Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical > Medical Abbreviations JRCALC 2019 > Flashcards

Medical Abbreviations JRCALC 2019 Flashcards

1
Q

AAA

A

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

DRABCDE

A 
Danger
Response
Catastrophic haemorrhage / Cervical spine
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure/Environment
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ABD

A

Acute behavioural disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

AC

A

Alternating Current

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

ACPO

A

Association of Chief Police Officers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

ACS

A

Acute Coronary Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

ADHD

A

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

ADRT

A

Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

AED

A

Automated External Defibrillation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

AHF

A

Acute Heart Failure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

ALoC

A

Altered level of consciousness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

ALS

A

Advanced Life Support

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

AMH

A

Adult Mental Health Services

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

AMHP

A

Approved Mental Health Professional

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

APC

A

Antero-Posterior Compression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

APGAR

A 
Appearance
Pulse rate
Grimace / response to stimulation
Activity / muscle tone
Respiration
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

ARDS

A

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

ATMIST

A 
Age
Time of incident
Mechanism
Injuries
Signs and symptoms
Treatment given / immediate needs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

ATP

A

Anti-Tachycardia Pacing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

AV

A

Atrioventricular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

AVPU

A

Alert
Voice
Response (to pain)
Unresponsive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

BBB

A

Bundle branch block

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

bd

A

Twice daily

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

BG

A

Blood Glucose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

BIA

A

Best Interest Assessors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

BiPAP

A

Bilevel Positive Pressure Ventilation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

BLS

A

Basic Life Support

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

BM

A

Blood glucose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

BMI

A

Body Mass Index

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

bpm

A

beats per minute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

BR

A

Breech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

BSA

A

Body Surface Area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

BTCS

A

Bilateral Tonic-Clonic Seizures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

BTS

A

British Thoracic Society

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

BVM

A

Bag Valve Mask

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

CA

A

Cancer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

CAMHS

A

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

CBRNE

A

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

CBT

A

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

CCF

A

Congestive Cardiac Failure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

CCS

A

Central Cord Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

CD

A

Controlled Drug

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

CES

A

Cauda Equina Syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

CEW

A

Controlled Electrical Weapon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

CFR

A

Community First Responder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

CHD

A

Coronary Heart Disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

CMHT

A

Community Mental Health Team

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

CMI

A

Combined Mechanical Injury

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

CNS

A

Central Nervous System

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

CO

A

Carbon Monoxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

CO2

A

Carbon dioxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

COP

A

Code of Practice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

CPAP

A

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

CPN

A

Community Psychiatric Nurse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

CPP

A

Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

CPR-IC

A

CPR-induced consciousness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

CRT

A

Capillary Refill Test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

CRT

A

Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

CSA

A

Child Sexual Abuse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

CSE

A

Child Sexual Exploitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

CSE

A

Convulsive status epilepticus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

CT

A

Computerised Tomography

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular Accident

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

DBS

A

Disclosure and Barring Service

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

DC

A

Direct current

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

DIC

A

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

DKA

A

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

DM

A

Diabetes Mellitus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

DNA

A

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

DNACPR

A

Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

DoLS

A

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

DPA

A

Data Protection Act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

E

A

Ecstasy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

EC

A

Enteric Coated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiograph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

ECT

A

Electroconvulsive therapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

ECMO

A

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

ED

A

Emergency Department

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

EDD

A

Estimated Date of Delivery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

EF

A

Ejection fraction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

EMS

A

Emergency Medical Services

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

EOC

A

Emergency Operations Centre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

ERC

A

European Resuscitation Council

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

ESC

A

European Society of Cardiology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

ET

A

Endotracheal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

ETA

A

Expected Time of Arrival

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

EtCO2

A

Exhaled (end-tidal) carbon dioxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

EUPD

A

Emotionally unstable personality disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

FAST

A

FaceArmsSpeechTest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

FBAO

A

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

FC

A

Febrile Convulsions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

FEV

A

Forced Expiratory Volume

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
96
Q

FGM

A

Female genital mutilation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
97
Q

FLACC

A 
Face
Legs
Activity
Cry
Consolability
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
98
Q

FII

A

Fabricated or Induced Illness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
99
Q

FVC

A

Forced Vital Capacity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
100
Q

g

A

grams

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
101
Q

GBS

A

Group B Strep Infection

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
102
Q

GCS

A

Glasgow Coma Scale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
103
Q

GDPR

A

General Data Protection Regulations 2018

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
104
Q

GI

A

Gastrointestinal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
105
Q

GP

A

General Practitioner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
106
Q

GTN

A

Glyceryl Trinitrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
107
Q

GUM

A

Genito-urinary medicine

108
Q

HART

A

Hazardous Area Response Team

109
Q

HCP

A

Healthcare Professional

110
Q

HfpEF

A

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

111
Q

HfrEF

A

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

112
Q

HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

113
Q

HME

A

Heat moisture exchanger

114
Q

HPV

A

Human papillomavirus

115
Q

HNSCC

A

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

116
Q

HR

A

Heart Rate

117
Q

HSE

A

Health and Safety Executive

118
Q

HVS

A

Hyperventilation Syndrome

119
Q

IA

A

Impaired awareness

120
Q

IBS

A

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

121
Q

ICD

A

International Classification of Diseases

122
Q

ICE

A

Infant Cooling Evaluation

123
Q

ICP

A

Intracranial Pressure

124
Q

IGIV

A

Immunoglobulin Intravenous

125
Q

IHD

A

Ischemic Heart Disease

126
Q

ILCOR

A

International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

127
Q

IM

A

Intramuscular

128
Q

IMCA

A

Independent Mental Capacity Advocates

129
Q

IO

A

Intraosseous

130
Q

IPAP

A

IntentPlansActionsProtection

131
Q

IQ

A

Intelligence Quotient

132
Q

ISVA

A

Independent Sexual Violence Adviser

133
Q

ITD

A

Impedance threshold device

134
Q

ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

135
Q

IV

A

Intravenous

136
Q

IVC

A

Inferior Vena Cava

137
Q

J

138
Q

JESIP

A

Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme

139
Q

JRCALC

A

Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee

140
Q

JVP

A

Jugular Venous Pressure

141
Q

kg

142
Q

kPa

A

kilopascal

143
Q

kV

144
Q

LBBB

A

Left Bundle Branch Block

145
Q

LC

A

Lateral Compression

146
Q

LMA

A

Laryngeal Mask Airway

147
Q

LMP

A

Last Menstrual Period

148
Q

LOC

A

Level of Consciousness

149
Q

LPA

A

Lasting Power of Attorney

150
Q

LSD

A

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

151
Q

LVAD

A

Left ventricular assist device

152
Q

LVF

A

Left Ventricular Failure

153
Q

LVSD

A

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction

154
Q

MAOI

A

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor antidepressant

155
Q

MAPPA

A

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

156
Q

MAP

A

Mean Arterial Pressure

157
Q

MBRRACE

A

Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries

158
Q

MCA

A

Mental Capacity Act

159
Q

mcg

160
Q

mCPR

A

Mechanical chest compression devices

161
Q

MDMA

A

Cerebo Vascular Accident

162
Q

MECC

A

Making Every Contact Count

163
Q

mg

164
Q

MH

A

Mental Health

165
Q

MHA

A

Mental Health Act

166
Q

MHSOP

A

Mental Health Services for Older People

167
Q

MI

A

Myocardial Infarction

168
Q

MINAP

A

Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project

169
Q

ml

A

millilitre

170
Q

mmHG

A

millimetres of mercury

171
Q

mmol

A

millimoles

172
Q

mmol/l

A

millimoles per litre

173
Q

MOI

A

Mechanisms of Injury

174
Q

MSC

A

Motor Sensation Circulation

175
Q

msec

A

millisecond

176
Q

MTC

A

Major Triage Centre

177
Q

NARU

A

National Ambulance Resilience Unit

178
Q

Neb

A

Nebulisation

179
Q

NEET

A

Not in Education, Employment or Training

180
Q

NEWS

A

National Early Warning Score

181
Q

NG

A

Nasogastric

182
Q

NHS

A

National Health Service

183
Q

NICE

A

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

184
Q

NiPPV

A

Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

185
Q

NLS

A

Newborn Life Support

186
Q

NPA

A

Nasopharyngeal airway

