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Diagnois Abb.
Diagnosis Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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M.S. | Multiple Sclerosis |
U.R.I. | upper respiratory infection |
C.V.A. | cerebral vascular accident (stroke) |
T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
S.T.D | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
D & C | dilation and curettage |
Chole | cholecystectomy |
Appy | appendectomy |
D.O.A | dead on arrival |
CA | cancer |
U.T.I | urinary tract infection |
T.U.R./T.U.R.P | transurethral resection prostate |
Fx | fracture |
AB | abortion |
M.I. | myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
F.U.O | fever unknown origin |
C.O.L.D | chronic obstructive lung disease |
A.S.H.D | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
C.H.F. | congestive heart failure |
R/O | rule out |
T.A.H. c B.S.O. | total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
N/V | nausea and vomiting |
Procto | proctoscopy |
Cysto | cystoscopy |
T.K.R | total knee replacement |
A.K. amp / A.K.A | above the knee amputation |
B.K. amp / B.K.A | below the knee amputation |
L.O.C. | loss/level of consciousness |
C.H.T. | closed head trauma |
A&P Repair | anterior and posterior repair |
O.R.I.F. | open reduction internal fixation |
C.A.B | coronary artery bypass |
C.A.D | coronary artery disease |
S.O.B. | shortness of breath |
staph inf | staphylococcus infection |
strep inf | streptococcus infection |
HA | headache |
R.S.V | Respieratory Synctial Virus |
C.P | chest pain OR Cerebral Palsy |
G.S.W. | gunshot wound |
D.V.T | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
HTN | hypertension |
G.E.R.D | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
C.O.P.D. | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
SDH | subdural hematoma |