| Question |
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| Answer |
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| 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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