Medical Abbreviations - AMSPAR 04/05
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| ECG | Electro Cardiogram
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| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis
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| CVP | Central Venous Pressure
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| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease
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| BP | Blood Pressure
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| ICU | Intesive Care Unit
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| CCU | Coronary Care Unit
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| HS | Heart Sounds
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| ITU | Intesive Therapy Unit
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| IV | Intravenous
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| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graph
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| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure
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| AS | Aotic Stenosis
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| ASD | Atrial Septum Defect
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| AIDS | Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
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| WBC | White Blood Count
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| RBC | Red Blood Count
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| ALL | Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia
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| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| FBC | Full Blood Count
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| MB | Bachelor Of Medicine
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| PhD | Doctor Of Philosophy
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| MSU | Mid Stream Urine
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| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy
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| IVU | Intravenous Urogram
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| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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| PSA | Prostatic-specific Antigen (test for cancer of prostate)
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| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
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| stat | At Once
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| bd | Twice Daily
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| mg | Milligrams
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| ac | before meals
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| on | Every Night
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| qds | Four Times Daily
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| aa | Equal Amounts
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| ac | Before Food
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| alt die | Alternate Days
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| alt noct | Alternate Nights
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| mane | In the morning
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| nocte | At Night
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| NP | Proper Name
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| om | Every Morning
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| on | Every Night
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| pa | To The Affected Parts
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| pc | After Food
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| prn | Whenever Necessary
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| qid | Four times Daily
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| sos | Whenever Necessary
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| rep | Let it be repeated
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| tid | Three Times Daily
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| caps | Capsules
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| COAD | Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
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| COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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| FB | Foreign Body
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| LRTI | Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
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| PE | Pulmonary Embolism
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| PND | Post Natal Drip
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| RD | Respiratory Disease
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| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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| SMR | Sub Mucous resection
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| SOB | Short Of Breath
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| Ts & As | Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
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| TB | Tubulerculosis
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
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| VC | Vital Capacity
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| D&C | Dilation & Curettage (scraping of the womb)
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| BO | Bowels Open
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| D&V | Diarrhoea & Vomiting
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| DU | Duodenal Ulcer
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| BM | Bowel Movement
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| GI | Gastrointestinal
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| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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| LIF | Left Illiac Fossae
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| IUC | Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis
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| N&V | Nausea & Vomiting
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| NG | New growth
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| EMU | Early Morning Urine
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| DNA | Did Not Attend
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| TCI | To Come In
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| CVA | Cerebro Vascular Accident
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| Hb | Haemoglobin
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| Ung | Ointment
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| FRCP | Fellow Of Royal College Of Physicians
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| BBA | Born Before Arrival
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| MSSU | Mid Stream Urine Specimen
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| ENT | Ear, Nose, Throat
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| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate
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| HI | Hypodermic Injection
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| MRCP | Member Of The Royal College Of Physicians
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| AMSPAR | Association Of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators & Receptionists
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| BMA | British Medical Association
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| FRCOG | Fellow Of The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
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| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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| RIH | Right Inguinal Hernia
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| Na | Sodium
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| TCI | To Come In
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| CDH | Congenital Dislocation Of The Hip
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| NSAIDs | Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs
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| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection
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| FRCGP | Fellow Of The Royal College Of General Practitioners
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| PR | Per Rectum
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| PSa | Prostatic Specific Antigen
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| TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attach (Stroke)
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| DNA | Did Not Attend
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| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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| K | Potassium
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| MRSA | Multiple Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
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| INR | International Normalised Ratio
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| TURP | Transurethral Rescetion Of Prostate Gland
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| od | Everyday
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