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quarter 3 abbrev.
all the abbreviations for quarter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dx | diagnosis |
| H/O | history of |
| H&P | history and physical |
| Hx | history |
| MHx | medical history |
| PE or Px | physical examination |
| prog | prognosis |
| Sx | symptoms |
| Tx | treatment |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| CA | cancer |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| Fe def | iron deficiency |
| GC | gonorrhea |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| OM | otitis media |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatic fever |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| USI | urinary stress incontinence |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| CT, CAt | computed axial tomography |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| Echo | echocardiogram |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NST | nonstress test |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| TRUS | transrectal ultrasound |
| US | ultrasound |
| BG | blood glucose |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| diff | differential |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| GCT | glucose challenge test |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | memoglobin |
| PPBS | postprandial blood sugar |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| RBC | red blood count |
| RBS | random blood sugar |
| SG | specific gravity |
| trig | triglycerides |
| UA | urinalysis |
| U/C | urine culture |
| WBC | white blood count |