaminophen	13%
DON	director of nursing	9%
AFO	ankle foot orthotic	1%