Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
abd
A
abdomen
2
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
3
Q
BE
A
barium enema
4
Q
CI
A
clinical indications
5
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
6
Q
CXR
A
chest xray
7
Q
DSA
A
digital subtraction angiography
8
Q
F/U
A
follow up
9
Q
Fx
A
fracture
10
Q
GB
A
gallbladder
11
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
12
Q
H/O
A
history of
13
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
14
Q
IVU
A
intravenous urogram
15
Q
KUB
A
kidneys, ureters, bladder
16
Q
lat
A
lateral chest
17
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
18
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
19
Q
L&S
A
liver and spleen
20
Q
LS
A
lumbosacral
21
Q
Mets
A
metastasis
22
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
23
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior
24
Q
PACS
A
Picture Archiving and Communication System
25
PCXR
portable chest xray
26
PET
positron emission tomography
27
PTC or PTHC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
28
RIS
radiology information system
29
RUQ
right upper quadrant
30
RLQ
right lower quadrant
31
SBFT
small bowel follow through
32
SNAT
suspected nonaccidental trauma
33
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
34
US
ultrasound
35
ABG
arterial blood gases
36
BAER
brain stem auditory evoked response
37
ABEP
auditory brainstem evoked potential
38
CBG
capillary blood gases
39
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
40
ECG, EKG
electrocardiography
41
EEG
electroencephalography
42
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
43
EMG
electromyography
44
ENG
electronystagmography
45
EPS
electrophysiologic study
46
ERCP
endoscopic retrogradecholangiopancreatography
47
LOC
leave on chart (when it follows ECG)
48
NCS
nerve condition studies
49
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
50
PFT
pulmonary function test
51
RA
room air
52
SEP
somatosensory evoked potential
53
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
54
VEP
visual evoked potential
