Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AP
A
Anteroposterior
2
Q
Bx, bx
A
Biopsy
3
Q
CBC
A
Complete Blood Count
4
Q
CT
A
Computed Tomography
5
Q
DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
6
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
7
Q
I&D
A
Incision and Drainage
8
Q
LAT, lat
A
Lateral
9
Q
LLQ
A
Lower Left Quadrant
10
Q
LUQ
A
Left Upper Quadrant
11
Q
MRI
A
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
12
Q
PET
A
Positron Emission Tomography
13
Q
RF
A
Rheumatoid Factor
Radio frequency
14
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower quadrant
15
Q
RUQ
A
Right Upper quadrant
16
Q
SPECT
A
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
17
Q
Sx
A
Symptom
18
Q
Tx
A
Treatment
19
Q
U&L, U/L
A
Upper and Lower
20
Q
US
A
Ultrasound
Ultrasonography
21
Q
BCC
A
Basal Cell Carcinoma
22
Q
C & S
A
Culture and Sensitivity
23
Q
CA
A
Cancer
Chronological Age
Cardiac Arrest
24
Q
FS
A
Frozen Section
25
Q
ID
A
intradermal
26
Q
IMP
A
Impression (aka diagnosis)
27
Q
IV
A
Intravenous
28
Q
TNM
A
Tumor-Node-Metastasis
29
Q
ung
A
Ointment
30
Q
XP, XDP
A
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
