Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
LLQ
A
Left lower quadrant
2
Q
INF
A
Inferior
3
Q
Post
A
Posterior
4
Q
Lat
A
Lateral
5
Q
AP
A
Anteroposterior
6
Q
RUQ
A
Right upper quadrant
7
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower quadrant
8
Q
PA
A
Posteroanterior
9
Q
SUP
A
Superior
10
Q
LUQ
A
Left upper quadrant
11
Q
MED
A
Medial
12
Q
ANT
A
Anterior
13
Q
CA
A
Carcinoma, cancer
14
Q
Px
A
Prognosis
15
Q
XRT
A
Radiation therapy
16
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
17
Q
Chemo
A
Chemotherapy
18
Q
MET
A
Metastasis
19
Q
ABD
A
Abdomen
20
Q
AD
A
Right ear
21
Q
AMA
A
American Medical Association
22
Q
AS
A
Left ear
23
Q
AU
A
Both ears
24
Q
BM
A
Bowel movement
25
BMI
Body Mass Index
26
BMR
Base Metabolic Rate
27
BP
Blood pressure
28
Bx
Biopsy
29
CA
Cancer
30
DOA
Dead on arrival or date of admission
31
DOB
Date of birth
32
ER
Emergency room
33
H/O
History of
34
HPI
History of present illness
35
HR
Heart rate or hour
36
Hx
History
37
I&D
Incision and drainage
38
LLL
Left lower lobe
39
LUL
Left upper lobe
40
MVA
Motor vehicle accident
41
N/V
Nausea / vomiting
42
OD
Right eye
43
OS
Left eye
44
OTC
Over the counter
45
OU
Both eyes
46
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
47
PKD
Polycystic kidney disease
48
PO
Per os (by mouth)
49
PT
Physical therapy
50
Post-op
Postoperative (after surgery)
51
Pre-op
Preoperative (before surgery)
52
REM
Rapid eye movement
53
RF
Risk factor
54
RUL
Right upper lobe
55
S/S
Signs and symptoms
56
STAT
Immediately
57
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
58
SX
Symptoms
59
TB
Tuberculosis
60
VS
Vital signs
61
WBC
White blood cell
62
Ba
Barium
63
BE
Barium enema; below the elbow
64
BM
Bowel movement
65
CA
Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
66
Ca
Calcium; cancer
67
cm
Centimeter (1/100 of a meter)
68
Dx
Diagnosis
69
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenscopy
70
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
71
ESWL
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
72
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
73
FH
Family history
74
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
75
GI
Gastrointestinal
76
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
77
HAV
hepatitis A virus
78
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
79
HF
heart failure
80
IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease
81
IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome
82
IVC
Intravenous cholangiogram; intravenous cholangiography
83
LES
Lower esophageal sphincter
84
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
85
OR
Operating room
86
RGB
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
87
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
88
UGI
Upper gastrointestinal
89
UGIS
Upper gastrointestinal series
90
US
ultrasound; ultrasonography
91
Hx
History
92
DDx
Differential diagnosis
93
BMP
Basic metabolic panel
94
PTA
Physical therapist assistant
95
Fx
Fracture
96
C1 - C7
Cervical vertebrae
97
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
98
MD
Muscular dystrophy
99
T1 - T12
Thoracic vertebrae
100
EMG
Electromyogram
101
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
102
OA
Osteoarthritis
103
PT
Physical Therapist
104
CTS
Carpal tunnel syndrome
105
L1 - L5
Lumbar vertebrae
106
Ortho
Orthopedics
107
NM
Nuclear medicine
108
ABG
Arterial blood gas
109
AIP
Acute interstitial pneumonia
110
ARDS
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
111
ARF
acute respiratory failure
112
BPD
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
113
CF
Cystic fibrosis
114
CO2
Carbon dioxide
115
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
116
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
117
CompSAS
Complex sleep apnea syndrome
118
LRT
lower respiratory tract
119
O2
Oxygen
120
PO2
Partial pressure of oxygen
121
PaCO2
Arterial pressure of carbon dioxide
122
PaO2
Arterial pressure of oxygen
123
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
124
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
125
HD
Hodgkin’s disease
(Now known as Hodgkin lymphoma)
126
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
127
HPV
Human papillomavirus
128
HSV
Herpes simplex virus
129
MALT
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
130
NHL
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
131
NKT
Natural killer T cell
132
SLNB
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
133
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
134
ANS
Autonomic nervous system
135
CNS
Central nervous system
136
CP
Cerebral palsy
137
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident/stroke – blood leaking into the cranium
138
EEG
Electroencephalogram
139
HA
Headache
140
ICP
Intracranial pressure
141
LP
Lumbar puncture
142
MS
Multiple sclerosis
143
PET
Positron emission tomography
144
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
145
SCI
Spinal cord injury
146
TIA
Transient ischemic attack, consider a ‘mini stroke’
147
ACD
Anterior chamber depth
148
AH
Aqueous humor
149
ARC
Age related cataract
150
AT
Artificial tears
151
CVD
Color vision deficiency
152
GLC
Glaucoma
153
gl
Glasses
154
LV
Low vision
155
ON
Optic nerve
156
VF
Visual field
157
VT
Vision therapy
158
ARF
Acute renal failure
159
BNO
Bladder neck obstruction
160
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy
161
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
162
CRF
Chronic renal failure
163
CT
Computed tomography
164
Cysto
Cystoscopy
165
DRE
Digital rectal examination
166
ED
Erectile dysfunction; emergency department
167
ESRD
End stage renal disease
168
ESWL
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
169
EU
Excretory urography
170
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram; intravenous urography
171
IVU
Intravenous urogram; intravenous urography
172
KUB
Kidney ureter bladder
173
PKD
Polycystic kidney disease
174
PSA
Prostate specific antigen
175
RP
Retrograde pyelography
176
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate
177
UA
Urinalysis
178
US
Ultrasonography; ultrasound
179
UTI
Urinary tract infection
180
VCUG
Voiding cystourethrogram; voiding cystourethrography
181
ABC
Advanced breast cancer
182
BSE
Breast self examination
183
GU
Genito–urinary
184
HPV
Human papilloma virus – implicated in some gynecological cancers
185
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
186
Lx
Lumpectomy
187
Mx
Mastectomy
188
NABCO
National alliance of breast cancer organizations
189
PSA
Prostate specific antigen – PSA test used in screening for prostate cancer
190
SGO
Society of gynecologic oncologists
191
OB/GYN
Obstetrics and gynecology
192
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
193
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
194
C-section
The birthing of a child via a surgical procedure to remove the child through an incision in the uterus
