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Abbreviations
Medical Abbreviation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| CA | Cancer; Cardiac Arrest; Coronary Artery; Chronological Age |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPAP | Continuous Obstructive Airway Pressure |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| ETT | Endotracheal Tube |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NMT | Neuromuscular Transmission |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| Ph | Pulmonary Hypertension |
| pH | Potential Hydrogen |
| SAT | Spontaneous Breathing Trials |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |
| AED | Automatic External Defribrillator |
| AICD | Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defribillator |
| AV | Atrioventricular |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CC | Chief Complaint; Cardiac Catherization |
| CHB | Complete Heart Block |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Block |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| EKG | Electrocardiography |
| IAS | Interatrial Septum |
| ICD | Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| IVS | Intraventricular Septum |
| LA | Left Atrium |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoproteins |
| LV | Left Ventricular |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
| RA | Right Atrium |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RV | Right Ventricle |
| SA | Sinoatrial |
| SVC | Superior Vena Cava |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| US | Ultrasound |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| NKA | No Known Allergies |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug |
| AD | Advanced Directive |
| BLS | Basic Life Support |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BPM | Beats Per Minute |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resusitacion |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| F | Female |
| H/O | History |
| HPI | History of Present Illness |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| Inj. | Injection |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IV | Intravenous |
| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| BG | Blood Glucose |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| FBG | Fasting blood glucose |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
| PGH | Pituitary growth hormone |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| RAIU | Radioactive iodine uptake |
| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| C1, C2, etc. | Cervical vertebra |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CP | Cerebral palsy |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle |
| L1, L2, etc. | Lumbar vertebra |
| LP | Lumbar puncture |
| MS | Mitral stenosis; musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; magnesium sulfate |
| S1, S2, etc. | Sacral vertebra |
| T1, T2, etc. | Thoracic vertebra |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| AP | Anteriosuperior |
| MEG | Magnetoencephalography |
| MSI | Magnetic source imaging |
| PA | Posteranterior |
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