ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
1
Q
CF
CF
A
cystic fibrosis
cardiac failure
2
Q
Cr.
A
cream
3
Q
Cx
A
cervix
4
Q
DH
A
drug history
5
Q
ICU
A
intensive care unit
6
Q
ID
A
intradermal
7
Q
LD
A
lethal dose
8
Q
LE
A
left eye
9
Q
LFT
A
liver function test
10
Q
LH
A
luteinising hormone
11
Q
Li
A
lithium
12
Q
Lot.
A
lotion
13
Q
LP
A
lumbar puncture
14
Q
LV
A
left ventricle
15
Q
LVF
A
left ventricular failure
16
Q
M/R
A
modified release
17
Q
MAOI
A
monoamine oxidase inhibitors
18
Q
MS
A
multiple sclerosis
19
Q
MSU
A
mid-stream specimen of urine
20
Q
Na
A
sodium
21
Q
NAD
A
nothing abnormal detected
22
Q
O2
A
oxygen
23
Q
OA
A
osteoarthritis or abdulwahid malawi
24
Q
Oc
A
oculentum
25
P
pulse
26
PA
PA
pernicious anaemia
pulmonary artery
27
PAF
platelet activating factor
28
P.c
post cibum / after food
29
PD
pancreatic duct
30
PD
parkinson's disease
31
PE
pulmonary embolism
32
PKU
phenylketonuria
33
PND
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal disease
postnasal drip
34
PNS
PNS
postnasal space
peripheral nervous system
35
PSA
prostatic-specific antigen
36
PTH
parathyroid hormone
37
PV
per vaginam/ vaginal treatment
38
R
right
39
Ra
radium
40
RA
RA
right auricle
rheumatoid arthritis
41
RAST
radioallergosorbent test
42
RBC
red blood cell
42
RFT
renal function test
43
RT
road traffic accident
43
RE
right eye
44
Rn
radon
45
Rx
recipe (treatment)
46
SA
sino-atrial
46
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
47
SBE
subacute bacteril endocaditis
47
SC
subcutaneous
48
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
48
SLE
systemic inflammatory response syndrome
49
SMR
submucous resection
50
T3
tri-iodothyronine
50
T
tricepts
51
T4
thyroxine
52
TENS
transcutaneous electril nerve stimulation
53
TPN
total parental nutrition
53
THR
total hip replacement
54
UDT
undescended test
54
UAC
umbilical artery catheter
55
Ung
unguentum (ointment)
55
Vq
ventilation perfusion scan
56
VMA
vanillylmandelic acid
56
VSD
ventriculo-septal defect
57
W-P-W
wolff-parkinson-white
58
Zn
zinc
