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Medical Terminology: Medical Abbreviations Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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abd

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abdomen

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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AD

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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ADL

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activities of daily living

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ADR

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Adverse drug reaction

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ad lib

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as desired

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AKA

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above the knee amputation

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BE

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Barium Enema

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BKA

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Below the Knee amputation

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BM

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Bowel Movement

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BP

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Blood Pressure

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BPH

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Benign prostatic Hypertrophy

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BRBPR

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Bright red blood per rectum

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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Bx

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Biopsy

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CA

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Cancer

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CABG

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Coronary Artery Bypass

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CBC

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complete blood count

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CBS

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Chronic Brain syndrome

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CC

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chief complaint

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CCU

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Coronary Care Unit

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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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c/o

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complains of

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

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CVD

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cardiovascular disease

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CX

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chest x-ray

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DEXA

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dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

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DM

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Diabetes mellitus

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DOA

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dead on arrival

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DOB

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date of birth

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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Dx

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diagnosis

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ECG,EKG

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electrocardiogram

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ECHO

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Echocardiogram

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ENT

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Ear, nose and throat

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ED

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Emergency department

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ETOH

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Ethyl alcohol

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FBS

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Fasting blood sugar

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FH

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Family history

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F/U

A

follow-up

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FUO

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Fever of undetermined origin

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FX

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fracture

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GERD

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gestroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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GTT

A

Glucose Tolerance Test

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GU

A

Genitourinary

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HF (CHF)

A

Heart failure (congestive heart failure)

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HCT

A

hematocrit

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HEENT

A

Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

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Hgb

A

hemoglobin

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H&P

A

History and physical

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h/o

A

history of

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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

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IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

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ICU

A

intensive care unit

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I&O

A

intake and output

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IM

A

intramuscular

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IPPB

A

Intermittent positive pressure breathing

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IV

A

Intravenous

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LFTS

A

liver function tests

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LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

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L&W

A

living and well

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MA

A

mental age

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MCH

A

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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MCHC

A

Mean corpuscula hemoglobin concentration

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MD

A

muscular dystrophy

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MI

A

myocardial Infarction

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MMI

A

Maximal medical improvement

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MRI

A

magnetic resoncance imaging

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NBS

A

Normal breath or bowel sounds

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NG

A

Nasogastric

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NKA

A

No Known allergies

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N/V/D/C

A

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation

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PDR

A

Physician’s Desk Reference (medication)

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PFT

A

Pulmonary Function Test

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PERRLA

A

pupils are equal, round, react to light, and accomodation

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PH

A

past history

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PI

A

present illness

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PID

A

pelvic inflammatory disease

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PMH

A

past medical history

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PT

A

prothrombin time

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Pt

A

patient

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PTCA

A

percutaneous translumnal coronary angioplasty

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PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

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Px

A

physical examination

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R

A

respiration

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RA

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

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RBC

A

Red blood cell count

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RDS

A

Respiratory distress syndrome

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RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

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R/O

A

Rule out

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ROM

A

range of motion

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ROS

A

Review of systems

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RUQ

A

right upper quadrants

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RX,Rx

A

treatment, prescription

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S/P

A

Status Post

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SH

A

Social History

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SIDS

A

sudden infant death syndrome

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SOB

A

Shortness of Breath

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SX

A

symptoms

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T

A

Temperature

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T & A

A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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TB

A

Tuberculosis

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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

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TFT

A

Thyroid function tests

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TLC

A

Total lung capacity

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TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, respirations

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TX

A

Treatment

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UA

A

urinalysis

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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

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URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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VS

A

Vital signs

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WBC

A

white blood cell count

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W/D

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Well developed

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WDWN

A

Well-developed, Well-nourished

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W/N

A

well nourished

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WNL

A

within normal limits

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