Question | Answer |
ECG | Electro Cardiogram |
DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
CVP | Central Venous Pressure |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
BP | Blood Pressure |
ICU | Intesive Care Unit |
CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
HS | Heart Sounds |
ITU | Intesive Therapy Unit |
IV | Intravenous |
CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graph |
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
AS | Aotic Stenosis |
ASD | Atrial Septum Defect |
AIDS | Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
WBC | White Blood Count |
RBC | Red Blood Count |
ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia |
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
FBC | Full Blood Count |
MB | Bachelor Of Medicine |
PhD | Doctor Of Philosophy |
MSU | Mid Stream Urine |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
IVU | Intravenous Urogram |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
PSA | Prostatic-specific Antigen (test for cancer of prostate) |
ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
stat | At Once |
bd | Twice Daily |
mg | Milligrams |
ac | before meals |
on | Every Night |
qds | Four Times Daily |
aa | Equal Amounts |
ac | Before Food |
alt die | Alternate Days |
alt noct | Alternate Nights |
mane | In the morning |
nocte | At Night |
NP | Proper Name |
om | Every Morning |
on | Every Night |
pa | To The Affected Parts |
pc | After Food |
prn | Whenever Necessary |
qid | Four times Daily |
sos | Whenever Necessary |
rep | Let it be repeated |
tid | Three Times Daily |
caps | Capsules |
COAD | Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease |
COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
FB | Foreign Body |
LRTI | Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
PE | Pulmonary Embolism |
PND | Post Natal Drip |
RD | Respiratory Disease |
RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
SMR | Sub Mucous resection |
SOB | Short Of Breath |
Ts & As | Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy |
TB | Tubulerculosis |
URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
VC | Vital Capacity |
D&C | Dilation & Curettage (scraping of the womb) |
BO | Bowels Open |
D&V | Diarrhoea & Vomiting |
DU | Duodenal Ulcer |
BM | Bowel Movement |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
LIF | Left Illiac Fossae |
IUC | Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis |
N&V | Nausea & Vomiting |
NG | New growth |
EMU | Early Morning Urine |
DNA | Did Not Attend |
TCI | To Come In |
CVA | Cerebro Vascular Accident |
Hb | Haemoglobin |
Ung | Ointment |
FRCP | Fellow Of Royal College Of Physicians |
BBA | Born Before Arrival |
MSSU | Mid Stream Urine Specimen |
ENT | Ear, Nose, Throat |
DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
HI | Hypodermic Injection |
MRCP | Member Of The Royal College Of Physicians |
AMSPAR | Association Of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators & Receptionists |
BMA | British Medical Association |
FRCOG | Fellow Of The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
RIH | Right Inguinal Hernia |
Na | Sodium |
TCI | To Come In |
CDH | Congenital Dislocation Of The Hip |
NSAIDs | Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
FRCGP | Fellow Of The Royal College Of General Practitioners |
PR | Per Rectum |
PSa | Prostatic Specific Antigen |
TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attach (Stroke) |
DNA | Did Not Attend |
SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
K | Potassium |
MRSA | Multiple Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
INR | International Normalised Ratio |
TURP | Transurethral Rescetion Of Prostate Gland |
od | Everyday |