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Medical abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ECF | Extended Care Facility |
| ECG or EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EDC | estimated date of condinement |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EMB | endometrial biopsy |
| HEENT | head,eyes,ears,nose,throat |
| EMG | electromyelogram |
| EOM | extraocular movement |
| ER | emergency room |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| F | fahrenheit |
| FB | foreign body |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Fe | iron |
| FH | family history |
| F/U or f/u | follow up |
| FUO | fever of undertermined orgin |
| Fx | fracture |
| g or gm | gram |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GBS | gallbladder series |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| Grav 1,2,3, | 1st,2nd,or 3rd pregancy |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| GYN | gynecology |
| hr | hour |
| H&H | hematocrit and hemoglobin |
| h/o | history of |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| Hg | Mercury |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| H20 | water |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| hs | at bedtime |
| hx | history |