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Chapter 8,9,10 abb
Chapter 8,9,10 abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |