Chapter 15 - abbreviations Flashcards
AB
abortion
BR
bedrest
BSE
breast self-examination
CNM
certified nurse-midwife
CS, C-section
Cesarean section
CVS
chorionic villus sampling
D&C
dilation and curettage
FHR
fetal heart rate
FHT
fetal heart tones
gI, grav I
first pregnancy; primigravida
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
HPV
human papillomavirus
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
L&D
labor and delivery
LH
luteinizing hormone
LMP
last menstrual period
NB
newborn
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
OB/GYN
obstetrician/gynecologist
OCPs
oral contraceptive pills
P1, para 1
first live-birth delivery
PAP
Papanicolaou test
PCOS
polycystic ovary syndrome
Peds
pediatrics
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
PMS
premenstrual syndrome
STD
sexually transmitted disease
STI
sexually transmitted infection
TAH-BSO
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TSS
toxic shock syndrome
VBAC
vaginal birth after cesarean