Franklin ic-118 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Abbreviations and Symbols
Pa
co2
arterial carbon dioxide
pressure
pressure
PA
o2
alveolar oxygen pres-
sure
sure
Pa
o2
carbon dioxide pres-
sure (or tension)
sure (or tension)
pg
picogram
(=micromicrogram)
(=micromicrogram)
pH
hydrogen ion concen-
tration
tration
PMN
polymorphonuclear
leukocyte
leukocyte
po
orally
P
o2
oxygen pressure
PPD
purified protein deriva-
tive (tuberculin)
tive (tuberculin)
ppm
parts per million
prn
as needed
psi
pounds/square in.
q
every
q 4 h etc every 4 hours, etc
qid
qid
4 times a day
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
RBC
red blood cell
RF
rheumatic fever; rheu-
matoid factor
matoid factor
RNA
ribonucleic acid
Sa
o2
arterial oxygen satura-
tion
tion
SBE
subacute bacterial
endocarditis
endocarditis
s.c.
subcutaneous(ly)
sec
second
SI
International System
of Units
of Units
SLE
systemic lupus erythe-
matosus
matosus
soln
solution
sp gr
specific gravity
sq
square
STS
serologic test(s) for
syphilis
syphilis
TB
tuberculosis
tid
3 times a day
u.
unit
URI
upper respiratory in-
fection
fection
USPHS United States Public
Health Service
UTI
urinary tract infection
WBC
white blood cell count
WHO
World Health Org.
wk
week
wt
weight
yr
year
µ
micro-; micron
µ
Ci
microcurie
µ
g
microgram
µ
L
microliter
µ
m
micrometer (= micron)
µ
mol
micromole
µ
Osm
micro-osmole
m
µ
millimicron
/
per
< / >
less/greater than
≤
/
≥
equal to or less/
greater than
greater than
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