Abbreviation Flashcards
1
Q
BUN
A
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN:
KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST
2
Q
CFA
A
COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY
ARTERY PUNCTURE FOR AO-GRAM
3
Q
NG
A
NASOGASTRIC:
FEEDING TUBE TO THE STOMACH.
4
Q
PFA
A
PROFUNDA FEMORAL ARTERY:
ARTERY SULLYING FEMUR
5
Q
DSA
A
DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY:
COMPUTERIZED DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING
6
Q
DVT
A
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS:
THROMBOSIS OF THE LEG VEINS.
7
Q
IVP
A
INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM.
8
Q
DP
A
DORSALUS PEDIS
9
Q
SMA
A
SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY:
INTESTINE
10
Q
V/Q SCAN
A
VENTILATION/ PERFUSION SCAN
RADIO-ISOTOPE SCAN OF THE LUNG.
11
Q
PTA
A
pERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY
12
Q
KUB
A
KINDEY, URETERS AND BLADDER