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MT A-C
Medical Terminology A-C Fall 2010 Gurnick
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAA | ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM |
| ABG | ARTERIAL BLOOD GASSES |
| AdLib | AS WANTED |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| AF | ATRIAL FIBRILATION |
| ADH | ANTI DIURETIC HORMONE |
| AFP | ALPHA FETA PROTEIN |
| AIDS | AQUIRED IMMUNE DIFFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| AKA | ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| aka | ALSO KNOWN AS |
| AP | ANGINA PECTORALIS |
| AOB | ALCOHOL ON BREATH |
| ARF | ACCUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| AS | AORTIC STENOSIS |
| AV | ATRIO VENTRICAL |
| BKA | BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION |
| BID | TWICE PER DAY |
| BF | BREAST FEEDING |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BMI | BODY MASS INDEX |
| BMR | BASAL METABOLIC RATE |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BPM | BEATS PER MINUTE |
| BS | BOWEL SOUNDS |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITREAGE |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| C/C | CUP WITH |
| ca | APPROX |
| CA/CA+ | CALCIUM |
| CA | CANCER |
| CHD | CORONARY HEART DISEASE |
| CT | COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| CCU | CRITICAL CARE UNIT |
| CF | CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CHI | CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| CHOL | CHOLESTEROL |
| CHO | CARBOHYDRATE |
| CIS | CARCINOMA IN SITE |
| CMI | CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| C/O | COMPLAINS OF |
| CO | CARDIAC OUTPUT |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMINARY DISEASE |
| CP | CEREBRAL PALSY |
| CRF | CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE |
| CSF | CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID |
| CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| CVP | CENTRAL VENUS PRESSURE |
| CVS | CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM |
| CXR | CHEST X-RAY |