Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AP
A
Anteroposterior
2
Q
Bx or bx
A
Biopsy
3
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
4
Q
CT
A
Computed tomography
5
Q
DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid
6
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
7
Q
I & D
A
Incision and drainage
8
Q
LAT or lat
A
Lateral
9
Q
LLQ
A
Lower left quadrant
10
Q
LUQ
A
Left upper quadrant
11
Q
MRI
A
Magnetic resonance imaging
12
Q
PET
A
Positron emission tomography
13
Q
RF
A
Rheumatoid factor; radio frequency
14
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower quadrant
15
Q
RUQ
A
Right upper quadrant
16
Q
SPECT
A
Single photon emission computed tomography
17
Q
Sx
A
Symptom
18
Q
Tx
A
Treatment
19
Q
U&L, U/L
A
Upper and lower
20
Q
US
A
Ultrasound, ultrasonography
21
Q
AB
A
Antibiotic
22
Q
basal cell carcinoma
A
BCC
23
Q
Culture and sensitivity
A
C & S
24
Q
Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
A
CA
25
Frozen section
FS
26
Intradermal
ID
27
Impression (synonymous with diagnosis)
IMP
28
Intravenous
IV
29
Tumor node metastasis
TNM
30
Ointment
ung
31
Xeroderma pigmentosum
XP, XDP
32
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
33
barium
Ba
34
barium enema
BaE, BE
35
bowel movement
BM
36
body mass index
BMI
37
computed tomography
CT
38
esophagogastroduodenoscopy lithotripsy
EGD
39
extracorporeal shock-wave
ESWL
40
endoscopic ultrasonography (x-ray studies)
EUS
41
gallbladder series
GBS
42
gastroesophageal reflux
GER
43
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GERD
44
gastrointestinal
GI
45
hepatitis A virus
HAV
46
hepatitis B virus
HBV
47
hepatitis C virus
HCV
48
hepatitis D virus
HDV
49
hepatitis E virus
HEV
50
irritable bowel syndrome
IBS
51
liver function test
LFT
52
magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
MRCP
53
nasogastric
NG
54
oral cholecystography
OCG
55
peptic ulcer disease
PUD
56
rule out
R/O
57
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
RGB
58
immediately
stat
59
upper gastrointestinal series
UGIS
60
ultrasound
US
