# |
Number |
|
# |
gauge |
|
# |
pounds |
|
# |
Fracture |
|
#NOF |
fracture to the neck of the femur |
|
.1 mcg |
0.1 mcg |
|
/a |
before |
|
/c |
with |
|
/p |
after |
|
/s |
without |
|
2.0 mg |
2 mg |
|
2° |
secondary |
|
3TC |
Lamivudine |
|
5-FU |
5-Fluorouracil |
|
5-HIAA |
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
|
5-HT |
5-hydroxytryptamine, that is, serotonin |
|
5HIAA |
five hydroxy indole acetic acid |
|
5HTP |
five hydroxy tryptophan |
|
6MP |
6-mercaptopurine |
|
< |
caused by |
|
< |
smaller than |
|
= |
Equals" or "Complete Transformation |
|
> |
larger than |
|
> |
causes |
|
@ |
each |
|
@ |
at |
|
a |
Apical |
|
A |
Artery |
|
A |
Adenosine |
|
a |
Assessment |
|
A |
Alanine |
|
A fib |
atrial fibrillation |
|
A flut |
atrial flutter |
|
A&O |
Aware and Oriented |
|
A&Ox3 |
alert and oriented, times 3 |
|
A&Ox4 |
alert and oriented, times 4 |
|
A&P |
Auscultation and Percussion |
|
A&P |
anterior posterior |
|
A&P |
assessment and plans |
|
a&ps |
Auxiliary & Plant Services |
|
A&W |
Alive and Well |
|
a-NVH |
asymptomatic non-visible haematuria |
|
A-T |
ataxia-telangiectasia |
|
A-V |
ArterioVenous |
|
a.a. |
amino acids: |
|
a.a. |
of each |
|
a.c. |
before a meal |
|
a.h. |
every other hour |
|
A.M. |
before noon |
|
a.p. |
before a meal |
|
A/A |
Affirmative Action |
|
A/B |
acid-base ratio |
|
A/O |
anterior oblique |
|
A/O |
Alert and Oriented |
|
A/P |
assessment/plan |
|
A/W |
alive and well |
|
A1C |
glycosylated hemoglobin |
|
AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
|
AA |
Ascorbic Acid |
|
AA |
automobile accident |
|
Aa. |
Arteria |
|
Aaa |
Academic Affirmative Action |
|
AAA |
abdominal aortic aneurysm |
|
AAALAC |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
|
AAD |
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea |
|
AAF |
African American Female |
|
AAFB |
acid-alcohol fast bacilli |
|
AAL |
Anterior Axillary Line |
|
AAL |
Allergy Clinic |
|
AAM |
African American Male |
|
AAOx3 |
awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 |
|
AAPMC |
antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis |
|
aas |
Atomic Absorbance Spectrophotometry |
|
AAT |
atypical antibody test |
|
AAT |
Activity As Tolerated |
|
AB |
Asthmatic Bronchitis |
|
AB |
Antibody |
|
ABA |
Academic Business Administrators |
|
ABC |
Abacavir |
|
ABCD |
asymmetry, borders, color, diameter |
|
ABCs |
airway, breathing, circulation, etc. Refers to priority of needs in emergency situations. Exact spell-out and details after "C" vary by institution, but the "ABCs" theme is recurrent. |
|
ABD |
Abdomen |
|
ABD |
abduction |
|
ABE |
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis |
|
ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas "Sats" |
|
ABI |
Acquired Brain Injury |
|
ABI |
ankle brachial pressure index |
|
ABMT |
American Board of Medical Toxicology |
|
ABN |
Abnormal |
|
ABOG |
Academic Business Officer Group |
|
ABP |
Arterial Blood Pressure |
|
ABPI |
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index |
|
ABR |
Auditory Brainstem Response |
|
ABR |
American Board of Ratiology |
|
ABVD |
Doxorubicin (adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine |
|
ABW |
Adjusted Body Weight |
|
ABW |
Actual Body Weight |
|
ABX |
antibiotics |
|
AC |
Anterior Chamber |
|
AC |
Academic |
|
AC |
Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation) |
|
AC |
Area Code |
|
AC |
Assist Control (ventilation) |
|
AC |
Authorization Code |
|
ac |
ante cibum (before food) |
|
AC&BC |
air conduction and bone conduction, as in Weber test |
|
Acad Affrs |
Academic Affairs |
|
Acad Sen |
Academic Senate |
|
Acad Svcs |
Academic Services |
|
ACB |
aortocoronary bypass |
|
ACBM |
Asbestos-cotaining building materials |
|
ACBS |
Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances |
|
ACC |
Accommodation |
|
ACC |
Ambulatory Care Center |
|
ACCOM |
Accommodation |
|
ACCU |
Acute Coronary Care Unit |
|
ACD |
Anemia of Chronic Disease |
|
ACDF |
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion |
|
ACDP |
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens |
|
ACE |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
|
ACE |
Arthritis Control Electrostimulator |
|
ACEI |
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
|
ACH |
Acetylcholine |
|
AChE |
acetylcholine esterase |
|
ACL |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries) |
|
ACL |
anticardiolipin |
|
ACLS |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
|
acms |
Academic Computing and Media Services |
|
ACP |
Animal Care Program |
|
ACPO |
Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction |
|
ACQ |
Acquisition |
|
ACR |
American College of Radiology |
|
ACR |
albumin:creatinine ratio |
|
ACS |
Advisory Committee on Sustainability |
|
ACS |
American Cancer Society |
|
ACT |
Administrative Contracting Team |
|
ACT |
Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy |
|
act |
Acting in the Community Together |
|
ACT |
Assistant to the Contracting Team |
|
act |
Acting for Cinema and Television |
|
ACT |
Administrative Computing and Telecommunications |
|
ACT-D |
actinomycin-D |
|
ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
|
ACTH |
adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
|
ACU |
Ambulatory Care Unit |
|
AD |
Above Diaphragm |
|
AD |
Right Ear |
|
ad |
auris dextra |
|
AD LIB |
As desired |
|
ad. |
right ear |
|
ADA |
Adenosine Deaminase |
|
ADA |
American Diabetes Association |
|
ADA |
American Dental Association |
|
ADA |
American Diabetic Association |
|
ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation) |
|
ADC |
AIDS Dementia Complex |
|
ADCC |
Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity |
|
add |
Attention Deficit Disord |
|
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
|
ADH |
Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
adhd |
Attention Deficiti Hyperactivity Disorder |
|
ADHR |
autosomal-dominant hypophosphatemic rickets |
|
ADJ |
Adjunct |
|
ADL |
activity of daily living |
|
ADLS |
Activities of Daily Living Scale |
|
ADLS |
Activities of Daily Living Skills |
|
ADLS |
Activities of Daily Living Speech |
|
ADLs |
Activities of Daily Living |
|
ADLS |
Activities of Daily Living Survey |
|
ADM |
Admission |
|
adm |
administrator |
|
Admis |
Admissions |
|
Admtg |
Admitting |
|
Adn |
adnexae |
|
ADP |
Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0) |
|
ADR |
Adverse Drug Reaction |
|
ADV |
Advisory |
|
AE |
Adverse Event |
|
ae |
After evacuation |
|
AE |
Above Elbow |
|
AEA |
above-elbow amputation |
|
AEB |
As Evidenced By |
|
AEC |
acid etch composite |
|
AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission (superseded by ERDA) |
|
AECG |
ambulatory electrocardiography |
|
AED |
Antiepileptic Drug |
|
AED |
Automated external defibrillator |
|
AEM |
Ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring |
|
AER |
auditory-evoked response |
|
AF |
anterior fontanel |
|
AF |
Amniotic Fluid |
|
AF |
afebrile |
|
AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
|
AF-AFP |
amniotic fluid alpha fetoprotein |
|
AFA |
Advanced First Aid |
|
AFB |
Aflatoxin B |
|
AFB |
acid-fast bacillia |
|
AFB |
ACID FAST BACILLI |
|
AFE |
Amniotic Fluid Embolism |
|
Affl |
Affiliate/Affiliation |
|
AFI |
Amniotic Fluid Index |
|
AFIB |
Atrial Fibrillation Investigation with Bidisomide |
|
AFL |
Atrial Flutter |
|
AFNTR |
acute febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction |
|
AFO |
Ankle-Foot Orthosis |
|
AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein |
|
AG |
albumin to globulin ration |
|
Ag |
Antigen |
|
AG |
argon green laser |
|
AGA |
appropriate for gestational age |
|
AGC |
atypical glandular cells |
|
AGES criteria |
age, grade, extent, size |
|
AGN |
Acute Glomerulonephritis |
|
AGRC |
Academic Geriatric Resource Center |
|
AGXT |
alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase |
|
AH |
auditory hallucinations |
|
AHA |
American Hospital Association |
|
AHA |
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia |
|
AHA |
American Heart Association |
|
AHD |
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
|
AHF |
Antihemophilic Factor |
|
AHG |
antihemophilic globulin Factor VIII |
|
AHH |
aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase |
|
AHR |
airway hyper-reactivity |
|
AHT |
antihyaluronic acid test |
|
AHTR |
Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction |
|
AI |
Association Index |
|
AI |
Aortic Insufficiency |
|
AI |
amniotic fluid index |
|
AICD |
automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
|
AICD |
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
|
AID |
Artificial Insemination Donor |
|
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV) |
|
AIH |
artificial insemination by husband |
|
AIHD |
artificial insemination by pooled husband and donor semen |
|
AIIRA |
angiotensin-II receptor antagonist |
|
AIIRB |
angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
|
AIN |
Allergic Interstitial Nephritis |
|
AIO |
Ambulance Incident Officer |
|
AIP |
Academic Internship Program |
|
AIR |
Anterior Interval Release |
|
AIS |
Adenocarcinoma in Situ |
|
AJ |
Ankle Jerk |
|
ajcc |
American Joint Committee on Cancer's |
|
AK |
Above Knee |
|
AK |
acanthamoeba keratitis |
|
AK |
Actinic Keratosis |
|
AKA |
Also Know As |
|
AKA |
Above Knee Amputation (orthopaedic Usage) |
|
AKF |
Acute Kidney Failure |
|
AL |
auris laeva |
|
ALA |
Aminolevulinic Acid |
|
ALD |
alcoholic liver diseases |
|
ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
|
ALF |
Acute Liver Failure |
|
ALG |
Antilymphocytic globulin |
|
ALI |
Acute Lung Injury |
|
ALK |
Alkaline |
|
ALK PHOS |
Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
ALL |
Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
|
ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
ALP |
Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
ALPS |
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome |
|
ALS |
Advance Life Support |
|
ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
|
ALS |
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis |
|
ALT |
Alanine Transaminase |
|
ALT |
argon laser trabececuloplasty |
|
ALT |
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty |
|
ALT |
Alanine Aminotransferase |
|
altern.d. |
every other day |
|
Alu |
Alumni |
|
AM |
Ante Meridian |
|
AM |
After Morning |
|
AMA |
Advanced Maternal Age |
|
AMA |
American Medical Association |
|
AMA |
Against Medical Advice |
|
amal |
Amalgam |
|
AMAs |
antimitochondrial antibodies |
|
AMAS |
Audit and Management Advisory Services |
|
amb |
Ambulate |
|
AMC |
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita |
|
AMES |
Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences |
|
AMH |
antimüllerian hormone |
|
AMHP |
Approved Mental Health Professional |
|
AMI |
acute mesenteric ischemia |
|
AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
|
AML |
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia |
|
AML |
Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
|
AML |
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
|
Amnio |
Amniocentesis |
|
AMO |
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. |
|
AMP |
Ampule |
|
AMP |
Ampere |
|
AMP |
Adenosine Monophosphate |
|
AMPA receptor |
alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor of the brain |
|
AMT |
Amount |
|
ANA |
Advanced Network Analyst |
|
ANA |
Antinuclear Antibody |
|
ANC |
absolute neutrophils count |
|
ANCA |
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
|
andi |
Aberrations of Normal Development and Involution |
|
ANF |
Atrial Natriuretic Factor |
|
angio |
angiogram |
|
Ani Resc |
Animal Resources |
|
ANP |
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
|
ANT |
Anterior |
|
Anthro |
Anthropology |
|
Anti- |
refers to an antibody to the suffixed antigen |
|
Anti-GBM |
antiglomerular basement membrane antibody |
|
anti-RNP |
antibodies to ribonucleoprotein |
|
anti-U1-RNP |
anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein |
|
ANTR |
asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
|
ANUG |
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis |
|
AOB |
Administrative Office Building |
|
AOD |
Arterial Occlusive Disease |
|
AODM |
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
AOM |
Acute Otitis Media |
|
ap |
alkaline phosphatase |
|
AP |
Auscultation and Percussion |
|
AP |
Apical Pulse |
|
AP |
Accounts Payable |
|
AP&M |
Applied Physics & Mathematics Building |
|
APACHE II |
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II |
|
APB |
Abductor Pollicis Brevis |
|
APC |
Antigen-Presenting Cell |
|
APD |
Afferent Pupillary Defect |
|
APE |
Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
|
APE |
Acute Pulmonary Edema |
|
APECED |
Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy |
|
APGAR |
appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration – used to assess newborns |
|
APH |
Antepartum Haemorrhage |
|
APKD |
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease |
|
APL |
Antiphospholipid |
|
APL |
abductor pollicis longus muscle |
|
APLS |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
|
APMPPE |
Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy |
|
APO |
Acute Pulmonary Oedema |
|
APP |
as per protocol |
|
applic. |
applicandus |
|
APPT |
Appointment |
|
APPT |
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
|
APPY |
Appendectomy |
|
APR |
Abdominoperineal Resection |
|
APR |
Abdominal Peritoneal Resection |
|
APS |
Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
|
APSAC |
Anisoylated Plasminogen Streptokinase Activator Complex |
|
APSGN |
Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis |
|
apt |
Adaptive Pacing Therapy |
|
aPTT |
activated partial thromboplastin |
|
APUD |
Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation |
|
AQ |
Autism Quotient |
|
aq. |
water |
|
aq. bull. |
boiling water |
|
aq. calid. |
warm or hot water |
|
aq. dist. |
distilled water |
|
aq. gel. |
cold water |
|
AR |
Accounts Receivable |
|
AR |
Allergic Rhinitis |
|
AR |
auto-refraction |
|
AR |
ankle reflex |
|
ARB |
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker |
|
ARB |
angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
|
ARBI |
Alcohol Related Brain Injury |
|
ARC |
AIDS-related complexes |
|
arc |
Athletic Recreation Center |
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARDS |
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARF |
Acute Renal Failure |
|
ARG |
Arginine |
|
ARM |
Artificial Rupture of Membranes |
|
ARMD |
Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
|
AROM |
Artificial Rupture of Membranes |
|
ARR |
Absolute Risk Reduction |
|
ARRS |
American Roentgen Ray Society |
|
art |
Arterial Remodeling Technologies |
|
ART |
Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV) |
|
art |
Arterial Revascularisation Trial |
|
art |
Arterial Rapid Transit |
|
ART |
Artesia |
|
ART |
assuming room temperature |
|
ART |
Assisted Reproduction Technique |
|
ARVC |
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
|
arvd |
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
|
as |
Anterior Segment |
|
AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
|
AS |
Auricle Sinistrus (Left Ear) |
|
AS |
Arsenic |
|
ASA |
Acetylsalicylic Acid |
|
ASAD |
Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression |
|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
ASB |
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria |
|
ASc |
Associate in Science (degree) |
|
ASC-H |
atypical squamous cells – cannot exclude HSIL |
|
ASCA |
anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies |
|
ASCAD |
Arteriosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease |
|
ASCUS |
Atypical Squamous Cells of Unknown Significance |
|
ASCUS |
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
|
ASCVD |
arteriosclerotic vascular disease |
|
ASCVD |
Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
|
ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
|
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
|
ASGUS |
atypical squamous glandular cells of undetermined significance |
|
ASHD |
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
|
ASIA |
American Spinal Injury Association |
|
ASIS |
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine |
|
ASN |
Asparagine |
|
ASO |
antistreptolysin-O |
|
aso |
antistreptolysin o |
|
ASOT |
antistreptolysin-O titre |
|
ASP |
Aspartic Acid |
|
ASPECTS |
Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score |
|
Ass |
assessment |
|
Assn |
Association |
|
AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
AST |
Aspartate Transaminase |
|
ASTRAL |
Angioplasty and Stent for Renal Artery Lesions |
|
ASW |
Approved Social Worker |
|
ASX |
Asymptomatic |
|
AT |
angiotensin II |
|
AT |
antithrombin III |
|
AT-III |
antithrombin III |
|
ATA |
antitransglutaminase antibodies |
|
ATB |
According to antibiotic |
|
ATB |
antibiotic |
|
ATC |
Around The Clock |
|
ATCC |
American Type Culture Collection |
|
ATG |
Antithymic globulin |
|
ATN |
Acute Tubular Necrosis |
|
ATNR |
asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
|
ATP |
Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5) |
|
ATRA |
Trans Retinoic Acid |
|
ATS |
antitetanus serum, that is, antitetanus immunoglobulins |
|
au |
Auris unitas |
|
AU |
Both Ears |
|
AUC |
Area under the Curve (statistics) |
|
AUD |
Audit |
|
Aud Vis |
Audio Visual |
|
Audio |
Audiology |
|
AUH |
auditory hallucinations |
|
AUR |
Acute Urinary Retention |
|
AUR |
Association of University Radiologists |
|
aur. |
ear |
|
aur. dextro. |
to right ear |
|
aur. laev |
to left ear |
|
aurist. |
ear drops |
|
AUTH |
Authorization and Account Codes |
|
AUX |
Auxilliary |
|
AUX |
Auxiliary |
|
AV |
Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac) |
|
AVB |
Atrio-Ventricular Block |
|
AVCRMP |
Assistant Vice Chancellor Resource Management & Planning |
|
AVF |
Arteriovenous Fistula |
|
AVG |
Average Voltage Gain |
|
AVJRT |
atrioventricular junctional re-entry tachycardia |
|
AVL |
An Automatic Vehicle Location |
|
AVM |
Arteriovenous Malformation |
|
AVN |
Atrioventricular Node |
|
AVN |
Avascular Necrosis |
|
AVNRT |
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia |
|
AVNT |
Atrioventricular Nodal Tachycardia |
|
AVR |
Aortic Valve Replacement |
|
AX |
Axis |
|
AXR |
Abdominal X-Ray |
|
AZOOR |
Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy |
|
AZT |
azidothymidine |
|
B |
Black |
|
B I |
Billroth I gastrectomy |
|
B II |
Billroth II gastrectomy |
|
b.i.d |
twice a day |
|
B/K |
Below Knee |
|
B/L |
Bilateral |
|
B/O |
because of |
|
BA |
Barium |
|
ba |
Business Affairs |
|
BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
|
Ba E |
barium enema |
|
BAC |
Blood Alcohol Content |
|
Bact |
Bacteria |
|
BAD |
Bipolar Affective Disorder |
|
BAER |
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response |
|
BAJ |
Budget Adjustment Journal |
|
BAL |
Blood Alcohol Level |
|
BAL |
Bronchoalveolar Lavage |
|
BALT |
Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
|
BAN |
British Approved Names (see USP Dictionary) |
|
BAO |
Basic Acid Output |
|
BASO |
Basophil |
|
BB |
Biology Building |
|
BBA |
bilateral breast augmentation |
|
BBB |
Bundle Branch Block |
|
BBB |
blood–brain barrier |
|
BBB L |
left bundle branch block |
|
BBB R |
right bundle branch block |
|
BBMF |
bone break, me fix |
|
BBP |
Blood-Borne Pathogen |
|
BBS |
Bilateral Breath Sounds |
|
BBT |
Basal Body Temperature |
|
BC |
bone conduction |
|
BC |
Blood Culture |
|
BC/BS |
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
|
BCBV |
Better Care Better Value |
|
bcg |
Bacille Calmette-Guerine |
|
BCG |
bacille Calmette–Guérin |
|
BCh |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
BCLS |
Basic Cardiac Life Support |
|
BCP |
Birth Control Pill |
|
BCPS |
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist |
|
BCx |
Blood Culture |
|
BD |
twice a day |
|
bd |
bis di twice daily |
|
BDD |
Body Dysmorphic Disorder |
|
BDI |
Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation |
|
BDI |
Beck Depression Inventory |
|
BDL |
below detectable level/limit |
|
BDR |
Background Diabetic Retinopathy |
|
BE |
Base Excess |
|
BE |
Barium Enema |
|
BE |
below knee |
|
BEA |
Below-Elbow Amputation |
|
BEE |
Basal Energy Expenditure |
|
BF |
Black Female |
|
BFS |
Business and Financial Services |
|
BFS |
blood flow studies |
|
BG |
Blood Glucose |
|
BGAT |
Blood Glucose Awareness Training |
|
BGL |
Blood Glucose Level |
|
bh |
Bonner Hall |
|
BHCG |
beta-sub unit haman chorionic gonadotropin |
|
BHR |
Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness |
|
BI |
Brain Injury |
|
BIB |
Brought In By |
|
BIBA |
Brought In By Ambulance |
|
BID |
Twice A Day |
|
BIL |
Bilateral |
|
BILAT |
Bilateral |
|
Bilat eq |
bilaterally equal |
|
BILI |
Bilirubin |
|
bili T/D |
bilirubin total and direct |
|
BIO |
Biology |
|
BIO |
Biosafety Information Online |
|
Biochem |
Biochemistry |
|
Bioengng |
Bioengineering |
|
Biomed Lib |
Biomedical Library |
|
BiPAP |
BIlevel Positive Airway Pressure |
|
BiVAD |
bilateral ventricular assist device |
|
BJ |
Biceps Jerk |
|
Bk |
Bradykinin |
|
BKA |
below-the-knee amputation |
|
Bkstr |
Bookstore |
|
bl time |
bleeding time |
|
Bl Ty |
blood type |
|
bl.cult |
blood culture |
|
BLD |
Blood |
|
BLDG |
Building |
|
bldg |
bleeding |
|
BLE |
Bilateral Lower Extremity |
|
BLS |
Basic life support |
|
BM |
Black Male |
|
BM |
Bone Marrow |
|
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
BM |
Bowel Movement |
|
BMA |
British Medical Association |
|
BMBx |
Bone marrow biopsy |
|
BMC |
Bone Mineral Content |
|
BMD |
Bone Mineral Density |
|
BMedSci |
Bachelor of Medical Science |
|
BMI |
Body Mass Index |
|
BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
|
BML |
below measurable level/limit |
|
BMM |
behavioural migraine management |
|
bmp |
Blood Metabolic Profile |
|
BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate |
|
BMS |
Bare Metal Stent |
|
BMT |
Bone Marrow Transplantation |
|
BMZ |
Basement Membrane Zone |
|
BNC |
bladder neck contracture |
|
BNF |
British National Formulary |
|
BNI |
Bladder Neck Incision |
|
BNO |
Bowel Not Open |
|
BNP |
Brain Natriuretic Peptide |
|
BO |
bowel open |
|
BOA |
Born Out of Asepsis |
|
boi |
Born on Island |
|
BOM |
Bilateral Otitis Media |
|
BOOP |
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia |
|
BOT |
base of tongue |
|
bow |
bag of water |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPAD |
Bipolar Affective Disorder |
|
BPD |
Biparietal Diameter |
|
BPD |
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia |
|
BPH |
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy |
|
BPHARM |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
|
BPM |
Beats Per Minute |
|
BPP |
Biophysical Profile |
|
BPPV |
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
|
BPRS |
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale |
|
BPSA |
Business Process Self-Assessment |
|
BPV |
Benign Positional Vertigo |
|
BR |
Bedrest |
|
BR |
Bed Rest |
|
BR |
biceps reflex |
|
BR |
Bathroom |
|
BRA |
Bilateral Renal Agenesis |
|
BRAO |
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion |
|
BRAT |
The BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, (dry) toast |
|
BRATY |
another version of the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, (dry) toast, yogurt |
|
BRB |
Bright Red Blood |
|
BRBPR |
Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
