Abbreviations (common and from online exercises) Flashcards by Grant Watson

Hx (generic term)

= history

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PR (digestive system)

= per rectum

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O/E (generic term)

= on examination

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BS (digestive system)

= bowel sounds

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RLQ (digestive system)

= right lower quadrant

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FOBT (digestive system)

= faecal occult blood test

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+ve (digestive system)

= 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’

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

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TURP (male reproductive system)

= transurethral prostatectomy
OR
= transurethral resection of prostate

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UTI (urinary system)

= urinary tract infection

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BPH (male reproductive system)

= 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

= transurethral needle ablation (of prostate)

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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

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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

= transurethral ultrasound-guided laser-induced prostatectomy

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D&C (female reproductive system)

= dilatation and curettage

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

= prostate-specific antigen

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LMP (female reproductive system)

= 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

= coronary artery bypass graft(s)

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

= electrocardiography

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

= electroencephalography

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

= acute myocardial infarction

Another correct answer would be: anterior myocardial infarction

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CCF (heart related)

= congestive cardiac failure

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

= percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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AICD (cardiac)
Clue: automatic implantxxxx cardioverter xxxxxxxxxator

= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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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

= 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

= 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

= blood pressure

PKE (cataract surgery method - 1 word)

= phacoemulsification

= 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