H ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
H
HYDROGEN
H&H
HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT
H2O
WATER
H2O2
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
H, (h), hypo
HYPODERMIC INJECTION
HA
HEARING AID, HEADACHE
HBP
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HBV
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
HCG
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN HORMONE
HCI
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
hct
HEMATOCRIT
HCV
HEPATITUS C VIRUS
HDL
HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (HEALTHY TYPE OF CHOLESTEROL)
Hg
MERCURY
Hgb, Hb
HEMOGLOBIN
HHA
HOME HEALTH ASSISTANT/AIDE
HIPAA
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
HIV
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (AIDS)
HMO
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
HOB
HEAD OF BED
HOH
HARD OF HEARING
H&P
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
Hr, hr, H, h
HOURS, HOUR
HRT
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
*HS
HOUR OF SLEEP (BEDTIME)
Ht
HEIGHT
Hx, hx
HISTORY
hypo
HYPODERMIC INJECTION
Hyst
HYSTERECTOMY