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PANKIT PHAT 151/153
General Medical Abbreviations and chapter 11 terminology
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
|---|---|
| BE | Barium enema |
| BP | blood pressure |
| Ca | calcium |
| CA | cancer |
| cath | cateter (hollow tube) |
| CO | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DPT | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| Fe | iron |
| H | hydrogen |
| HX,hx | history |
| I | iodine |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenus |
| K | potassium |
| MMR | measles-mumps-rubella |
| N | nitrogen |
| Na | sodium |
| P | pulse |
| PO | orally |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| UA | urinalysis |
| wt | weight |
| y/o,yo | years old |
| arteri/o- | arteris |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| cyt-/o | cell |
| hemat-/o | blood |
| pneumn-/o | lungs |
| pulmon-/o | lungs |
| an- | without |
| brady- | slow |
| hyper- | above normal. |
| hypo- | below normal |
| tachy- | rapid |
| dys- | impaired |
| cyan-/o | blue |
| eryth-/o | red |
| leuk-/o | white |
| HBP | High Blood Pressure |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |