Abbreviations (common and from online exercises) Flashcards
Hx (generic term)
= history
PR (digestive system)
= per rectum
O/E (generic term)
= on examination
BS (digestive system)
= bowel sounds
RLQ (digestive system)
= right lower quadrant
FOBT (digestive system)
= faecal occult blood test
+ve (digestive system)
= positive
IVP
Clue: term for IV admin of a contrast followed by X-ray imaging
- The IV accounts for 1 word
- The P makes one medical word but breaks down to 2 component parts meaning ‘process of recording renal pelvis’
= intravenous pyelography
pyel/o = renal pelvis
graphy = process of recording
TURP (male reproductive system)
= transurethral prostatectomy
OR
= transurethral resection of prostate
UTI (urinary system)
= urinary tract infection
BPH (male reproductive system)
= benign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia
Expand this procedure - TUNA (male reproductive system)
Word 1 is the TU, Word 2 is needle, Word 3 means (the surgical removal of body tissue) and starts with ‘a’ - 8 letters in total
= transurethral needle ablation (of prostate)
VLAP (male reproductive system)
Clue: This is a laser procedure on the prostate
= visual laser assisted prostatectomy
Note a second answer is: visual laser ablation of prostate
TULIP (male reproductive system)
Clue:
The TU makes 1 word (12 letters) followed by ‘ultrasound-guided laser-induced’ last word XXXXXXXectomy
= transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy
D&C (female reproductive system)
= dilatation and curettage
PSA (male reproductive system)
Clue: pxxxxxxx-sxxxxxxx antigen
= prostate-specific antigen
LMP (female reproductive system)
= last menstrual period
CABG (coronary artery ______ _____)
Significant clue: A surgical procedure wherein a healthy artery or vein is grafted to bypass the blocked artery/vein
= coronary artery bypass graft(s)
ECG (heart related procedure) - one long word - hint ‘process of recording’
= electrocardiography
EEG (brain related procedure)
Clue: one long word
electro + (component part for brain) + (component part for process of recording)
= electroencephalography
AMI (heart related)
Clue: An acute condition (hence the A)
= acute myocardial infarction
Another correct answer would be: anterior myocardial infarction
CCF (heart related)
= congestive cardiac failure
PTCA (type of coronary angioplasty ‘hence the CA’)
= percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
AICD (cardiac)
Clue: automatic implantxxxx cardioverter xxxxxxxxxator
= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
VF (abnormal heart rhythm)
= ventricular fibrillation
RHD (A condition in which the heart valves are damaged permanently due to rheumatic fever)
= rheumatic heart disease
AAA
Clue: (abXXXXXal aorXXX anXXXXsm)
= abdominal aortic aneurysm
VTE (2 words venous thrXXXXemboXXXX)
= venous thromboembolism
HCM (a disease where the heart muscle becomes thickened) - 2 words
= hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
CAD (commonly heard of artery disease)
= coronary artery disease
SSS (a type of heart rhythm disorder) - 3 words
= sick sinus syndrome
HTN
Clue: 1 word answer meaning high blood pressure
= hypertension
PCI (an intervention (I) used to treat the symptoms of coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the coronary arteries)
Significant clue: percutaneous xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
= percutaneous coronary intervention
ARDS (respiratory condition experienced by adults) - 4 words
= adult respiratory distress syndrome
ABG
Clue: a test performed for patients with ‘adult respiratory distress syndrome’ - 4 words
= arterial blood gas test
NSCLC (a type of lung cancer)
= non-small cell lung cancer
VATS (a procedure performed for people with non-small cell lung cancer)
Significant clue: video-assisted xxxxxxoscopic surgery
= video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
OSA (a condition experienced while sleeping ‘or trying to’)
= obstructive sleep apnoea
CPAP (a machine used by people with sleep apnoea)
= continuous positive airway pressure
PE (relating to the lungs)
= pulmonary embolism
If CT means computed tomography, what does CTPA mean (relating to the lungs) - the end of the second word being the word that means ‘record, recording’
= computed tomography pulmonary angiogram
CXR
= chest x-ray
MRI
= magnetic resonance imaging
CSF
= cerebrospinal fluid
MND
= motor neurone disease
PET scan
= positron emission tomography
CT
= computed tomography
BCC
= basal cell carcinoma
SCC
= squamous cell carcinoma
BKA (an amputation)
= below knee amputation
LASIK
Significant clue: xxxxx xxxxxxxx in situ keratomileusis (also known as laser eye surgery)
= laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
FTSG (procedure for someone that’s badly burnt)
= full thickness skin graft
HIV
= human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS
= acquired immune deficiency syndrome
HAART (4 words - a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus)
Significant clue: highly active antiretroxxxxx thexxxx
= highly active antiretroviral therapy
NSAID
= non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
JVP
Clue: This is a type of pressure
= jugular venous pressure
SVC (superior ____ ____)
= superior vena cava
CSF
= cerebrovascular fluid
dx
= diagnosis
HSV (a virus you can get on your lips or genitals)
= herpes simplex virus
MSU (captured to diagnose diseases of the urinary system)
= mid stream urine
UTI
= urinary tract infection
t.d.s (this is a frequency of taking tablets)
= three times a day
ICU
= intensive care unit
PHx (2 word answer)
= past history
PMB (2 words)
= postmenopausal bleeding
THBSO (female reproductive system)
= total hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
MVA
= motor vehicle accident
MUA (performed for people with broken bones)
= manipulation under anaesthetic
(L)
= left
(R)
= right
POP (put on people with broken limbs that require help healing)
= plaster of Paris
BP
= blood pressure
PKE (cataract surgery method - 1 word)
= phacoemulsification
Rx
= treatment
G2P1
= gravida 2 para 1 (two pregnancies, one live birth/deliveries)
IVF
= in vitro fertilisation
APH (occurring not long before childbirth)
= antepartum haemorrhage
RUQ
= right upper quadrant
FBC
= full blood count
LFTs
= liver function tests
ERCP (Combines endoscopy and X-rays to examine and treat conditions of the bile and pancreatic ducts - 3 words, 3rd word very long)
= endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograph
