abbreviations 1 Flashcards
1
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
2
Q
AMI
A
Acute Myocardial Infarction
3
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending
4
Q
CCU
A
critical/coronary care unit
5
Q
CAD
A
coronary arteries disease
6
Q
LA
A
left atrium
7
Q
RA
A
right atrium
8
Q
LVF
A
left ventricular function or failure
9
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
10
Q
MVR
A
mitral valve replacement
11
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
12
Q
sob
A
shortness of breath
13
Q
LFT
A
liver function test
14
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
15
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
16
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
17
Q
h/o
A
history of
18
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
19
Q
bp
A
blood pressure
20
Q
b.d.
A
twice per day
21
Q
t.d.
A
three times a day
22
Q
q.d.
A
four times a day
23
Q
Ca
A
calcium
24
Q
CT
A
computer tomography
25
c/o
complains of
26
ED
emergency department
27
DM
diabetes mellitus
28
ENT
ear, nose and throat
29
PRN
'pro re nata' as required
30
tab
tablet
31
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
32
NSAID
non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
33
CRF
chronic renal failure
34
CCF
congestive cardiac failure
35
9 regions of the abdomen
- right hypochondriac
- right lumbar
- right illiac
- epigastric
- umbilical
- hypogastric
- left hypochondriac
- left lumbar
- left illiac
36
MCR
medical cost ratio
37
TKR
total knee replacement
38
IDC
invasive ductal carcinoma
OR
indwelling catheter
