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H Med Abbreviations
Medical Terminology A Short Course
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| H | hydrogen |
| h or hr | hour |
| HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy (for AIDS) |
| Hb or hgb or Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HbA1c (c is post script) | glycosylated hemoglobin (measured to test for diabetes) |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCG or hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| Hct or HCT | hematocrit |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
| Hg | mercury |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| h/o | history of |
| H2O | water |
| H&P | history & physical (examination) |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| h.s. | at bedtime |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| HSV-1, HSV-2 | herpes simplex virus type 1 herpex simplex virus type 2 |
| HTN | hypertension |
| Hx | history |