Question

1. match the meanings with the acronyms or abbreviations.

do not publish
fasting blood sugar
intensive care unit
vital signs
blood pressure
temperature, pulse, and respiration
as soon as possible
now

choices
stat
bp
tpr
dnp
vs
fbs
icu
asap

Explanation:

To solve this matching problem, we analyze each term:

• "do not publish" matches "DNP" (abbreviation for Do Not Publish).
• "fasting blood sugar" matches "FBS" (Fasting Blood Sugar).
• "intensive care unit" matches "ICU" (Intensive Care Unit).
• "vital signs" matches "VS" (Vital Signs).
• "blood pressure" matches "BP" (Blood Pressure).
• "temperature, pulse, and respiration" matches "TPR" (Temperature, Pulse, Respiration).
• "as soon as possible" matches "ASAP" (As Soon As Possible).
• "now" is often abbreviated as "stat" (from the Latin "statim" meaning immediately).

Answer:

• do not publish: DNP
• fasting blood sugar: FBS
• intensive care unit: ICU
• vital signs: VS
• blood pressure: BP
• temperature, pulse, and respiration: TPR
• as soon as possible: ASAP
• now: stat