Med Term Abbreviations Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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abdo
A
abdomen
2
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abdo e&s
A
abdomen erect and supine
3
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angio
A
angiogram
4
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arthrogram
A
contrast injected into a joint cavity to outline it
5
Q
ap
A
antero-posterior view
6
Q
axr
A
abdominal x-ray
7
Q
barium
A
a substance opaque to x-rays
8
Q
Ba E
A
barium enema
9
Q
Ba Sw
A
barium swallow
10
Q
Ba M
A
barium meal
11
Q
Ba FT
A
barium follow through
12
Q
Ca
A
cancer
13
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C B (WNCB)
A
core biopsy (wide needle core biopsy)
14
Q
chole
A
cholecystogram
15
Q
contrast media
A
dye, injected to outline items
16
Q
C C
A
cranio-caudal view
17
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
18
Q
doppler
A
ultrasound to detect measure and flow in vessels
19
Q
ERCP
A
endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram
20
Q
FFD
A
focus film distance
21
Q
FNA (c)
A
fine needle aspiration cytology
22
Q
HSG
A
hystero-salpingogram
23
Q
IAM
A
internal auditory meatus
24
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IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
25
IVU
intravenous urogram
26
KUB
kidneys, ureter, bladder
27
LAT
lateral view
28
LO
lateral oblique view
29
Mammo
mammogram
30
MCU (G)
micturating cyst-urethrogram
31
NOF
neck of femur
32
Obstretic AFI
amniotic fluid index
33
CRL
crown rump length
34
ET
endometrial thickness
35
FH
fetal heart
36
MSD
mean sac diameter
37
PA
postero-anterior view
38
PCN
percutaneous nephrostomy
39
PNS
postnasal space
40
PT (H)C
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
41
protogram
investigation of the rectum
42
R LAT
right lateral
43
S I Js
sacro-iliac joints
44
C sp
cervical spine
45
L sp
lumbar spine
46
LS sp
lumbo-sacral spine
47
t sp
thoracic spine
48
sxr
skull x-ray
49
tib fib
tibia fibula
50
t m j
temperomandibular joint
51
tv scan
transvaginal ultrasound scan
52
urodynamics
study of bladder function
53
us
ultrasound
54
XR
plain x-ray
55
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
56
dvt
deep vein thrombosis
57
dxr
radiotherapy
58
fb
foreign body
59
foosh
fall on outstretched hand
60
GI
gastrointestinal
61
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
62
MI
myocardial infarction
63
MUA
manipulation under anesthesia
64
NAD
nothing abnormal discovered
65
NAI
non-accidental injury
66
NBI
no bone injury
67
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
68
sol
space-occupying lesion
69
TIA
transient ischaemic attack
70
UTI
urinary track infection
71
AF
atrial fibrillation
72
ARF
acute renal failure or respiratory
73
as
aortic stenosis
74
av
atrioventricular
75
bx
biopsy
76
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
77
BM
bowel movement
78
BP
blood pressure
79
BPM
beats per minute
80
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
81
C 1-7
cervical vertebrae 1-7
82
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
83
CAD
coronary artery disease
84
Cath
catheterization
85
CBC
complete blood count
86
CHF
congestive heart failure
87
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
88
CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
89
CT
computed tomography
90
CVA
cerebral vascular attack
91
DEXA
dual energy-tray absorptiometry
92
DDD
degenerative disk disease
93
DICOM
digital imaging communication in medicine
94
DJD
degenerative joint disease
95
DIFF
differential WBC count
96
DSA
digital subtraction angiography
97
ECG or EKG
electrocardiogram
98
ECHO
echocardiography
99
ER
emergency room
100
ET tube
endotracheal tube
101
Fx
fracture
102
FU
follow up
103
HSG
hysterosalpingiogram
104
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
105
LAP
laparoscopy
106
L 1-5
lumbar vertebrae 1-5
107
LLL
lower left lobe
108
LLQ
lower left quadrant
109
LP
lumbar puncture
110
LUL
left upper lobe
111
LUQ
left upper quadrant
112
NG tube
nasogastric tube
113
OA
osteoarthritis
114
OR
operating room
115
pt
patient
116
PACS
picture archiving communications system
117
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
118
PIP
proximal interphalangeal joint
119
PNA
pneumonia
120
PPD
purified protein deri
121
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
122
RLL
right lower lobe
123
RLQ
right lower quadrant
124
RUL
Right upper lobe
125
RUQ
right upper quadrant
126
SOB
shortness of breath
127
SI
sacroiliac
128
Sx
symptoms
129
TI
terminal ilium
130
TB
tuberculosis
131
URI
upper respiratory infection
132
VCUG
voiding cystourethrogram
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