A - F Flashcards
1
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AAF
A
African-American female
2
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AAM
A
African-American male
3
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ab AB; ab
A
Abortion or antibody
4
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abd
A
abdomen/abdominal
5
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ABG
A
arterial blood gas
6
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abn/abnl
A
abnormal
7
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ACDF
A
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
8
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ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
9
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A.C.T.H. or ACTH
A
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
10
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ADD
A
attention deficit disorder
11
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ADHD
A
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
12
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adm.
A
admission/administered
13
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AF
A
atrial fibrillation
14
Q
AI
A
aortic insufficiency
15
Q
AICD
A
automated intracoronary defibrillator device
16
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AIDS
A
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
17
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AK
A
above knee
18
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alb.
A
albumin
19
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alk. phos.
A
alkaline phosphatase
20
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/advanced life support
21
Q
amt
A
amount
22
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ant
A
anterior
23
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A x O
A
alert and oriented
24
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AODM
A
adult onset diabetes mellitus
25
A - P
auscultation and percussion
26
A/P; A.P.
anterior posterior/ anteroposterior
27
APC/PAC
atrial premature contraction/ premature atrial contraction
28
APTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
29
ARD
acute respiratory disease
30
ARDS
adult respiratory distress syndrome
31
A.S./AS
left ear/aortic stenosis
32
ASA
acetylsalicylic acid
33
ASAP
as soon as possible
34
ASCAD
arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease
35
ASCVD
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
36
ASD
atrial septal defect
37
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
38
AST
aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)
39
A - V
atrioventricular
40
AV
arteriovenous
41
AVM
arteriovenous malformation
42
AVR
aortic valve replacement
43
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
44
Ba
barium
45
BCLS
basic cardiac life support
46
BCP
birth control pills
47
BE
barium enema
48
BF
black female
49
b.i.d./BID
twice a day
50
BK
below knee
51
B/L
bilateral
52
BM
black male/ bowel movement
53
BMP
basic metabolic panel
54
BMR
basal metabolic rate
55
BP
blood pressure
56
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
57
bpm
beats per minute
58
BS
breath sounds/bowel sounds
59
BSA
body surface area
60
BSB
breath sounds bilateral
61
BSBE
breath sounds bilateral and equal
62
BSE
breath sounds equal
63
BSO
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
64
B/U
back-up
65
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
66
bx
biopsy
67
c
with
68
C-1, C-2 etc
cervical vertebrae x etc
69
Ca
cancer/carcinoma
70
Ca ++
ionized calcium
71
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
72
CAD
coronary artery disease
73
cap.
capsule
74
CAPD
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
75
CAT
computerized axial tomography
76
cauc.
Caucasian
77
CBC
complete blood count
78
CC/cc
chief complaint/cubic centimeter
79
CCU
coronary care unit
80
CEA
carotid endarterectomy
81
CFX/CFx
circumflex coronary artery
82
CHD
coronary heart disease/congenital heart disease
83
CHEM-6
Na+, K+, Cl-, CO2, glucose, BUN
84
CHEM-7
CHEM-6 plus creatinine
85
CHF
congestive heart failure
86
CHI
closed head injury
87
Chol.
cholesterol
88
CI
cardiac index/cerebral infarct
89
CICU
cardiac intensive care unit
90
Cl
chloride
91
cm.
centimeter
92
CMV
control mode ventilation/cytomegalovirus
93
CNS
central nervous system
94
c/o
complained of
95
CO
cardiac output
96
CO2
carbon dioxide/bicarbonate
97
COPD
chronic obstructed pulmonary disease
98
CP
cerebral palsy/ chest pain
99
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
100
CPK
creatinine phosphokinase
101
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
102
CR
closed reduction
103
CRF
chronic renal failure
104
C and S
culture and sensitivity
105
CS, C/S
cesarean section delivery
106
CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
107
CT, C/T
computed tomography (see CAT), chest tube
108
CTR
carpal tunnel release
109
Cu
copper
110
CVA
cerebral vascular accident
111
CVP
central venous pressure
112
CXR
chest X-ray
113
D5W
dextrose 5% in water
114
D5 1/2 NS
dextrose 5% in 0.45% normal saline
115
D5LR
dextrose 5% in Lactated Ringers
116
D and C
dilatation and curettage
117
dc, DC, D/C
discontinue
118
DI
diabetes insipidus
119
DIC
disseminated idiopathic coagulopathy
120
diff.
differential (blood count)
121
dil.
dilatation
122
disc.
discharge
123
DJD
degenerative joint disease
124
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
125
dl
decileter
126
DL
direct laryngoscopy
127
DLCO
diffusion capacity of lung carbon monoxide test
128
DLT
double lumen tube
129
DMD
doctor of Medical Dentistry
130
DNR
do not resuscitate
131
D.O.
Doctor of Osteopathy
132
DOA
dead on arrival
133
DOB
date of birth
134
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
135
DT
delirium tremens
136
dx, Dx
diagnosis
137
Dz
disease
138
EBL
estimated blood loss
139
EBT
endobronchial tube
140
ECCE
extracapsular cataract extraction
141
ECG
electrocardiogram
142
ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
143
EEG
electroencephalogram
144
EENT
eye, ear, nose, throat
145
EF
ejection fraction
146
EJ
external jugular vein
147
EMG
electromyogram
148
ENT
ear, nose, throat
149
ER
emergency room
150
ESRD
end stage renal disease
151
ESRF
end stage renal failure
152
ESWL
electro sound wave therapy
153
ETCO2
end tidal carbon dioxide
154
ETOH
alcohol
155
ETT
endotracheal tube
156
EUA
examination under anesthesia
157
F.B.
foreign body
158
FBS
fasting blood sugar
159
FeSO4
ferrous sulfate (iron)
160
FEV1
forced expiratory volume at 1 second
161
FFP
fresh frozen plasma
162
FH, Fhx
family history
163
FHR
fetal heart rate
164
FIO2
fraction inspired oxygen
165
FOB
fiberoptic bronchoscopy
166
Fr.
French size
167
FRC
functional residual capacity
168
FROM
free range of motion
169
FTLB
full term living birth
170
FTNB
full term normal birth
171
F/U
follow up
172
FUO
fever of unknown origin
173
Fx
fracture
174
AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
