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Radiography Abbrevia
Radiography Medical Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrom |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| BE | Barium Enema |
| BID | Twice Daily |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| BX | Biopsy |
| C | Within |
| CA | Cancer |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resucitation |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| DX | Diagnosis |
| ECG; EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| EEG | Electroencephlagram |
| ENT | Ear, nose, throat |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| H/O | History of |
| HX | Hitory |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| KUB | Kidney, ureters, and bladder |
| LMP | Last menstrual period |
| Mets | Metastases |
| MI | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
| NG | Nasogastric |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| Peds | Pediatrics |
| P/O | Postoperative |
| Post-op | After surgery |
| Pre-op | Before surgery |
| PRN | As needed |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| pt | Patient |
| QID | Four Times Daily |
| S | Without |
| SOB | Short of breath |
| STAT | Immediately |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| TID | Three times daily |
| TPN | Total parenteral nutrition (IV feeding) |
| UGI | Upper Gastrointestinal series |
| URI | Upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | Urinary tract infection |