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Abbreviations (common and from online exercises) Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Hx (generic term)

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= history

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PR (digestive system)

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= per rectum

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O/E (generic term)

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= on examination

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BS (digestive system)

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= bowel sounds

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RLQ (digestive system)

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= right lower quadrant

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FOBT (digestive system)

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= faecal occult blood test

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+ve (digestive system)

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= positive

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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’

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= intravenous pyelography
pyel/o = renal pelvis
graphy = process of recording

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TURP (male reproductive system)

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= transurethral prostatectomy
OR
= transurethral resection of prostate

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UTI (urinary system)

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= urinary tract infection

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BPH (male reproductive system)

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= benign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia

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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

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= transurethral needle ablation (of prostate)

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VLAP (male reproductive system)
Clue: This is a laser procedure on the prostate

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= visual laser assisted prostatectomy

Note a second answer is: visual laser ablation of prostate

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TULIP (male reproductive system)
Clue:
The TU makes 1 word (12 letters) followed by ‘ultrasound-guided laser-induced’ last word XXXXXXXectomy

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= transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy

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D&C (female reproductive system)

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= dilatation and curettage

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PSA (male reproductive system)
Clue: pxxxxxxx-sxxxxxxx antigen

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= prostate-specific antigen

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LMP (female reproductive system)

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= last menstrual period

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CABG (coronary artery ______ _____)
Significant clue: A surgical procedure wherein a healthy artery or vein is grafted to bypass the blocked artery/vein

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= coronary artery bypass graft(s)

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ECG (heart related procedure) - one long word - hint ‘process of recording’

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= electrocardiography

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EEG (brain related procedure)
Clue: one long word
electro + (component part for brain) + (component part for process of recording)

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= electroencephalography

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AMI (heart related)
Clue: An acute condition (hence the A)

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= acute myocardial infarction

Another correct answer would be: anterior myocardial infarction

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CCF (heart related)

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= congestive cardiac failure

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PTCA (type of coronary angioplasty ‘hence the CA’)

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= percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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AICD (cardiac)
Clue: automatic implantxxxx cardioverter xxxxxxxxxator

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= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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VF (abnormal heart rhythm)

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= ventricular fibrillation

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RHD (A condition in which the heart valves are damaged permanently due to rheumatic fever)

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= rheumatic heart disease

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AAA
Clue: (abXXXXXal aorXXX anXXXXsm)

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= abdominal aortic aneurysm

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VTE (2 words venous thrXXXXemboXXXX)

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= venous thromboembolism

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HCM (a disease where the heart muscle becomes thickened) - 2 words

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= hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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CAD (commonly heard of artery disease)

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= coronary artery disease

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SSS (a type of heart rhythm disorder) - 3 words

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= sick sinus syndrome

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HTN
Clue: 1 word answer meaning high blood pressure

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= hypertension

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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

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= percutaneous coronary intervention

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ARDS (respiratory condition experienced by adults) - 4 words

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= adult respiratory distress syndrome

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ABG
Clue: a test performed for patients with ‘adult respiratory distress syndrome’ - 4 words

A

= arterial blood gas test

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NSCLC (a type of lung cancer)

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= non-small cell lung cancer

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VATS (a procedure performed for people with non-small cell lung cancer)
Significant clue: video-assisted xxxxxxoscopic surgery

A

= video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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OSA (a condition experienced while sleeping ‘or trying to’)

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= obstructive sleep apnoea

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CPAP (a machine used by people with sleep apnoea)

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= continuous positive airway pressure

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PE (relating to the lungs)

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= pulmonary embolism

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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’

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= computed tomography pulmonary angiogram

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CXR

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= chest x-ray

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MRI

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= magnetic resonance imaging

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CSF

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= cerebrospinal fluid

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MND

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= motor neurone disease

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PET scan

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= positron emission tomography

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CT

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= computed tomography

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BCC

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= basal cell carcinoma

49
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SCC

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= squamous cell carcinoma

50
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BKA (an amputation)

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= below knee amputation

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LASIK
Significant clue: xxxxx xxxxxxxx in situ keratomileusis (also known as laser eye surgery)

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= laser assisted in situ keratomileusis

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FTSG (procedure for someone that’s badly burnt)

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= full thickness skin graft

53
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HIV

A

= human immunodeficiency virus

54
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AIDS

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= acquired immune deficiency syndrome

55
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HAART (4 words - a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus)
Significant clue: highly active antiretroxxxxx thexxxx

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= highly active antiretroviral therapy

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NSAID

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= non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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JVP
Clue: This is a type of pressure

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= jugular venous pressure

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SVC (superior ____ ____)

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= superior vena cava

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CSF

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= cerebrovascular fluid

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dx

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= diagnosis

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HSV (a virus you can get on your lips or genitals)

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= herpes simplex virus

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MSU (captured to diagnose diseases of the urinary system)

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= mid stream urine

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UTI

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= urinary tract infection

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t.d.s (this is a frequency of taking tablets)

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= three times a day

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ICU

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= intensive care unit

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PHx (2 word answer)

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= past history

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PMB (2 words)

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= postmenopausal bleeding

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THBSO (female reproductive system)

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= total hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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MVA

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= motor vehicle accident

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MUA (performed for people with broken bones)

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= manipulation under anaesthetic

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(L)

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= left

72
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(R)

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= right

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POP (put on people with broken limbs that require help healing)

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= plaster of Paris

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BP

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= blood pressure

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PKE (cataract surgery method - 1 word)

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= phacoemulsification

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Rx

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= treatment

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G2P1

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= gravida 2 para 1 (two pregnancies, one live birth/deliveries)

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IVF

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= in vitro fertilisation

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APH (occurring not long before childbirth)

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= antepartum haemorrhage

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RUQ

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= right upper quadrant

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FBC

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= full blood count

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LFTs

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= liver function tests

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ERCP (Combines endoscopy and X-rays to examine and treat conditions of the bile and pancreatic ducts - 3 words, 3rd word very long)

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= endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograph

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