Abbreviations Ch.3 Flashcards
1
Q
abd
A
abdomen
2
Q
ant
A
anterior
3
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
4
Q
Bx, bx
A
biopsy
5
Q
LAT, lat
A
lateral
6
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
7
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
8
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior, pernicious anemia, pulmonary artery, physician assistant
9
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
10
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
11
Q
U&I, U/L
A
upper and lower
12
Q
CT
A
computer tomography
13
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray, chest radiograph
14
Q
MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
15
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography
