| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMO | Standing Medical Orders |
| UAO | Upper Airway Obstruction |
| PNH | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| TED | (hose) Thrombo-embolism Deterrent |
| GVHD | Graft-versus-host-disease |
| WMA | World Medical Association |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System |
| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure |