Question

Practice using these abbreviations to translate medical language into common English. This is fun: wered t 20.00 Decode the follewing paragraph by entering the words in the provided spaces: (allthe words should be in lower case. Watch the sellin and estionho extra spacesl) 59 y/o male Pt l I was admitted to the ER with soB and c/o severe CP At the point of admit, BP was 220/120, HR include HTM 115 bpm. PMH , CHD , USA Current Dx EKG and labs pending etwa, given MSI , and CHF R/O MI ,PRN .Nfor , will transfer to TCU comfort. Currently, Vss for observation Flnish attempt You are logged in as VNa6, Jennylyn Mcintyre [Log out e.曲為麻 ←

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Pt- patient

ER- emergency room

SOB- shortness of breath

C/o - complaints of

Cp- chest pain

BP- blood pressure

HR- heart rate

PMH- patient medical history

HTN- hypertension

CHD- coronary heart disease

USA- unstable angina

CHF- congestive heart failure

Dx- diagnosis

R/o- rule out

MI - myocardial infarction

MS- morphine sulphate

PRN- as needed

VSS- vital signs stable

TCU- transitional care unit