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abbreviations

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Term
Definition
ABG   arterial blood gases  
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ACTH   adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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AFB   acid fast bacillus (TB organism)  
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ant   anterior  
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AP   anterposterior  
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APTT   activate partial thromboplastin time  
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BE   barium enemia/ below the elbow  
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BMI   body mass index  
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BMR   basal metabolic rate  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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Bx, bx   biopsy  
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C&S   culture & sensitivity  
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C&T   cross-match and type (compatible blood)  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CK   creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme)  
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C02   carbon dioxide  
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CRP   C-reactive protein  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT   compute tomography  
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CXR   chest xray, chest radiograph  
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DI   diabetes insipidus, diagnostic imaging  
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DKA   diabetic ketoacidosis  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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DNA   deoxyribonculec acid  
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DSA   digital subtraction angiography  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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ECG   electro cardio graph  
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ELISA   enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay  
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EMG   electromyography  
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ERCP   endoccopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (visual examination of pancreas and bile ducts)  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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FS   frozen section  
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FSH   follicle-stimulating hormone  
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GB/GBS   gallbladder, gallbladder series (x-ray)  
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GH   growth hormone  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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Hb   hemoglobin  
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HbA1c   glycosylated hemoglobin  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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Hct   hematocrit  
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HDL   high density lipoprotein  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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IDDM   insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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I & D   incision and drainage  
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INR   international normalized ratio  
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IV-GTT   intravenous glucose tolerence test  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram, intravenous pyelography  
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K   potassium  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, bladder (xray of)  
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LAT, lat   lateral  
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LDH   lactic dehydrogenase  
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LDL   low density lipoprotein  
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LH   luteinizing hormone  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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LS   lumbosacral spine (xray of)  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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MCH   mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin /maternal-child health  
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MCHC   mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin concentration  
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MCV   mean corpuscular(cell) volume  
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Mg   Magnesium  
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mg/dl. mg/dL   milligram per deciliter  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MSH   melanocyte stimulating hormone  
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Na   sodium  
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NIDDM   Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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NPH   neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)  
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O & P   ova and parasites  
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OB   obstetrics  
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P   phosphorus/ pulse  
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Pap   papanicolaou test  
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PBI   protein bound iodine  
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PCO2   partial pressure of carbon dioxide  
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PET   position emission tomography  
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PGH   pituitary growth hormone  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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post   posterior  
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PRL   prolactin  
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PSA   prostate specific antigen  
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PT   prothrombin time/physical exam  
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PTT/aPTT/APTT   partial thromboplastin time  
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PTH   parathyroid hormone  
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RAI   radioactive iodine  
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RAIU   radioactive iodine uptake  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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RF   rheumatoid factor  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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S & A   sugar and acetone  
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SBF   small bowel follow-through  
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SGOT   serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase  
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SGPT   serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase  
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sono   sonogram  
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SPECT   single photon emission computed  
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Sx   symptom  
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T & S   type and screen  
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T3   triiodothyroxine  
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T4   thyroxine  
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TFT   thyroid function test  
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TSH   thyroid stimulation hormone  
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Tx   treatment  
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U & L   upper and lower  
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UA   urinalysis  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal series  
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US   ultra sound  
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VDRL   venereal disease research laboratory  
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VMA   vanillymandelic acid (24 urine test)  
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WBC   white blood cell count  
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BMI   body mass index  
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DKA   diabetic ketoacidosis  
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HRT   hormone replacement therapy  
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PRL   prolactin  
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