Medical Terminlogy: Abbreviations

Question 1

DVT

Answer 1

Deep Vein Thrombosis - blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins (lying deep below the skin), usually in your legs

Question 2

TIAs

Answer 2

Transient Ischaemic Attacks - mini strokes, lasting short period of time

Question 3

NIDDM

Answer 3

Non-insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - controlled by diet and lifestyle

Question 4

IDDM

Answer 4

Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus - type 1 diabetes, controlled with insulin

Question 5

BP

Answer 5

Blood pressure

Question 6

STD/STI

Answer 6

Sexually transmitted disease/Sexually transmitted infection

Question 7

ABI

Answer 7

Acquired brain injury

Question 8

PVD

Answer 8

Peripheral Vascular Disease - blood circulation disorder that causes the blood vessels outside of your heart and brain to narrow, block, or spasm

Question 9

DT

Answer 9

Delirium and tremors

Question 10

HIV

Answer 10

Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 11

LOC

Answer 11

Loss of conscious state

Question 12

OTC

Answer 12

Over the counter

Question 13

PAC

Answer 13

Pressure area care

Question 14

IHD

Answer 14

Ischaemic Heart Disease - reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle due to build-up of plaque in the arteries of the heart

Question 15

PCA

Answer 15

Patient controlled analgesia - controls medication recovered through IV

Question 16

BGL

Answer 16

Blood glucose level

Question 17

BSL

Answer 17

Blood sugar level

Question 18

DOA

Answer 18

Dead on arrival

Question 19

DOB

Answer 19

Date of birth

Question 20

UTI

Answer 20

Urinary Tract Infection

Question 21

CNS

Answer 21

Central Nervous System

Question 22

PNS

Answer 22

Peripheral Nervous System

Question 23

THR

Answer 23

Total Hip Replacement

Question 24

POP

Answer 24

Pain on Palpation: pain when pressed on

Question 25

ROM

Answer 25

Range of Motion

Question 26

CPR

Answer 26

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 27

COPD

Answer 27

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- broad term used to describe progressive lung diseases

Question 28

COAD

Answer 28

Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease- A group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe.

Question 29

URTI

Answer 29

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection - A common viral infection that affects the nose, throat and airways.

Question 30

CVA

Answer 30

Cerebrovascular accident - Stroke, Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.

Question 31

STML

Answer 31

Short term memory loss

Question 32

IDC

Answer 32

1. Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy - primary myocardial disease
2. Indwelling catheter - tube that drains urine from inside the body
3. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma - cancer that began growing in a milk duct and has invaded the fibrous or fatty tissue of the breast outside of the duct