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Chapter 8,9,10 abb
Chapter 8,9,10 abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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C-section | cesarean section |
D & C | dilation (dilatation) and curettage |
GYN | gynecology |
IUD | intrauterine pregnancy |
LMP | last menstrual period |
NB | newborn |
OB | obstetrics |
Papsmear | Papanicolaou smear |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
BSO | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia also benign prostatic hypertrophy |
GU | genitourinary |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
TUR | transurethral resection of the prostate |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
AD | alzheimer disease |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
CNS | central nervous system |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CT | computed tomography |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencelphalogram |
LP | lumbar puncture |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
MS | munltiple sclerosis |
PET | positron emission tomography |
TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stiulation |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |