Acronyms Flashcards
1
Q
What is a TORCH screen?
A
Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, CMV, HSV, HIV
2
Q
What is SBR?
A
Split Bilirubin
3
Q
What is NPA
A
Nasopharyngeal Aspirate - commonly used for testing RSV
4
Q
What does the CHA2DS2VAS score stand for?
A
Congestive heart failure = 1 Hypertension = 1 age >75 = 2 DM = 1 Stroke/TIA Hx = 2 Vascular disease = 1 Age 65-74 = 1 Sex female = 1
5
Q
PAC500
A
H.Pylori treatment:
- PPI - full dose BD (lanzoprazole 30mg)
- Amoxicillin BD 1g
- Clarithromycin 500mg BD
All for 7 days
6
Q
What is CEA tumour marker?
A
Carcinoembryonic antigen
7
Q
What is CA125?
A
Cancer antigen 125
8
Q
What is HCG?
A
Human chorionic gonadotropin
9
Q
What is FDG-18?
A
Fluorine 18 = radioactive form of glucose used in PET-CT to identify metastases
10
Q
What is FNAC?
A
Fine needle aspiration cytology
11
Q
What is HAART?
A
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
12
Q
What is an LSCS?
A
Lower Segment Caesarean Section
13
Q
What is the APGAR score?
A
Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
Score is out of 10, 10/10 being fully functioning healthy baby.
