ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards by nini . | Brainscape

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CF
CF

A

cystic fibrosis
cardiac failure

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Cr.

A

cream

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Cx

A

cervix

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DH

A

drug history

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ICU

A

intensive care unit

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ID

A

intradermal

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LD

A

lethal dose

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LE

A

left eye

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LFT

A

liver function test

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LH

A

luteinising hormone

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Li

A

lithium

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Lot.

A

lotion

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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LV

A

left ventricle

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LVF

A

left ventricular failure

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M/R

A

modified release

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MAOI

A

monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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MSU

A

mid-stream specimen of urine

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Na

A

sodium

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NAD

A

nothing abnormal detected

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O2

A

oxygen

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OA

A

osteoarthritis or abdulwahid malawi

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Oc

A

oculentum

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P

A

pulse

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PA
PA

A

pernicious anaemia
pulmonary artery

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PAF

A

platelet activating factor

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P.c

A

post cibum / after food

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PD

A

pancreatic duct

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PD

A

parkinson’s disease

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PE

A

pulmonary embolism

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PKU

A

phenylketonuria

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PND
PND

A

paroxysmal nocturnal disease
postnasal drip

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PNS
PNS

A

postnasal space
peripheral nervous system

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PSA

A

prostatic-specific antigen

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PTH

A

parathyroid hormone

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PV

A

per vaginam/ vaginal treatment

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R

A

right

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Ra

A

radium

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RA
RA

A

right auricle
rheumatoid arthritis

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RAST

A

radioallergosorbent test

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RBC

A

red blood cell

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RFT

A

renal function test

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RT

A

road traffic accident

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RE

A

right eye

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Rn

A

radon

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Rx

A

recipe (treatment)

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SA

A

sino-atrial

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SAD

A

seasonal affective disorder

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SBE

A

subacute bacteril endocaditis

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SC

A

subcutaneous

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SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

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SLE

A

systemic inflammatory response syndrome

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SMR

A

submucous resection

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T3

A

tri-iodothyronine

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T

A

tricepts

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T4

A

thyroxine

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TENS

A

transcutaneous electril nerve stimulation

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TPN

A

total parental nutrition

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THR

A

total hip replacement

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UDT

A

undescended test

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UAC

A

umbilical artery catheter

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Ung

A

unguentum (ointment)

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Vq

A

ventilation perfusion scan

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VMA

A

vanillylmandelic acid

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VSD

A

ventriculo-septal defect

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W-P-W

A

wolff-parkinson-white

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Zn

A

zinc