S
s:
(s with a bar over it) without from middle English sans, borrowed from old French sans
s.c.:
Subcutaneous from Latin , subcutis
SAH:
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
SARS:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
SBE:
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
SBP:
Systolic blood pressure
SBP:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
SCC:
Squamous cell caricona
SCID:
Severe combined immunodeficiency
SD:
Standard deviation
SGA:
Small for gestational age
SGOT:
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase
SGPT:
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
SH:
Social history (personal habits , living situation , job)
SHBG:
Sex hormone binding globuline
SHx:
Surgical history
SI:
International system of units , suicidal ideation
SIADH:
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
SIDS:
Sudden infant death syndrome
SIMV:
Synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation
SK:
Streptokinase
SLE:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
SM:
Multiple sclerosis from Latin , sclerosis multiplex
SMA:
Sequential multiple analysis
SMA-7:
Serum metabolic assay
SMS:
Senior medical student
SMT:
Spinal manipulative therapy
SNP:
Sodium nitroprusside
SNRI:
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
SOAP:
Subjective , objective , assessment , plan (how doctors notes are organized)
SOB:
Shortness of breath
SOBOE:
Dyspnoea
SOL:
Space occupying lesion
SOS:
Save our souls , meaning “in case of emergency”
SP:
Status post
SPET:
Single photon emission tomography
SQ:
Subcutaneous
SR:
Slow release
SROM:
Spontaneous rupture of membranes
SSRI:
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
SSS:
Sick sinus syndrome
SSSS:
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
STD:
Sexually transmitted disease
STH:
Somatotropic hormone
STI:
Sexually transmitted infection
STI:
Soft tissue injury
STOP:
Surgical termination of pregnancy (sometimes suction termination of pregnancy)
Subq:
Subcutaneous
SV:
Seminal vesicle
SVD:
Spontaneous vaginal delivery
SVI:
Systemic viral infection
SVN:
Small volume nebulizer
SVR:
Systemic vascular resistance
SVT:
Supraventricular tachycardia
Sx:
Surgery or symptoms
SXA:
Single energy X-ray absorptiometer
SXR:
Skull X-ray
T
T&A:
Tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
t.d.s.:
Three times a day , from Latin , ter die sumendus
t.i.d.:
Three times a day , from Latin , ter in die
T/F:
Transfer
TAH:
Total abdominal hysterectomy
TAH-BSO:
Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy
TB:
Tuberculosis
TBC:
Tuberculosis
TBC:
Total body crunch
TBI:
Total body irradiation
Td:
Tetanus and diphtheria
TdP:
Torsades de pointes
TEE or TOE:
Transesophageal echocardiogram
TENS:
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulaton
TERN:
Intern
TF:
Transfer
TFTs:
Thyroid function tests
TG:
Triglycerides
Tg:
Thyroglobulin
TGA:
Transposition of the great arteries
THR:
Total hip replacement
TIA:
Transient ischemic attack
TIBC:
Total iron binding capacity
TIPS:
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
TKR:
Total knee replacement
TKVO:
To keep vein open
TLC:
Total lung capacity
TMB:
Too many birthdays very frail elderly patient
TMS:
Tension myositis syndrome
TNF:
Tumor necrosis factor
TNM:
Tumor-nodes-metastases
TOE:
Transoesophageal echocardiogram
TOP:
Termination of pregnancy
Tpa:
Tissue plasminogen activator
TPN:
Total parenteral nutrition
TR:
Tricuspid regurgitation
TRF:
Transfer (pronounced “turf”)
TRF’d:
Transferred (pronounced “turfed” , as in “we just turfed Mrs Johnson OTD”)
TRH:
Thyrotropin releasing hormone
TS:
Tricuspid stenosis
TSH:
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TT:
Thrombin time
TTE:
Transthoracic echocardiogram
TTO:
To take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay)
TTP:
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
TTS:
Transdermal threrapeutic system
Tu:
Tumor
TUR:
Transurethral resection
TURBT:
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
TURP:
Transurethral resection of the prostate
Tx:
Treatment
Tx:
Transplant
U
U & E:
Urea and electrolytes (sodium and potassium )blood test , often including creatinine
UBT:
Urea breath test
UC:
Ulcerative colitis
UD:
As directed , from Latin , ut dictum
URI:
Upper respiratory infection
URTI:
Upper respiratory tract infection
US:
Ultrasound
USG:
Ultrasonography
USR:
Unheated serum regain
USS:
Ultrasound scan
UTI:
Urinary tract infection
UVAL:
Ultraviolet argon laser