|
BRI |
building-related illness |
|
BRL |
Biologic Resource Lab |
|
BRM |
immunomodulators/biologic response modifiers |
|
BRP |
Bathroom Privileges |
|
BRT |
Body Restorative Therapy |
|
BRVO |
Branch retinal vein occlusion |
|
BS |
breath sound |
|
BS |
Bowel Sounds |
|
BS |
Blood Sugar |
|
BS |
Breathing Sphere (approxn. In Mol.-scattering Calcns.) |
|
BS MB |
Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine |
|
BSA |
Body Surface Area |
|
BSAP |
Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
BSB |
Biomedical Sciences Building |
|
bsc |
bedside commode |
|
BSC |
Burn Special Care |
|
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
|
BSE |
Breast Self-Examination |
|
BSI |
Bodily Substance Isolation |
|
BSL |
Blood Sugar Level |
|
BSL |
Biosafety Level |
|
BSO |
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy |
|
BSP |
Bromsulphthalein |
|
BSS |
Balanced Salt Solution |
|
BSx |
B-symptoms |
|
BT |
Bowel Tones |
|
BT |
Bleeding Time |
|
BTB |
Breakthrough Bleeding |
|
BTL |
Bilateral Tubal Ligation |
|
BTP |
Breakthrough Pain |
|
BUA |
Biohazardous Materials Use Authorization |
|
Buc |
buccal |
|
BUD |
Budget |
|
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen |
|
BUS |
Business |
|
BV |
Bacterial Vaginosis |
|
BVM |
Bag-Valve-Mask system |
|
BVP |
biventricular pacing |
|
BW |
Body Weight |
|
BW |
Birth Weight |
|
BWX |
bite-wing x-ray |
|
BX |
Biopsy |
|
BZD |
Benzodiazepine |
|
BZDs |
benzodiazepines |
|
c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
|
c |
Celcius |
|
c |
Gl With Glasses |
|
C |
Centigrade |
|
C |
Celsius |
|
c |
Gl With Correction |
|
C&G |
Contracts & Grants |
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
C-section |
cesarean section |
|
C-SPINE |
Spine, Cervical |
|
C-SSRS |
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale |
|
C/C/E |
clubbing, cyanosis, and edema |
|
C/O |
Complains Of |
|
C/S |
Caesarean Section |
|
C/W |
Consistent With |
|
C1 |
Atlas |
|
C1-INH |
C1-inhibitor antigenic protein |
|
C2 |
axis – second cervical vertebra of the spine |
|
CA |
Carcinoma |
|
CA |
Carbohydrate Antigen |
|
CA |
Cancer |
|
CA |
Calcium |
|
CA-MRSA |
Community-acquired MRSA |
|
CABA |
Complaints Of |
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
CABP |
coronary artery bypass procedure |
|
cac |
Chancellor's Advisory Committee |
|
CACSE |
Center for Advanced Computational Science and Engineering |
|
CAD |
Computer-Aided Design |
|
CAD |
Computer-Aided Detection |
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
CADASIL |
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy |
|
CADRE |
Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education |
|
CAG |
Coronary Angiography |
|
CAG |
Coronary Artery Graft |
|
CAGS |
Coronary Artery Graft Surgery |
|
CAH |
Chronic Active Hepatitis |
|
CAL |
Calorie |
|
CAL |
calcium test |
|
Cal/OSHA |
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health |
|
Calit2 |
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology |
|
CALLA |
Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen |
|
camp |
cyclic amp |
|
cAMP |
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
|
CAMS |
Campus Asset Management System |
|
cANCA |
classical antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies |
|
CAO |
conscious alert and oriented |
|
CaOx |
calcium oxalate |
|
CAOX4 |
Conscious |
|
CAP |
Community Acquired Pneumonia |
|
Cap |
Capsule |
|
CAPA |
Corrective And Preventive Action |
|
CAPD |
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
CAPE |
Courses and Professor Evaluation |
|
CAPS |
catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome |
|
CAPS |
Capsule |
|
CAPS |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services |
|
Carcino |
Carcinogenesis |
|
CARDIO |
CARDIOLOGY |
|
Cas |
Cashier |
|
CASPO |
Climate, Atmospheric Science and Physical Oceanography |
|
CaSR |
calcium-sensitive receptor |
|
CASS |
Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences |
|
CAT |
Computed Axial Tomography |
|
CAT |
Cataract |
|
CAT |
cognitive analytic therapy |
|
CAT |
Computerized Tomography Scan |
|
CAT/CT |
computed axial tomography / computed tomography |
|
Cath |
Catheter |
|
CB |
Ciliary Body |
|
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
|
CBC/DIFF |
complete blood count/differential |
|
CBD |
Common Bile Duct |
|
CBE |
Clinical Breast Examination |
|
CBG |
Capillary Blood Gas |
|
CBG |
Corticosteroid Binding Globulin |
|
CBI |
Continuous Bladder Irrigation |
|
CBO |
Campus Budget Office |
|
CBS |
Capillary Blood Sugar |
|
CBs |
Chronic Brain Syndrome |
|
CC |
Chief Complaint |
|
cc |
cum cibo (with food) |
|
CC |
Cardiac Catheterization |
|
CC |
Cubic Centimeter |
|
CC1 |
clinical chemistry 1 |
|
CCA |
Calcium Channel Antagonist |
|
CCAA |
California Collegiate Athletic Association |
|
CCB |
Calcium Channel Blocker |
|
CCCC |
Center for Clouds Chemistry and Climate |
|
CCCU |
critical coronary care unit |
|
CCDC |
Consultant in Communicable Disease Control |
|
CCE |
clubbing, cyanosis, and edema |
|
CCF |
Congestive Cardiac Failure |
|
CCGR |
complete cytogenetic remission |
|
CCIS |
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies |
|
CCK |
Cholecystokinin |
|
CCK-PZ |
Cholecystokinin-Pancreozymin |
|
CCMP |
Culturally Competent Management Program |
|
CCNS |
Cell Cycle Non-Specific Drug. A type of medication used in chemotherapy. |
|
CCP |
Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide |
|
ccp |
Clinical Care Partner |
|
CCPD |
continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis |
|
CCPD |
Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
|
CCR |
Cardiocerebral Resuscitation |
|
CCS |
Center for Coastal Studies |
|
CCT |
Certified Cardiographic Technician |
|
CCU |
Clean Catch Urine |
|
CCU |
Cardiac Care Unit |
|
CCU |
Coronary Care Unit |
|
CCU |
Critical Care Unit |
|
CD |
Chemical Dependency |
|
CD |
cadaver donor |
|
CDC |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
|
CDCR |
Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy |
|
CDE |
Common Duct Exploration |
|
cdfg |
California Department of Fish and Game's |
|
CDH |
Congenital Dislocated Hip |
|
CDH |
congenital dislocation of the hip |
|
CDI |
Clostridium Difficile Infection |
|
CDI |
cranial diabetes insipidus |
|
CDI |
Children's Depression Inventory |
|
CDI |
Central Diabetes Insipidus |
|
CDJ |
cemento-enamel junction |
|
CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission) |
|
CDMR |
cesarean delivery on maternal request |
|
CDP |
cytosine diphosphate |
|
CDP |
Career Development Program |
|
CDT |
cardiotocograph |
|
CDW |
Collision Damage Waiver |
|
CE |
Continuing Education |
|
CEA |
Carotid Endarterectomy |
|
CEA |
Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
|
CEAM |
Center for Excellence for Advanced Materials |
|
CEC |
Children's Eye Ctr |
|
Cef |
effective compliance |
|
CEIOL |
Cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement |
|
CEN |
Certified Emergency Nurse |
|
CEP |
Committee on Educational Policy |
|
CER |
Control Event Rate |
|
CER |
Center for Energy Research |
|
CERT |
Campus Emergency Response Team |
|
CERT |
Center for Environmental Research and Training |
|
CES |
cervical epidural steroid |
|
CES |
Center for Epidemiologic Studies |
|
CES |
Cauda Equina Syndrome |
|
CES-D |
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale |
|
CF |
Complement Fixation |
|
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
|
CFA |
Colonization Factor Antigen |
|
CFC |
Chloroflourocarbon |
|
CFHS |
Child/Family Health Studies |
|
CFI |
Centre for Infections |
|
CFIDS |
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome |
|
CFR |
Case Fatality Rate |
|
CFS |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
|
CFT |
Complement-fixation Test |
|
CFTR |
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
|
CFU |
Colony-Forming Unit |
|
CFU |
Colony Forming Unit (for Bacteria Counting In Water Disinfection) |
|
cg |
cholecystogram |
|
CGA |
Contract and Grant Administration |
|
CGA |
Contact Guard Assist |
|
CGD |
Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
|
CGI |
Clinical Global Impression |
|
cGMP |
Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate |
|
cgn |
chronic glomerulonephritis |
|
CH |
congenital hypothyroidism |
|
CH |
Chronic |
|
CH |
chronic hypoxic |
|
CH |
Chronic Hepatitis |
|
Chan |
Chancellor |
|
CHAOS |
congenital high upper airway obstruction syndrome |
|
CHART |
continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy |
|
CHB |
Complete Heart Block |
|
CHBD |
common hepatic bile duct |
|
CHC |
Community Health Council |
|
CHC |
Comparative Human Cognition |
|
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
|
CHD |
Center for Human Development |
|
CHD |
Congenital Heart Disease |
|
ChE |
Cholinesterase |
|
CHEM |
Chemistry |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
CHF |
Chief |
|
CHG |
Change |
|
chhc |
Children's Hospital Heart Center |
|
CHIP |
Center for Human Information Processing |
|
CHM |
Chairman |
|
CHM |
Commission on Human Medicines |
|
CHMP |
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use |
|
CHMP |
Central Housing Maintenance Pool |
|
CHO |
Carbohydrate |
|
Chol |
Cholesterol |
|
CHP |
Chemical Hygiene Plan |
|
CHPR |
Community Health Program Representative |
|
CHR |
Chronic |
|
CHS |
cannulated hip screw |
|
cht |
congenital hypothyroidism |
|
CHUA |
Chemical Hazard Use Application |
|
CHUM |
Consortium of High School Undergraduate & Medical School |
|
CI |
Cardiac Index |
|
CIB |
cibus |
|
CICC |
Copley Conference Center |
|
CICU |
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit |
|
CID |
Cervical Immobilization Device |
|
CIDP |
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
|
CILAS |
Center for Iberian Latin American Studies |
|
CIN |
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
CIN |
Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
CIOMS |
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |
|
CIRC |
Circumcision |
|
CIRC |
Circumcision Information Resource Centre |
|
Circ |
Circulation |
|
CIRCI |
Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency |
|
CIS |
Carcinoma in Situ |
|
CIWA |
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment |
|
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
|
CK |
creatinine kinase |
|
CK |
Creatine Kinase |
|
CK |
Check |
|
CKD |
Chronic Kidney Disease |
|
CKMB |
creatinine kinase myocardial band |
|
CKMB |
MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase |
|
CL |
Contact Lens |
|
CL |
Clearance |
|
CL |
Chloride |
|
clare |
Contact lens acute red eye |
|
CLAS |
classification |
|
CLC |
corpus luteum cyst |
|
CLDP |
Catastrophic Leave Donation Program |
|
CLICS |
Center for Library & Instructional Computing Services |
|
Clin |
Clinic |
|
Clin Engrg |
Clinical Engineering |
|
Clin Lab Adm |
Clinical Laboratory Administration |
|
Clin Svcs |
Clinical Services Administration |
|
CLL |
Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia |
|
Cln Nutrit |
Clinical Nutrition |
|
Cm |
Centimetre |
|
cm |
caucasian male |
|
CM |
Chirurgiae Magister |
|
CMA |
Center for Marine Affairs |
|
CMACE |
Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries |
|
CMBB |
Center for Marine Biotechnology & Biomedecine |
|
CMD |
cystic medial degeneration |
|
CME |
Cystoid Macular Edema |
|
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
|
CMF |
Community Medicine Facility |
|
CMG |
Center for Molecular Genetics |
|
CMG |
Cystometrogram |
|
CML |
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
|
CML |
chronic myeloctic leukemia |
|
CMM/E,W |
Cellular & Molecular Medicine/East, West |
|
CMML |
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia |
|
CMO |
Comfort Measures Only |
|
CMP |
Cytosine Monophosphate |
|
CMP |
casual male partner |
|
CMRR |
Center for Magnetic Recording Research |
|
CMS |
County Medical Services |
|
CMS |
Circulation |
|
CMS |
Chronic mountain sickness |
|
CMS |
Correctional Medical Services |
|
CMT |
Cervical Motion Tenderness |
|
cmv |
controlled mechanical ventilation |
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
CMV IGG |
cytomegalovirus IGG |
|
CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
|
cncb |
Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior |
|
CNM |
Certified Nurse Midwifery |
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
CNS |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
Cnsl |
Counsel |
|
CNSLR |
Counselor |
|
CNV |
Choroidal neovascularisation |
|
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
|
CO |
Cardiac Output |
|
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
|
COA |
Chart Of Accounts |
|
COAD |
chronic obstructive airways disease |
|
COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act |
|
COCP |
Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill |
|
COEM |
Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
|
Cog Sci |
Cognitive Science |
|
COH |
Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation |
|
COHb |
Carboxyhemoglobin |
|
COI |
Conflict Of Interest |
|
COLD |
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
|
Coll |
COLLege |
|
COLL |
Collect |
|
COM |
Community |
|
Com Med |
Community Medicine |
|
COMP |
Compound |
|
COMT |
catechol-O-methyltransferase gene |
|
conc |
concentrate |
|
CONJ |
Conjunctival |
|
CONT |
Continue |
|
Contr |
Contracts |
|
Contrl |
Control |
|
Coor |
Coordinator |
|
COP |
cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
CORP |
Corporate |
|
COSHH |
Committee on Substances Hazardous to Health |
|
COT |
Consultation Observation Tool |
|
COTA |
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant |
|
COX-1 |
Cyclooxygenase 1 |
|
COX-2 |
cyclooxygenase 2 |
|
COX-3 |
cyclooxygenase 3 |
|
CP |
Chest Pain |
|
CPA |
Costophrenic angle |
|
CPA |
Child Protection Agency |
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
CPC |
Clinical Pathological Conference |
|
CPD |
Continuous Professional Development |
|
CPD |
Cephalopelvic Disproportion |
|
CPDA |
Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine |
|
CPE |
Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxin |
|
CPK |
Creatine Phosphokinase |
|
CPKMB |
creatine phosphokinase heart |
|
CPM |
continuous passive movement |
|
CPP |
cerebral perfusion pressure |
|
CPPD |
Chest Percussion and Post Drainage |
|
CPPD |
calcium pyrophosphate, cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort |
|
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
|
CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
|
CPT |
Chest Physical Therapy |
|
CQC |
Care Quality Commission |
|
CR |
cardiorespiratory |
|
CR |
centric relation |
|
CR |
Complete Remission |
|
CR |
Chromium |
|
CR |
Creatinine |
|
CRA |
Clinical Research Associate |
|
CRAO |
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion |
|
CRB |
Chemistry Research Building |
|
CRBS/Medical |
Center for Research in Biological Structure/Medical |
|
CRC |
Clinic Research Center |
|
CRC |
Clinical Research Coordinator |
|
CRCA |
Center for Research in Computing and the Arts |
|
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance |
|
CRD |
Climate Research Division |
|
Creat |
Creatinine |
|
CREATE |
Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence |
|
CRF |
Case Report Form |
|
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
|
CRF/LRC/RB |
Clinical Research Facility/Lipid Research Clinic/Rancho Bernardo |
|
CRGN |
crescentic glomerulonephritis |
|
CRH |
corticotropin-releasing hormone |
|
CRI |
Chronic Renal Insufficiency |
|
crit |
hematoCRIT |
|
CRL |
Center for Research in Language |
|
CRL |
crown to rump length |
|
CRMS |
Campus Research Machine Shop |
|
CRO |
Contract Research Organization |
|
CRP |
Cold Reactive Protein |
|
CRRT |
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy |
|
CRS |
Computer Resources Specialist |
|
CRS |
Congenital Rubella Syndrome |
|
Crs/Newsppr |
Courses by Newspaper |
|
CRSF |
Central Research Facility |
|
CRT |
Capillary Refill Time |
|
CRT |
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy |
|
CRT |
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy |
|
CRVO |
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion |
|
cryo |
cryoprecipitate |
|
cryo |
cryosurgery |
|
CRYO-AHF |
cryoprecipitated antihemophilic factor |
|
CS |
Cesium |
|
CS |
Controlled Substance |
|
CS |
Cesarean Section |
|
CSA |
Cyclosporin A |
|
CSB |
Cognitive Science Bldg |
|
CSC |
Campus Services Complex |
|
CSDD |
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia |
|
CSE |
combined spinal-epidural block |
|
CSE |
Computer Science & Engineering |
|
CSF |
colony stimulating factor |
|
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
|
CSGP |
California Sea Grant Program |
|
CSI |
Center for Student Involvement |
|
CSII |
Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion |
|
CSR |
Customer Service Request |
|
CSSC |
Chemical Safety and Surveillance Committee |
|
CSSD |
Central Sterile Supply Department |
|
cssrs |
Councils with Social Services Responsibilities |
|
CST |
Contraction Stress Test |
|
CSUA |
Controlled Substances Use Authorization |
|
CT |
Counterterrorism |
|
ct |
Computer Tomography |
|
CT |
chest tube |
|
CT |
Calcitonin |
|
CT |
Computed Tomography |
|
CT |
Count |
|
CT Scan |
computer-assisted tomography |
|
CTA |
Clinical Trial Agreement |
|
CTA |
Clear To Auscultation (medical; lungs) |
|
CTA |
Computed Tomography Angiography (medical imaging) |
|
CTAP |
CT during arterial portography |
|
CTD |
Circling the Drain. Healthcare acronym. Technically and originally Close To Death. Transferable to a wide variety of lost causes. (Ack L Russell) |
|
CTF |
Clinical Teaching Facility |
|
CTG |
Cardiotocograph |
|
CTMS |
Clinical Trial Management System |
|
CTO |
Chronic Total Occlusion |
|
CTO |
Class Title Outline |
|
CTP |
cytosine triphosphate |
|
CTPA |
Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiogram |
|
CTPE |
CT scan for pulmonary embolii |
|
CTR |
Cardiothoracic ratio |
|
CTRI |
Clinical and Translational Research Institute |
|
cts |
Computed tomography scan |
|
CTS |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
|
CTSi |
Computed Tomography Severity Index |
|
CTU |
Cancer Treatment Unit |
|
CTU |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit |
|
CUC |
Chronic Ulcerative Colitis |
|
cult |
culture |
|
CUP |
Central Utilities Plant |
|
CUP |
carcinoma of unknown primary site |
|
CUPA |
Certified Unified Program Agencies |
|
CUSMS |
Center for US Mexican Studies |
|
CUST |
Customer |
|
Custdn |
Custodian |
|
CV |
Cardiovascular |
|
cv |
Canyon View |
|
CV |
Color Vision |
|
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
|
CVA |
Costovertebral Angle |
|
CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
|
CVAB |
Canyon Vista Administration Building |
|
CVAT |
Costovertebral Angle Tenderness |
|
CVC |
Central Venous Catheter |
|
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
|
CVE/CVA |
cerebrovascular event/cerebrovascular accident |
|
CVF |
confrontational visual field |
|
CVI |
cerebrovascular incident |
|
CVID |
Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders |
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
CVS |
chorionic villus biopsy |
|
CVS |
Chorionic Villi Sampling |
|
CX |
Cervix |
|
Cx |
microbiological culture |
|
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
|
CYN |
Canyon |
|
CYS |
Cysteine |
|
cysto |
Cystoscopy |
|
Cytotech |
Cytotechnology |
|
D |
Day |
|
D |
Distance |
|
d |
Dose |
|
D bil |
direct bilirubin |
|
d DAVP |
desamino D-argihine vasopressin |
|
D Locker |
Diving Locker |
|
D&A |
discission and aspiration |
|
D&C |
Dilatation and Curettage |
|
D&E |
Dilation and evacuation |
|
D/C |
Discharge |
|
D/C |
Discontinue |
|
D/L |
dislocation |
|
D/L |
direct larynogoscopy |
|
D/O |
died of, disorder |
|
D/W |
dextrose in water |
|
D25 |
25% dextrose injections |
|
d4T |
Stavudine |
|
D5 |
5% Dextrose Solution |
|
D5/5 |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
D55% |
dextrose |
|
D5W |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
D5W |
5% dextrose/water |
|
DA |
Degenerative arthritis |
|
DA |
Dopamine |
|
DA |
Diploma in Anaesthetics |
|
DAA |
Denitrogenation Absorption Atelectasis |
|
DABA |
dual action bone agent |
|
DAEC |
Diffusely Adherent Escherichia Coli |
|
DAF |
decay accelerating factor |
|
DAI |
Diffuse Axonal Injury |
|
DALY |
disability-adjusted life year |
|
DARWIN |
Data Repository and Windows to Information |
|
DAT |
Direct Antiglobulin Tests |
|
DAW |
Dispense As Written |
|
db HL |
decibels hearing loss |
|
DBO |
Departmental Business Officer |
|
DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
|
DBS |
deep brain stimulation |
|
dc |
discontinue |
|
DC |
Discharge |
|
DCBE |
Double Contrast Barium Enema Examination (gastroenterology) |
|
DCCT |
Diabetes Control And Complication Trials |
|
DCCV |
Direct Current Cardioversion |
|
DCD |
Donation After Cardiac Death |
|
DCD |
developmental co-ordination disorder |
|
DCF |
Data Clarification Form |
|
dcg |
dacryocystogram |
|
DCH |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
|
DCIS |
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
|
DCL |
diffusing capacity of the lung |
|
DCM |
Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
|
DCP |
Diploma in Clinical Pathology |
|
DCP-CAS |
Defined Contribution Plan Casual |
|
DCP-REG |
Defined Contribution Plan Regular |
|
DCR |
Dacryocystorhinostomy |
|
dcSSc |
diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis |
|
DD |
Differential Diagnosis |
|
DDAVP |
Desmopressin Acetate |
|
DDC |
zalcitabine |
|
DDD |
daily defined doses Degenerative disk disease |
|
DDH |
developmental dysplasia of the hip joint |
|
DDH |
developmental hip dysplasia |
|
DDI |
Didanosine |
|
DDNS |
Divisional Dean/Natural Sciences |
|
DDS |
Doctor of Dental Surgery |
|
DDSS |
Divisional Dean/Social Sciences |
|
DDST |
Denver Developmental Screening Test |
|
DDX |
Differential Diagnosis |
|
decid |
deciduous or primary |
|
DEJ |
dento-enamel junction |
|
DEL |
Delivery |
|
DEN |
Doctor's Educational Need |
|
DENT |
Dental |
|
Dept |
Department |
|
Deptl |
Departmental |
|
DES |
diethyl sulphate |
|
DES |
Drug-Eluting stent |
|
DES |
Dry Eye Syndrome |
|
DEV |
Development |
|
DEX |
(DXT) Blood Sugar |
|
DEXA |
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry |
|
DEXA |
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
|
DFA |
Direct Fluorescent Antibody |
|
DFE |
Dilated Fundus Examination |
|
DFHom |
Diploma of the Faculty of Homeopathy |
|
DFM |
Diploma in Forensic Medicine |
|
DFMR |
daily fetal movement record |
|
DFSA |
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault |
|
dGEMRIC |
gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage |
|
DGM |
Diploma in Geriatric Medicine |
|
DGO |
Diploma in Gynaecology & Obstetrics |
|
DH |
developmental history |
|
DHE |
Dihydroergotamine |
|
DHEA |
Dehydroepiandrosterone |
|
DHEA |
dihydroepiahdroisterone |
|
DHEA-S |
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate |
|
DHEAs |
dihydroepiahdroisterone sulfate |
|
DHF |
decompensated heart failure |
|
DHHS |
Department of Human Health Services |
|
DHL |
diffuse histocytic lymphoma |
|
DHR |
Dihydrorhodamine |
|
dht |
DiHydroTestosterone |
|
DHTR |
Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction |
|
DI |
Diabetes Insipidus |
|
DI |
Direct Index |
|
Di-Di |
dichromatic diamnionic twins |
|
DIA |
Digital Image Analysis |
|
Diag |
Diagnose |
|
DIB |
Difficulty in Breathing |
|
DIB |
Dead in Bed |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular clotting syndrome |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
DICVP |
Diplomat, International College of Veterinary Pharmacy |
|
DIET |
Dietary Intervention: Evaluation of Technology |
|
DIF |
Direct Immunofluorescence |
|
DIL |
drug-induced lupus |
|
DIL |
Dilute |
|
DILI |
drug-induced liver injury |
|
DIP |
Distal Interphalangeal Predominant |
|
Dip GU Med |
Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine |
|
DiPerTe |
diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus |
|
diph |
diphtheria |
|
Dipl |
Diplomate |
|
DIR |
Directory |
|
DIS |
Disease Intervention Specialist |
|
dis |
dislocation |
|
Dis |
Disease |
|
DISCH |
Discharge |
|
Dist |
Distribution |
|
DIST |
Distal |
|
DiTe |
diphtheria-tetanus |
|
DIU |
Death in Utero |
|
DIV |
Division |
|
DJD |
Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
DKA |
Don't Know Anything |
|
DKA |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
|
dl |
decilitre |
|
DL |
Deciliter |
|
DLB |
Dementia with Lewy Bodies |
|
DLBCL |
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma |
|
DLCO |
diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide |
|
DLE |
Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus |
|
DLI |
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion |
|
DLP |
dyslipoproteinemia [1] |
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
DMARD |
disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
|
DMD |
Dentariae Medicinae Doctoris |
|
DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
|
DMPA |
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate |
|
DMR |
Diploma in Medical Radiology |
|
DMSA |
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid |
|
DMT |
Dimethyltryptamine |
|
DNA |
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
|
DNAR |
Do Not Attempt Resuscitation |
|
DNI |
Do Not Intubate |
|
DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
|
DO |
Diploma in Ophthalmology |
|
DO |
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
|
DOA |
dead on arrival |
|
DOA |
drugs of abuse |
|
DOB |
Difficulty of Breathing |
|
DOB |
Date Of Birth |
|
DObst |
Diploma in Obstetrics |
|
DOC |
Document |
|
DOD |
United States Department of Defense |
|
DOE |
dyspne on exdrtion |
|
DOE |
United States Department of Energy (government) |
|
DOI |
Date of Injury |
|
DOL |
United States Department of Labor |
|
DOL |
Day of Life |
|
DOM |
Department of Medicine |
|
DOPE |
Detail of Payroll Expense |
|
DOSS |
docusate sodium |
|
DOT |
Directly Observed Therapy |
|
DOZ |
Dozen |
|
DP |
Dorsalis Pedis |
|
DPath |
Diploma in Pathology |
|
DPF |
Dental Practitioners' Formulary |
|
DPH |
Diploma in Public Health |
|
DPH |
Diphenylhydantoin sodium |
|
DPHIL |
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
DPhysMed |
Diploma in Physical Medicine |
|
DPL |
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
|
DPM |
Diploma in Psychological Medicine |
|
DPM |
Doctor of Pediatric Medicine |
|
DPT |
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
|
DPT |
demerol-phenergan-thorazine |
|
DQ |
developmental quotient |
|
DR |
Diploma in Radiology |
|
dr |
dram |
|
DRCOG |
Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
DRCPath |
Diploma Royal College of Pathologists |
|
DRE |
Digital Rectal Examination |
|
DRESS |
Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms |
|
DREZ |
Dorsal Root Entry Zone |
|
DRG |
Diagnosis Related Group |
|
DRPLA |
Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy |
|
DRSG |
Dressing |
|
DRT |
Dead Right There. (ODSA) Doctors and nurses shorthand acronym for a patient found dead at the scene. |
|
DS |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
ds |
Down syndrome |
|
DS |
disease |
|
DS |
diagnosis |
|
DS2 |
Disclosure Statement |
|
DSA |
digital subtraction angiography |
|
DSA |
Departmental Security Administrator |
|
dsc |
Departmental Safety Coordinator |
|
DSD |
Dry Sterile Dressing |
|
DSDP |
Deep-Sea Drilling Project |
|
DSG |
Dressing |
|
DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association) |
|
DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
|
dsRNA |
double-stranded RNA |
|
DSW |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
DT |
diphtheria and tetanus |
|
DT |
delirium tremen |
|
DT |
Diphtheria-Tetanus |
|
DTA |
descending thoracic aorta |
|
DTaP |
diphtheria–tetanus–acellular pertussis |
|
DTaP |
diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis |
|
DTB |
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin |
|
DTP |
diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine |
|
DTR |
Deep Tendon Reflex |
|
DTS |
Delirium Tremens the Shakes |
|
DU |
Duodenal Ulcer |
|
DUB |
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding |
|
DVA |
Distance Visual Acuity |
|
DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
|
DVT |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
DW |
dextrose in water |
|
DX |
Diagnosis |
|
DXR |
Digital X-Ray Radiogrammetry |
|
DZ |
Disease |
|
E |
electrolytes |
|
E |
Glutamic acid |
|
E |
Epinephrine |
|
E |
Enterococcus |
|
E |
Ecstasy |
|
e/c |
enteric-coated |
|
E/O |
expected outcome |
|
E1 |
Estrone |
|
E2 |
17-ß-estradiol |
|
E3 |
Estriol |
|
E4 |
estetrol |
|
EAC |
external acoustic meatus |
|
EAC |
External Auditory Canal |
|
EACA |
Epsilon-aminocaproic acid |
|
EADA |
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act |
|
EAEC |
enteroadhesive Escherichia coli |
|
EAF |
enteric adherence factor |
|
EAM |
External Auditory Meatus |
|
EAMS |
See CAMS |
|
EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
|
EAS |
Employee Assistance Service |
|
EB |
epidermolysis bullosa |
|
EBL |
Estimated Blood Loss |
|
EBM |
Evidence-Based Medicine |
|
EBNA |
EBV nuclear antigen |
|
EBT |
Electron Beam Tomography |
|
EBU I |
Engineering Building, Unit 1 |
|
EBUS TBNA |
endobronchial US-guided transbronchial needle aspiration |
|
EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
|
EBV |
Epstein–Barr virus |
|
EC |
enteric coating |
|
ECC |
Emergency Cardiac Care |
|
ECC |
Endocervical Curettage |
|
ECCE |
ExtraCapsular Cataract Extraction |
|
ECD |
endocardial cushion defect |
|
ECDA |
Express Card Department Administrators |
|
ECE |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
|
ECEC |
Early Childhood Education Centers |
|
ECF |
Extracellular Fluid |
|
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
|
Echo |
Echocardiogram |
|
ECHO |
Etoposide, Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, And Vincristine |
|
ECI |
febris e causa ignota |
|
ECLS |
Extracorporeal Life Support |
|
ECM |
Extracellular Matrix |
|
ECMO |
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
|
ECMO |
Extra Coprial Membrane Oxygenation |
|
ECOB |
East Campus Office Building |
|
Ecol |
Ecologist |
|
ECON |
Economics |
|
ECP |
Emergency Care Practitioner |
|
ECP |
Environmental Care Partner |
|
eCRF |
Electronic Case Report Form |
|
ECRF |
extensor carpi radialis |
|
ECT |
ElectroConvulsive Therapy |
|
ect |
Electric Convulsive Therapy |
|
ECU |
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris |
|
ECV |
External Cephalic Version |
|
ED |
Emergency Department |
|
EDAMS |
Encephalo-Duro-Arterio-Myo-Synangiosis |
|
EDB |
Employee Data Base |
|
EDC |
Estimated Date of Confinement |
|
EDC |
Electronic Data Capture |
|
EDD |
Estimated Date of Discharge |
|
EDD |
Expected Date of Delivery |
|
EDD |
estimated date of delivery |
|
EDF |
end diastolic flow |
|
edh |
epidural hematoma |
|
EDM |
esophageal Doppler monitor |
|
EDNA |
Information help desk line |
|
EDRF |
endothelium-derived relaxing factor or factors |
|
EDS |
Education Studies |
|
EDS |
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness |
|
EDTA |
ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid |
|
EDV |
End-Diastolic Volume |
|
EECS |
Electric Engineering & Computer Sciences |
|
EEE |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis |
|
EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
|
EEI |
Eye & Ear Infirmary |
|
EENT |
eyes ears nose and throat |
|
EER |
Experimental Event Rate |
|
eex |
electrodiagnosis |
|
EF |
Ejection Fraction |
|
EFM |
External Fetal Monitor |
|
EFM |
electronic fetal monitoring, cardiotocography |
|
EFW |
Estimated Fetal Weight |
|
EFWC |
electrolyte-free water clearance |
|
EGBUS |
external genitalia, Bartholin, urethral & Skene's glands |
|
EGD |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
|
EGF |
Epidermal Growth Factor |
|
EGFR |
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate |
|
EH&S |
Environment, Health & Safety |
|
EHEC |
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli |
|
EIA |
External Iliac Artery |
|
EIA |
Enzyme ImmunoAssay |
|
EIEC |
Enteroinvasive Escherichia Coli |
|
EIMR |
Equipment Inventory Modification Request |
|
EJ |
Elbow jerk |
|
EKG |
electrocardiogram |
|
EKG |
Electrocardiograph (Instrument) |
|
Elect |
Electric |
|
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
|
elix |
elixer |
|
ELLSCS |
elective lower segment caesarean section |
|
EM |
Erythema multiforme |
|
ema |
endomysial antibodies |
|
EMB |
Ethambutol |
|
embx |
endometrial biopsy |
|
EMC |
Ensephalomyocarditis |
|
EMC |
encephalomyocarditis virus |
|
EMD |
Electromechanical Dissociation |
|
EMD |
Early Morning Discovery |
|
EMDA |
electromotive drug administration |
|
EMDAS |
encephalomyoduroarteriosynangiosis |
|
EMER |
Emergency |
|
EMF |
Endomyocardial Fibrosis |
|
emf |
Environmental Management Facility |
|
EMG |
Electromyogram |
|
EMLSCS |
emergency lower segment Caesarean section |
|
EMP |
Employee |
|
Empl Hlth |
Employee Health Services |
|
EMR/EHR |
Electronic Medical Record / Electronic Health Record |
|
Emrts |
Emeritus |
|
EMS |
Emergency medical service |
|
EMT |
Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians) |
|
EMT-D |
EMT-Defibrillation |
|
EMU |
Early Morning Urine |
|
EMUL |
Emulsion |
|
eng |
electronystagmography |
|
eng |
electronystagmogram |
|
ENG |
ENGLISH LOCKHEED |
|
Engng |
Engineering |
|
Engr |
Engineer |
|
ENPET |
Electronic Non-Payroll Expense Transfer |
|
Enrchmt |
Enrichment |
|
ENT |
Ear nose and throat |
|
ENVIR |
Environment |
|
EOA |
Esophageal Obturator Airway |
|
EOB |
Edge of Bed |
|
EOC |
Emergency Operating Center |
|
EOD |
Every Other Day |
|
EOG |
Electro-Oculogram |
|
EOM |
Extraocular muscle |
|
EOM |
Extraocular Movement |
|
EOMI |
extraocular muscles intact |
|
EOMI |
Extraocular Movements Intact |
|
EOP/RS |
Educational Opportunity Program/Relations with Schools |
|
eos |
eosinophils |
|
EOY |
Employee of the Year |
|
ePACT |
electronic Prescribing Analysis and Cost Tool |
|
EPB |
extensor pollicis brevis |
|
EPCT |
estrogen-progesterone challenge test |
|
EPD |
Employee-Paid Disability |
|
EPDS |
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale |
|
EPEC |
Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli |
|
ePFIP |
electronic Prescribing and Financial Information for Practices |
|
EPH |
Oedema, proteinuria, hypertension |
|
EPI |
Epinephrine |
|
epith |
epithelial |
|
EPL |
Extensor Pollicis Longus |
|
EPO |
Erythropoietin |
|
ePRO |
Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes |
|
EPS |
electrophysiology |
|
EPSEs |
extra-pyramidal side-effects |
|
EQ |
Equipment |
|
eQVR |
Electronic Quality Variance Report |
|
ER |
External Relations |
|
ER |
Estrogen Receptor |
|
ER |
Emergency Room |
|
eRAP |
Electronic Research Administration Program |
|
ERC |
Eleanor Roosevelt College |
|
ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography |
|
ERG |
Electroretinogram |
|
ERL |
equal reaction to light |
|
ERM |
Epiretinal Membrane |
|
ERP |
exposure and relapse prevention |
|
ERT |
Estrogen Replacement Therapy |
|
ERT |
Enzyme Replacement Therapy |
|
ES |
Employment Services |
|
ESBL |
extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing |
|
ESBL |
extended spectrum beta-lactamase |
|
Esc |
Escort |
|
ESES |
electrical status epilepticus in sleep |
|
ESHAP |
etoposide, cisplatin, cytarabine, methylprednisolone |
|
ESI |
Environment and Sustainability Initiative |
|
ESL |
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (also ESWL) |
|
ESM |
Ejection Systolic Murmur |
|
ESPP |
Extended Studies and Public Programs |
|
ESR |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
ESRD |
End Stage Renal Disease (US Federal Program) |
|
ESS |
empty sella syndrome |
|
EST |
Electroshock Therapy |
|
ESV |
End-Systolic Volume |
|
ESWL |
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy |
|
ESWL |
Extracorporeal Shock-wave Lithotripsy |
|
ET |
Endotracheal |
|
ET |
Esotropia |
|
ETEC |
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli |
|
Etiol |
etiology |
|
eTMF |
Electronic Trial Master File |
|
EtOh |
Ethanol |
|
ETOH |
Alcohol |
|
ETS |
Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy |
|
ETT |
Endotracheal tube |
|
EUA |
Examination Under Anaesthesia |
|
EUA |
Examination Under Anesthesia |
|
EUP |
Extrauterine Pregnancy |
|
EUS |
Endoscopic UltraSonography |
|
EVAL |
evaluation |
|
EVAR |
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair |
|
EVAR |
endovascular aortic repair |
|
EVD |
External Ventricular Drain |
|
EVF |
erythrocyte volume fraction |
|
EWCL |
Extended Wear Contact Lens |
|
ex. |
excision |
|
Exam |
Examination |
|
Exc |
Excision |
|
EXEC |
Executive |
|
exp |
expired |
|
Exp Lap |
exploratory laparotomy |
|
Exptl |
Experimental |
|
Ext |
Extremities |
|
ext |
Extract |
|
EXT |
Extension File |
|
EXT |
Extension Shelf |
|
Ext Stud |
Extended Studies |
|
Extnl |
External |
|
F |
Female |
|
F |
Frequency |
|
f |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
|
F |
Phenylalanine (amino acid) |
|
F&A |
facilities & administration |
|
F&R |
Force And Rhythm |
|
F/C |
fevers and/or chills |
|
f/c |
film-coated |
|
F/U |
Follow-Up |
|
FA |
Fatty Acid |
|
fa |
Fluorescein Angiogramic |
|
Fac |
Faculty |
|
Facil |
Facility |
|
Facil D&C |
Facilities Design & Construction |
|
famm |
Familial Atypical Mole and Melanoma |
|
FAMMM syndrome |
familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome |
|
FANA |
fluorescent antinuclear antibody test |
|
FAP |
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
|
FAST |
F ace A rm S peech T est |
|
FAST |
focused assessment with sonography for trauma |
|
FB |
Foreign Body |
|
FBC |
Full Blood Count |
|
FBE |
Full Blood Examination |
|
FBG |
fasting blood glucose |
|
FBS |
fasting blood sugar |
|
FC |
foley catheter |
|
FC |
finger counting |
|
FCC |
Family Centered Care |
|
FCR |
Flexor Carpi Radialis |
|
FCU |
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
|
FD |
Fatal Dose |
|
FDA |
Food Drug Administration |
|
FDG |
Fluorodeoxyglucose |
|
FDG-PET |
fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography |
|
FDIU |
Fetal Demise in Utero |
|
FDP |
Federal Demonstration Partnership |
|
FDP |
Flexor Digitorum Profundus |
|
fdp |
Federal Demonstration Project |
|
fdp |
Serum-fibrin degradation products |
|
fds |
flexor digitorum superficialis |
|
FdSvcs |
Food Services |
|
FDTN |
Foundation |
|
Fe |
Iron (Latin ''Ferrum'') |
|
FEF25–75 |
forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of forced vital capacity |
|
FEIA |
fluorescent enzyme immunoassay |
|
FEIN |
Federal Employer Identification Number |
|
FEM |
Female |
|
FEN |
Fluids, Electrolytes, Nutrition |
|
FENa |
Fractional Excretion of Sodium |
|
FEP |
Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin |
|
FERPA |
Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
|
FeS04 |
iron sulfate |
|
FESS |
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery |
|
FET |
Frozen Embryo Transfer |
|
FEUrea |
fractional excretion of urea |
|
FEV |
Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function) |
|
FEV1 |
forced expiratory volume in one second |
|
FF |
fundus firm |
|
FF |
filtration fraction |
|
FF |
Fat Free |
|
FF |
free fluids |
|
FF-21 |
Food and Fuel for the 21st Century |
|
FFA |
Free Fatty Acids |
|
ffa |
Fellow Faculty of Anaesthetists |
|
FFCM |
Fellow Faculty of Community Medicine |
|
FFDM |
full-field digital mammography |
|
FFFP |
Fellow of the Faculty of Family Planning |
|
FFHom |
Fellow of the Faculty of Homeopathy |
|
FFP |
fresh frozen plasma |
|
FFPath |
Fellow Faculty of Pathology |
|
FFPHM |
Fellow Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
|
FFR |
Fellow Faculty of Radiologists |
|
FH |
Family History |
|
FHR |
Fetal Heart Rate |
|
FHS |
Fetal heart sound |
|
FHT |
fetal heart tone |
|
FHT |
Foetal Heart Tones |
|
FHx |
Family History |
|
FIBD |
found in bed dead |
|
FICA |
Federal Insurance Contribution Act |
|
FID |
Financial Identification Number |
|
FIN |
Finance |
|
Fin Adm |
Financial Administration |
|
FiO2 |
Fraction of Inspired Oxygen |
|
Fisc |
Fiscal |
|
FISH |
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
|
FISH |
dual fluorescence in situ hybridisation |
|
FJ |
Financial Journal |
|
FL |
Femur Length |
|
FL |
Floor |
|
FL |
Fluid |
|
FL OZ |
Fluid Ounce |
|
fl vol |
fluid volume |
|
fl.oz. |
fluid ounce |
|
FLA-ABS |
fluorescent antibody absorption test |
|
FLAIR |
fluid attenuated inversion recovery imaging |
|
Flex |
flexion |
|
FLK |
funny-looking kid |
|
FM |
Fetal Movement |
|
FM |
face mask |
|
FM |
Facilities Management |
|
FMCC |
Family Maternity Care Center |
|
FME |
full mouth extractions |
|
FMF |
fetal movements felt |
|
FML |
focal macular laser |
|
FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
|
FMP |
First Menstrual Period |
|
FMPP |
Familial Male Precocious Puberty |
|
FMRI |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
FMRP |
fragile X mental retardation protein |
|
FMS |
Fibromyalgia Syndrome |
|
FNA |
fine needle aspiration biopsy |
|
FNA |
Fine-Needle Aspiration |
|
FNAB |
fine-needle aspiration biopsy |
|
FNAC |
fine-needle aspiration cytology |
|
FNC |
Full nursing care |
|
FNH |
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia |
|
FNHTR |
Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction |
|
FOB |
Fiber Optic Bronchoscopy |
|
FOB |
Foot of Bed, father of baby |
|
FOB |
Fecal Occult Blood |
|
FOBT |
Fecal Occult Blood Test |
|
FOF |
Found on Floor |
|
FOOSH |
Fall On Outstretched Hand |
|
FOR |
Foreign |
|
FOS |
Full of Stool |
|
FP |
Feature Package |
|
FP |
Family Planning |
|
FPB |
Flexor Pollicis Brevis |
|
FPG |
Fasting Plasma Glucose |
|
FPL |
Flexor Pollicis Longus |
|
FPM |
Family and Preventive Medicine |
|
FPR |
False Positive Rate |
|
FRC |
Functional Residual Capacity |
|
FRCA |
Fellow Royal College of Anaesthetists |
|
FRCGP |
Fellow Royal College of General Practitioners |
|
FRCOG |
Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
FRCOphth |
Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmology |
|
FRCPath |
Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists |
|
FRCPS |
Fellow Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons |
|
FRCPsych |
Fellow Royal College of Psychiatrists |
|
FRCR |
Fellow, Royal College of Radiologists |
|
FRCS |
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons |
|
FREQ |
Frequency |
|
Frmn |
Foreman |
|
FROM |
Full Range Of Motion |
|
FRS |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
|
frsh |
Fellow Royal Society of Health |
|
FSAP |
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program |
|
FSE |
Fetal Scalp Electrode |
|
FSGS |
focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis |
|
FSH |
follicle stimulating hormone |
|
FSH |
Follicular Stimulating Hormone |
|
FT |
foot (unit of length) |
|
FTA |
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibodies |
|
FTA |
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody |
|
FTA-ABS |
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption Test |
|
FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
|
FTI |
Free Thyroxine Index |
|
FTND |
Full Term Normal Delivery |
|
FTNVD |
full term normal vaginal delivery |
|
FTSG |
Full Thickness Skin Graft |
|
FTT |
Failure To Thrive |
|
FU |
Follow-Up |
|
FUDS |
Formerly Used Defense Sites |
|
FUE |
Follicular Unit Extraction |
|
FUO |
fever of unknown origin |
|
FUT |
Follicular Unit Transplantation |
|
FVC |
Forced Vital Capacity |
|
FVD |
Fluid Volume Deficit |
|
FVE |
Forced Volume, Expiratory |
|
FWB |
Full Weight Bearing |
|
FWD |
Forward |
|
FX |
Fracture |
|
F→N |
finger-to-nose test |
|
g |
Guanosine |
|
G |
gravidity |
|
G |
Gram (g) |
|
G-B Syn |
Guillain-Barre syndrome |
|
G-CSF |
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors |
|
G-TUBE |
Gastrostomy tube |
|
G/D |
Graduate Department |
|
G/P |
gravida/para |
|
G/S |
Graduate Student |
|
G6PD |
Glucose-6-Phosphate Deficiency |
|
G6PD |
glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase |
|
G6PD |
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase |
|
GA |
Gestational Age |
|
GA |
general anaesthetic |
|
GA |
General Accounting |
|
GABA |
gamma-aminobutyric acid |
|
GABHS |
group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
|
GABS |
Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus |
|
GAD |
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase |
|
GAD |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
|
GALC |
galactosylceramidase |
|
GALT |
Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
|
GARS |
Gait Abnormality Rating Scale |
|
GASB |
Governmental Accounting Standards Board |
|
Gastroe |
Gastroenterology |
|
GB |
Gallbladder |
|
GBC |
gallbladder carcinoma |
|
GBM |
Glomerular Basement Membrane |
|
GBM |
Glioblastoma Multiforme |
|
GBS |
group B streptoccal |
|
GBS |
Guillain–Barré syndrome |
|
GC |
General Condition |
|
gc |
gonococcus (gonnorhea germ) |
|
gc |
gonorrhea |
|
GCA |
Giant Cell Arteritis |
|
GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
|
GCT |
Giant Cell Tumor |
|
GCT |
Glucose Challenge Test |
|
GDA |
Gastroduodenal Artery |
|
GDLH |
Glutamate dehydrogenase |
|
GDM |
Gestational Diabetes Melitus |
|
GDM |
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
|
GDP |
Guanosine Diphosphate |
|
GDS |
Geriatric Depression Scale |
|
Gen |
General Motors |
|
Geochem |
Geochemistry |
|
Geosci |
Geosciences |
|
GERD |
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease |
|
GERI |
Geriatrics |
|
gest |
gestation |
|
GFR |
Glomerular Filtration Rate |
|
GGS |
Gastrografin swallow |
|
GGT |
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase |
|
GGT |
L-gamma-glutamyl transferase |
|
GGTP |
Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase |
|
gh |
Galbraith Hall |
|
GH |
Growth Hormone |
|
GHP |
Group Health Plan, Inc. |
|
GHRH |
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone |
|
GHS |
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals |
|
GI |
Gastrointestinal |
|
GIFT |
Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer |
|
GIST |
gastrointestinal stromal tumour |
|
GIST |
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor |
|
GIT |
Gastrointestinal Tract |
|
GITS |
Gastrointestinal therapeutic system |
|
GLN |
Glutamine |
|
Glsbir |
Glassblower |
|
Glu |
glucose |
|
GLU |
Glutamic Acid |
|
Gluc |
glucose |
|
gm |
Gram |
|
GM-CSF |
granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
|
GMC |
General Medical Condition |
|
GMHC |
Gifford Mental Health Center |
|
gmp |
guanosine monophosphate |
|
GN |
Glomerulonephritis |
|
GNRH |
gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
|
GOAT |
Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test |
|
GOD |
Glucose Oxidase |
|
GOK |
God Only Knows |
|
GOMER |
get outta my ER |
|
Gonio |
gonioscopy |
|
GORD |
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
|
GOT |
Glutamic Oxalic Transaminase |
|
GOT |
glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase |
|
GP |
General Practitioner |
|
GPA |
Grade Point Average |
|
GPCL |
gas permeable contact lens |
|
GPI |
globus pallidus interna |
|
GPL |
George Palade Laboratories |
|
GPT |
transaminase/glutamic-pyruvic transaminase |
|
GR |
Grain |
|
GR |
Glucocorticoid Receptor |
|
gr cocci |
gram positive cocci |
|
GRAD |
Graduate |
|
GRAV I |
gravidity = 1 |
|
GRBAS |
Grade, Roughness, Breathy voice, Asthenia and Strain |
|
GRD |
Geosciences Research Division |
|
GREG |
guideline recommendation and evidence grading |
|
Groundskpr |
Groundskeeper |
|
GrSch/IRPS |
GraduateSchool/International Relations & Pacific Studies |
|
Grsmn |
Groundsman |
|
GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
|
GSW |
GunShot Wound |
|
gt |
gastrostomy |
|
GTD |
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease |
|
GTN |
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia |
|
GTN |
Glyceryl Trinitrate |
|
GTT |
Guttae |
|
Gtt |
Drop |
|
GTT |
Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
Gtts |
guttae (drops |
|
GU |
Genitourinary |
|
GU |
Gastric Ulcer |
|
GUM |
genitourinary medicine |
|
GVF |
Goldman visual fields |
|
GVH |
Graft Versus Host |
|
GvH |
graft-versus-host |
|
GVHD |
chronic graft-versus-host-disease |
|
GVHD |
Graft Versus Host Disease |
|
GvHD, |
graft-versus-host disease |
|
GvL |
graft versus leukemia |
|
GXT |
graded exercise test |
|
GYN |
Gynecology |
|
H |
Hearth |
|
H |
Hydrogen |
|
H |
Height |
|
H |
Hour |
|
H |
Histidine |
|
H&E |
Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain) |
|
h&h |
Hemoglobin and Hematocrit |
|
H&P |
history and physical examination |
|
h&ss |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
|
H-L |
Humanities Library Building |
|
H-mole |
hydatidiform mole |
|
h.s. |
at bedtime |
|
h.s. |
hour of sleep |
|
H/A |
Headache |
|
H/H or H&H |
hemoglobin and hematocrit |
|
H/O |
History of |
|
H/oPI |
history of the present illness |
|
H202 |
hydrogen peroxide |
|
H2O |
Water (vapor) |
|
H2O |
Headwaters to Ocean |
|
HA |
hearing aide |
|
HA |
Headache |
|
HA |
Hypertonia arterialis |
|
HA-MRSA |
hospital-acquired MRSA |
|
HA5 |
5% homatropine |
|
HAA |
Hearing Aid Amplifier |
|
HAART |
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy |
|
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point |
|
HACE |
high-altitude cerebral edema |
|
HACEK |
acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children |
|
HAD |
HIV-associated dementia |
|
HADS |
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale |
|
HAE |
Hereditary Angioedema |
|
HAI |
Hepatic Arterial Infusion |
|
HALE |
index--Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy |
|
HAM |
HTLV-1-associated myelopathy |
|
HaNDL |
headache and neurological deficits CSF lymphocytosis |
|
HAPE |
high-altitude pulmonary edema |
|
HASHD |
Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
|
HAV |
Hepatitis A Virus |
|
HAVS |
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome |
|
Haz |
Hazard |
|
HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
|
HB |
Hemoglobin |
|
HB |
Heart Block |
|
Hb% |
hemoglobin concentration in gram per deciliter |
|
HBA |
Hemoglobin A |
|
HbA1c |
glycosylated hemoglobin |
|
HBcAg |
Hepatitis B Core Antigen |
|
HBD |
Has Been Drinking |
|
HBeAg |
hepatitis B e antigen |
|
HbF |
fetal hemoglobin |
|
HBIG |
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin |
|
HBO |
Hyperbaric Oxygen |
|
HBP |
High Blood Pressure |
|
HBsAg |
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen |
|
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
|
HC |
Hydrocortisone |
|
hc |
home care |
|
HC |
Plasma homocysteine |
|
HCA |
Healthcare Associated, as in HCA-CDI |
|
HCC |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer) |
|
HCF |
Healthcare Facility |
|
HCFA |
Healthcare Facility Associated, as in HCFA-CDI |
|
HCG |
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
|
hcg |
human chorionic gonadotrophin |
|
HCL |
Hydrochloric Acid |
|
HCL |
Hairy Cell Leukemia |
|
HCM |
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
|
HCO3 |
Bicarbonate |
|
HCOE |
Hispanic Center of Excellence |
|
HCOP |
Health Career Opportunity Program |
|
HCP |
Hazard Control Plan |
|
HCRA |
Health Care Reimbursement Account |
|
HCRP |
Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme |
|
HCT |
Hematocrit |
|
HCTD |
hereditary connective tissue disorders |
|
HCTZ |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
|
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
|
hd |
hodgkin disease |
|
HD |
Hemodialysis |
|
HD |
High Density |
|
HDCV |
Human Diploid Cell Vaccine |
|
HDL |
High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
HDL-C |
high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
|
HDN |
hemolytic disease of the newborn |
|
HDR |
High Dose Radiation |
|
HDU |
High Dependency Unit |
|
HDV |
anti-hepatitis D virus |
|
HDV |
hepatitis D virus infection |
|
HEENT |
head, ear, eyes, nose, throat |
|
HELP |
hypertension, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (syndrome) |
|
HEMA |
hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, a material in soft contact lenses |
|
Hema |
hematest – e.g. hema (-) |
|
heme |
Hemorrhage |
|
heme |
blood |
|
Hemodia |
Hemodialysis |
|
HEOA |
Higher Education Opportunity Act |
|
hep |
hepatitis |
|
HERC |
Human Exposure Review Committee |
|
HES |
Hydroxyethyl Starch |
|
HETE |
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid |
|
HEV |
hepatitis virus |
|
HEV |
anti-hepatitis E virus |
|
HF |
Hispanic Female |
|
HF |
Heart Failure |
|
HFM |
hand, foot and mouth disease |
|
HFMD |
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease |
|
HFNEF |
heart failure with a normal ejection fraction |
|
HFO |
High Frequency Oscillator |
|
HFPSF |
heart failure with preserved systolic function |
|
HFRS |
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome |
|
HG |
Mercury (Latin Hydrargyrum) |
|
HGB |
Hemoglobin |
|
HGG |
Human Gamma Globulin |
|
hGH |
human growth hormone |
|
HGPRT |
hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase |
|
HGPRTase |
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase |
|
HGSIL |
High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
HGV |
Hepatitis G Virus |
|
HH |
Hiatus Hernia |
|
HH |
Home Health Care |
|
HH |
Hubbs Hall |
|
HHD |
Hypertensive Heart Disease |
|
HHMI |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
|
HHO2 |
high humidity oxygen |
|
HHS |
Health and Human Services Department |
|
hht |
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectisia |
|
HHV |
Human Herpesvirus |
|
HI |
Homicidal Ideation |
|
HIB |
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B |
|
HIB |
Haemophilus-influenza type b |
|
hib |
haemophilus influenzae b |
|
HIDA |
Hepatobiliary Imino-Diacetic Acid |
|
HIDA |
Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid |
|
HIDS |
hyper-IgD (and periodic fever) syndrome |
|
HIFU |
high-intensity focused ultrasound |
|
HIM |
Health Information Management |
|
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
|
HIS |
Histidine |
|
HIST |
History |
|
HIT |
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia |
|
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus I |
|
HL |
Hepatic Lipase |
|
HL |
Hearing Level |
|
HL |
hearling loss |
|
HL |
heplock |
|
HLA |
anti-human leukocyte antigen |
|
HLA |
histocompatibility locus antigen |
|
HLA |
Human Leukocyte Antigen |
|
HLD |
Hyperlipidemia |
|
HLHS |
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome |
|
HLTH |
Health |
|
HLV |
Herpes-Like Virus |
|
HM |
Hand Motion |
|
hm |
hispanic male |
|
HM |
hand movements |
|
HMBP |
Hazardous Materials Business Plan |
|
HMD |
Hyaline Membrane Disease |
|
HMG |
Human Menopausal Gonadotropin |
|
HMG-CoA |
3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA |
|
HMG/CoA |
hydroxymethylglutaryl-co-enzyme A |
|
HMGR |
3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase |
|
HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
|
HMS |
hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly |
|
HMSN |
hereditary motor sensory neuropathy |
|
HN |
hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein |
|
HND |
hemolytic disease of the newborn |
|
HNIG |
human normal immunoglobulin |
|
HNP |
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus |
|
HNPCC |
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
|
HNPP |
Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies |
|
HNRC |
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center |
|
HOB |
Head of Bed |
|
HOCM |
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy |
|
HoLEP |
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate |
|
HONK |
HyperOsmolar Non-Ketotic |
|
HONK |
hyperosmolar nonketotic coma |
|
HOOF |
Home Oxygen Order Forms |
|
HOPI |
History of Present Illness |
|
HOSP |
Hospital |
|
HoTN |
Hypotension |
|
HP |
hot packs |
|
HPA |
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis |
|
HPA CHaPD |
HPA Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division |
|
HPA NPIS |
HPA National Poisons Information Service |
|
HPETE |
hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid |
|
HPF |
High-Power Field |
|
hpf |
high power field |
|
HPI |
History of Present Illness |
|
HPI |
history of the present illness |
|
HPL |
anti-human placental lactogen |
|
hPL |
Human Placental Lactogen |
|
HPN |
Home Parenteral Nutrition |
|
HPOA |
Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy |
|
HPS |
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome |
|
HPU |
Health Protection Unit |
|
HPV |
human parvovirus |
|
HPV |
Human Papiloma Virus |
|
HPV |
Human Papilloma Virus |
|
HR |
HUMAN RESOURCES |
|
HR |
Hour |
|
HR |
Heart Rate |
|
HRCT |
High-resolution computed tomography |
|
HRCT |
High-resolution CT |
|
HRN |
High Risk Nursery |
|
HRT |
Hormone Replacement Therapy (man-made drugs used to ease the symptoms of menopause) |
|
HRV |
BACKGROUND:Heart rate variability |
|
hs |
hours of sleep |
|
hs |
hours of sleep(bedtime) |
|
HS |
High School |
|
hs-CRP |
High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein |
|
HSA |
Health Savings Account |
|
HSA |
Human Serum Albumin |
|
HSC |
human chorionic somatomammotropin |
|
HSC |
Health and Social Care |
|
HSG |
Housing |
|
HSG |
Hysterosalpingogram |
|
HSIL |
high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
|
HSKPG |
Housekeeping |
|
HSM |
Hepatosplenomegaly |
|
HSP |
Health Services Program |
|
HSP |
Henoch-Schönlein purpura |
|
HSV |
Herpes Simplex Virus |
|
HSV |
anti-herpes simplex virus |
|
HSV |
Highly Selective Vagotomy |
|
HT |
Hypertension |
|
HT |
Heights |
|
HTLV |
human T-lymphotropic viruse |
|
HTLV |
human T-cell lymphotrophic virus |
|
HTLV-1 |
Human T-Cell Leukaemia Virus Type 1 |
|
HTN |
Hypertension |
|
HTO |
high tibia osteotomy |
|
HTPA |
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis |
|
HTVD |
hypertensive vascular disease |
|
HUGES MRB |
Hughes Medical Research Building |
|
Hum |
Human |
|
HUS |
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
|
HVA |
homovanillic acid |
|
HVD |
hypertension vascular disease |
|
HVF |
humprey visual fields |
|
HVLT |
high-velocity lead therapy |
|
HVPG |
Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient |
|
HVPO |
High Value Purchase Orders |
|
HX |
History |
|
Hyd Lab |
Hydraulic Laboratory |
|
hyperal |
hyperalimentation |
|
HYVET |
HY pertension in the V ery E lderly T rial |
|
Hz |
cycles per second (hertz) |
|
H→S |
heel-to-shin test |
|
I |
Isoleucine |
|
I |
Center International Center |
|
I&D |
Incision and Drainage |
|
I&O |
inputs and outputs |
|
I&O |
Intake & Output |
|
I/P |
iris/pupil |
|
I123 |
the 123 molecular |
|
I125 |
the 125 molecular |
|
I131 |
iodine-131 |
|
I:E |
Inspiratory To Expiratory Ratio |
|
ia |
intra-arterially |
|
IAA |
Insulin Autoantibody |
|
IABAD |
intra-aortic balloon assist device |
|
IABP |
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump |
|
IABP |
intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation |
|
IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
|
IAN |
intern admitting note |
|
IAP |
Intercampus Arts Program |
|
IB |
Investigator's Brochure |
|
IBC |
Institutional Biosafety Committee |
|
IBC |
Inflammatory Breast Cancer |
|
IBD |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
|
IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
|
IBW |
Ideal Body Weight |
|
IC |
Intracardiac |
|
IC |
Immune Complex |
|
ICA |
Intercollegiate Athletics |
|
ICAM-1 |
In contrast, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
|
ICAP |
International Career Association Program |
|
ICAS |
Independent Complaints Advocacy Services |
|
ICC |
Instructional Computing Center |
|
ICCE |
Intracapsular Cataract Extraction |
|
ICCU |
intensive cardiac care unit |
|
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
|
ICD |
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator |
|
ICD-10 |
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision |
|
ICDS |
Integrated Child Development Services Program |
|
ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
|
ICF |
Intracellular Fluid |
|
ICF |
Informed Consent Form |
|
ICG |
Indocyanine Green |
|
ICH |
Intracranial Hemorrhage |
|
ICH |
International Conference of Harmonization |
|
ich |
intracerebral hemorrhage |
|
ICHD |
International Classification of Headache Disorders |
|
ICl |
Institute of Continued Learning |
|
ICM |
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy |
|
ICP |
Intracranial Pressure |
|
ICP-MS |
inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry |
|
ICS |
Intercostal Space |
|
ICSI |
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection |
|
ICT |
Inflammation of Connective Tissue |
|
ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
|
ID |
identify |
|
ID |
Intradermal |
|
Id |
IDentifier |
|
ID |
Infectious Disease |
|
IDA |
Iron Deficiency Anemia |
|
IDC |
Indirect Costs |
|
IDDM |
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
|
IDIF |
Indirect Immunofluorescence |
|
IDL |
Intermediate Density Lipoprotein |
|
IDL |
intermediate-density lipoprotein |
|
idl |
indirect laryngoscopy |
|
IDLH |
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health |
|
IDM |
Infant of Diabetic Mother |
|
IDMC/DSMB |
Independent Data Monitoring Committee / Data and Safety Monitoring Board |
|
IDP |
Infectious Disease Precautions |
|
IE |
Inspiratory Exerciser |
|
IE |
Infective Endocarditis |
|
IEP |
Immunoelectrophoresis |
|
IF |
Immunofluorescence |
|
IFG |
Impaired Fasting Glycaemia |
|
IFIS |
Integrated Financial Information Services |
|
IFN-gamma |
interferon-gamma |
|
IFOP |
Index, Fund, Organization, Program |
|
IFOPAL |
Index, Fund Organization, Program, Account, Location |
|
IFSO |
International Faculty & Scholar Office |
|
IG |
Immune Globulin |
|
IgA |
Immunoglobulin A |
|
IgA |
anti-immunoglobulin A |
|
IGCC |
Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation |
|
IgD |
Immunoglobulin D |
|
IgE |
anti-immunoglobulin E |
|
IGF-I |
insulin-like growth factor-I |
|
IGF-I |
insulin like growth factor |
|
IGFBP-3 |
insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 |
|
IGG |
immunoglobulin gamma G (Globulin) |
|
IGPP |
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics |
|
IGT |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
|
IH |
Infectious Hepatitis |
|
IHC |
Immunohistochemistry |
|
IHD |
Ischemic Heart Disease |
|
IHD |
Ischaemic Heart Disease |
|
IHSS |
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis |
|
IHSS |
ideopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis |
|
IICAS |
Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies |
|
IIEF |
International Index of Erectile Function |
|
IIP |
implantable insulin pump |
|
IIPP |
Injury & Illness Prevention Program |
|
IJ |
Internal Jugular |
|
ILD |
Interstitial Lung Disease |
|
ILE |
Isoleucine |
|
Illstr |
Illustrator |
|
IM |
Intramuscular |
|
IMA |
Inferior Mesenteric Artery |
|
IMB |
intermenstrual bleed |
|
IMG |
Internal Medicine Group |
|
IMGP |
Insurance Medical Group Plan |
|
imi |
intramuscular injection |
|
IMID |
Immunomodulatory Drug |
|
IMM |
intramyometrial |
|
IMN |
Infectious Mononucleosis |
|
IMPRV |
Improvement |
|
IMR |
Institute of Marine Resources |
|
IMT |
Intima-Media Thickness |
|
IMU |
Intermediate Care Unit |
|
IMV |
Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation |
|
IMV |
Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation |
|
in vivo |
within the living |
|
Inc |
Institute for Neural Computation |
|
INC |
Incomplete |
|
IND |
Industry |
|
Inf |
Inferior |
|
INF(-α/-β/-γ) |
interferons -α/-β/-γ |
|
Infect |
Infection |
|
INFO |
Information |
|
INH |
Isoniazid |
|
INH |
Inhalation |
|
Initv |
Initiative |
|
inj |
injection |
|
INLS |
Institute for Nonlinear Sciences |
|
INR |
International Normalization Ratio |
|
INS |
Insurance |
|
Insp |
Inspector |
|
INST |
Institute |
|
INSTL |
Install |
|
INSTR |
Instruct |
|
Instrmt |
Instrument |
|
INT |
Intermittent Needle Therapy |
|
INT |
Internal |
|
INTL |
International |
|
INV |
Inventory |
|
IO |
intraosseous infusion |
|
io |
inferior oblique |
|
IOA |
Institute of the Americas |
|
IOD |
Integrative Oceanography Division |
|
IODM |
infant of diabetic mother |
|
IOF |
International Operation Forces |
|
IOL |
Intraocular Lens |
|
IOP |
Intraocular Pressure |
|
IOP |
intra-orifice pressure |
|
IP |
Investigational Product |
|
IP |
interphalangeal joint[disambiguation needed] |
|
IPA |
Interpersonnel Agreement |
|
IPAP |
inspiratory positive airway pressure |
|
IPAPS |
Institute for Pure & Applied Physical Science |
|
IPC |
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression |
|
IPD |
Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
IPF |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
|
IPG |
Implantable Pulse Generator |
|
IPH |
Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage |
|
IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
|
IPMN |
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm |
|
IPPB |
intermittent positive pressure breathing |
|
IPPV |
Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation |
|
IPR |
impaired polysaccharide responsiveness |
|
IPS |
intraperitoneal sounds |
|
IPV |
Inactivated Polio Vaccine |
|
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
|
IQCODE |
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly |
|
IR |
In Research |
|
IR |
Insulin Resistance |
|
IR |
In Residence |
|
IR |
inferior rectus |
|
IR/PS |
International Relations/Pacific Studies |
|
IRA |
Individual Retirement Account |
|
IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
|
IRB/IEC |
Institutional Review Board / Independent Ethics Committee |
|
IRDS |
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
IRIDA |
inherited iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia |
|
IRIS |
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome |
|
irma |
intraretinal microvascular abnormality |
|
IRT |
Immunoreactive trypsin |
|
IS |
incentive spirometry |
|
ISA |
Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity |
|
ISDN |
Isosorbide Dinitrate |
|
ISH |
Isolated Systolic Hypertension |
|
ISIS |
Integrated Student Information System |
|
ISMN |
Isosorbide Mononitrate |
|
ISP |
International Studies Program |
|
ISPO |
International Students & Programs Office |
|
ISQ |
In Status Quo |
|
ISS |
Injury Severity Score |
|
IT |
Intrathecal |
|
ITAC |
Information Technology Advisory Committee |
|
ITER |
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor |
|
ITIN |
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number |
|
ITP |
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
|
ITP |
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
|
ITU |
Intensive Treatment Unit |
|
IU |
International Unit |
|
IUCD |
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device |
|
IUD |
Intra-Uterine Device |
|
iud |
intrauterine death |
|
IUFD |
intrauterine foetal demise |
|
Iufd |
Intrauterine Fetal Demise |
|
IUGR |
Intrauterine Growth Retardation |
|
IUGR |
intrauterine growth restriction |
|
IUI |
Intra-Uterine Insemination |
|
IUP |
Intrauterine Pregnancy |
|
IUPC |
Intrauterine Pressure Catheter |
|
IUS |
intrauterine system |
|
IUT |
Intrauterine Transfusion |
|
IV |
Intravenous |
|
Iv-dsa |
Intravenous Digital Subtraction Angiography |
|
IVC |
Intravenous cholangiogram |
|
IVC |
Inspiratory Vital Capacity |
|
IVC |
Inferior Vena Cava |
|
IVD |
Intervertebral Disc Disease |
|
IVDA |
Intravenous Drug Abuse |
|
IVDU |
Intravenous Drug Use |
|
IVF |
in vitro fertilization; |
|
IVF |
intravenous fluids |
|
IVF-ET |
in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer |
|
IVH |
Intraventricular Hemorrhage |
|
IVH |
interventricular hemorrhage |
|
IVIG |
intravenous immune globulin |
|
IVII |
IV insulin infusion |
|
IVP |
Intravenous Push |
|
IVP |
Intravenous Pyelogram |
|
IVPB |
intravenous piggyback |
|
Ivra |
Intravenous Regional Anaesthesia |
|
IVRS/IWRS |
Interactive Voice Response System / Interactive Web Response System |
|
IVSS |
intravenous soluset |
|
IVU |
Intravenous Urogram |
|
IVUS |
Intravascular Ultrasound |
|
IWDC |
Instructional WWW Development Center |
|
Ix |
Investigation |
|
J-tube |
jejunostomy tube |
|
JAMA |
Journal of the American Medical Association |
|
JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
|
JCI |
Journal of Clinical Investigation |
|
Jcv |
Jc Virus |
|
JCVI |
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation |
|
JDF |
Juvenile Diabeties Foundation |
|
JEV |
Japanese encephalitis virus |
|
JIA |
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis |
|
JIMO |
Joint Institute for Marine Observations |
|
JMS |
junior medical student, aka MS-3 |
|
JODM |
juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus |
|
JOP |
Job Opportunity Program |
|
JP |
Jackson-Pratt {drain} |
|
JP |
Jackson-Pratt drain |
|
JPR |
junctional premature contraction |
|
JR |
Junior |
|
JRA |
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
JSOE |
Jacob's School of Engineering |
|
JUM |
Journal of Ultrasound/Medicine |
|
JVD |
Jugular Venous Distention |
|
JVD |
Jugular Venous Distension |
|
JVP |
Jugular Venous Pressure |
|
JVP |
Jugular Venous Pulse |
|
k |
Kilometer |
|
K |
cornea |
|
K |
Lysine |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
K cal |
kilocalorie |
|
KA |
ketoacidosis |
|
KCAL |
Kilo Calorie |
|
kcal |
kilocalories |
|
KCCT |
Kaolin Cephalin Clotting Time |
|
KCl |
Potassium Chloride |
|
KELS |
Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills |
|
kg |
Kilogram |
|
KI |
Potassium Iodide |
|
KIBM |
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind |
|
KIV |
Keep In View |
|
KJ |
Knee Jerk |
|
Km |
Michaelis constant |
|
Ko |
Keep Open |
|
KOH |
potassium hydroxide |
|
KOR |
keep open rate |
|
KR |
knee reflex |
|
KS |
ketosteroids |
|
KS |
Kartagener Syndrome |
|
KSHV |
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
|
KT |
kinesio therapy |
|
KTP |
Potassium Titanyl Phosphate |
|
KUB |
Kidney, Urether and Bladder |
|
KUB |
Kidney |
|
KUB |
kidney, ureter, bladder (x-rays) |
|
KUB |
Kidney Ureters Bladder |
|
kV |
Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement) |
|
KVO |
Keep Vein Open |
|
L |
Left |
|
L |
Liter |
|
L |
Leucine |
|
L |
Litre |
|
L&A |
Light And Accommodation |
|
L&D |
Labor and Delivery |
|
L&R |
Left and Right |
|
L-DOPA |
levo-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
|
L/R |
lactated Ringer's |
|
L/S |
lecithin to sphingomyeline |
|
L/S ratio |
lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio |
|
L/S scan |
liver-spleen scan |
|
la |
lymphadenopathy |
|
LA |
Lupus Anticoagulant |
|
LA |
local anesthetic |
|
LA |
local anaesthetic |
|
LA |
Left Atrium |
|
LA/AO |
left atrial/aortic |
|
Laam |
l-Alpha-Acetylmethadol |
|
LAB |
Laboratory |
|
LABAs |
long-acting beta2 agonists |
|
LABBB |
Left Anterior Bundle Branch Block |
|
LAC |
Long Arm Cast |
|
LACIs |
lacunar infarcts |
|
LAD |
Left Anterior Descending |
|
LAD |
Lymphadenopathy |
|
lad |
Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram |
|
LADC |
Left Anterior Descending Coronary |
|
LAE |
Left Atrial Enlargement |
|
Lag |
Lymphangiogram |
|
LAH |
Left Anterior Hemiblock |
|
LAHB |
Left Anterior Hemiblock |
|
LAIV |
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine |
|
Lam |
Laminectomy |
|
LAMB |
lentigines, atrial myxoma, mucocutaneous myxoma, blue naevi |
|
LAO |
Left Anterior Oblique |
|
LAP |
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
LAP |
Left Atrial Pressure |
|
Lap |
Laparotomy |
|
Lap appy |
laparoscopic appendectomy |
|
LAR |
Legally Acceptable Representative |
|
LAR |
Low Anterior Resection |
|
LARC |
long-acting reversible contraceptive |
|
LAS |
Latin American Studies |
|
LAS |
Lymphadenopathy Syndrome |
|
LASEK |
Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis |
|
LASH |
left anterior superior hemiblock |
|
LASIK |
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (eye surgery) |
|
LASR |
Leave Activity Summary Report |
|
Lat |
Lateral |
|
LAUP |
laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty |
|
lb |
Pound |
|
LB |
Literature Bldg |
|
LB |
large bowel |
|
LBBB |
Left Bundle Branch Block |
|
LBO |
Large Bowel Obstruction |
|
LBP |
Low Back Pain |
|
LBW |
Low Birth Weight |
|
LC50 |
Lethal Concentration 50 |
|
LCA |
Left Coronary Artery |
|
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
|
LCHAD |
Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase |
|
LCHC |
Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition |
|
LCIS |
Lobular Carcinoma in Situ |
|
LCM |
Lymphocytic meningitis |
|
LCMV |
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
|
LCP |
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease |
|
LCPD |
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease |
|
LCR |
Ligase Chain Reaction |
|
LCV |
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (acute pustular psoriasis) |
|
LCX |
Left Circumflex Artery |
|
LD |
Leader Development |
|
LD |
Lead |
|
LD50 |
Lethal Dose 50 (median concentration of a toxicant that will kill 50% of the test animals within a designated period) |
|
LDH |
lactic dehydrogenase |
|
LDH |
Lactate dehydrogenase |
|
LDL |
Low-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
LDL-C |
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
|
LDR |
labor, delivery and recovery |
|
Ldrshp |
Leadership |
|
LDW |
Last Day Worked |
|
LE |
Lupus Erythematosus |
|
LE |
Lower Extremity |
|
lec |
Lupus erythematosus cell |
|
LEEP |
Left End Expiratory Pressure |
|
LEEP |
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure |
|
LEEP |
Loop Electrical Excision Procedure |
|
LES |
Lumbar Epidural Steroids |
|
LES |
Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
|
LES |
Lupus Erythematosus Systemicus |
|
LEU |
Leucine |
|
LFHom |
Licensed Associate of the Faculty of Homeopathy |
|
LFT |
Liver Function Test |
|
LFTS |
Liver Function Test |
|
LG |
Large |
|
LGA |
large for gestational age |
|
LGBT |
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender |
|
LGI |
Low Gastrointestinal |
|
LGIB |
lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding |
|
LGL |
Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome |
|
Lgm |
Lymphogranulomatosis Maligna |
|
LGSIL |
Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
LGV |
Lymphogranuloma Venereum |
|
LH |
luteinising hormone |
|
LH |
Luteinizing Hormone |
|
LHAT |
Laboratory Hazard Assessment Tool |
|
LHC |
Left Heart Catheterization |
|
LHH |
likelihood of being helped or harmed |
|
LHRH |
luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, luliberin |
|
LHRHa |
luteinising hormone-releasing hormone agonist |
|
Li |
Lithium |
|
LIAI |
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology |
|
Lib |
Libra |
|
Librn |
Librarian |
|
LIC |
License |
|
LICR |
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research |
|
LIF |
Left Iliac Fossa |
|
LIG |
Ligament |
|
LIH |
Left Inguinal Hernia |
|
LIJ |
Left Internal Jugular |
|
LIMA |
Left Internal Mammary Artery |
|
Ling |
Linguistics |
|
LINks |
Local Involvement Networks |
|
LIT |
Literature |
|
LJV Dr |
La Jolla Village Drive |
|
LL |
Lower Level |
|
LLC |
Long Leg Cast |
|
LLD |
Leg Length Discrepancy |
|
LLE |
left lower extremity |
|
LLETZ |
Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone |
|
LLL |
left lower lobectomy |
|
LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
|
LM |
left main coronary artery |
|
LMA |
Laryngeal Mask Airway |
|
LMCA |
Left Main Coronary Artery |
|
LMD |
Local Medical Doctor |
|
LMP |
Last Menstrual Period |
|
LMS |
Laboratory for Mathematics & Statistics |
|
LMWH |
Low molecular weight heparin(oid |
|
LN |
Lymph Node |
|
LNG |
Levonorgestrel |
|
LOA |
Left Occipitoanterior |
|
LOA |
Lysis of Adhesions |
|
LOC |
Loss of Consciousness |
|
LOC |
Level Of Consciousness |
|
LOD |
Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling |
|
LOF |
Leakage of Fluid |
|
LOL |
Little Old Lady |
|
LOM |
Limitation of Motion |
|
LOP |
Left Occiput Posterior - Fetal position |
|
LORTA |
Loss of Resistance to Air |
|
LOS |
Length of Stay |
|
LOT |
Left Occiput Transverse |
|
Lot |
Lotion |
|
LOX |
Liquid Oxygen |
|
Lp |
light perception |
|
Lp |
Lipoprotein |
|
LP |
Lumbar Puncture |
|
LPH |
Left Posterior Hemiblock |
|
LPL |
Lipoprotein Lipase |
|
LPN |
Licensed Practice Nurse |
|
LPP |
Lichen Planopilaris |
|
LPSOE |
Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment |
|
LR |
lateral rectus |
|
LR |
lactated ringers |
|
LRC |
Lipid Research Clinic |
|
LRTI |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
|
LS |
Lumbosacral |
|
LSA |
lichen sclerosus et atrophieus |
|
LSA |
Left Sacrum Anterior |
|
LSB |
Left Sternal Border |
|
LSC |
Laser Safety Committee |
|
LSCS |
Lower Segment Caesarean Section |
|
LSD |
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide |
|
LSIL |
Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
LT |
Left |
|
LT |
heat-labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli |
|
LTAC |
Long-Term Acute Care |
|
LTCS |
Low Transverse Cesarean Section |
|
LTG |
Long Term Goal |
|
LTG |
Low Tension Glaucoma |
|
LTK |
Laser Thermal Keratoplasty |
|
LUA |
Laser Use Authorization |
|
LUE |
Left Upper Extremity |
|
LUL |
Left Upper Lobe |
|
LUL |
left lower lid |
|
LUQ |
Left Upper Quadrant |
|
LUS |
Lower Uterine Segment |
|
LUTS |
lower urinary tract symptoms |
|
LV |
left ventricle of the heart |
|
LVAD |
Left Ventricular Assist Device |
|
LVEDP |
CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure |
|
LVEDV |
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume |
|
LVEF |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
|
LVF |
Left Ventricular Failure |
|
LVH |
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
|
LVN |
Licensed Vocational Nurse |
|
LVOT |
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract |
|
LVPO |
Low Value Purchase Order |
|
LVSWI |
Left Ventricular Stroke Work Index |
|
LWBS |
Left Without Being Seen |
|
Lx of ch |
laxative of choice |
|
Ly |
lymphocytes |
|
LYS |
Lysine |
|
Lytes |
Electrolytes |
|
M |
Million |
|
M |
Methionine |
|
M |
Male |
|
M&IE |
Meals and Incidental Expenses |
|
M&M |
morbidity and mortality |
|
M.A. |
medical assistant |
|
M.D. |
Doctorate Of Medicine |
|
M/C |
mail code |
|
M/E |
microscopic examination |
|
m/r |
modified-release |
|
m3 |
Cubic Metre |
|
MAC |
Mycobacterium Avium Complex (medicine) |
|
MAC |
Membrane Attack Complex |
|
MAE |
Moves All Extremities |
|
MAE |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|
MAHA |
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia |
|
Mail Svcs |
Mail Services |
|
MAINT |
Maintenance |
|
MAL |
midaxillary line |
|
MALT |
Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
|
mand |
mandibular |
|
MAO |
Monoamine Oxidase |
|
MAOI |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor |
|
MAOIs |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors |
|
MAP |
Mean Arterial Pressure |
|
MAP |
Medical Assistance Program |
|
Mar |
Marine |
|
MAR |
Medication Administration Record |
|
MARC |
Minority Access to Research Careers |
|
MARSA |
Methicillin- and Aminoglycoside-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
|
MAS |
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome |
|
MAST |
Michigan alcohol screening test |
|
MAT |
Microscopic Agglutination Test |
|
MATH |
Mathematics |
|
MATL |
Material |
|
MATS |
Military Air Transport Service |
|
MAX |
Maximum |
|
Max A |
maximal assist |
|
MB BCh |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
|
MB BChir |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
|
MB BS |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
|
MB ChB |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
|
MBAcA |
Member British Acupuncture Association |
|
MBL |
Mannose-Binding Lectin |
|
MBRD |
Marine Biology Research Division |
|
MBRF |
Molecular Biology Research Facility |
|
MBRS |
Minority Biomedical Research Support |
|
MBSS |
Modified Barium Swallow Study |
|
MC |
Metacarpal |
|
MC |
Medical Center |
|
mc |
millicurie |
|
MC&S |
microscopy, culture, and sensitivity |
|
MCAD |
Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase |
|
MCC |
Media Center/Communication Building |
|
mcg |
micrograms |
|
MCGH |
McGill Hall |
|
mcgtt |
microdrop |
|
MCH |
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin |
|
MCH |
Master of Surgery |
|
MCh |
Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin |
|
MCHA |
anti-microsomal antibody |
|
MCHC |
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentrate |
|
MCHC |
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (occupational Exposure) |
|
MChir |
Master of Surgery |
|
MChOrth |
Master of Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
|
MCIS |
Medical Center Information Systems |
|
MCL |
Modified Chest Lead |
|
MCL |
midclavicular line |
|
MClinPsychol |
Master of Clinical Psychology |
|
MCOT |
Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry |
|
MCP |
Medical Care Plan |
|
MCP |
Metacarpophalangeal |
|
MCR |
Major Cytogenetic Remission |
|
MCS |
Managed Care Specialist |
|
MCTD |
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease |
|
MCUG |
Micturating Cystourethrogram |
|
MCV |
Mean Cell Volume |
|
MCV |
Mean Corpuscular Volume |
|
MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
MDA |
Muscular Dystrophy Association |
|
MDCT |
multidetector row computerized tomography |
|
MDD |
Major Depressive Disorderb |
|
MDE |
Major Depressive Episode |
|
MDI |
Multiple Daily Vitamin |
|
MDR |
Multidrug-Resistant |
|
MDS |
Myelodysplastic Syndrome |
|
MDT |
multidrug therapy |
|
Mdvl |
Mandeville |
|
ME |
Medical Examiner |
|
MEB |
Muscle-Eye-Brain Disease |
|
MEC |
Meconium |
|
MECH |
Mechanic |
|
Mechn |
Mechanician |
|
MED |
Medical |
|
Med/Pharm |
Medicine/Pharmacology |
|
Med/Physio |
Medicine/Physiology |
|
MEDLINE |
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online |
|
Meds |
Medication |
|
MEL |
Maximum Exposure Limit |
|
MELD |
model for end-stage liver disease |
|
Membrshp |
Membership |
|
MEN |
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome |
|
MenC |
meningitis C |
|
mEq |
Milliequivalent |
|
Merch |
Merchandise |
|
MERIT |
Medical Emergency Response Incident Team |
|
mes |
mesial |
|
MeSH |
Medical subject headings |
|
MET |
Metabolic Equivalent |
|
met |
metastasis |
|
MET |
Medical Education and Telemedicine |
|
MET |
Methionine |
|
MEWDS |
Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome |
|
MFCPU |
multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis |
|
MFFP |
Member Faculty of Family Planning |
|
MFHom |
Member of the Faculty of Homeopathy |
|
MFM |
maternal and fetal medicine |
|
MFOM |
Member Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
|
MFPHM |
Member Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
|
MFPR |
Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction |
|
MG |
Magnesium |
|
MG |
milligram; 1/1000 gram |
|
MGB |
Medical Genetics Bldg |
|
MGN |
Membranous Glomerulonephritis |
|
MGN |
Mines Management, Inc. |
|
MGR |
Manager |
|
MgSO4 |
magnesium sulfate |
|
MGUS |
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance |
|
MH |
Mayer Hall |
|
MHA-TP |
microhemagglutination assay for T. pallidum |
|
MHC |
Mental Health Clinic |
|
MHC |
Mental Health Center |
|
MHC |
Major Histocompatibility Complex |
|
MHW |
Mental Health Worker |
|
MHWW |
Minority Honors Writing Workshop |
|
MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
|
MIC |
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration |
|
MICA |
Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser |
|
MICN |
Mobile Intensive Care Nurse |
|
MICROBIOL |
Microbiology |
|
MICU |
Medical Intensive Care Unit |
|
MID |
Multi-Infarct Dementia |
|
MIF |
Müllerian inhibitory factor |
|
MIN |
Minimum |
|
MIN |
Minute |
|
MIN |
Minority |
|
Min A |
minimum assist |
|
MIO |
Medical Incident Officer |
|
MIRECC |
Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
|
miRNAs |
microRNAs |
|
MIS |
Minimally Invasive Surgery |
|
MIS |
Müllerian-inhibiting substance |
|
MISC |
Miscellaneous |
|
Mitf |
Microphthalmia Transcription Factor |
|
MJ |
Megajoule |
|
MKP |
melanoma of known primary source |
|
MKTG |
Marketing |
|
ML |
milliliter; 1/1000 liter |
|
MLC |
Midline Catheter |
|
MLC |
Mixed Lymphocyte Culture |
|
MLE |
Midline Episiotomy |
|
MLRG |
Marine Life Research Group |
|
MM |
middle meningeal |
|
MM |
myeloid metaplasia |
|
mM |
millimolar (millimoles/liter) |
|
MM |
myelomeningocele |
|
mm Hg |
millimetre of mercury |
|
mm3 |
Cubic Millimetre |
|
MMed |
Master of Medicine |
|
MMedSci |
Master of Medical Science |
|
MMEFR |
Maximal Mid-Expiratory Flow Rate |
|
MMFR |
midmaximal flow rate |
|
mmHg |
millimeters of mercury |
|
MMI |
Maximum Medical Improvement |
|
MMK |
Marshall–Marchetti–Kranz procedure |
|
MMPI |
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
|
MMR |
measles, mumps, and rubella |
|
MMR |
Measles, mumps, rubella |
|
MMSE |
Mini-Mental Status Examination |
|
MMT |
Manual Muscle Test |
|
MN |
Midnight |
|
MN |
Membranous nephropathy |
|
MO |
Monocyte |
|
MOABS |
Monoclonal Antibodies |
|
MOB |
mother of baby |
|
Mod |
March Of Dimes |
|
MOD |
Modified |
|
MOD |
moderate dysplasia |
|
Mod A |
moderate assist |
|
MODY |
Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young |
|
MOH |
medicine overuse headache |
|
MOL |
Mole |
|
Mol |
Molecule |
|
MOM |
Milk of Magnesia |
|
MoM |
multiples of the median |
|
MOM |
Middle Of Muir |
|
Mono-Di |
monochorionic-diamniotic twins |
|
Mono-Mono |
monochorionic-monoamniotic twins |
|
MOPP |
mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone in combination |
|
MP |
Metacarpophalangeal |
|
MPA |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate |
|
MPAP |
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure |
|
MPD |
Main Pancreatic Duct |
|
MPD(s) |
myeloproliferative disease(s |
|
MPF |
Multipurpose Facility |
|
MPGN |
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis |
|
MPIG |
Minimum Practice Income Guarantee |
|
MPL |
Marine Physical Laboratory |
|
MPO |
Myeloperoxidase |
|
MPV |
Mean Platelet Volume |
|
MR |
medial rectus |
|
MR |
Mitral Regurgitation |
|
MR |
Mental Retardation |
|
MR |
Medical Representative (Japan) |
|
MR |
Modified Release |
|
MR Scan |
magnetic resonance scan |
|
MRA |
Magnetic Resonance Angiography |
|
MRA |
magnetic renal angiography |
|
MRCGP |
Member, Royal College of General Practitioners |
|
MRCOG |
Member Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
MRCP |
Member Royal College of Physicians |
|
MRCP |
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography |
|
MRCPATH |
Member, Royal College of Pathologists |
|
MRCPsych |
Member Royal College of Psychiatrists |
|
MRCS |
Member Royal College of Surgeons |
|
MRD |
Marine Research Division |
|
MRDD |
Mental Retarded/Developmentally Disabled |
|
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
MRM |
Modified Radical Mastectomy |
|
MRS |
My Research Safety |
|
MRSA |
Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' |
|
MRSA |
meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
|
MRU |
Multicampus Research Unit |
|
MRV |
Magnetic Resonance Venography |
|
MS |
Mental Status |
|
MS |
medical student (MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4 |
|
MS |
Mitral Stenosis |
|
MS |
Morphine Sulphate |
|
Ms-afp |
Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein |
|
MSAFP |
Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein |
|
MSAP |
Management Skills Assessment Program |
|
MSBOS |
Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule |
|
MSDS |
Marine Science Development Shop |
|
MSDU |
medical surgical day unit |
|
MSE |
Mental Status Examination |
|
MSGR |
Messenger |
|
MSH |
melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
|
MSK |
Medullary Sponge Kidney |
|
MSLT |
Multiple Sleep Latency Test |
|
MSM |
Men who have Sex with Men |
|
MSO |
Management Services Officer |
|
MSO4 |
morphine sulfate |
|
MSP |
Management and Senior Professionals |
|
MSP |
Medical Service Plan |
|
MSR |
Medical Science Research |
|
MSSA |
meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
|
MSU |
Mid-Stream Specimen of Urine |
|
MSU |
Monosodium Urate |
|
MSUD |
Maple Syrup Urine Disease |
|
MT |
Mountain |
|
mt |
metatarsal |
|
MTA |
Material Transfer Agreement |
|
mTBI |
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury |
|
MTCT |
mother-to-child transmission |
|
MTDC |
Modified Total Direct Cost |
|
MTF |
Medical Teaching Facility |
|
MTP |
Metatarsophalangeal |
|
MTP |
metatarsalphalangeal joint |
|
MTX |
Methotrexate |
|
mU |
milliunit |
|
MUA |
Machine Use Authorization |
|
MUA |
Manipulation Under Anaesthetic |
|
MUD |
Matched Unrelated Donor (stem cell transplantation) |
|
MUGA |
multiple-gated acquisition |
|
MUP |
melanoma of unknown primary source |
|
MUPS |
Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (healthcare; aka Medically Unexplained Symptoms) |
|
Mus |
MUSeum |
|
MUS |
Medically Unexplained Symptoms (healthcare; aka Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms) |
|
MUSE |
Medicated Urethral System for Erections |
|
MuSK |
muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase |
|
MV |
Minute Volume |
|
MVA |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
|
MVC |
Motor Vehicle Crash |
|
MVI |
Multivitamin |
|
MVo2 |
mixed venous oxygen concentration |
|
MVO2 |
Myocardial Oxygen Consumption |
|
MVOPC |
Mission Valley Outpatient Center |
|
MVP |
Mitral Valve Prolapse |
|
MVPS |
Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome |
|
MVR |
Mitral Valve Replacement |
|
MVV |
Maximum Voluntary Ventilation |
|
MWP |
Muir Writing Program |
|
Mφ |
macrophage |
|
N |
Asparagine |
|
N |
Nitrogen |
|
n |
at night |
|
N&V |
Nausea & Vomiting |
|
n.s. |
not significant |
|
N/C |
nasal cannula |
|
N/C |
no complaints |
|
N/S |
normal saline |
|
N/T |
No Tenderness/Not Tender |
|
N/T |
Numbness and Tingling |
|
N/TPCT |
North Torrey Pines Court |
|
n/v |
nausea and vomiting |
|
NA |
Narrow Angle |
|
Na |
Sodium (Latin ''Natrium'') |
|
NA |
Nursing Assistant |
|
NA |
Not Applicable |
|
NA |
Not Available |
|
NA |
No Answer |
|
NAAT |
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test |
|
NAAT |
nuclear acid amplification test |
|
NABS |
Normoactive Bowel Sounds |
|
NABSA |
nucleic acid sequence-based amplification technique |
|
NAC |
N-Acetylcysteine |
|
NAC |
n-acetyl cysteine |
|
NaCl |
Sodium Chloride |
|
NAD |
No Acute Distress |
|
NAD |
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide |
|
NADP |
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate |
|
NAFLD |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
|
NAG |
Narrow Angle Glaucoma |
|
NAME |
naevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibroma and ephilides |
|
NARC |
Narcotics |
|
NARF |
North Annex Replacement Facility |
|
NAS |
No Added Salt |
|
NASH |
Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis |
|
NaTHNaC |
National Travel Health Network and Centre |
|
NB |
Newborn |
|
NB |
note well (please pay attention) |
|
NBIA |
Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation |
|
nbn |
newborn nursery |
|
NBT |
Nitroblue tetrazolium (assay) |
|
NBTE |
nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis |
|
NC |
noncontributory |
|
NC |
nerve action potential |
|
NC |
nasal cannula |
|
NC/AT |
Normocephalic/Atraumatic |
|
NCAA |
National Collegiate Athletic Association |
|
NCC |
noncompaction cardiomyopathy |
|
NCEP |
National Cholesterol Education Program |
|
NCP |
Nursing Care Plan |
|
NCS |
Nerve Conduction Study |
|
NCT |
Nerve Conduction Test |
|
NCV |
Nerve Conduction Velocity |
|
ND |
(examination) not done |
|
NDC |
National Drug Code |
|
NDI |
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus syndrome |
|
NDRL |
Neuro Developmental Research Lab |
|
Ne |
Neutrophil granulocytes |
|
NE |
Norepinephrine |
|
NE |
niacin equivalents |
|
NEAP |
Net Endogenous Acid Production |
|
NEC |
Necrotizing Enterocolitis |
|
NED |
no evidence of disease |
|
Neg |
NEGative |
|
Neo |
Neoplasm |
|
NEO |
New Employee Orientation |
|
NES |
Not Elsewhere Specified |
|
NESP |
Novel Erythropoiesis Stimulating Protein |
|
NEU |
neurology |
|
Neuro |
Neurosciences |
|
Neuro |
Neurology |
|
Neuropatho |
Neuropathology |
|
Neurosurg |
neurosurgery |
|
Newsppr |
Newspaper |
|
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
|
NFR |
Not for Resuscitation |
|
ng |
Nanogram |
|
NG |
Nasogastric |
|
NG tube |
nasogastric tube |
|
NGB |
neurogenic bladder |
|
NGN |
Next Generation Network |
|
NGT |
NasoGastric Tube |
|
NGTD |
Negative to Date |
|
NGU |
nongonococcal urethritis |
|
NH |
Nierenberg Hall |
|
NHL |
non-Hodgkin lymphomata |
|
NIA |
niacinamide |
|
NICE |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence |
|
NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
|
NIDDM |
non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
|
NIDDM |
Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
NIDDM |
Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
NIH |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH |
|
NIPPV |
Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation |
|
NISS |
New Injury Severity Score |
|
NIV |
non-invasive ventilation |
|
Njt |
Nasojejunal Tube |
|
NK |
Natural Killer |
|
NK cells |
natural killer cells |
|
NKA |
No Known Allergies |
|
NKDA |
No Known Durg Allergies |
|
NKDA |
Non-Ketotic Diabetic Acidosis |
|
NKFA |
No Known Food Allergies |
|
NKHC |
Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemic Coma |
|
NKHHC |
NonKetonic Hyperglycemic-Hyperosmolar Coma |
|
NKMA |
No Known Medcation Allergies |
|
NL |
Nanolitre |
|
nl |
Normal |
|
NLP |
No Light Perception (Ophthalmic) |
|
NM |
Neuromuscular |
|
NM |
Nuclear Medicine |
|
nm |
Nanometer |
|
nm |
neuromuscular blockade observation |
|
NMF |
Nimitz Marine Facility |
|
NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Services |
|
NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
|
NNBT |
Nelson Baker tube |
|
NNH |
Number Needed to Harm |
|
NNICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
|
NNRTI |
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor |
|
NNT |
Nelson Nyhus Tube |
|
NNT |
Number needed to Treat |
|
NO |
Nitric Oxide |
|
NO. |
Number |
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
|
noc |
nocte |
|
noct |
night |
|
NOF |
Neck Of Femur |
|
NOIDs |
Notifications of Infectious Diseases |
|
NOMI |
Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia |
|
Non rep. |
do not repeat |
|
NOS |
Not Otherwise Specified |
|
NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
|
NPA |
nasal pharyngeal aspirate |
|
NPA |
Nasopharyngeal Airway |
|
NPC |
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
|
NPD |
Nightly Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
NPET |
Non-Payroll Expense Transfer |
|
NPF |
Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary |
|
NPH |
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
|
NPH |
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (Insulin) |
|
NPIS |
National Poisons Information Service |
|
Npl |
Neoplasm |
|
NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
|
NPO |
Nil Per Os |
|
NPPV |
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation |
|
NPQ |
Not Physically Qualified |
|
NPTAC |
no previous tracing available for comparison |
|
NPV |
Negative Predictive Value (e.g., of a diagnostic test) |
|
NRB |
non-rebreather mask |
|
NRBC |
Nucleated Red Blood Cell |
|
NREM |
non–rapid eye movement |
|
NRL |
normal reaction to light |
|
NRMC |
Naval Regional Medical Center |
|
NRTI |
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor |
|
NS |
Normal Saline (IV) |
|
ns |
nuclear sclerosis |
|
nsa |
no significant abnormality |
|
NSAID |
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug |
|
NSAID |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
|
NSAIDS |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
|
NSB |
Natural Science Building |
|
NSCC |
Non-squamous-cell carcinoma |
|
NSCLC |
non–small cell lung carcinoma |
|
NSCORT |
NASA Specialized Center for Research & Training |
|
NSD |
Normal Spontaneous Delivery |
|
NSE |
Neurospecific enolase |
|
NSE |
neuron-specific enolase |
|
NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
|
NSR |
Normal Sinus Rhythm |
|
NSR |
nasal spetal reconstruction |
|
NSS |
Nephrology Surgery Service |
|
NSS |
Normal Saline Solution |
|
Nst |
Nonstress Tests |
|
NST |
Non-Stress Test |
|
NSTACS |
non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome |
|
NSTEMI |
non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction |
|
NSTEMI |
non ST Segment Myocardial Infarction |
|
NSTEMI |
Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
|
NSU |
Nonspecific urethritis |
|
NSVD |
Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
|
NT |
NasoTracheal |
|
NT |
Nuchal Translucency |
|
NT |
Not Tested |
|
NT-proBNP |
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide |
|
NTD |
Neural Tube Defect |
|
ntg |
Nitroglycerin |
|
NTP |
Nortriptyline |
|
NTT |
nasotracheal tube |
|
NTX |
N-telopeptide |
|
NUC |
Nuclear |
|
Nur |
Nurse |
|
nv |
near vision |
|
NVA |
near visual acuity |
|
NVD |
neovascularizaiton of the disc (optic nerve) |
|
nvd |
neck venous distention |
|
NVD |
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea |
|
NVD |
Normal Vaginal Delivery |
|
NVDC |
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation |
|
NVH |
non-visible haematuria |
|
NVS |
neurovascular status |
|
NWB |
non-weight bearing |
|
NWB |
Non-weight-bearing |
|
NYD |
Not Yet Diagnosed |
|
NYHA |
New York Heart Association |
|
o |
[ō—letter o with overbar] |
|
O |
Morally Offensive |
|
O |
pyrrolysine |
|
o |
Nothing |
|
O |
Observation |
|
O |
objective |
|
O&P |
Ova & Parasites |
|
O.U. |
each eye |
|
o.u. |
both eyes |
|
O/E |
On Examination |
|
O/N |
Overnight |
|
O2 |
Oxygen |
|
OA |
Osteo-Arthritis |
|
Oab |
Overactive Bladder Syndrome |
|
OAC |
Office of Academic Computing |
|
OAES |
otoacoustic emissions screen |
|
OAF |
osteoclast activating factor |
|
OAR |
Ocean Atmospheric Research Facility |
|
OASIS |
Office of Academic Support & Instructional Services |
|
OATS |
osteoarticular transplantation |
|
OB |
Occult Blood |
|
OB |
obstetrics |
|
OB-GYN |
Obstetrics and gynecology |
|
ob-gyne |
obstetrics and gynecology |
|
OB/GYN |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
|
OBL |
OBLique |
|
OBS |
Organic Brain Syndrome |
|
OC |
Oceanography |
|
OC |
oral contraceptives |
|
OC&P |
ova, cysts and parasites |
|
occ |
occasional |
|
OCC |
Occupational Character Class |
|
occl |
occlusal |
|
OCD |
tic/obsessive compulsive disorder |
|
OCG |
Oral CholecystoGram |
|
OCGA |
Office of Contract and Grant Administration |
|
OCME |
Office of Continued Medical Education |
|
OCNA |
Orthopedic Clinics of North America |
|
OCP |
Oral Contraceptive Pill |
|
OCT |
Optical Coherence Tomography |
|
OCT |
Oxytocin Challenge Test |
|
OD |
Overdraft |
|
OD |
Occupational Disease |
|
OD |
eye doctor |
|
OD |
OverDose |
|
OD |
Once Daily |
|
OD |
Oculus Dexter |
|
od |
omni die (every day) |
|
ODaPA |
Organization of Department and Program Advisors |
|
ODC |
Ornithine Decarboxylase |
|
ODC |
Ornithine Decarboxylase Constitutive |
|
ODF |
Oceanographic Data Facility |
|
ODP |
Ocean Drilling Program |
|
OE |
Otitis Externa |
|
OES |
Occupational Exposure Standard |
|
OESF |
Ocean Engineering Support Facility |
|
OFC |
Office |
|
OFR |
Officer of the Federal Republic |
|
OFR |
Officer Fitness Report |
|
Ogd |
Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy |
|
OGS |
Office of Graduate Studies |
|
OGTT |
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
OHC |
Occupational Health Center |
|
OHD |
Organic Heart Disease |
|
OHL |
Oral Hairy Leukoplakia |
|
OHSP |
Occupational Health and Safety Program |
|
OHTN |
ocular hypertension |
|
OI |
opportunistic infections |
|
OIA |
Office of International Affairs |
|
Oint |
ointment |
|
OJ |
Orange Juice |
|
OLR |
Office of Learning Resources |
|
om |
omni mane (every morning) |
|
om |
every morning |
|
OMB |
Office of Management Bulletin |
|
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (U.S.) |
|
OME |
otitis media with effusion |
|
OMIM |
Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man |
|
On |
Optic Nerve |
|
on |
every night |
|
on |
omni nocte (every night) |
|
ON |
oral nasal |
|
ONO |
Office of Network Operations |
|
ONR |
Office of Naval Research (U.S.) |
|
OOB |
Out of Bed |
|
OP |
Operational |
|
OP |
Outpatient |
|
OP |
Osteoporosis |
|
OP |
Office of the President |
|
OPA |
Oropharyngeal Airway |
|
OPAFS |
Office of Post Award Financial Services |
|
OPC |
Outpatient Center |
|
Opcab |
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery |
|
OPD |
Outpatient Department |
|
OPG |
Ocular Plethysmography |
|
OPHTH |
Ophthalmology |
|
Ophthmlgy |
Ophthamology |
|
OPP |
Outreach Partners Program |
|
OPPT |
Oriented to Person, Place, and Time |
|
OPR |
Operator |
|
Ops |
Operations |
|
OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine |
|
OPV |
Outpatient Visit |
|
OR |
Odds Ratio |
|
OR |
Operating Room |
|
ORA |
Office of Research Affairs |
|
ORD |
Ocean Research Division |
|
ORG |
Organization |
|
Orgnal |
Organizational |
|
Orient |
orientation |
|
ORIF |
Open Reduction Internal Fixation |
|
ORSA |
Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Operations Research Society Of America |
|
ORT |
Oral Rehydration Therapy |
|
ORU |
Organized Research Unit |
|
OS |
Oculus Sinister |
|
OS |
Overall Survival |
|
OS |
LEFT EYE |
|
OS |
orthopedic surgery |
|
OSA |
Office of Student Affairs |
|
OSA |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
|
OSD |
Office for Student with Disabilities |
|
OSH |
Outside Hospital |
|
OSHPP |
Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention and Policy |
|
Osm |
osmolarity |
|
Osteo |
Osteomyelitis |
|
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
|
OTC |
Office Telephone Contact |
|
OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
|
OTD |
out the door (discharged |
|
OTP |
Online Waste Tag Program |
|
OTTR |
Organ Transplant Tracking Record |
|
OU |
Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together) |
|
Outrch |
Outreach |
|
OV |
Office Visit |
|
OZ |
Ounce |
|
P |
Pain |
|
p |
after |
|
P |
Pulse |
|
P |
Pressure |
|
P |
Post |
|
P |
Parallel |
|
P&A |
Percussion and Auscultation |
|
P&L |
Psychology & Linguistics Building |
|
P&PD |
Percussion and Postural Drainage |
|
P-Y |
pack-years |
|
p.c. |
after meals |
|
p.m. |
Afternoon |
|
p.r. |
per rectum |
|
P.T. |
pharyngeal toilet |
|
P.T. |
physical therapy, posterior tibal artery pulse |
|
p.v. |
per vagina |
|
pa |
posteroanterior |
|
PA |
Pulmonary Artery |
|
pa |
periapical |
|
PA |
Physician Assistant |
|
PA |
Psoriatic Arthritis |
|
PA |
Personnel Agreement |
|
PABA |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid |
|
PAC |
Premature Atrial Contraction |
|
PACG |
Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma |
|
PACT |
prescribing analysis and cost tabulation |
|
PACU |
Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
|
PAD |
peripheral airspace disease |
|
PAD |
postadmission day |
|
PAD |
Peripheral Arterial Disease |
|
PAD |
Peripheral Artery Disease |
|
PAF |
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
|
PAF |
platelet activating factor |
|
PAGE |
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis |
|
PAH |
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase |
|
PAH |
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
|
PAI |
photoacoustic imaging |
|
PAI-1 |
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 |
|
PAIR |
Puncture Aspiration Injection Reaspiration |
|
pal |
palatal |
|
PAL |
posterior axillary line |
|
palp |
palpations |
|
PALS |
Patient Advice and Liaison Services |
|
PALS |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
|
PAM |
proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, metronidazole |
|
PAMP |
Pulmonary artery mean pressure |
|
PAN |
Post Authorization Notification |
|
PAN |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
|
Pao |
Programs Abroad Office |
|
Pao |
Peak Acid Output |
|
PAO2 |
alveolar oxygen |
|
PAOD |
Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease |
|
Pap |
Papanicolaou test (pap smear) |
|
PAP |
Positive Airway Pressure |
|
PAP |
Pulmonary Artery Pressure |
|
PAP |
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis |
|
PAPP-A |
pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A |
|
PAPP-A |
Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A |
|
PAPS |
Primary antiphospholipid syndrome |
|
PAR |
Personnel Activity Reporting |
|
PAR |
Postanesthesia Recovery |
|
para |
paraplegic |
|
para |
paralysis |
|
PARA I |
indicating a woman with one child (partus = birth |
|
PARA II |
indicating a woman with two children (partus = birth |
|
PARC |
Personnel Administrative Reclassification Committee |
|
Part |
Partner |
|
PAS |
Periodic Acid-Schiff |
|
PAs |
para-aminosalicylic acid |
|
PAT |
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia |
|
PAT |
patient |
|
PATH |
Proteinuria/Antiphospholipid syndrome/Thrombocytopenia/Hypertension |
|
Patho |
Pathology |
|
PAWP |
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure |
|
PBC |
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis |
|
PBF |
Peripheral Blood Film |
|
PBI |
Protein Bound Iodine |
|
PBP |
Progressive Bulbar Palsy |
|
PBX |
probiotics |
|
PC |
packed cells |
|
pc |
post cibum (after food) |
|
PC |
Posterior chamber |
|
PC |
post cast |
|
PC |
After Meals |
|
PCA |
Patient-Controlled Analgesia |
|
PCa |
Prostate Cancer |
|
pcb |
postcoital bleeding |
|
PCC |
Patient Care Coordinator |
|
PCC |
Patient Client Council |
|
PCD |
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
|
PCD |
Postconcussional disorder |
|
Pcec |
Purified Chick Embryo Cell |
|
PCI |
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
|
PCIOL |
Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens |
|
PCL |
Posterior Cruciate Ligament |
|
PCN |
Penicillin |
|
PCNL |
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy |
|
PCNSL |
primary CNS (central nervous system) lymphoma |
|
PCNSL |
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
|
PCO |
Posterior Capsule Opacification |
|
PCO |
polycystic ovarian disease |
|
pco |
polycystic ovary |
|
PCO2 |
carbon dioxide pressure |
|
PCOS |
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome |
|
PCOS |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
|
PCP |
Phencyclidine |
|
PCP |
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumoniae |
|
PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
|
PCS |
Post-Concussion Syndrome |
|
PCT |
progesterone challenge test |
|
PCV |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
|
PCV |
packed cell volume (of blood) |
|
PCVC |
percutaneous central vein catheter |
|
PCWP |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
|
PCYNH |
Pepper Canyon Hall |
|
PD |
Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
PD |
pharmocodynamics |
|
PD |
Postural Drainage |
|
PD |
Per Diem |
|
PDA |
Posterior Descending Artery |
|
PDC |
Professional Development Center |
|
PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
|
PDD |
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder |
|
PDD |
Pervasive Development Disorder |
|
PDE |
Phosphodiesterase |
|
PDF |
Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat) |
|
PDGF |
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
|
PDL |
Pulsed Dye Laser |
|
PDL |
Periodontal Ligament |
|
PDR |
Physician’s Desk Reference |
|
PDR |
Profilarative Diabetic Retinopathy |
|
PDR |
Physicians'Desk Reference |
|
PDR |
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
|
Pdr |
Proliferative Diabetische Retinopathie |
|
PDT |
Photodynamic Therapy |
|
PDVT |
Postoperative Deep-Vein Thrombosis |
|
PE |
Pulmonary Embolism |
|
PE |
Pulmonary Edema |
|
PE |
pulmonary embolus |
|
PE |
Pleural Effusion |
|
PE |
pre-eclampsia |
|
PE |
Physical Examination |
|
PE |
Physical Education |
|
PEA |
Pulseless Electrical Activity |
|
PECS |
picture exchange communication system |
|
PED |
Pediatric |
|
peds |
Pediatrics |
|
PEEP |
positive end expiratory pressure |
|
PEF |
Peak Expiratory Flow |
|
PEFR |
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (lung Function) |
|
PEG |
Pneumoencephalogram |
|
PEG |
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy |
|
PEJ |
Percutanious Endoscopic Jejunostomy |
|
PEJ |
Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy |
|
PEL |
Permissible Exposure Limit |
|
PEL |
Permissible Exposure Level |
|
PEM |
protein/energy malnutrition (aka Kwashiorkor |
|
PEN |
Penicillin |
|
PEP |
postexposure prophylaxis |
|
PEPSE |
post-exposure prophylaxis after sexual exposure |
|
Per Vag |
per vagina |
|
PERF |
Perforation |
|
PERL |
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive To Light |
|
PERLA |
Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation |
|
PERLA |
pupils equal, reactive to light and accommodations |
|
PERLA |
Pupils Equal React to Light and Accommodation |
|
PERRL |
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light |
|
PERRLA |
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
|
PERRLAC |
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation Consensually |
|
Pers |
Person |
|
PEST |
psoriasis epidemiology screening tool |
|
PET |
pressure equalization tube |
|
PET |
positron emission tomography |
|
PET |
18F-FDG-positron-emission tomography |
|
PET |
Payroll Expense Transfer |
|
PEX |
Plasma Exchange |
|
PF(R) |
peak flow(rate) |
|
PFBH |
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Bldg |
|
PFC |
Persistent Fetal Circulation |
|
PFO |
Patent Foramen Ovale |
|
PFS |
put and fissure sealant |
|
PFT |
Pulmonary Function Test |
|
pg |
Picogram |
|
PG |
Postgraduate |
|
PGCS |
Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale |
|
PGs |
Pre Graduate School |
|
PGSOP |
Professional & Graduate Opportunity Program |
|
pH |
hydrogen ion concentration |
|
PH.D. |
Doctorate Of Philosophy |
|
Phaco |
Phacoemulsification |
|
PHARM |
Pharmacy |
|
PHE |
Phenylalanine |
|
PHI |
Protected Health Information |
|
PHIL |
Philosophy |
|
PHN |
postherpetic neuralgia |
|
PHN |
Post-Herpetic Neuralgia |
|
PHOTO |
Photographic |
|
PHP |
Partial Hospitalization Program |
|
PHQ |
Patient Health Questionnaire |
|
PHS |
Public Health Service (U.S.) |
|
PHTLS |
Prehospital Trauma Life Support |
|
PHTN |
pregnancy induced hypertension |
|
PHX |
Past History |
|
Phycs |
Physics |
|
Phys |
Physician |
|
Physcl |
Physical |
|
Physct |
Physicist |
|
physio |
physiology |
|
PI |
Present Illness |
|
PI |
peripheral iridectomy |
|
PI |
Protease Inhibitor |
|
PIC |
Punctate Inner Choroidopathy |
|
PICC |
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter |
|
PICC |
percutaneous inserted central catheters |
|
PICU |
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
|
PICU |
paediatric intensive care unit |
|
PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
|
PID |
Personal Identification Number |
|
PID |
prolapsed intervertibral disc |
|
PIE |
Period of Initial Eligibility |
|
PIG-A |
phosphatidyl inositol glycan A |
|
PIH |
pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome |
|
PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
|
PIO |
Public Information Office |
|
PIP |
Peak Inspiratory Pressure |
|
PIP |
Proximal Interphalangeal |
|
PIPJ |
Proximal Interphalangeal Joint |
|
PIV |
peripheral intravenous |
|
PIVKA-II |
protein induced from vitamin K absence |
|
PJRT |
Permanent Junctional Reentrant Tachycardia |
|
PK |
Protein Kinase |
|
PK |
Pharmacokinetics |
|
PKA |
protein kinase activity |
|
PKD |
Polycystic Kidney Disease |
|
PKP |
Penetrating Keratoplasty |
|
PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
|
PLAT |
tissue plasminogen activator |
|
Plcmt |
Placement |
|
PLCY |
Policy |
|
PLDH |
Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride |
|
PLHA |
People Living with HIV/AIDS |
|
PLIF |
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
|
PLMS |
periodic limb movements of sleep |
|
PLN |
Plan |
|
PLOV |
painless, progressive loss of vision |
|
PLP1 |
proteolipid protein-1 |
|
PLS |
Primary Lateral Sclerosis |
|
PLT |
Platelet |
|
PLZ |
Plaza |
|
PM |
Polymyositis |
|
Pm |
evening (before midnight) |
|
PM |
Post Meridiem |
|
PM&R |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
|
PMA |
Progressive Muscular Atrophy |
|
PMD |
Pediatric Medicine |
|
PMD |
Primary Medical Doctor |
|
PMD |
Private Medical Doctor |
|
PMDD |
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder |
|
PMETB |
Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board |
|
PMH |
perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage |
|
PMH |
Past Medical History |
|
PMHX |
Prior/Previous Medical History |
|
PMI |
Point of Maximal Intensity |
|
PMI |
Point of Maximum Impulse |
|
PML |
polyoma virus |
|
PML |
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy |
|
PMN |
polymorphonuclear (leukocytes) |
|
PMP |
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei |
|
PMR |
Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization |
|
PMR |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
|
PMR |
Proportionate Mortality Rate |
|
PMS |
Peripheral Motor System |
|
PMS |
Premenstrual Syndrome |
|
PNA |
pneumonia |
|
PNB |
Pulseless Not Breathing |
|
PNB |
Prostate Needle Biopsy (medical) |
|
PND |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea |
|
PND |
Post Nasal Drainage |
|
Pnd |
Postnasal Drip |
|
PNH |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
|
PNM |
Perinatal Mortality (statistic) |
|
PNs |
Peripheral Nervous Systems |
|
pnv |
prenatal vitamin |
|
po |
per oral |
|
PO |
By Mouth |
|
pO2 |
oxygen tension or pressure |
|
PO2 |
Partial Pressure Of O2 |
|
POA |
Power Of Attorney |
|
POAG |
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma |
|
POC |
postoperative care |
|
POCT |
point-of-care test |
|
POD |
post-op day |
|
POD |
Postoperative Day |
|
POEM |
Patient-oriented Eczema Measure |
|
POH |
post-ocular history |
|
POIC |
progestogen-only injectable contraceptive |
|
poly |
polymorphonuclear cells, that is, neutrophils |
|
PoM |
prescription-only medication |
|
POP |
Plaster of Paris |
|
POP |
Pain on Palpation |
|
PORD |
Physical Oceanography Research Division |
|
POS |
Point-Of-Service |
|
POS |
Positive |
|
POS |
Positively Outrageous Service |
|
POSDI |
progestogen-only subdermal implant |
|
POSE |
primary obesity surgery, endoscopic |
|
POSM |
Plasma Osmolality |
|
post |
Posterior |
|
Post op |
post operative |
|
Postdoc |
Postdoctoral |
|
POT |
Plan of Treatment |
|
POTS |
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome |
|
POX |
Peroxidase |
|
PP |
Pancreatic Polypeptide |
|
PP |
pulsus paradoxus |
|
PP |
Postprandial |
|
pp |
peripad |
|
PP |
psychogenic polydipsia |
|
PP |
Postpartum |
|
PPCS |
prolonged post-concussion syndrome |
|
PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative |
|
PPD |
Packs Per Day |
|
PPD |
Postpartum Depression |
|
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
|
PPH |
Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids |
|
PPH |
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension |
|
PPH |
primary postpartum haemorrhage |
|
PPI |
Proton Pump Inhibitor |
|
PPLV |
pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy |
|
PPM |
Policy & Procedure Manual |
|
ppm |
parts per million |
|
PPRA-gamma |
peroxisome proliferator-activated gamma |
|
PPROM |
preterm, prelabour rupture of membranes |
|
PPROM |
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes |
|
PPS |
Physical Plant Services |
|
PPS |
post-polio syndrome |
|
PPS |
Payroll Personnel System |
|
Ppt |
Precipitate |
|
PPTCT |
prevention of parent-to-child transmission [of HIV] |
|
PPTL |
Postoperative Postpartum Tubal Ligation |
|
PPV |
Positive Predictive Value (e.g., of a diagnostic test) |
|
PPV |
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine |
|
PPV |
Positive Pressure Ventilation |
|
PPX |
Prophylaxis |
|
PR |
Progesterone Receptor |
|
pr |
photoentgen |
|
PR |
Per Rectum |
|
PR |
Prothrombin Ratio |
|
PR |
pityriasis rosea |
|
pr |
by rectum |
|
PRA |
Panel Reactive Antibody (blood testing) |
|
PRA |
Plasma Renin Activity |
|
PRA |
preoperative risk assessment |
|
pract |
practitioner |
|
PRBC |
packed red blood cells |
|
Preme |
premature infant |
|
PREOP |
Preoperative |
|
Prep |
Preparation |
|
PREP |
Prepare |
|
PREP |
Preparation & Readiness Evaluation Period |
|
Prin |
Principal |
|
PRIND |
Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit |
|
Prkg |
Parking |
|
PRL |
Prolactin |
|
PRL |
poor reaction to light |
|
PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
|
PRNP |
PR ioN P rotein |
|
PRO |
Protein |
|
PRO |
Patient Reported Outcomes |
|
PRO |
Proline |
|
PRO |
Professional |
|
PROC |
Process |
|
Procto |
Proctoscopy |
|
Prod |
Produce |
|
PROF |
Professor |
|
Prog |
Prognosis |
|
PROG |
Program |
|
PROJ |
Project |
|
PROM |
Premature Rupture of Membranes |
|
PROM |
Passive Range Of Motion |
|
PROMO |
Promotional material |
|
Prov |
Provost |
|
PRP |
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris |
|
PRP |
Polyribosyl Ribitol Phosphate |
|
PRP |
Panretinal Photocoagulation |
|
PRV |
Polycythemia Rubra Vera |
|
PS |
Pressure Support |
|
PS |
polysomnography |
|
Ps |
psoriasis |
|
PSA |
Prostate-Specific Antigen |
|
PSC |
Posterior Subcapsular Cataract |
|
PSC |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (liver disease) |
|
Psgn |
Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis |
|
PSH |
Past medical history |
|
PSI |
Pneumonia Severity Index |
|
PSL |
Powell Structures Laboratory |
|
PSOE |
Potential Security of Employment |
|
PSP |
Phenylsulphtalein |
|
psp |
phenolsulfonphthalein |
|
PSS |
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis |
|
PSU |
Presurgical Unit |
|
PSVT |
Paroxysmal SupraVentricular Tachycardia |
|
PSVT |
Paroxysmal Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia |
|
psych |
psychiatry |
|
PSYCH |
Psychology |
|
Psychr |
Psychiatry |
|
Psycht |
Psychologist |
|
PT |
Prothrombin Time |
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
PT |
Patient |
|
Pt. |
patient |
|
PTA |
polymyxin/tobramycin/amphotericin |
|
PTA |
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty |
|
PTA |
Prior To Arrival |
|
PTB |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
|
PTBC |
patellar tendon bearing cast |
|
PTBD |
Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage |
|
PTC |
Pseudotumor Cerebri |
|
PTCA |
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiography |
|
PTD |
prior to discharge |
|
PTD |
Permanent Total Disability |
|
PTD |
preterm delivery |
|
PTH |
Parathyroid Hormone |
|
PTHC |
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography |
|
Pthrp |
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide |
|
PTHrP |
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein |
|
ptl |
preterm labor |
|
PTP |
Posterior Tibial Pulse |
|
PTRAA |
percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty |
|
PTSD |
posttraumatic stress disorder |
|
PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
|
Ptss |
Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome |
|
PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
|
PTU |
Propylthiouracil |
|
PTX |
PneumoThorax |
|
Pub |
Public |
|
Publ |
Publications |
|
Pubs |
Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sample |
|
PUD |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
PUFA |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
|
Pul |
Pulmonary |
|
PUNS |
Patient's Unmet Needs |
|
PUO |
Pyrexia Unknown Origin |
|
Pur |
Purchasing |
|
PUs |
palindromic units |
|
PUVA |
Psoralen UV A |
|
PV |
peripheral vascular |
|
PVA |
Polyvinyl Alcohol |
|
PVC |
Premature Ventricular Contraction |
|
PVD |
Posterior Vitreous Detachment |
|
PVD |
Peripheral Vascular Disease |
|
PVFS |
Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (UK) |
|
PVR |
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy |
|
PVR |
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance |
|
PVS |
Persistent Vegetative State |
|
qd |
quaque die (every day) |
|
qds |
quater die sumendum (to be taken four times daily) |
|
qh |
quaque hora (every hour) |
|
qhs |
quaque hora somni (every night at bedtime) |
|
qid |
quattuor in die (four times a day) |
|
QIDS |
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms |
|
QM |
Quality Management |
|
QN |
Every night |
|
QNS |
Quantity Not Sufficient |
|
QOD |
Every Other Day |
|
QOF |
Quality and Outcomes Framework |
|
qpm |
quaque die post meridiem (every day after noon) |
|
qqh |
quarta quaque hora (every four hours) |
|
QRM |
Quality & Resource Management |
|
QS |
Quantity Sufficient |
|
qs |
every shift |
|
qs |
a sufficient amount |
|
qs |
as much as needed |
|
qs |
Quantum satis |
|
QS/QT |
intrapulmonary shunt fraction |
|
QT |
cardiac output |
|
Qt |
shunt fraction |
|
QT |
Quart |
|
QTc |
QT interval corrected for heart rate |
|
QUAL |
Qualitative |
|
QUAL |
Quality |
|
R |
Arginine |
|
R |
Right |
|
R |
Respirations |
|
R |
retinoscopy |
|
R |
Roentgen |
|
R&M |
Routine microscopic |
|
r/g/m |
rubs/gallops/murmurs |
|
R/O |
Rule Out |
|
R/T |
Related To |
|
RA |
Right Arm |
|
RA |
Refractory Anemia |
|
RA |
Room Air |
|
RA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
RA |
Right Atrial |
|
RA |
Right Atrium |
|
RAADP |
Routine Antenatal Anti-D Prophylaxis |
|
RAC |
radial arterial catheter |
|
RAD |
radium |
|
RAD |
Reactive Airway Disease |
|
RAD |
Right Axis Deviation |
|
Rad hys |
radical hysterectomy |
|
Radiol |
Radiology |
|
RADS |
Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale |
|
RAD |
restrictive airway disease |
|
RAE |
Right Atrial Enlargement |
|
RAEB |
refractory anaemia with excess blasts |
|
RAEBt |
refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation |
|
RAI |
Radioactive Iodine |
|
RAIU |
thyroid reactive iodine uptake |
|
RAIU |
Radioactive iodine uptake |
|
RAN |
resident's admission notes |
|
RAO |
Right Anterior Oblique |
|
RAP |
Right Atrial Pressure |
|
RAP |
Research Assistance Program |
|
RAPD |
relative afferent pupillary defect |
|
RAPD |
relevant afferent pupil defect |
|
RARs |
refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts |
|
RAS |
Renal Artery Stenosis |
|
RAS |
Renin-Angiotensin System |
|
RAST |
Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay) |
|
RATVH |
Radical Total Vaginal Hysterectomy |
|
RBBB |
Right Bundle Branch Block |
|
RBC |
Robinson Building Complex |
|
RBC |
Red Blood Cell |
|
RBCs |
Red blood cells |
|
RBE |
relative biologic equivalent |
|
RBLM |
Recurrent Benign Lymphocytic Meningitis |
|
RBM |
Risk Based Monitoring |
|
RBP |
retinol:retinol-binding protein |
|
RC |
Revelle College |
|
RCA |
Root Cause Analysis |
|
RCA |
Right Coronary Artery |
|
RCC |
Renal Cell Carcinoma |
|
RCDS |
Reynolds Child Depression Scale |
|
RCGP |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
|
RCM |
Restrictive cardiomyopathy |
|
RCN |
Royal College of Nursing |
|
RCOG |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
|
RCR |
Rotator Cuff Repair |
|
RCT |
randomised controlled trial |
|
RCT |
randomized controlled trial |
|
RCVG |
Receiving |
|
RD |
Registered Dietician |
|
RD |
Retinal Detachment |
|
RD-PC |
random donor platelet concentrate |
|
RDS |
Retiree Drug Subsidy |
|
RDS |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
RDT |
Rapid Diagnostic Test |
|
RDW |
Red Cell Distribution Width |
|
REBT |
Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy |
|
REC |
Recreation (ground) |
|
Recd |
Record |
|
Recp |
Reception |
|
Recrt |
Recruitment |
|
REE |
intake/resting energy expenditure |
|
REEDA |
Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Drainage, Approximation |
|
REEP |
right end-expiratory pressure |
|
REG |
Regular |
|
Regstr |
Registrar |
|
Rehab |
Rehabilitation Evaluation Hall and Baker |
|
REI |
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility |
|
REIMBURSE |
REIMBURSE, REIMBURSEMENT |
|
REL |
RELATION, RELATIONS, RELATED |
|
REM |
Rapid Eye Movement |
|
REM |
Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent) |
|
REP |
Representative |
|
REP |
Repeat |
|
Repr |
Reproduction |
|
REQ |
Request |
|
RES |
Research |
|
Resc |
Resource |
|
Resp |
Respiratory |
|
REV |
Review |
|
RF |
Rheumatic factor |
|
RFI |
Request For Information. Sales department shorthand. Special priority when use in conjunction with RFN (see below). |
|
RFLP |
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
|
RFP |
Request For Proposal |
|
RFQ |
Request For Quotation |
|
RFT |
Renal Function Test |
|
rFVIIa |
recombinant activated factor VIIa |
|
RG |
ruptured globe |
|
RGC |
Riley Guidance Center |
|
RGPG |
Retrograde Pyelogram |
|
Rh |
Rhesus factor |
|
RH |
Right Heart |
|
rHA |
recombinant haemagglutinin |
|
Rhabdo |
Rhabdomyolysis |
|
RHD |
rheumatoid heart disease |
|
RHD |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
|
RhF |
rheumatoid factor |
|
rhG-CSF |
Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor |
|
rHuEPO |
Recombinant Human Erythropoietin |
|
RIA |
Radio Immuno-Assay |
|
Riba |
Radioimmunoblotting Assay |
|
RICE |
rest, ice, compression, and elevation |
|
RICE |
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. (For the treatment of certain leg and foot injuries.) |
|
RIF |
Rifampin |
|
Rif |
Right Iliac Fossa Pain |
|
RIFLE |
risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage |
|
RIH |
Right Inguinal Hernia |
|
RIJ |
Right Internal Jugular |
|
RIMA |
reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A |
|
RIMA |
Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase Type a |
|
RIMAC |
Recreation Intermural & Athletic Center |
|
RIND |
Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit |
|
rINN |
Recommended International Non-proprietary Name |
|
RIS |
Radiology Information System |
|
RLE |
Right Lower Extremity |
|
RLL |
right lower lobe (lung) |
|
RLN |
regional lymph node |
|
RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant |
|
RLS |
Restless Leg Syndrome |
|
RM |
Room |
|
RML |
right middle lobe (lung) |
|
RMO |
Responsible Medical Officer |
|
rmp |
right mentoposterior |
|
RMR |
red mattox rod |
|
RMR |
right medial rectus |
|
RN |
Registered Nurse |
|
rNA |
recombinant neuraminidase |
|
RNA |
Ribo Nucleic Acid |
|
RNP |
Ribonucleoprotein |
|
Rnv |
Radionuclear Ventriculography |
|
RNY |
Roux-en-Y anastomosis |
|
ROA |
Right Occipital Anterior |
|
ROC |
Regional Operations Centers |
|
ROD |
resident on duty |
|
ROM |
Range Of Motion |
|
ROM |
rupture of membranes |
|
ROP |
Retinopathy Of Prematurity |
|
ROP |
Right Occipital Posterior |
|
ROSC |
Return of Spontaneous Circulation |
|
RP |
Retinitis Pigmentosa |
|
RP |
retropubic prostatectomy |
|
RPE |
Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
|
RPGN |
rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis |
|
RPGN |
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
|
RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute) |
|
RPM |
Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know |
|
RPP |
Respiratory Protection Plan |
|
RPR |
Rapid Plasmin Reagin |
|
RPR |
Rapid Plasma Reagin |
|
RPS19 |
small ribosomal protein 19 |
|
RPSGB |
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
|
RPT |
Report |
|
RPT |
Repeat |
|
RR |
Relative risk of death |
|
RR |
Recovery Room |
|
RR |
Respiratory Rate |
|
RR |
blood pressure measured with a specific sphygmomanometer |
|
RRD |
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment |
|
RRP |
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis |
|
RRR |
Regular Rate and Rhythm |
|
RRR |
Relative Risk Reduction |
|
RS cell |
Reed–Sternberg cell |
|
Rs Hl |
Residence Halls |
|
RSB |
Right Sternal Border |
|
RSC |
Radiation Safety Committee |
|
Rsdn |
Residence |
|
Rsdncy |
Residency |
|
Rsdnt |
Resident |
|
Rsdntl |
Residential |
|
RSI |
Repetitive Strain Injury |
|
RSI |
Rapid Sequence Induction |
|
RSOMII |
Rady School of Management II |
|
RSR |
Regular Sinus Rhythym |
|
RSV |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
RSV |
Reserve |
|
RT |
Respiratory Technician |
|
RT |
Radiation Therapy |
|
RT |
Respiratory Therapy |
|
RT |
respiratory tract |
|
RT |
Route |
|
RT |
Reverse Transcription |
|
RT-PCR |
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction SC |
|
RTA |
Renal Tubular Acidosis |
|
RTAD |
Return to Active Duty |
|
RTC |
Return To Clinic |
|
RTS |
Revised Trauma Score |
|
RTV |
Ritonavir |
|
RTW |
Return To Work |
|
RUA |
Radioactive Use Authorization |
|
RUE |
Right Upper Extremity |
|
RUG |
Retrograde Urethrogram |
|
RUL |
Right Upper Lobectomy |
|
RUQ |
Right Upper Quadrant |
|
RV |
Rectovaginal |
|
RV |
Right Ventricle |
|
RV |
Residual Volume |
|
RVAD |
Right Ventricular Assist Device |
|
RVEF |
Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction |
|
RVF |
Right Ventricular Failure |
|
RVH |
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy |
|
RVOT |
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract |
|
RVR |
rapid ventricular rate |
|
RVSP |
Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure |
|
RVSWI |
Right Ventricular Stroke Work Index |
|
RVT |
Renal Vein Thrombosis |
|
RX |
Treatment |
|
RX |
prescriptions |
|
RXN |
Reaction |
|
S |
Serine |
|
s |
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") |
|
S |
sacrum |
|
S&E |
Science & Engineering Library |
|
S&O |
salpingo-oophorectomy |
|
S&S |
Signs & Symptoms |
|
s-NVH |
symptomatic non-visible haematuria |
|
s.c. |
subcutaneous |
|
S.D. |
subdermal |
|
S/A |
sugar and acetone |
|
s/c |
sugar-coated |
|
S/I |
sector irredectomy |
|
S/I |
supervision/instruction |
|
S/I |
suicidal ideation |
|
S/P |
Status Post |
|
S/S |
Signs and Symptoms |
|
S1 |
First Heart Sound |
|
S2 |
second heart sound |
|
S3 |
third heart sound |
|
S4 |
fourth heart sound |
|
SA |
Salvation Army |
|
SA |
Sinoatrial |
|
sa |
Small Animal |
|
SA |
Sumner Auditorium |
|
SAA |
Staff Affirmative Action |
|
SAA&HR |
Student Affirmative Action & Human Relations |
|
SAAG |
serum–ascites albumin gradient |
|
SAB |
Spontaneous Abortion |
|
SABA |
Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus |
|
SABRE |
serious and adverse blood reactions and events |
|
SAC |
Short Arm Cast |
|
SAD |
Social Anxiety Disorder |
|
SAD |
Seasonal Affective Disorder |
|
SAE |
Serious Adverse Event |
|
SAED |
SemiAutomatic External Defibrillator |
|
SAF |
Safety, Arming and Firing |
|
SAF |
Safety |
|
SAG |
Student Activity & Government |
|
SAH |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
|
Sah |
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage |
|
SALT |
Skin-Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
|
SAM |
Systolic Anterior Motion |
|
SAN |
Sinoatrial Node |
|
Sao2 |
Arterial Oxygen Saturation |
|
SAPS II |
simplified acute physiology score |
|
SAPS III |
simplified acute physiology score |
|
SAR |
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis |
|
Sarc |
Sarcoidosis |
|
SARF |
Scripps Atmospheric Research Facility |
|
SAST |
Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
SAUBS |
Student Account and University Billing Services |
|
SB |
Steven Birch |
|
SB |
Small Bowel |
|
SB |
Scripps Building |
|
SBE |
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
|
SBFT |
Small Bowel Follow Through |
|
Sbma |
Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy |
|
SBO |
Small Bowel Obstruction |
|
SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure |
|
SBRT |
Stereostatic Body Radiation Therapy |
|
SC |
Subcutaneous |
|
SC prep |
sickle cell prep |
|
SCA |
Spinocerebellar Ataxia |
|
SCA |
Sickle Cell Anemia |
|
SCC |
Sickle Cell Crisis |
|
SCC |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
|
SCCA |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
|
SCCA |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated Antigen |
|
SCCWRP |
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
|
SCD |
Sudden Cardiac Death |
|
SCD |
Sequential Compression Device |
|
SCD |
Sickle Cell Disease |
|
SCFE |
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis |
|
SCG |
Shipboard Computer Group |
|
SCH |
School |
|
SCHIN |
Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle |
|
SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
|
SCI |
Science |
|
SCID |
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder |
|
SCID |
SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY |
|
SCIWORA |
Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality |
|
SCL |
Soft Contact Lens |
|
SCLC |
Small Cell Lung Cancer |
|
SCLE |
Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus |
|
Scop |
Scopolamine |
|
scope |
microscope or endoscope |
|
SCR |
Serum Creatinine |
|
SCRB |
Stein Clinical Research Building |
|
SCS |
Spinal Cord Stimulation |
|
SCS |
sickle cell screen |
|
SCT |
Supervised Community Treatment |
|
SD |
sagittal depth |
|
SD |
Standard Deviation |
|
SDAWP |
San Diego Area Writing Project |
|
SDCAB |
San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology |
|
SDH |
Subdural Hematoma |
|
SDLC |
Systems Development Lifecycle |
|
SDMCL |
San Diego Medical Center La Jolla |
|
SDPL |
San Diego Point Loma |
|
SDS |
San Diego Supercomputer Center |
|
SDS |
Safety Data Sheet |
|
SDSC |
San Diego Supercomputer Center |
|
SDTI |
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury |
|
SDV |
Source Document Verification |
|
Se |
side effects |
|
SE |
side effect |
|
SE |
saline enema |
|
SE |
Sales Engineer |
|
sec |
seconds |
|
sec |
Selenocysteine |
|
SEC |
Shiley Eye Center |
|
secy |
secretary |
|
sed |
Sedimentation Rate |
|
SEE |
Syphilis Elimination Effort |
|
SEGA |
Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma |
|
Segs |
segmented cells |
|
SEM |
systolic ejection murmur |
|
SEN |
Senate |
|
SEN |
subependymal nodule |
|
SEP |
Somatosensory Evoked Potential |
|
SEQUO |
Sequoyah Hall |
|
SER |
Serine |
|
SERF |
Science Engineering Research Facility |
|
SERM |
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator |
|
SERMS |
Selective estrogen receptor modulators |
|
sert |
Serotonin Transporter Protein |
|
SERV |
Service |
|
SESS |
Session |
|
SF |
Spanish female |
|
SFA |
Superficial Femoral Artery |
|
sfa |
Serum Folic Acid |
|
SFH |
symphyseal-fundal height |
|
SG |
Specific Gravity |
|
SG cath |
Swan–Ganz catheter |
|
SGA |
small for gestational age |
|
SGB |
Stellate ganglion blockade |
|
SGD |
Scripps Graduate Department |
|
SGOT |
Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase |
|
SGPT |
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase |
|
SGT |
Sergeant |
|
SH |
Scholander Hall |
|
SH |
Social History |
|
SHBG |
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin |
|
SHBG |
sex hormone-binding globulin |
|
SHOB |
shortness of breath |
|
shox |
stature homeobox-containing gene |
|
SHPT |
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism |
|
SHS |
sexual health screen |
|
SHx |
surgical history |
|
SI |
Sector Iridectomy |
|
SI |
Sacroiliac Joint |
|
si op. sit |
if needed |
|
SIADH |
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
SIBO |
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth |
|
SICU |
Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
|
SID |
Semel in die meaning once daily. Only used in veterinary medicine. |
|
SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
|
SIG |
directions to the patient |
|
SIGN |
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (similar to the English NICE) |
|
SIL |
Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
SIMV |
Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation |
|
SIO |
Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography |
|
SIRA |
Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging |
|
SIRS |
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
|
SIT |
Stress Inoculation Training |
|
SITREP |
Situation Report |
|
SJ |
supinator jerk |
|
SJS |
Stevens–Johnson syndrome |
|
SK |
Streptokinase |
|
SKB |
Smithkline Beecham |
|
sl |
Slit Lamp |
|
SL |
Sublingual |
|
SLC |
Short Leg Cast |
|
SLE |
Slit Lamp Examination |
|
sle |
Systemic Lupus Erythematous |
|
SLEV |
St. Louis virus |
|
SLI |
Supplemental Liability Insurance |
|
SLL |
Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma |
|
SLN |
Sentinel Lymph Node |
|
slp |
Speech and Language Program |
|
SLP |
Speech and Language Processing |
|
SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
|
SLR |
Straight Leg Raise |
|
SLR |
straight leg raises |
|
SLS |
Student Legal Services |
|
SLS |
Selected List Scheme |
|
SLUD |
Salivation |
|
SLUD |
Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation |
|
sm |
Submucosal cancer |
|
SM |
Spanish male |
|
sma |
Sequential Multiple Analyser |
|
SMA |
Sequential Multiplex Amplification |
|
SMA |
Superior Mesenteric Artery |
|
SMA-6 |
six-channel serum multiple analysis |
|
SMA-7 |
serum metabolic assay |
|
SMC |
Scottish Medicines Consortium |
|
SMF |
Satellite Medical Facility |
|
SMHC |
Shreveport Mental Health Center |
|
SMHC |
Shreveport Mental Health Clinic |
|
SMN |
Statement of Medical Necessity |
|
SMO |
Standing Medical Orders |
|
SMO |
Site Management Organization |
|
SMR |
Submucous Resection |
|
SMS |
Senior Medical Student |
|
SMT |
Spinal Manipulative Therapy |
|
SMV |
Superior Mesenteric Vein |
|
SN |
Skilled Nursing |
|
SNAP |
Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process |
|
SNB |
Sentinel Node Biopsy |
|
SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
|
SNOMED |
Standardised Nomenclature of Medicine |
|
SNP |
Sodium Nitroprusside |
|
SNRI |
serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
|
SNRIs |
serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors |
|
SNV |
Sin Nombre Virus |
|
SO |
salpingo-oophoritis |
|
SO |
Superior Oblique |
|
SOA |
Swelling of Ankles (medical) |
|
SOAP |
subjective, objective, assessment, plans |
|
SOAP |
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
|
soar |
Student Outreach and Recruitment |
|
SOB |
Short of breath |
|
SOBOE |
Shortness of Breath on Exertion |
|
SOC |
Social |
|
Socio |
Sociology |
|
SOCOs |
Scene of Crime Officers |
|
SOE |
Security of Employment |
|
SOL |
Space-Occupying Lesion |
|
sol |
Solutions Oriented Living |
|
SOL |
Solution |
|
SOL |
Solutions in Organisations Linkup |
|
SOM |
Serous Otitis Media |
|
SOM |
School of Medicine |
|
SOMTS |
Ship Operations & Marine Technical Support |
|
soob |
Send Out of bed |
|
SOOB |
sitting out of bed |
|
SOS |
if needed |
|
SOSS |
Student Organization Support Services |
|
sp |
Status Post |
|
sp.fl. |
spinal fluid |
|
Sp.gr. |
Specific Gravity |
|
SPC |
Summary of Product Characteristics |
|
SPCC |
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan |
|
SPCH |
Speech |
|
SPD |
Shreveport Police Department |
|
SPD |
Surgery trabecular meshwork Pediatric |
|
SPE |
anti-streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin |
|
SPE |
Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin |
|
SPEAR |
Sponsored Project Excellence Achieved through Redesign |
|
SPEC |
Special |
|
Spect |
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Technique |
|
SPECT |
single-photon emission computed tomography |
|
SPEP |
Serum Protein Electrophoresis |
|
SPET |
single-photon emission tomography |
|
SPF |
Sun Protection Factor (how sunscreen lotion is rated) |
|
Sph |
Spherical |
|
SPK |
Superficial Punctate Keratitis |
|
SPP |
suprapubic prostatitis |
|
SpR |
Specialist registrar (UK) |
|
SPRM |
Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulator |
|
SPS |
single point (walking) stick |
|
SPT |
Single Path Transport (video streaming) |
|
spt |
Single Prisoner Transport |
|
spt |
Steve Prince Transport |
|
SQ |
Subcutaneous |
|
sq |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
|
Sq |
SQuamous |
|
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
|
SQL-DSE |
Structured Query Language for Departmental Support Environment |
|
SR |
Slow Release |
|
SR |
supinator reflex |
|
SR |
Superior Rectus (eye muscle) |
|
SRA |
Staff Research Associate |
|
SRD |
Service Referral Desk |
|
SRL |
Surgery Research Lab |
|
SRMD |
Seismic Response Modification Device |
|
SROM |
Spontaneous rupture of membrane |
|
SRS |
Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy |
|
SRS |
stereotactic radiotherapy |
|
SRSSC |
Staff Retention and Support Steering Committee |
|
SRT |
structured reflective template |
|
SRU |
Shock Resuscitation Unit |
|
SS |
Social Services |
|
ss |
Summer Sessions |
|
SS |
subserosal |
|
SSB |
Social Sciences Building |
|
SSC |
secondary sex characteristics |
|
SSC |
Stainless Steel Crown |
|
SSCF |
Social Science Computer Facility |
|
SSE |
Sterile Speculum Examination |
|
SSE |
Soap Suds Enema |
|
SSH |
Secure Shell (Unix program) |
|
SSI |
Sustainability Solutions Institute |
|
SSI |
Sliding Scale Insulin |
|
SSKI |
Saturated solution of potassium iodide |
|
SSKI |
potassium iodide solution |
|
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
|
SSL |
Structural Systems Lab |
|
SSMP |
sanitary sewer management plan |
|
SSN |
Social Security Number |
|
SSOF |
Scripps Satellite Oceanography Facility |
|
SSPE |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
|
SSPSS |
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|
SSRB |
Social Sciences Research Building |
|
SSRI |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
|
ssRNA |
Single-Stranded RNA |
|
SSS |
Sick Sinus Syndrome |
|
SSS |
Subclavian steal syndrome |
|
SSSI |
Skin and Skin Structure Infection |
|
SSSS |
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome |
|
ST |
Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac) |
|
ST |
Speech Therapy |
|
STAPH |
Staphylococcus aureus |
|
Staph. |
Staphylococcus |
|
START |
Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment |
|
STAT |
Immediately (from Latin statim) |
|
STAT |
Statistical |
|
STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
|
STEC |
Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli |
|
STEMI |
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
|
STEMI |
ST Segment Myocardial Infarction |
|
Stfng |
Staffing |
|
STG |
Short Term Goal |
|
STH |
Somatotropic Hormone |
|
STI |
sexually transmitted infection |
|
STIP |
Short-Term Investment Pool |
|
STL |
Science Teaching Lab |
|
STM |
Short Term Memory |
|
STN |
SubThalamic Nucleus |
|
STNR |
Symmetrical tonic neck reflex |
|
STOP |
Surgical Termination of Pregnancy |
|
STOPP |
Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions |
|
STPA |
Science Technology and Public Affairs |
|
str/sen |
strength & sensation |
|
Strep |
Streptococcus |
|
strep. |
streptococcus |
|
Strepto. |
Streptococcus |
|
Strhs |
Storehouse |
|
Strkpr |
Storekeeper |
|
STRUCT |
Structure |
|
STS |
Shipboard Technical Support |
|
STS |
Serological Test for Syphilis |
|
STSG |
Split Thickness Skin Graft |
|
SUBCUT |
Subcutaneous |
|
SubQ |
Subcutaneous |
|
succed |
succedaneous |
|
SUI |
Stress Urinary Incontinence |
|
SUID |
suicidal ideation |
|
supnmr |
supernumerary tooth |
|
SUPP |
suppository |
|
SUPP |
Support |
|
SUPR |
Supervisor |
|
SUPT |
Superintendent |
|
SURG |
Surgeon |
|
SURUSS |
Serum, Urine and Ultrasound Screening Study |
|
susar |
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions |
|
Susp |
Suspension |
|
SUV |
Standardized Uptake Value |
|
SV |
seminal vesicle |
|
SV |
selective vagotomy |
|
SVC |
Superior Vena Cava |
|
SVC |
Service |
|
SVD |
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
|
SVD |
simple vertex delivery |
|
SVE |
Sterile Vaginal Examination |
|
SVG |
Saphenous Vein Graft |
|
SvH |
Sverdrup Hall |
|
SVI |
Stroke Volume Index |
|
SVI |
Systemic Viral Infection |
|
SVN |
Small Volume Nebulizer |
|
SVR |
systolic vascular resistance |
|
SVR |
Systemic Vascular Resistance |
|
SVT |
Supraventricular Tachycardia |
|
Svts |
Supraventricular Tachycardias |
|
SW |
Sturge–Weber syndrome |
|
SW |
Stab Wound |
|
SWFSC |
South West Fisheries Science Center |
|
SX |
syndrome X |
|
SX |
Surgery |
|
Sx |
service |
|
SXA |
Single Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry |
|
SXA |
single-energy X-ray absorptiometer |
|
SXR |
Skull X-Ray |
|
SYM |
Symptoms |
|
SYS |
System |
|
SZ |
Seizure |
|
T |
Threonine (amino acid) |
|
T |
tablespoon |
|
T |
Temperature |
|
t |
teaspoon |
|
T&A |
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
|
T&A |
tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy |
|
T&C |
Type and Cross |
|
T&H |
type and hold |
|
t&s |
Type and Screen Blood |
|
T-AX |
temperature, axillary |
|
T-E |
tracheoesophageal fistula |
|
T-O |
temperature, oral |
|
T-r |
temperature, rectal |
|
t.d.s. |
three times a day |
|
t.i.d. |
three times a day |
|
T.I.W. |
three times weekly |
|
T.S.T.H. |
too sick to send home |
|
T/F |
transfer |
|
T2DM |
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
|
T3 |
Triiodothyronine |
|
T3RU |
tri-iodothryonine resin uptake |
|
T4 |
Thyroxine |
|
TA |
Teaching Assistant |
|
ta |
Temporal Arteritis |
|
ta |
Theatre Arts |
|
Tab |
Tablet |
|
TACE |
transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation |
|
TAH |
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
|
TAH-BSO |
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
|
TAOS |
Talent Acquisition and Outreach Services |
|
TAP |
Trypsinogen activation peptide |
|
Tapp |
Transabdominal Preperitoneal |
|
TAPVR |
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return |
|
TAT |
thematic apperception test |
|
TATTS |
tired all the time syndrome |
|
TB |
Tuberculosis |
|
TBC |
Tuberculosis |
|
TBC |
Total Body Crunch: Multiple Injuries |
|
TbEC |
Enteric coated tablet |
|
TBF |
Total Body Failure |
|
tbg |
Thyroxine Binding Globulin |
|
TBG |
thyroid-binding globulin |
|
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
|
TBI |
total body irradiation |
|
TBS |
Tablespoon |
|
TBSA |
Total Burn Surface Area |
|
TBSE |
Total Body Skin Examination |
|
TBSP |
Tablespoon |
|
TBT |
Tracheal bronchial toilet |
|
TC |
traffic crash |
|
TC |
Total Cholesterol |
|
TCA |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
|
TCC |
Transitional cell cancer |
|
TCC |
Transitional Cell Carcinoma |
|
TCD |
Transcranial Doppler |
|
TCDB |
Turn, Cough, Deep Breathe |
|
Tchr |
Teacher |
|
TCM |
Traditional Chinese Medicine |
|
tcn |
Tetracycline Hydrochloride |
|
TCT |
thrombin clotting time |
|
Td |
tetanus and diphtheria (combined vaccination |
|
TD |
Tardive Dyskinesia |
|
Td/IPV |
tetanus, diphtheria and polio |
|
TDaP |
tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis combined vaccine |
|
TDC |
Total Direct Cost |
|
tdf |
Tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate |
|
TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
|
TdP |
Torsades de Pointes |
|
tds |
ter die sumendum (to be taken three days daily) |
|
TdT |
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase |
|
tdwb |
Touch-Down Weight-Bearing |
|
TE |
Tracheoesophageal |
|
TEB |
Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance |
|
TEC |
Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood |
|
TECH |
Technical |
|
Techno |
Technology |
|
TED |
(hose) Thrombo-embolism Deterrent |
|
tee |
Transoesophageal echocardiography |
|
TEE |
Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
|
TEF |
Tracheoesophageal Fistula |
|
TEL |
Telephone |
|
Telecomms |
Telecommunications |
|
TEM |
Transmission Electron Microscope |
|
TEMP |
Temperature |
|
TEN |
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis |
|
Tens |
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator |
|
TENS |
placebo-transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
|
TEP |
Teacher Education Program |
|
TEP |
Totally Extraperitoneal |
|
TERN |
intern |
|
tes |
Temporary Employment Service |
|
TESE |
Testicular Sperm Extraction |
|
TEST |
Teacher Enhancement/Science and Teaching |
|
tet tox |
tetanus toxoid |
|
TEV |
Travel Expense Voucher |
|
TEVAR |
thoracic endovascular aneurysm/aortic repair |
|
TF |
transfer |
|
TFTs |
thyroid function tests |
|
Tg |
Thyroglobulin |
|
TG |
Triglyceride |
|
TGA |
transposition of the great arteries |
|
TGCF |
Theodore Gildred Cancer Facility |
|
TGF |
Tumor Growth Factor |
|
TGHA |
anti-thyroglobulin antibody |
|
TGV |
transposition of the great vessels |
|
THA |
Total Hip Arthroplasty |
|
THC |
The Tetrahydrocannabinol Carboxylic |
|
THC |
Tetrahydrocannabinol |
|
Ther |
Therapy |
|
THR |
Total Hip Replacement |
|
THR |
Threonine |
|
TIA |
Transient Ischemia Attack |
|
TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
|
TIA |
Transient Ischaemic Attack |
|
TIAA-CREF |
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund |
|
Tib-Fib |
tibia and fibula |
|
TIBC |
Total Iron Binding Capacity |
|
tid |
ter in die (three times daily) |
|
TIL |
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes |
|
TIN |
Tubulointerstitial Nephritis |
|
TIPS |
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
|
TIVAS |
Totally Implantable Venous Access System |
|
TIW |
three times a week |
|
TJ |
Triceps Jerk |
|
TJAC |
Training Justification and Anticipated Cost |
|
TKA |
Total Knee Arthroplasty |
|
TKA |
total knee arthoscopy |
|
TKI |
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor |
|
TKO |
To Keep Open |
|
TKO |
to keep (vein) open for IV therapy |
|
TKR |
Total Knee Replacement |
|
TKVO |
To Keep Vein Open |
|
TL |
Tubal Ligation |
|
TLA |
Three Letter Abbreviation |
|
TLC |
Total Lung Capacity |
|
TLC |
Total Lymphocyte Count |
|
TLI |
total lymphoid irradiation alone |
|
TLR |
Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex |
|
TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
|
TLV |
Threshold Limit Value |
|
TLV |
Type-Length-Value |
|
TM |
thyromegaly |
|
TM |
Tympanic Membrane |
|
TMARC |
Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center |
|
TMB |
Too Many Birthdays: Person Dying Of "old Age" |
|
TME |
Total Mesorectal Excision |
|
TMF |
Trial Master File |
|
TMJ |
TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome) |
|
TMS |
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
|
tmt |
Treadmill Test |
|
TMTV |
Thurgood Marshall Television |
|
TNA |
transient neurological attack |
|
TNF |
Tumor Necrosis Factor |
|
tng |
Trinitroglycerin |
|
TNM |
Tumor, Node, Metastases |
|
TNM |
tumor-nodes-metastases |
|
TNTC |
Too Numerous To Mention |
|
TNTC |
Too Numerous To Count |
|
TOA |
tuboovarian abscess |
|
TOD |
transoesophageal Doppler |
|
TOE |
Transoesophageal Echocardiogram |
|
TOF |
tetralogy of Fallot |
|
TOL |
trial of labor |
|
TOP |
Termination Of Pregnancy |
|
TOT |
Transobturator Tape |
|
TP |
Total Protein |
|
TP |
Tuberculin Precipitation |
|
TPA |
Tissue Plasminogen Activator |
|
TPA |
Third Party Administrator |
|
TPC |
Torrey Pines Center |
|
TPC/N |
Torrey Pines Center North |
|
TPC/S |
Torrey Pines Center South |
|
TPI |
trigger point injections |
|
TPN |
Total Parental Nutrition |
|
TPN |
Total Parenteral Nutrition |
|
TPR |
Temperature Pulse Respirations |
|
tpr |
temperature pulse respiratory |
|
TPSP |
Torrey Pines Science Park |
|
TR |
Tricuspid Regurgitation |
|
TR |
triceps reflex |
|
tr |
Tincture |
|
trach |
tracheostomy |
|
TRALI |
transfusion-related acute lung injury |
|
TRAM |
transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap |
|
TRAM flap |
transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap |
|
TRANS |
Transport |
|
Transcr |
Transcriber |
|
Transcr |
Transcription |
|
TRANSLTR |
Translator Supercomputer |
|
Transpl |
Transplant |
|
TRAP |
Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase |
|
TRD |
Therapeutic Radiology |
|
Trd |
Traction Retinal Detachment |
|
TRF |
Transfer |
|
TRH |
thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
|
TRH |
thyrotropin releasing hormone administration |
|
TRISS |
Trauma and Injury Severity Score |
|
Trlr |
Trailer |
|
TRNG |
Training |
|
TRP |
Tryptophan |
|
TRT |
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy |
|
TRT |
Testosterone Replacement Therapy |
|
TRUSP |
Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate |
|
TS |
Transportation Services |
|
TS |
tricuspid stenosis |
|
Ts |
tension by Schiotz |
|
TSE |
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
|
TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
|
TSH |
transphenoidal hypophysectomy |
|
TSHR-Ab |
thyrotropin-receptor antibody |
|
TSI |
Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin |
|
TSP |
Teaspoon |
|
TSRI |
The Scripps Research Institute |
|
TSS |
Toxic Shock Syndrome |
|
TST |
Tuberculin Skin Test |
|
TT |
Thrombin Time |
|
TTD |
Temporary Total Disability |
|
TTE |
Transthoracic Echocardiography |
|
TTE |
Transthoracic Echocardiogram |
|
tTG |
Tissue Transglutaminase |
|
TTMT |
thallium treadmill test |
|
TTN |
transient tachypnea of the newborn |
|
TTO |
Technology Transfer Office |
|
TTO |
To Take Out |
|
TTP |
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura |
|
TTR |
Transthyretin |
|
TTS |
Transdermal Therapeutic System |
|
ttts |
Treatment of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome |
|
TU |
Tumor |
|
TUIP |
Transurethral incision of the prostate |
|
TUMT |
TransUrethral Microwave Thermotherapy |
|
TUNA |
Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate |
|
TUPR |
Trans-urethral Prostatic Resection |
|
TUR |
Transurethral Resection |
|
TURBT |
transurethral resection of bladder tumor |
|
TURP |
Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate |
|
Tuvp |
Transurethral Vaporisation of the Prostate |
|
TV |
Television |
|
TV |
Tidal Volume |
|
TVC |
True Vocal Cord |
|
tvh |
Transvaginal hysterectomy |
|
TVT |
Tension-free Vaginal Tape |
|
twa |
Time Weighted Averages |
|
TWB |
Touch Weight Bear |
|
TWE |
Tap Water Enema |
|
TWS |
Third World Studies |
|
TX |
Therapy (medical) |
|
TX |
Transplantation |
|
TX |
Treatment (medical) |
|
TX |
Traction |
|
Txp |
transport |
|
tym |
Test Your Memory |
|
TYP |
Typist |
|
TYR |
Tyrosine (Amino Acid) |
|
U |
Units |
|
U |
University |
|
U |
selenocysteine |
|
U&E |
urea and electrolytes (blood test) |
|
u/o |
under observation for, urine output |
|
UA |
Unstable Angina |
|
UA |
Urinalysis |
|
UAC |
Umbilical Artery Catheter |
|
UAO |
Upper Airway Obstruction |
|
UBC |
Uniform Building Code |
|
UBT |
Urea Breath Test |
|
UBW |
Usual Body Weight |
|
UC |
Ulcerative Colitis |
|
UCG |
Urinary Chorionic Gonadotropin |
|
UCHD |
Usual Childhood Diseases |
|
UCMC |
University of California Medical Center |
|
UCRP |
University of California Retirement Plan |
|
UCRS |
University of California Retirement System |
|
UCSDMC |
University of California, San Diego Medical Center |
|
UCTD |
unclassified connective tissue disorder |
|
UCTD |
Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease |
|
UCtr |
University Center |
|
ud |
ut dictum (as directed) |
|
UDS |
Urine Drug Screen |
|
UE |
Upper Extremity |
|
UE&SA |
University Events & Student Activities |
|
ug |
Undergraduate and Graduate |
|
UG |
Undergraduate |
|
UGI |
Upper Gastrointestinal |
|
UGIB |
upper gastrointestinal bleeding |
|
UGME |
Undergraduate Medical Education |
|
UH |
Urey Hall |
|
UHA |
Urey Hall Annex |
|
UHS |
University Health Service |
|
UIC |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
|
UIH |
University of Illinois Hospital |
|
UIMC |
University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago |
|
UIP |
Unusual Interstitial Pneumonitis |
|
UIP |
Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis |
|
UIPD |
University of Illinois Police Department |
|
UL |
University Library (Santa Cruz, CA) |
|
ULN |
upper limit of normal |
|
Ultrsnd |
Ultrasound |
|
unex |
University Extension |
|
UNG |
OINtment |
|
UNK |
Unknown |
|
UOP |
Urinary Output |
|
Uosm |
Urine Osmolality |
|
UP |
Upright |
|
UPD |
Uniparental Disomy |
|
UPD |
University-Paid Disability |
|
Upj |
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction |
|
UPPP |
uvelopalatopharyngoplasty |
|
UPSI |
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse |
|
UR |
Utilization Review |
|
Ur |
Urine |
|
URA |
Unilateral Renal Agenesis |
|
URI |
Upper Respiratory Infection |
|
URIS |
University Relations Information System |
|
Uro |
Urology |
|
URTI |
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
|
US |
Ultrasound |
|
US |
ultrasonogram |
|
USG |
ultrasonogram |
|
USN |
Ultrasonic Nebulizer |
|
USO |
Unilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy |
|
USP |
Unites States Pharmacopeia |
|
USP |
United States Pharmacopeia |
|
usps |
United States Postal Services |
|
USR |
Unheated Serum Reagin |
|
USS |
ultrasound scan |
|
UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |
|
UTIL |
Utilities |
|
UUS |
upper uterine segment |
|
UV |
Ultraviolet (Light) |
|
UVAL |
Ultraviolet Argon Laser |
|
UVC |
Umbilical Venous Catheter |
|
UVJ |
Ureterovesical Junction |
|
V |
Vent |
|
V |
Vitreous |
|
V |
Valine |
|
V&A |
vagotomy and antrectomy |
|
V&P |
vagotomy and pyloroplasty |
|
V-Fib |
Ventricular Fibrillation |
|
V-Tach |
Ventricular Tachycardia |
|
V/H |
vitreous hemorrhage |
|
V/H |
visual hallucinations |
|
V/Q |
Ventilation/Perfusion |
|
V/S |
Vital Signs |
|
VA |
Visual Acuity |
|
VA |
Veteran's Administration's |
|
VAC |
Vaccine |
|
vacc |
Vaccination |
|
VAD |
Ventricular Assist Device |
|
Vag |
Vaginal |
|
VAL |
Valine |
|
vamc |
Veterans Administration Medical Centers |
|
VAMP |
TI)-vesicle-associated membrane protein |
|
VAS |
visual analog scales |
|
VAS |
Vibroacoustic Stimulation |
|
vasc |
Vascular |
|
VATS |
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery |
|
vb |
Vaginal Birth |
|
Vbac |
Vaginal Birth After C-Section |
|
VBAC |
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean |
|
VBAC |
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean |
|
VC |
Vital Capacity (lung Function) |
|
VC |
Vocal Cord |
|
VC-BA |
Vice Chancellor-Business Affairs |
|
VC-ER |
Vice Chancellor-External Relations |
|
VC-RM&P |
Vice Chancellor-Resource Management & Planning |
|
VC-RSP |
Vice Chancellor-Resource Strategy and Planning |
|
VC-UG Af |
Vice Chancellor-Undergraduate Affairs |
|
VCA |
antiviral capsid antigen |
|
VCAA |
Vice Chancellor-Academic Affairs |
|
vCJD |
variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease |
|
VCSA |
Vice Chancellor-Student Affairs |
|
VCTC |
voluntary counselling and testing centers |
|
VCUG |
Voiding Cystourethrogram |
|
VD |
Venereal Disease |
|
VD |
dead volume |
|
VDRF |
Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure |
|
VDRL |
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
|
VDRL |
Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory |
|
VDSA |
Voluntary Data Sharing Agreement |
|
VE |
Vaginal Examination |
|
VEB |
Ventricular Ectopic Beat |
|
VED |
Vacuum Erection Device |
|
VEE |
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus |
|
VENT |
Ventilator |
|
vent |
ventricle, ventricular |
|
VEP |
Visual Evoked Potential |
|
VER |
visual-evoked response |
|
VET |
Veteran |
|
VF |
Ventricular Fibrillation |
|
VGCC |
Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel |
|
VH |
visual hallucinations |
|
VH |
Vaughn Hall |
|
VH |
visible haematuria |
|
VH |
vitreous hemorrhage |
|
VIH |
visual hallucinations |
|
VIN |
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
VIP |
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide |
|
VIP |
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide |
|
Viro |
Virology |
|
VIS |
Visual |
|
VIS |
Visitor |
|
Visit |
Visiting |
|
Vit |
Vitamin |
|
VIT |
Vitreous |
|
Viv |
Vivarium |
|
VL |
Visibility Laboratory |
|
VLDL |
very low-density lipoprotein |
|
VLDL |
Very Low Density Lipoprotein |
|
VLDL |
Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
VLY |
Valley |
|
vma |
Vanillymadelic Acid |
|
VMRF |
Veterans Medical Research Foundation |
|
VNA |
Visiting Nurse Association |
|
VNPI |
Van Nuys prognostic scoring index |
|
VO |
Verbal Order |
|
vo |
Voice Order |
|
VOC |
Vocational |
|
VOD |
Volume of Distribution |
|
vod |
vision right eye |
|
VOL |
Volume |
|
Vos |
Vision Left Eye |
|
VP |
Ventricular Peritoneal |
|
VP |
venous pressure |
|
VPA |
Valproic Acid |
|
VPAP |
Variable Positive Airway Pressure |
|
VPB |
Ventricular Premature Beat |
|
VPC |
Ventricular Premature Contraction |
|
VPI |
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency |
|
VPN |
Virtual Private Network (ATM) |
|
VRE |
vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium |
|
VRSA |
Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
|
vs |
Versus System |
|
vs |
Versus Star |
|
vs |
Volume Support |
|
VS |
vital signs |
|
VS |
Versus Simulation |
|
VSA |
vital signs absent |
|
VSD |
Ventricular Septal Defect |
|
VSR |
ventricular septal rupture |
|
VSS |
Vital Signs Stable |
|
VT |
Very Terminal |
|
VT |
Verotoxin |
|
VTE |
Venous Thromboembolism Every |
|
VTEC |
verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, also known as enterohaemorrhagic E. coli |
|
VTEC O157 |
verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 |
|
VUR |
Vesicoureteral Reflux |
|
vv |
Varicella Virus |
|
VW |
Vessel Wall |
|
VWD |
Ventral Wall Defect |
|
VWD |
von Willebrand Disease |
|
VWF |
Von Willebrand Factor |
|
vx |
Vertex |
|
VZV |
Varicella-Zoster Virus |
|
W |
Tryptophan |
|
W |
White |
|
W/C |
Wheelchair |
|
W/O |
Without |
|
W/U |
Workup |
|
WA |
while awake |
|
WAP |
Wandering Atrial Pacemaker |
|
was |
Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome |
|
WASP |
Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein |
|
WASP |
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein |
|
WAT |
White Adipose Tissue |
|
WATCH |
Working Group on the Assessment of Toxic Chemicals |
|
WB |
Whole Blood |
|
WB |
Waiver for Business |
|
WBAT |
Weight Bearing As Tolerated |
|
WBC |
White blood cells |
|
wbcs |
White Blood Cells |
|
WBH-DTI |
whole-brain histogram of diffusion tensor imaging |
|
WBI |
Whole Bowel Irrigation |
|
WBRT |
whole-brain radiotherapy treatment |
|
WC |
Warren Campus |
|
wc |
White cells |
|
wc |
Warren College |
|
WCC |
White Cell Count |
|
WCC |
Well Child Clinic |
|
WD |
Well Developed |
|
WD/WN |
well-developed, well-nourished |
|
WDL |
Within Defined Limits |
|
WDWN |
Well developed and well nourished |
|
WEE |
Western equine encephalitis virus |
|
WF |
White Female |
|
wgn |
waste generator number |
|
WH |
Well Hydrated |
|
WHO |
World Health Organization |
|
WK |
Week |
|
WK |
Work |
|
WK |
Weak |
|
WKR |
WORKER |
|
Wkshp |
Workshop |
|
WLE |
Wide Local Excision |
|
WLH |
Warren Lecture Hall |
|
WLL |
whole-lung lavage |
|
WM |
White Male |
|
WMA |
World Medical Association |
|
WMRS |
White Mountain Research Station |
|
WN |
Well Nourished |
|
wnl |
Will Not Listen |
|
WOI |
without incident |
|
WPC |
washed packed cells |
|
WPC |
Word Processing Center |
|
wpw |
Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom |
|
WPW |
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome |
|
WR |
Writer |
|
wrd |
word |
|
WRIGHT |
WHO Research into global hazards of travel |
|
WS |
West syndrome |
|
WS |
Wolfram syndrome |
|
WS |
water-soluble |
|
WS |
Werner syndrome |
|
WS |
Williams Syndrome |
|
WS |
Waardenburg Syndrome |
|
WS |
Warkany syndrome |
|
WSP |
Women's Study Program |
|
WT |
Weight |
|
wt |
Waiver for Tourist |
|
WTR |
Water |
|
WWI |
Walking While Intoxicated (and Fell Over) |
|
Wy |
Way |
|
x |
(x with macron) except |
|
X |
Times |
|
X |
exotropia |
|
X-AFP |
extended alpha-fetoprotein |
|
x-match |
crossmatch |
|
x/12 |
x number of months |
|
x/40 |
x number of weeks of pregnancy |
|
x/52 |
x number of weeks |
|
x/7 |
x number of days |
|
XDR |
extremely drug resistant |
|
XE |
Xenon |
|
XR |
X-Ray |
|
XRT |
external radiation therapy |
|
XRT |
Radiotherapy |
|
XT |
Exotropia |
|
Y |
Tyrosine |
|
y/o |
years old |
|
YO |
years old |
|
YPLL |
years of potential life lost |
|
yr |
Years old |
|
YR |
Year |
|
ZD |
zinc deficiency |
|
ZDV |
Zidovudine |
|
ZE |
Zollinger-Ellison |
|
ZES |
Zollinger–Ellison syndrome |
|
ZIFT |
Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer |
|
ZMC |
Zygomaticomaxillary Complex |
|
ZN |
Zinc |
|
ZOOL |
Zoology |
|
ā |
(a with a bar over it) before |
|
Δ |
diagnosis; |
|
Δ |
change |
|
ΔΔ |
differential diagnosis |
|
Σ |
sigmoidoscopy |
|
Ψ |
psychiatry |
|
— |
negative |
|
℞ |
(R with crossed tail) prescription |
|
↑ |
aenlarged |
|
↑ |
above |
|
↑ |
improved |
|
↑ |
increased |
|
↑ |
elevated |
|
↓ |
below |
|
↓ |
bdepressed |
|
↓ |
falling |
|
↓ |
bdecreased |
|