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Question | Answer |
ant | anterior |
AP | anteroposterior |
Bx,bx | biopsy |
CT | computed tomography |
CTscan,CATscan | computed tomography scan |
DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
Dx | diagnosis |
LAT,laat | lateral |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
MRI | magnetic resonace imaging |
PA | posteroanterior;pernicious anemia |
PET | positron emissionm tomography |
post | posterior |
RLQ | right lowwer quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
sono | sonogram,sound |
SPECT | singel photon emission computed tomography |
Sx | symptom |
Tx | treatment |
U&L, U/L | upper and lower |
US | ultrasound |
Ua,U/A | urinalysis |
BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
cm | centimeter |
decub | decubitus:bedsore |
derm | dermatology |
FS | frozen section |
ID | intradermal |
I&D | insion and drainage |
IMP | impression |
Sub Q,sub Q | subcutaneous(injection) |
ung | ointment |
XP,XDP | xeroderma pigmentosum |
BK | below the knee |
C1,C2 and so on | first cervical vertebra.... |
Ca | calcium,cancer |
CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
DJD | degenerative joint disease |
EMG | electromyography |
Fx | fracture |
HD | hip disarticulation |
HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
HP | hemipelvectomy |
IS | intracostal space |
I.M.,IM | intramuscular;infectious mononucleosis |
I.V,IV | intravenous |
KD | knee disarticulation |
L1,L2,and so on | first lumbar vertebra..... |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
MS | musculoskeletal;multiple sclerosis |
NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anit-inflammatory drugs |
ORTH;ortho | orthopedics |
P | phosphorous |
PCL | posterior crucite ligament |
RA | rhumatoid arthritis |
RF | rhumatoid factor |
ROM | range of motion |
SD | shoulder disarticulation |
THA | total hip arthroplasty |
THR | total hip replacement |
TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
TKR | total knee replacment |
AD | alzhimer's disease |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
BEAM | brain electic activity mapping |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cerbral palsy |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencephalogram(graphy) |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
LOC | loss of consciousness |
MEG | magnetoencephalography |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram(graphy) |
NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
TIA | transient ischmic attack |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
BMR | basal metabloic rate |
DI | diabetes insipidus; diagnostic imaging |
DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
GH | growth hormone |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
K | potassium |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
MSH | melonocyte-stimulating hormone |
NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn |
PRL | prolactin |
PGH | pituitary growth hormone |
PTH | parathyroid hormone |
RAI | radioactive iodine |
RAIU | radioavtive iodine uptake |
T3 | triiodothyronine |
T4 | thyroxine |
TFT | thyroid function test |
TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
FBG | fasting blood glucosa |
PBI | protein bound iodine |
GTT | glucosa tolerance test |
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