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I(131
a.c. ABA |
radioactive iodine
before meals American Burn Assoc. |
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abd
ABG ABO |
abdomen, abdominal
acetylcholine American Cancer Society |
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ACTH
ad lib. ADD |
adrenocortiocotrophic hormone
freely as needed attention deficit disorder |
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ADH
ADHD ADL |
antidiuretic hormone
atten. deficit hyperactivity disorder activities of daily living |
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AFB
AHF AI |
acid-fast bacillus
antihemophilic factor aortic insufficiency |
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AIDS
ALL ALP |
acquired immunodef. syndrome
acute lymphoblastic leukemia alkaline phosphatase(liver fxn) |
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ALS
ALT AML |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
alanine transferase acute melogenous leukemia |
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ANA
AP Aq. |
antinuclear antibody
anteroposterior water |
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ARDS
ARF ASD |
acute respiratory distress synd.
acute renal failure atrial septal defect |
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ASHD
AST AV |
arteriosclerotic heart disease
aspartate animotransferase atrioventricular |
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BBT
bid bin |
basal body temp
twice a day twice a night |
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BM
BMI BP |
bowel movement
body mass index blood pressure |
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BPH
BSA BUN |
benign prostatic hyperplasia
body surface area blood urea nitrogen |
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Bx, bx
C CA |
biopsy
celsius carcinoma |
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Ca
CABG CAD |
calcium
coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery disease |
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CAL
CBC, cbc CCU |
chronic airlow limitation
complete clood cell count critical care unit |
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CDC
CHF CK (CPK) |
Center for Disease Control
Congestive heart failure creatine kinase |
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C1 C2
CMV CNS |
cervical vertebrae
cytomegalovirus central nervous system |
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CO2
COLD COPD |
carbon dioxide
chronic obsturctive lung disease chronic obsturvice pulm disease. |
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CPAP
CPD CPK |
continuous positive airway pressure
cephalopelvic disproportion creatine phosphokinase |
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CPR
CRF CS or c section |
cardiopulmon recesitation
chronic renal failure cesearean section |
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CSF
CSR CT CAT |
cerebrospinal fluid
cheyne-stokes respiration computed tomography |
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CTS
CVA Cx |
carpal tunnel syndrome
cerebrovascular accident,costovertebral angle cervix |
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CXR
D & C DIC diff |
chest x-ray
dilation and curettage desseminated intravascular coagulation differential count (white blood cell ct) |
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DJD
DLE DM |
degenerative joint disease
discoid lupus erythematosus diabetes mellitus |
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DMARDs
DNA DOB |
disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
deoxyribose nucleic acid date of birth |
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DSM
DTR Dx |
Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders
deep tendon reflex diagnosis |
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ECG EKG
ECHO ECMO ED |
electrocardiogram
echocardiography extracorporealmembrane oxygenation Emergency department |
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EDD
EEG EFM |
expected delivery date
electroencephalgram electronic fetal monitor |
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EGD
ELISA EMG |
electronic fetal monitor
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (aids diagnosis) electromyography |
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ENT
ER ESR |
ear, nose, throat
emergency room erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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ESR
ESWL ET |
erthrocyte sedimentation rate
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy endotracheal |
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F
FBS FEMA |
Fahrenheit
fasting blood sugar Federal Emergency Management act |
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FHR
FSH fx |
fetal heart rate
follicle stimulating hormone fracture |
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G
GB GC |
gravida
gallbladder gonococcus |
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GDM
GERD GFR |
gestational diabetes mellitus
gastroesophageal reflux disease glomerular filtration rate |
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GH
GI GP |
growth hormone
gastrointestinal general practicioner |
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GTT
GU Gyn |
glucose tolerance test
genitourinary gynecology |
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H & P
HAV Hb AIC |
histoy and physical
hepatitis A virus glcosylated hemoglobin |
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Hb, Hgb
HBV HCG |
hemoglobin
hep. B virus human chorionic gonadotropin |
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HCT
HCV HDN |
hematocrit
hep C virus hemolytic disease of the newborn |
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HEV
HDV HIPAA |
hep E virus
hep D virus Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability act |
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HIV
HLA HPF |
human immunodefic virus
human leukocyte antigens high-power field |
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HPV
HRT HSV |
human papillomavirus
hormone replacement therapy herpes simplex virus |
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HSV-1
HSV-2 hx HX |
herpes type 1
herpes type 2 history |
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I & D
I & O IBD |
incision and drainage
intake and output inflammatory bowel disease |
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IBS
IC ICP |
irritable bowel syndrome
irritable colon intracranial pressure |
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ICSH
ICU IgA, IgD, IgG, IgM, IgE |
interstitial cell stimulating hormone
intensive care unit immunoglobulins |
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INR
IUD IV |
International Normalized Ration
intrauterine device intravenous |
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IVF
IVP KUB |
in vitro fertilization
intravenous pelogram kidneys ureter and bladder |
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LA
lab lap |
left atrium
laboratory laparotomy |
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lat.
LCA LDH |
lateral
left cornoary artery lactatedehydrogenase(increased after myocardial infarction |
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LE
LFT LH |
lupus erythematosus
Liver fxn test luteinizing hormone |
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lig.
L1 L2 etc LLL |
ligament
lumbar vertebrae left lower lobe |
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LLQ
LMP LPF |
left lower quadrant
last menstrual period low power field |
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LPN
LRT LTH |
licensed practical nurse
lower respiratory tract lactogenic hormone |
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LUL
LUQ LV |
left upper lobe
left upper quadrant left ventricle |
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LVN
MCH MCHC |
lecensed vocational nurse
mean corpsucular hemoglovin (average amt of hemoglobin in each RBC) mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration(amt per unit of blood) |
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MCV
MI MRI |
mean corpuscular volume (average size of RBC)
myocardial infarction magenetic resonance imaging |
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MS
MSH MTP |
mutliple sclerosis
melanocyte stimulating hormone metatarsophalangeal |
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MVP
NG tube Noct. |
mitral valve prolapse
nasogastric tube night |
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NPO
NSAID O2 OB |
nothing by mouth
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug oxygen obsetrics |
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OCD
OD OP |
obsessive compulsive disorder
overdose; right eye outpatient |
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OR
OTC PA |
operating room
over the counter physician assistant;posteroanterior |
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Pap
PAT PCV |
papanicolaeou smear stain
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia packed cell volume |
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PE
PET PFT |
physical exam
positron emission tomography pumlonary fxn test |
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pH
PID PMN |
potential hydrogen or potential of hydrogen
pelvic inflammatory disease polymorphonuclear |
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PMS
PNS PO |
premenstrual syndrome
peripheral nervous system by mouth |
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PO2
prn PSA |
oxygen partial pressure
as the occsion arises prostate specific antigen |
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PT
PTA PTCA |
prothrombin time or physical therapy
percutaneous transluminal angioplastsyh percutaneous translunimal coronary angioplasty |
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PTH
PTT PVC |
parathormone
partial thromboplastin time premature ventricular contraction |
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PVD
q qid |
peripheral vascular disease
every four times a day |
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R
RA RAIU |
respiraton
right atrium or rheumatoid arthitis radioactive iodine uptake |
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RBC
RCA RDA |
red blood cell
right coronary artery recommended ietary allowance |
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RDS
RF Rh |
respiratory distress syndrome
rheumatoid factor rhesus factor in the blood |
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RLL
RLQ ROM |
right lower lobe
right lower quadrant range of motion |
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RPR
RUL RUQ |
rapid plasma reagin or rapid plasma reagin test (syphilis)
right upper lobe right upper quadrant |
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RV
Rx SA |
right ventricle
prescription sinoatrial |
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SARS
SCI SGOT |
severe acute respiratory syndrome
spinal cord injury serum glutamic oxaloactic transaminase (test of heart and liver fxn) |
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SGPT
SIDS SLE |
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
sudden infant death syndrome systemic lupus erythematosus |
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SOB
SSN Staph |
shortness of breath
social security number staphylococcus |
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stat
STD STH |
immediately
sexually transmitted disease somatotropic hormone |
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Sx
T & A T3 |
symptoms
tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy triiodothyronine |
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T4
TB TBSA |
throxine
tuberculosis total body surface area |
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TCT
TENS tid TIA |
thyrocalcitonin
transcutaenous electrical nerve three times a day transient ischemic attack |
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TJR
T1 T2 etc TMJ |
transient ischemic attack
thoracic vertebrae temporomandibular joint |
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TPN
TSH TSS |
total parenteral nutrition
thyroid stimulatin ghormone toxic shock syndrome |
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TTO
TUR TURP |
transtracheal oxygen
transurethral resection transurethral resection of the prostate |
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Tx
UA, U/A UGI |
treatment
urinalysis upper GI series or ointment |
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ung
URI URT UTI |
ointment
upper resp. infection upper respiratory tract urinary tract infection |
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UV
VC VCUG |
ultraviolet
vital capacity voiding cystourethrogram |
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VD
VDRL VS vs |
venereal disease
veneral disease research labs vital signs |
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VSD
WBC WMD |
ventricular septal defect
white blood cell weapons of mass destruction |
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WNL
WNV |
withinnormal limits
West Nile virus |
