Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

ASHD

A

arterio sclerotic heart disease

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2
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BPH

A

benign prostatic hypertrophy

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3
Q

BSO

A

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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4
Q

BTL

A

bilateral tubal ligation

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5
Q

Ca

A

Cancer

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6
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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7
Q

COPD/COLD

A

chronic obstructive lung/pulmonary disease

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8
Q

CVA

A

cerebral vascular accident

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9
Q

HCVD

A

hypertensive cardiovascular disease

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10
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

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11
Q

PE

A

pulmonary embolus

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12
Q

RHD

A

rheumatic heart disease

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13
Q

T&A

A

total abdominal hysterectomy

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14
Q

TUR

A

trans urethral resection

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15
Q

URI

A

upper respiratory infection

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16
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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17
Q

AAA

A

abdominal aortic anuresym

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18
Q

AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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19
Q

PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

20
Q

HTN

A

hypertension

21
Q

DVT

A

deep vein thrombasis

22
Q

ARG

A

arterial blood gas

23
Q

AFB

A

acid fast bacillus

24
Q

BUN

A

blood, urea nitrogen

25
Q

C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

26
Q

CBC

A

complete blood count

27
Q

CEA

A

carcinogenic embryonic antigen

28
Q

ECG (EKG)

A

electrocardiogram

29
Q

EEG

A

electroencephalogram

30
Q

FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

31
Q

GI series

A

gastrointestinal series

32
Q

Hct. (same as PCV)

A

hematocrit

33
Q

Hgb.

A

hemoglobin

34
Q

HDL

A

high density lipoproteins

35
Q

KUB

A

kidney, ureter, bladder

36
Q

PCV (same as Hct)

A

packed cell volume

37
Q

PPBS

A

post prandial blood sugar

38
Q

RBC

A

red blood cell

39
Q

S&A

A

sugar and acetone

40
Q

SMAC

A

sequential mulitple analyzer computer (includes all routine admission chemistry)

41
Q

Sp gr

A

specific gravity

42
Q

UA

A

urinalysis

43
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell

44
Q

ZSR

A

zeta sedimentation rate

45
Q

LDL

A

low density lipoprotein