Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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1
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AP

A

Anteroposterior

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2
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Bx or bx

A

Biopsy

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3
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CBC

A

Complete blood count

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CT

A

Computed tomography

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5
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DNA

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

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6
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Dx

A

Diagnosis

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I & D

A

Incision and drainage

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8
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LAT or lat

A

Lateral

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LLQ

A

Lower left quadrant

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LUQ

A

Left upper quadrant

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11
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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

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PET

A

Positron emission tomography

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RF

A

Rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

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14
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RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant

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15
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RUQ

A

Right upper quadrant

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SPECT

A

Single photon emission computed tomography

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17
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Sx

A

Symptom

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18
Q

Tx

A

Treatment

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19
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U&L, U/L

A

Upper and lower

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20
Q

US

A

Ultrasound, ultrasonography

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21
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AB

A

Antibiotic

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22
Q

basal cell carcinoma

A

BCC

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23
Q

Culture and sensitivity

A

C & S

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24
Q

Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest

A

CA

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25
Q

Frozen section

A

FS

26
Q

Intradermal

A

ID

27
Q

Impression (synonymous with diagnosis)

A

IMP

28
Q

Intravenous

A

IV

29
Q

Tumor node metastasis

A

TNM

30
Q

Ointment

A

ung

31
Q

Xeroderma pigmentosum

A

XP, XDP

32
Q

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

A

AIDS

33
Q

barium

A

Ba

34
Q

barium enema

A

BaE, BE

35
Q

bowel movement

A

BM

36
Q

body mass index

A

BMI

37
Q

computed tomography

A

CT

38
Q

esophagogastroduodenoscopy lithotripsy

A

EGD

39
Q

extracorporeal shock-wave

A

ESWL

40
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endoscopic ultrasonography (x-ray studies)

A

EUS

41
Q

gallbladder series

A

GBS

42
Q

gastroesophageal reflux

A

GER

43
Q

gastroesophageal reflux disease

A

GERD

44
Q

gastrointestinal

A

GI

45
Q

hepatitis A virus

A

HAV

46
Q

hepatitis B virus

A

HBV

47
Q

hepatitis C virus

A

HCV

48
Q

hepatitis D virus

A

HDV

49
Q

hepatitis E virus

A

HEV

50
Q

irritable bowel syndrome

A

IBS

51
Q

liver function test

A

LFT

52
Q

magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

A

MRCP

53
Q

nasogastric

A

NG

54
Q

oral cholecystography

A

OCG

55
Q

peptic ulcer disease

A

PUD

56
Q

rule out

A

R/O

57
Q

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

A

RGB

58
Q

immediately

A

stat

59
Q

upper gastrointestinal series

A

UGIS

60
Q

ultrasound

A

US