Other Medical Abbreviations
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| RUQ | Right upper quadrant
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| LUQ | Left upper quadrant
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| RLQ | Right Lower quadrant
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| LLQ | Left Lower quadrant
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| AP | anteroposterior
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| D&C | Dilation and curettage
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| C-section | cesarean section
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| FSH | folicile-stimulating hormone
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| GYN | gynecology
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| IUD | intrauterine device
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| IVF | In vitro fertilization
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| LH | leutinizing hormone
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| LMP | last menstral period
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| OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynecology
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| OC | oral contraceptive
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| Pap test | Papanicolaou test
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| PID | pelvic inflammatory diseasse
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| STD | sexually transmitted disease
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| STI | sexually transmitted infection
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| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy
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| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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| BSA | body surface area
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| DDH | developmental dysplasia of the hip
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| DPT | diptheria, pertusis, and tenanus (combination vaccine)
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| Hep B | hepatitis B vaccine
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| HiB | Haemophilus Influenzae type B vaccine
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| IPV | inactivated polliovirus vaccine
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| MMR | mumps, measles, rubella (combination vaccine)
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| PCV | pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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| PDA | patient ductus arteriosis
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| Peds | pediatrics
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| ROP | retinopathy of prematurity
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| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome
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| WBC, wbc | white blood cells
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| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus
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| segs | segmented neutrophils
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| RBC, rbc | red blood cells
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| RA | right atrium, rheumatoid arthritis
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| PTT | partial thromboplastin time
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| PT | physical therapy
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| PMNL | polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia, or primary care physician
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| NK cell | natural killer cell
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| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes
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| Igs | immunoglobulins
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin
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| cos | eosinophil
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| GVHD | graft-venus-host disease
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| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus
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| DVT | deep vein thromboisis,
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| diff | differential count (while blood cells)
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| DIC | disseminated inravascular coagulation
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| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| BMT | bone marrow transplant
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| APTT | activated partial thromboplstin time
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| APC | antigen presenting cell
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| ANA | antinuclear antibody
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| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia
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| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia
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| AB, Ab, ab | antibody, abortion
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| US | Ultra sound
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| SA, S-A | sinoatrial
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| RV | residual volume or right ventricle
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| RA | right atrium
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| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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| NSR | normal sinus rhythm
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| MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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| MUGA scan | multiple gated acquisition scan
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| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram, magnetic resonance anigography
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| MI | myocardial infarcation
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| LV | left ventricle
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| LDL | low density lipoprotein
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| LA | left atrium
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| ICD | implantable carioverter defibrillation
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| HTN | hypertension
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| HF | heart failure
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| HDL | high density lipoprotein
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| EPS | electrophysiology studies
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| ECHO | echocardiogram, echocardiography, echoencephlogram, echoencephalography
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| ECG, EKG | lectrocardiogram
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| DVT | deep vein thrombosis
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resusitation
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| CO2 | carbon dioxide
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| CK | creatine kinase, conductive keratoplasty
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| Chol | cholesterol
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| CHD | coronary heart disease
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| CC | cardiac catherization
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass graph
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| CA | cancer, cardiac arrest, chronological age
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| BP, B/P | blood preasure
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| AV | atrioventricular, arteriovenous
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| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease
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| AS | aortic stenosis
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| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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| AFib | atrial fibrillation
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| ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme
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| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| TB | turberculosis
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| T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome
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| RD | respiratory disease
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| Po2 | partial pressure of oxygen
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| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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| pH | degree of acidity
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| PFT | pulmonary function test
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| Pco2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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| PA | posteroanterior, pernicious anemia
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| NMT | nebulized mist treatment
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| MDI | metered dose inhaler
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| IRDS | infant respiratory distress syndrome
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| HMD | hyaline membrane disease
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| DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
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| DPI | dry powder inhaler
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| CXR | chest xray chest radiograph
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| CTPA | computed tomography pulmonary angiography
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| CT | computed tomography
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| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure
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| COPD | chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
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| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome
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| AFB | acid fast bacillus
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| ABG | arterial blood gas(es)
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