Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

abd

A

abdomen

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2
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AP

A

anteroposterior

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3
Q

BE

A

barium enema

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4
Q

CI

A

clinical indications

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5
Q

CT

A

computed tomography

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6
Q

CXR

A

chest xray

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7
Q

DSA

A

digital subtraction angiography

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8
Q

F/U

A

follow up

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9
Q

Fx

A

fracture

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10
Q

GB

A

gallbladder

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11
Q

GI

A

gastrointestinal

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12
Q

H/O

A

history of

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13
Q

IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

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14
Q

IVU

A

intravenous urogram

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15
Q

KUB

A

kidneys, ureters & bladder

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16
Q

lat

A

lateral chest

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17
Q

LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

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18
Q

LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

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19
Q

L&S

A

liver and spleen

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20
Q

LS

A

lumbosacral

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21
Q

Mets

A

metastasis

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22
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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23
Q

PA

A

posteroanterior

24
Q

PACS

A

picture archiving and communication system

25
Q

PCXR

A

portable chest xray

26
Q

PET

A

positron emission tomography

27
Q

PTC or PTCH

A

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

28
Q

RIS

A

radiology information system

29
Q

RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

30
Q

RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

31
Q

SBFT

A

small bowel follow through

32
Q

SNAT

A

suspected nonaccidental trauma

33
Q

UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

34
Q

US

A

Ultrasound

35
Q

ABG

A

arterial blood gases

36
Q

BAER

A

brainstem auditory evoked response/auditory brainstem evoked potential (ABEP)

37
Q

CBG

A

capillary blood gases

38
Q

DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

39
Q

ECG, EKG

A

electrocadiography

40
Q

EEG

A

electroencephalography

41
Q

ECG

A

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

42
Q

EMG

A

electromyography

43
Q

ENG

A

electronystagmography

44
Q

EPS

A

electrotrophysioogic study

45
Q

ERCP

A

endoscopic retrogradecholangiopancreatography

46
Q

ICG

A

impedance cardiography

47
Q

IPG

A

impedance plethysmography

48
Q

LOC

A

leave on chart (when it follows ECG, LOC, ECG or EKG)

49
Q

NCS

A

nerve conduction studies

50
Q

OSA

A

obstructive sleep apnea

51
Q

Pet

A

pulmonary function test

52
Q

RA

A

room air

53
Q

SEP

A

somatosensory evoked potential

54
Q

TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiography

55
Q

VEP

A

visual evoked potential