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Common Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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AC

A

before meals

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ACIP

A

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

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ACOG

A

American College of Obstetricians and Gyncologists

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ACTH

A

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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AD

A

Right Ear

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ADHF

A

Acute decompinsated HF

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ADL

A

activity of daily living

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ADT

A

Androgen Deprivation Therapy

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AED

A

Antiepileptic drug

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AGEP

A

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

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AIN

A

acute interstitial nephritis

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12
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ANA

A

Antinuclear antibody

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ANC

A

absolute neutrophil count

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AOM

A

acute otitis media

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15
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ART

A

Antiretroviral therapy

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AS

A

Left ear

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17
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ATN

A

acute tubular necrosis

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AU

A

each ear

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BEE

A

basal energy expenditure

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20
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BMD

A

bone mineral density

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21
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c

A

with

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22
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CA

A

cancer

cardiac arrrest

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23
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CAPES

A 
Citrobacter
Acinetobacter
Providencia
Enterobacter
Serratiqa
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CD

A

Crohn’s disease

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25
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CDI

A

C. diff infection

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COC

A

Combination oral contraceptive

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CRE

A

Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae

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DILE

A

Drug-induced lupus erythematous

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CRP

A

C reactive protein

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CVP

A

central venous pressure

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DA

A

dopamine

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DJD

A

degenerative joint disease

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DMARD

A

disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

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DRESS

A

drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

35
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dtd

A

of such doses

36
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EPS

A

extrapyramidal symptoms

37
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ERA

A

Endothelin receptor antagonist

38
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ESR

A

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

39
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FBS

A

fasting BS

40
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FSH

A

follicle stimulating hormone

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FT4

A

free thyroxine (T4)

42
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HACEK

A 
Haemophilus
Actinobacillus
Cardiobacterium
Eikenella
Kingella
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hCG

A

human chorionic gonadotropin

44
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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HJR

A

Hepatojugular reflux

46
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HNPEK

A 
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria spp
Proteus mirabilis
E. coli
Klebsiella pneumonia
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HPA

A

hypothalamic pituitary adrenal

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HUS

A

hemolytic uremia syndrome

49
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ICH

A

intracranial hemorrhage

50
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LDH

A

lactate dehydrogenase

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M. ft.

A

mix and make

52
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NRT

A

nicotine replacement therapy

53
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NTE

A

not to exceed

54
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OD

A

right eye

55
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OGTT

A

oral glucose tolerance test

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OROS

A

Osmotic release delivery system

57
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OS

A

left eye

58
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OU

A

each eye

59
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PAP

A

pulmonary artery pressure

60
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PC

A

after meals

61
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PEK

A

Proteus mirabilus
E. coli
Klebsiella pneumonia

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POP

A

progestin only pill

63
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q

A

every

64
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QS

A

quantity sufficient

65
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QS AD

A

quantity sufficient to make

66
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ss

A

one half

67
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spp

A

species

68
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TD

A

tardive dyskinesia

69
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TIW

A

three times weekly

70
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TOP

A

topically

71
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Ung

A

ointment

72
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WA

A

while awake

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