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Urinary Abbrevs
Urinary Chapter abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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ARF | acute renal failure |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia;benign prostatic hypertrophy |
BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
CRF | chronic renal failure |
CT | computed tomography |
cysto | cysoscopy |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
ED | erectile dysfunction; emergency department |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
EU | excretory urography |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram/pyelography |
IVU | intravenous urogram/urography |
KUB | kidney,ureter, bladder |
PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
RP | retrograde pyelography |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
UA | urinalysis |
US | ultrasound/ ultrasoundography |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |