Siglas Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
Q
GP
A
general practitoner
2
Q
C/O
A
complained of
3
Q
DOB
A
day of birth
4
Q
NHS
A
national health service
5
Q
A&E
A
accident and emergency
6
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
7
Q
JVP
A
jugular venous pressure
8
Q
CVS
A
cardiovascular system
9
Q
OTC
A
over the counter
10
Q
RCP
A
royal college of physicians
11
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
12
Q
OBS
A
observation
13
Q
WR
A
ward round
14
Q
O/E
A
on examination
15
Q
INR
A
international normalized radio
16
Q
U + E
A
urea and electrolytes
17
Q
O/P in 6/25
A
out patient in 6 weeks
18
Q
ERCP
A
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
19
Q
PRN
A
as required
20
Q
OD
A
once a day
21
Q
OM
A
on the morning
22
Q
ON
A
on the night
23
Q
TDS
A
to take three times a week
24
Q
IV
A
intravenous
25
SC
subcutaneal
26
INH
with an inhalator
27
FDA
food an drugs andministation
28
AEMPS
agencia española de medicamentos y productos sanitarios
29
ABG
arterial blood gas
30
MI
myocardial infarction
31
CXR
chest X-ray
32
FH
family history
33
NAD
non abnoramilty detected
34
CNS
central nervous system
35
GTN
nitroglycerin
36
CRS
cardiovascular and respiratory system
37
PMH
past medical history
38
HPC
history of the presenting complaint
39
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
40
TB
tuberculosis
41
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
42
TTOs
to take out (medicina que te llevas cuando te dan el alta)
43
ECG
electrocardiogram
44
RTA/RTC
road traffic accident or road traffic collision
45
T
temperature
46
FBC
full blood count
47
LFT
liver fuction test
48
(H)
home
49
SpR
specialist registra
50
PO
oral
51
STAT
immediatly
52
G
grams
53
TT
two tablets
54
BD
to take twice a week
55
QDS
to take four times a week
56
IM
intramuscular
57
PR
by rectum
58
NEB
with a nebulizer
59
NICE
national institute of clinical excellence
60
BNF
british nationtal formulary
61
DOPS
direct observation of pracatical skills
62
Nil
nothing
63
SH
social history
64
2/52
two weeks
65
BMR
basal metabolic rate
66
CAT
computerized axial tomography
67
CHD
coronary heart disease
68
D & V
diarrhoea and vomiting
69
DOA
death on arrival
70
HAV
hepatitis A virus
71
HIV
human inmunodeficiency virus
72
MD
motorneurone disease
73
PM
post mortem
74
PMA
progressive muscular atrophy
75
PMT
premenstrual tension
76
RQ
respiratory quotion
77
RSI
repetitive strain injury
78
SAD
seazonal affective disorder
79
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrom
80
STD
sexually transmited disease
81
TBI
traumatic brain injury
82
UV
ultraviolet
83
VDH
valvular disease of the heart
84
WHO
word health organisation
