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PNSG2104abbrev
abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abortion | Ab |
| accelerations | accels |
| alpha fetal protein | AFP |
| amniocentesis | amnio |
| artificial rupture of membranes | AROM |
| breastfeeding with audible swallowing | BAS |
| bulging bag of water | BBOW |
| biophysical profile | BPP |
| bilateral tubal ligation | BTL |
| cesarean birth | CB |
| circumcision | circ |
| cephalopelvic disproportion | CPD |
| cesarean section | C/S |
| contraction stress test | CST |
| decelerations | decels |
| deep tendon reflexes | DTRs |
| delivery | del |
| estimated blood loss | EBL |
| estimated date of confinement | EDC |
| estimated date of deliver | EDD |
| external fetal monitor | EFM |
| estimated gestational age | EGA |
| episiotomy | epis |
| elective termination of pregnancy | ETOP |
| fetal heart rate | FHR |
| fetal heart tone | FHT |
| fetal monitor | FM |
| fetal scalp electrode | FSE |
| fetal electrocardiogram | FECG |
| gravida | G |
| gestational age | GA |
| gonorrhea | GC |
| gestation | gest |
| intrauterine fetal demise | IUFD |
| intrauterine growth restriction | IUGR |
| intrauterine pregnancy | IUP |
| intrauterine pressure catheter | IUPC |
| laceration | lac |
| labor/delivery room | LDR |
| large for gestational age | LGA |
| left occiput anterior | LOA |
| left occiput posterior | LOP |
| left occiput transverse | LOT |
| last menstraul period | LMP |
| lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio | L/S ratio |
| long term variability | LTV |
| meconium | mec |
| multiparous | multip |
| newborn nursery | NBN |
| neonatal intesive care unit | NICU |
| non-stress test | N.S.T. |
| cord wrapped around newborn neck | nuchal cord |
| obstetrics | OB |
| oxytocin challenge test | OCT |
| number of births after 20 wks gestation (live or dead) | para |
| pregnancy induced hypertension | PIH |
| pitocin/oxytocin | pit |
| postpartum | PP |
| precipitous delivery | precip |
| premature newborn | prem |
| Grav.1 or G1 | primigravida |
| prolonged premature rupture of membranes | PPROM |
| premature rupture of membranes | PROM |
| rhesus factor negative | Rh neg/Rh- |
| rhesus factor positive | Rh pos/Rh+ |
| right occiput anterior | ROA |
| right occiput posterior | ROP |
| right occiput transverse | ROT |
| small for gestational age | SGA |
| spontaneous | spon |
| spontaneous rupture of membranes | SROM |
| sponatneous vaginal delivery | SVD |
| short term variability | STV |
| term uterine pregnancy | TUP |
| uterine contractions | U/C |
| ultrasound | US |
| vaginal | vag |
| vaginal birth | VB |
| vaginal birth after previous cesarean sections | VBAC |
| vaginal exam | VE |