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radiology & pharmacology

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a.c., ac   before meals (ante cibum)  
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b.i.d., bid   two times a day (bis in die)  
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FDA   Food and Drug Administration  
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HRT   hormone replacement therapy  
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IV   inravenous  
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SL   sublingual  
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SQ   subcutaneous  
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angio   angiography  
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Ba   barium  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal  
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US, U/S   ultrasound; ultrasonography  
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V/Q scan   ventilation-perfusion scan of lungs  
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radiology   medical specialty of the study of x-rays  
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xrays   invisible waves of energy  
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nuclear medicine   radioactivity and radionuclides  
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PET   positron  
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doppler ultrasound and color flow imaging   record blood flow velocity  
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bone scan   Tc is injected intravenously and the skeleton is imaged.  
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radiolucent   substance which permits passage of x-rays  
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radiopaque   substance that absorbs x-rays  
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straight lines   allows the formation of precise shadow images on x-ray plate  
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scattering of x-rays   occurs when x-rays come into contact with any material.  
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CT (CAT) scan   Computed tomography - beaming x-rays at multiple angles  
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contrast studies    
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