187
Q

NPIS

A

National Poisons Information Service

188
Q

NSAID

A

Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

189
Q

NSTEMI

A

Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

190
Q

O2

191
Q

OHCA

A

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

192
Q

OOH

A

Out of Hours

193
Q

OPA

A

Oropharyngeal Airway

194
Q

ORS

A

Oral Rehydration Salt

195
Q

P

196
Q

PaO2

A

Partial pressure of oxygen

197
Q

PCO2

A

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

198
Q

PE

A

Pulmonary Embolism

199
Q

PEaRL

A

Pupils Equal and Reacting to Light

200
Q

PEF

A

Peak Expiratory Flow

201
Q

PEFR

A

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate

202
Q

PHECG

A

Pre-hospital 12-lead electrocardiogram

203
Q

PHTLS

A

Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support

204
Q

PIH

A

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

205
Q

PNES

A

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

206
Q

POM

A

Prescription Only Medicine

207
Q

PPCI

A

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

208
Q

PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

209
Q

PPH

A

Post-Partum Haemorrhage

210
Q

pr

A

per rectum

211
Q

PTSD

A

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

212
Q

PreSep

A

Prehospital Early Sepsis Detection

213
Q

PRESS

A

Prehospital Recognition of Severe Sepsis

214
Q

PSM

A

Patient Specific Medication

215
Q

PSP

A

Patient Specific Protocol

216
Q

prn

A

when required medication

217
Q

PV

A

Per Vaginam

218
Q

pVT

A

Pulseless ventricular tachycardia

219
Q

RAID

A

Rapid Assessment, Interface and Discharge

220
Q

RBBB

A

Right bundle branch block

221
Q

RCT

A

Randomised Controlled Trial

222
Q

ReSPECT

A

Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment

223
Q

ROLE

A

Recognition of Life Extinct

224
Q

ROSC

A

Return of Spontaneous Circulation

225
Q

RR

A

Respiratory Rate

226
Q

RSV

A

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

227
Q

RTC

A

Road Traffic Collision

228
Q

RVF

A

Right Ventricular Failure

229
Q

RVP

A

Rendezvous Point(s)

230
Q

SAD

A

Supraglottic Airway Device

231
Q

SARC

A

Sexual Assault Referral Centre

232
Q

SaO2

A

Oxygen Saturation of Arterial Blood

233
Q

SBAR

A

Situation Background Assessment Recommendation

234
Q

SBI

A

Serious Bacterial Infection

235
Q

SBP

A

Systolic Blood Pressure

236
Q

SC

A

Subcutaneous

237
Q

SCENE

A 
Safety
Cause including MOI
Environment
Number of patients
Extra resources needed
238
Q

SCI

A

Spinal Cord Injury

239
Q

SGA

A

Supraglottic airway

240
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

241
Q

SOBOE

A

Shortness of breath on exertion

242
Q

SOCRATES

A 
Site
Onset
Character
Radiation
Associated symptoms
Time
Exacerbation
Severity
243
Q

SOP

A

Standard operating procedure

244
Q

SORT

A

Special Operations Response Team

245
Q

SpO2

A

Oxygen Saturation Measured with Pulse Oximeter

246
Q

SSRIs

A

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

247
Q

STEMI

A

ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

248
Q

STI

A

Sexually transmitted infections

249
Q

SUDEP

A

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

250
Q

SUDI

A

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infants

251
Q

SUDICA

A

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infants, Children and Adolescents

252
Q

SVT

A

Supraventricular Tachycardia

253
Q

T1DM

A

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

254
Q

TARN

A

Trauma Audit Research Network

255
Q

TBI

A

Traumatic Brain Injury

256
Q

TBSA

A

Total Body Surface Area

257
Q

TEP

A

Tracheoesophageal Puncture

258
Q

TIA

A

Transient Ischaemic Attack

259
Q

TLoC

A

Transient loss of consciousness

260
Q

TOBY

A

Total Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy

261
Q

URTI

A

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

262
Q

UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

263
Q

VS

A

Vertical Shear

264
Q

VT

A

Ventricular Tachycardia

265
Q

WHO

A

World Health Organisation

266
Q

VF

A

Ventricular Fibrillation

267
Q

VTE

A

Venous Thromboembolism

Medical (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions