Abbreviations 3 Flashcards
1
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotropic hormone
2
Q
ADH
A
antidiuretic hormone
3
Q
DM-I
A
diabetes mellitus, type 1
4
Q
DM-II
A
diabetes mellitus, type 2
5
Q
DKA
A
diabetic ketoacidosis
6
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
7
Q
FPG
A
fasting plasma glucose
8
Q
FSH
A
follicle-stimulating hormone
9
Q
GH
A
growth hormone
10
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
11
Q
HbA1C
A
Hemoglobin A1C
12
Q
IDDM
A
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
13
Q
LH
A
luteinizing hormone
14
Q
MEN
A
multiple endocrine neoplasia
15
Q
MEN-I
A
multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I
16
Q
MEN-IIA
A
multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA
17
Q
MEN-IIB
A
mutiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIB
18
Q
MSH
A
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
19
Q
NIDDM
A
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
20
Q
PTH
A
parathyroid hormone
21
Q
RAIU
A
radioactive iodine uptake test
22
Q
STH
A
somatotropin hormone
23
Q
T3
A
triiodothyronine
24
Q
T4
A
thyroxine
25
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
26
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
27
PAP
prostatic acid phosphatase
28
PSA
prostate specific antigen
29
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
30
C-section
Cesarean section
31
CST
contraction stress test
32
CVS
chorionic villus sampling
33
D & C
dilation and curettage
34
EDB
estimated date of birth
35
EDC
expected or estimated date of confinement
36
EDD
expected date of delivery
37
FHR
fetal heart rate
38
GYN
gynecology
39
L & D
labor and delivery
40
LEEP
loop electrocurgical excision procedure
41
LMP
last menstrual period
42
NSD
normal spontaneous delivery
43
OB
obstetrics
44
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear
45
PID
pelvic inflammaroty disease
46
PIH
pregnancy-induced hypertension
47
PMS
premenstrual syndrome
48
SVD
spontaneous vaginal dilivery
49
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
50
TSS
toxic shock syndrome
51
TVH
total vaginal hysterectomy
