Abbreviation Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
C2
A
second cervical vertebra
2
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
3
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
4
Q
TURP
A
transurethral resection of the prostate
5
Q
♂
A
male
6
Q
♀
A
female
7
Q
↑
A
increase
8
Q
↓
A
decrease
9
Q
+
A
present
10
Q
−
A
absent
11
Q
ant
A
anterior
12
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
13
Q
CT
A
computed tomography
14
Q
inf
A
inferior
15
Q
lat
A
lateral
16
Q
LLQ
A
Lower left quaderant
17
Q
LUQ
A
Left upper quadrant
18
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior
19
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography`
20
Q
pos
A
posterior
21
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
22
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
23
Q
sup
A
superior
24
Q
BCC
A
basal cell carcinoma
25
Bx
biopsy
26
Decub
pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer
27
FB
foreign body
28
H
hypodermic
29
HPV
human papillomavirus
30
HSV-1
herpes simplex virus 1
31
HSV-2
herpes simplex virus 2
32
I&D
incision and drainage
33
ID
intradermal
34
KS
Kaposi sarcoma
35
PPD
purified protein derivative
36
PUVA
psoralen plus ultraviolet A
37
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
38
SG
skin graft
39
STSG
split-thickness skin graft
40
TB
tuberculosis
41
TTS
transdermal therapuetic system
