Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ASHD
A
arterio sclerotic heart disease
2
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
3
Q
BSO
A
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
4
Q
BTL
A
bilateral tubal ligation
5
Q
Ca
A
Cancer
6
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
7
Q
COPD/COLD
A
chronic obstructive lung/pulmonary disease
8
Q
CVA
A
cerebral vascular accident
9
Q
HCVD
A
hypertensive cardiovascular disease
10
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarction
11
Q
PE
A
pulmonary embolus
12
Q
RHD
A
rheumatic heart disease
13
Q
T&A
A
total abdominal hysterectomy
14
Q
TUR
A
trans urethral resection
15
Q
URI
A
upper respiratory infection
16
Q
UTI
A
urinary tract infection
17
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic anuresym
18
Q
AIDS
A
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
19
Q
PVD
A
peripheral vascular disease
20
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
21
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombasis
22
Q
ARG
A
arterial blood gas
23
Q
AFB
A
acid fast bacillus
24
Q
BUN
A
blood, urea nitrogen
25
C&S
culture and sensitivity
26
CBC
complete blood count
27
CEA
carcinogenic embryonic antigen
28
ECG (EKG)
electrocardiogram
29
EEG
electroencephalogram
30
FBS
fasting blood sugar
31
GI series
gastrointestinal series
32
Hct. (same as PCV)
hematocrit
33
Hgb.
hemoglobin
34
HDL
high density lipoproteins
35
KUB
kidney, ureter, bladder
36
PCV (same as Hct)
packed cell volume
37
PPBS
post prandial blood sugar
38
RBC
red blood cell
39
S&A
sugar and acetone
40
SMAC
sequential mulitple analyzer computer (includes all routine admission chemistry)
41
Sp gr
specific gravity
42
UA
urinalysis
43
WBC
white blood cell
44
ZSR
zeta sedimentation rate
45
LDL
low density lipoprotein
