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PO PPI PR

by mouth

SL

sublingual

proton pump inhibitor

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

by rectum

SNRI

PRES

posterior reversible encephalopathy

SSRI

PRN PSA

as needed

SSS STI

sick sinus syndrome

prostate-specific antigen

sexually transmitted infection

PT

prothrombin time

subcut

subcutaneous triiodothyronine

PTCA

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty posttraumatic stress disorder partial thromboplastin time

T 3 T 4

thyroxine

PTSD

TB

tuberculosis

PTT PVC PVD q.i.d.

TCA TEN TIA t.i.d. TLS TNF TPN TSH ULN URI USP tsp

tricyclic antidepressant toxic epidermal necrolysis transient ischemic attack tumor lysis syndrome tumor necrosis factor total parenteral nutrition thyroid-stimulating hormone three times daily

premature ventricular contraction

peripheral vascular disease

four times daily

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

RAAS

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

RBC RDA REM

red blood cell

recommended daily allowance

teaspoon

rapid eye movement

upper limit of normal

REMS

risk evaluation and mitigation strategy

upper respiratory infection United States Pharmacopeia

RNA RSV

ribonucleic acid

UTI UV

urinary tract infection

respiratory syncytial virus

ultraviolet VLDL-C very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol VTE venous thromboembolism WBC white blood cell WHO World Health Organization wk week

SA

sinoatrial

SARS-

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 severe cutaneous adverse reaction small cell lung cancer syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Stevens-Johnson syndrome second

CoV-2

SCAR

SCLC

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SIADH

SJS

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