| Question |
Answer |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| Bx,bx | biopsy |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CTscan,CATscan | computed tomography scan |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| LAT,laat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MRI | magnetic resonace imaging |
| PA | posteroanterior;pernicious anemia |
| PET | positron emissionm tomography |
| post | posterior |
| RLQ | right lowwer quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| sono | sonogram,sound |
| SPECT | singel photon emission computed tomography |
| Sx | symptom |
| Tx | treatment |
| U&L, U/L | upper and lower |
| US | ultrasound |
| Ua,U/A | urinalysis |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| cm | centimeter |
| decub | decubitus:bedsore |
| derm | dermatology |
| FS | frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| I&D | insion and drainage |
| IMP | impression |
| Sub Q,sub Q | subcutaneous(injection) |
| ung | ointment |
| XP,XDP | xeroderma pigmentosum |
| BK | below the knee |
| C1,C2 and so on | first cervical vertebra.... |
| Ca | calcium,cancer |
| CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| HD | hip disarticulation |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| HP | hemipelvectomy |
| IS | intracostal space |
| I.M.,IM | intramuscular;infectious mononucleosis |
| I.V,IV | intravenous |
| KD | knee disarticulation |
| L1,L2,and so on | first lumbar vertebra..... |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MS | musculoskeletal;multiple sclerosis |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anit-inflammatory drugs |
| ORTH;ortho | orthopedics |
| P | phosphorous |
| PCL | posterior crucite ligament |
| RA | rhumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rhumatoid factor |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SD | shoulder disarticulation |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacment |
| AD | alzhimer's disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| BEAM | brain electic activity mapping |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerbral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalogram(graphy) |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| MEG | magnetoencephalography |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram(graphy) |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
| SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
| TIA | transient ischmic attack |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| BMR | basal metabloic rate |
| DI | diabetes insipidus; diagnostic imaging |
| DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GH | growth hormone |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| K | potassium |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| MSH | melonocyte-stimulating hormone |
| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn |
| PRL | prolactin |
| PGH | pituitary growth hormone |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| RAI | radioactive iodine |
| RAIU | radioavtive iodine uptake |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| FBG | fasting blood glucosa |
| PBI | protein bound iodine |
| GTT | glucosa tolerance test |
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