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 PTCH
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
28
RIS
radiology information system
29
RLQ
right lower quadrant
30
RUQ
right upper 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
brainstem auditory evoked response/auditory brainstem evoked potential (ABEP)
37
CBG
capillary blood gases
38
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
39
ECG, EKG
electrocadiography
40
EEG
electroencephalography
41
ECG
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
42
EMG
electromyography
43
ENG
electronystagmography
44
EPS
electrotrophysioogic study
45
ERCP
endoscopic retrogradecholangiopancreatography
46
ICG
impedance cardiography
47
IPG
impedance plethysmography
48
LOC
leave on chart (when it follows ECG, LOC, ECG or EKG)
49
NCS
nerve conduction studies
50
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
51
Pet
pulmonary function test
52
RA
room air
53
SEP
somatosensory evoked potential
54
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
55
VEP
visual evoked potential
