Medical Acronyns

Question 1

BP

Answer 1

Blood Pressure

Question 2

NOF

Answer 2

Fractured neck of femur

Question 3

CCF

Answer 3

Congestive Cardiac failure

Question 4

CAD

Answer 4

Coronary artery disease

Question 5

ROM

Answer 5

Range of movement

Question 6

IDDM

Answer 6

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Question 7

ESR

Answer 7

Erythocyte sedimaention rate

Question 8

LFT

Answer 8

Lung or liver function test

Question 9

FBC

Answer 9

Full blood count, or fluid balance chart

Question 10

FBS

Answer 10

Fasting blood sugar

Question 10

LP

Answer 10

Lumbar puncture

Question 11

GTT

Answer 11

Glucose tolerance test

Question 12

UEC

Answer 12

urea, electrolytes and creatinine

Question 13

COPD

Answer 13

chronic obstructive pulmonary diosease

Question 14

CPAP

Answer 14

Continuous positive airway pressure

Question 15

SOB

Answer 15

Shortness of breath

Question 16

VQ scan

Answer 16

ventilation perfusion scan, using isotopes to look at pulmonary embolisms (clots)

Question 17

RBC

Answer 17

erythrocytes

Question 18

WBC

Answer 18

Leucocytes (neutrophils, eosinophil, basophil), lymphocytes, monocytes

Question 19

Hb

Answer 19

haemoglobin

Question 20

IHD

Answer 20

ischaemic heart disease

Question 21

Hx

Answer 21

History

Question 22

ABG

Answer 22

arterial blood gas

Question 23

atheroma

Answer 23

lipid containing deposits (plaques) on walls of arteries

Question 24

AAA

Answer 24

triple A, abnnormal aortic, aneurism

Question 25

AF

Answer 25

atrial fibrullation

Question 26

AMI

Answer 26

acute myocardial infarct

Question 27

DVT

Answer 27

deep vein thrombosis

Question 28

ECG

Answer 28

electrocardiagram (aka EKG)

Question 29

PVD

Answer 29

peripheral vascular disease

Question 30

VT

Answer 30

ventricular tachycardia

Question 31

ARF

Answer 31

Acute renal failure

Question 32

CRF

Answer 32

Chronic renal failure

Question 33

IDC

Question 34

BNO

Answer 34

Bladder neck obstruction

Question 35

MSU

Answer 35

Midstream urine

Question 36

UTI

Answer 36

Urinary Tract Infection

Question 37

C&S

Answer 37

Culture and sensitivity

Question 38

UA

Answer 38

Urine analysis

Question 39

D&C

Question 40

CVS

Answer 40

Chorionic villus sampling

Question 41

HOV

Answer 41

Human papilloma virus

Question 42

HRT

Answer 42

Hormone replacement therapy

Question 43

Obs & gynae

Answer 43

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Question 44

PID

Answer 44

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 45

PV

Answer 45

Per vaginal

Question 46

STI

Answer 46

Sexually transmitted infectious

Question 47

STD

Answer 47

Sexually transmitted disease