A

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Fracture

#NOF:
Fracture to the neck of the femur

5-HIT:
Serotonin, 5-Hydroxytryptamine

A&Ox3:
Alert and Oriented to person , place , and time.

A&Ox4:
Alert and Oriented to person , place , time and circumstances (often used interchangeably with A&Ox3)

A&W:
Alive and well

a.c:
before food , from Latin , ante cibum

AAA:
Abdominal aortic aneurysm , Pronounced "Triple A"

AAT:
activity as tolerated

Ab:
Antibody

ABC:
aspiration biopsy cytology

ABCD:
Asymmetry , borders , color , diameter features on considering is it a Melanoma?

ABD or abd:
abdomen

ABG:
Aterial blood gases

ABMT:
Autologous bone marrow transplantation

ABPI
Ankle brachial pressure index

ABVD:
doxorubicin bleomycin vinblastine dacarbazine
First-line treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma

ABX:
Antibiotics

ACE:
Angiotensin converting enzyme

ACEI:
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

Ach:
Acetylcholine

ACL:
Anterior cruciate ligament

ACLS:
Advanced cardiac life support

ACTH:
Adrenocorticotropic hormone

AD:
Alzhrimer's Disease

Ad lib:
As desired from Latin , ad libitum

ADA:
Adenosine deaminase

ADC:
AIDS dementia complex

ADD:
Attention Deficit Disorder

ADH:
Antidiuretic hormone

ADHD:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL:
Activities of daily living

Adm:
Admission

ADR:
Adverse drug reaction

AEM:
Ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring

AF:
Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter or Amniotic fluid

AFB:
Acid fast bacilli

AFO:
Ankle-foot orthosis

AFP:
Alpha-fetoprotein

Ag:
Antigen

AHF:
Antihemophilic factor

AHG:
Antihemophilic globulin

AHH:
Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase

Al:
Artificial insemination or Aortic insufficiency

AICD:
Automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

AID:
Artificial insemination by donor

AIDS:
Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome

AIH:
Artificial insemination by husband

AIIRB:
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist

aks:
Also known as

AKA:
Above knee amputation

ALG:
Antilymphocytic globulin

ALL:
Acute lymphocytic leukemia

ALP:
Alkaline phosphatase

ALPS:
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

ALS:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS:
Advanced life support

ALT:
Alanine transferase

AMA:
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies

AMA:
Against medical advice

AMA:
Advanced Maternal Age
(35 years or greater)

AMC:
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita

AMI:
Acute myocardial infarction

AML:
Acute myelocytic leukemia

AMP:
Adenosine monophosphate

AMS:
Acute mountain sickness

AMS:
Atypical measles syndrome

ANA:
Anti-nuclear antibody

ANCA:
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

ANF:
Atrial natriuretic factor

ANP:
Atrial natriuretic peptide

ANS:
Autonomic nervous system

ANUG:
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

AP:
Alkaline phosphatase

APAP:
Acetaminophen , paracetamol;from the chemical name –acetyl-para-aminophenol

APD:
Adult polycystic disease

APECED:
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy

APH:
Antepartum haemorrhage

APLS:
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

APS:
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome

APSAC:
Antisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex

APTT:
Ativated partial Thromboplastin time

AR:
Aortic regurgitation

ARB:
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist

ARC:
AIDS related complex

ARDS:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome

ARF:
Acute renal failure

Arg:
Arginine

ARM:
Artificial rupture of membranes

ART:
Antiretroviral therapy

ART:
Assuming room temperature ie ) the patient has died

AS:
Aortic stenosis

ASA:
Acetylsalicylic acid commonly known as aspirin

ASCAD:
Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease

ASCUS:
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

ASD:
Atrial septal defect

ASGUS:
Atypical squamous glandular cells of undetermined significance

ASL:
American sign language

ASO:
Antistreptolysin O

ASOT:
Antistreptolysin O titre

AST:
Aspartate transaminase

ASX:
Asymptomatic

AT-III:
Antithrombin III

ATCC:
American type culture collection

ATG:
Antithymic globulin

ATP:
Acute thrombocytopenic purpura

ATP:
Adenosine triphosphate

ATP:
Anti-tachycardia pacing

AVM:
Arteriovenous malformation

AVR:
Aortic valve replacement

AZT:
Azidothymidine

B

b.d:
Twice daily , from Latin, bis die

b.i.d:
Twice daily , from Latin, bis in die

Ba:
Barium

BAL:
Bronchoalveolar lavage

BAL:
British anti-Lewisite

BAL:
Blood Alcohol Level

BAO:
Basic acid output

BAT:
Brown adipose tissue

BBMF:
Bone break , me fix Orthopedic consent form

BCG:
Bacille Calmette-Guerin(a tuberculosis vaccination)

BCX:
Blood culture

BE:
Base excess

BIB:
Brought in by

BIBA:
Brought in by ambulance

BK:
Bacterium Koch

BKA:
Below Knee Amputation

bl.cult:
Blood culture

bld:
Blood

BLS:
Basic Life Support

BMC:
Bone mass content

BMD:
Bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement)

BMI:
Body mass index

BMP:
Blood Metabolic Profile

BMR:
Basal metabolic rate

BMT:
Bone marrow transplantation

BNF:
British National Formulary

BNP:
Brain natriuretic peptide

BOA:
Born out of Asepsis

BOI:
Born on island, ie; a local patient

BOOP:
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

BP:
Blood Pressure

BP:
Bipolar disorder

BPAD:
Bipolar Affective Disorder

BPD:
Bi-parietal Diameter

BPD:
Borderline personality disorder

BPH:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia

BPM:
Beats per minute

BPPV:
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

BRAT:
Bananas , Rice , Applesauce , (dry) Toast: acronym for bland diet

BRATY:
Bananas , Rice , Applesauce , (dry) Toast , Yogurt: acronym for bland diet for children

BRBPR:
Bright red blood per rectum

BRP:
Bathroom privileges

BS:
Breath or Bowel sounds on auscultation with stethoscope

BS:
Blood sugar

BSE:
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

BSE:
Breast seLf-examination

BSP:
BromsulpHthalein

BUN:
Blood urea nitrogen

BV:
Bacterial vaginosis

BX:
Biopsy

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C

c:
(c with a bar over it ) with , from Latin , cum

CA:
Caricnoma , Cancer

Ca:
Calcium

CABG:
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery.
Pronounced ''Cabbage''

CAD:
Coronary artery disease

CADASIL:
Cerebral Autosomal dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical infarcts
and Leukoencephalopathy

CAG:
Coronary Artery Graft

CAH:
Chronic Active Hepatitis

CAH:
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

cAMP:
cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CAPD:
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

CAT:
Computed axial tomography

CBC:
Complete Blood Count

CC:
Cubic centimenter , or Chief Complaint

CCF:
Congestive cardiac failure

CCK:
Cholecystokinin

CEA:
Carcinoembryonic antigen

CF:
Cystic fibrosis

cGMP:
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CHD:
Coronary heart disease

CHE:
Cholinesterase

CHF:
Congestive heart failure

CI:
Confidence interval

CJD:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CK:
Creatine kinase

CKD:
Chronic kidney disease

CLL:
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CML:
Chronic myelogenous leukemia also called Chronic myeloid leukemia

CMML:
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

CMS:
Chronic mountain sickness

CMV:
Cytomegalovirus

CNS:
Central nervous system

CO:
Cardiac output

CO:
Carbon monoxide

CO , C/O:
Complains of....

CO2:
Carbon dioxide

COAD:
Chronic obstructive airways disease

COLD:
Chronic obstructive lung disease

COPD:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COX-1:
Cyclooxygenase 1

COX-2:
Cyclooxygenase 2

CP:
Cerebral palsy

CP:
Chest pain

CPAP:
Continuous positive airway pressure

CPK:
Creatine phosphokinase

CPR:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CR:
Complete remission

CREST:
Calcinosis Raynaud esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae

CRF:
Chronic renal failure

CRF:
Corticotropin-releasing factor

CRH:
Corticotropin-releasing hormone

CRI:
Chronic renal insufficiency

CRP:
C-reactive protein

CS:
Caesarean section

CsA:
Ciclosporin A

CSF:
Cerebrospinal fluid

CT
Computed axial tomography

CTX:
Ceftriaxone , a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic

CVA:
Cerebrovascular accident

CVC:
Central venous catheter

CVD:
Cardiovascular disease

CVID:
Common variable immunodeficiency

CVP:
Central venous pressure

CVS:
Chorionic villus sampling

Cx:
Microbiological culture

CXR:
Chest X-ray

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D

D&C:
Dilatation and curettage

DA:
Dopamine

DBP:
Diastolic blood pressure

DCBE:
Double Contrast Barium Enema

DCM:
Dilated cardiomyopathy

DDD:
Daily Defined Doses

DDx:
Differential diagnosis

DEXA:
Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

DHE:
Dihydoergotamine

DHEA-S:
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate

DIB:
Dead in Bed

DIC:
Disseminated intravascular coagulation

DIP:
Distal interphalangeal joint

DiPerTe:
Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus

DiTe:
Diphtheria Tetanus

DJD:
Degenerative joint disease

DKA:
Diabetic Keto-Acidosis

DM:
Diabetes Mellitus

DNA:
Deoxyribonucleic acid

DNAR:
Do not attempt resusciatation

DNI:
Do not intubate

DNR:
Do not resusciatate

DOA:
Dead on arrival

DOB:
Date of birth

DOE:
Dyspnea on exertion

DOSS:
Docusate sodium; from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate

DPT:
Diphtheria pertussis Tetanus

DT:
Diphtheria Tetanus

DTP:
Diphtheria Tetanus pertussis

DUB:
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

DVT:
Deep vein thrombosis

Dx:
Diagnosis

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E

E:
Erythrocytes

EACA:
Epsilon-aminocaproic acid

EBM:
Evidence-based medicine

EBM:
Expressed breast milk

EBV:
Epstein-Barr virus

EC:
Enterically coated

ECG:
Electrocardiogram

ECMO:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

ED:
Erectile Dysfunction

ED:
Ectodermal dysplasia

ED:
Emergency department

EDC:
Estimated date of confinement (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy)

EDD:
Estimated date of delivery (at 40/40 weeks of pregnancy)

EDD:
Estimated date of discharge

EDRF:
Endothelium-derived relaxing factor aka Nitric oxide

EEG:
Electroencephalogram

EENT:
Eyes, ears, nose, throat

EF:
Ejection fraction

EGF:
Epidermal growth factor

EKG:
Electrocardiogram

ELISA:
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

ELLSCS:
Elective lower segment caesarian section

EMC:
Encephalomyocarditis

EMD:
Early morning discovery

EMD:
Early mechanical dissociation

EMF:
Endomyocardial fibrosis

EMG:
Electromyography

EMLSCS:
Emergency lower segment caesarian section

EMU:
Early morning urine sample(being the most concentrated generally used for pregnancy testing)

ENT:
Ear , nose and throat (O tolaryngology)

EOM:
Extra ocular muscles

EOMI:
Extra ocular movements intact

EPH:
Edema proteinuria hypertension

EPO:
Erythropoietin

ERCP:
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

ESBL:
Extended spectrum Beta-Lactamase gram negative bacteria

ESL:
Extracorporeal shockwave Lithotripsy (also ESWL)
See lithotriptor

ESR:
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ESRD:
End-stage renal disease

ESWL:
Extracorporeal shock wave Lithotripsy (also ESL)
See lithotriptor

ET:
Endothelin

ETOH:
Ethanol or ethyl alcohol

ETT:
Endotracheal tube

EUS:
Endoscopic ultrasonography

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F/C:
Fevers or chills

FBC:
Full blood count

FBE:
Full blood exam

FBG:
Fasting blood glucose

FDIU:
Foetal demise in utero

FDP:
Fibrinogen degradation products

Fe:
Iron

FEV1:
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second

FF:
Free fluids (non-thickened fluids)

FFA:
Free fatty acids

FFP:
Fresh frozen plasma

FHR:
Fetal heart rate

FHT:
Fetal heart tones

FHx:
Family history

FIBD:
Found in bed dead

FLK:
Funny looking kid (suggesting an unspecified syndrome , should now be termed “dysmorphic features”)

FNA:
Fine needle aspirate

FNC:
Full nursing care

FOF:
Found on floor (patient fell out of bed)

FOS:
Full of stool

FPG:
Fasting plasma glucose

FSE:
Fetal scalp electrode

FSH:
Follicle stimulating hormone

FTA:
Fluorescent treponemal antibody

FTA-ABS:
Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption

FUBAR:
Originally used to refer to corpses after horrendous (typically battlefield) trauma , but “ FUBAR” is now sometimes used to describe very ill patients with little hope of recovery , including those that have not necessarily suffered trauma

FVC:
Forced vital capacity (Spirometry test value used in assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

FWB:
Full weight bearing

FWD:
Full ward diet

Fx:
Fracture of a bone

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G

G:
Gravida (total number of pregnancies , successful or not)

G6PD:
Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase

GA:
General anaesthesia

GABA:
Gamma-aminobutyric acid

GCA:
Giant cell arteritis

GCS:
Glasgow coma scale

GDLH:
Glutamate dehydrogenase

GERD:
Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GFR:
Glomerular filtration rate

GGTP:
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

GH:
Growth hormone

GHRF:
Growth hormone releasing factor

GIFT:
Gamete intrafallopian transfer

GITS:
Gastrointestinal therapeutic system

GOA:
Gone on arrival (i.e., DOA)

GOK:
God only knows

GOMER:
Get outta my E.R i.e.patient who frequently presents at the ER near death but manages to pull through each and every time.

GORD:
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

GOT:
Glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase

GPT:
Glutamic-pyruvic transminase

GSW:
Gunshot wound

GTN:
Glyceryl trinitrate

GU:
Genitourinary

GUM:
Genitourinary medicine (often used more restrictively as alternative to sexually transmitted disease clinic)

GvH:
Graft-versus-host

GvHD:
Graft-versus-host disease

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H&E:
Hematoxlyn and Eosin standard tissue stain. Sometimes used as noun referring to stained slides

H&H:
Hemoglobin and hematocrit

H&M:
Hematemesis and Melena


H&P:
History & physical

H.S.:
At bedtime , from Latin , hora somni

H/A:
Headache

HA:
Hypertonia arterialis

HAD:
HIV-associated dementia

HAV:
Hepatitis A virus

Hb:
Hemoglobin

HBV:
Hepatitis B virus

HCC:
Hepato cell carcinoma

HCG:
Human chorionic gonadotropin

HCM:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

HCT:
Hematocrit

HCTZ:
Hydrochlorothiazide

HCV:
Hepatitis C virus

HDL:
High density lipoprotein

HDL-C:
High density lipoprotein cholesterol

HDU:
High dependency unit

HDV:
Hepatitis D virus

HEENT:
Head , eyes , ears , nose , throat

HES:
Hydroxyethyl starch

HEV:
Hepatitis E virus

HGB:
Hemoglobin

HH:
Hiatus hernia

Hib:
Haemophilus influenza B

HIV:
Human immunodeficiency virus

HL:
Hepatic lipase

HLA:
Human leukocyte antigens

HOCM:
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

HONK:
Hyperosmolar non ketotic coma

HPI:
History of present illness

HR:
Heart rate

HRT:
Hormone replacement therapy

HSG:
Hysterosalpingogram

HSV:
Herpes simplex virus

HT:
Hypertension

HTLV:
Human T-lymphotropic virus

HTN:
Hypertension

HUS:
Hemolytic uremic syndrome

HVLT:
High-velocity lead therapy

Hx:
History (of)

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Great work to collect all these abbreviations. Being a medic, I want to point it out in good faith that they very from facility to facility and heated discussion is in progress regarding medical abbreviations around so dont waste too much of your time in this stuff..

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Persistence is Victory!

I&D:
Incision and drainage (how to treat an abcess)

I&O:
Inputs and outputs

i.m.:
Intramuscular

i.s.q.:
No change (from Latin , in status quo)

i.v.:
Itravenous

I131:
Radioactive iodine

IA:
Intra-arterial

IABP:
Intra-aortic ballon pump

IAI:
Intra-amniotic infection

IBD:
Inflammatory bowel disease

IBS:
Irritable bowel syndrome

IC:
Intracardiac

ICD:
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

ICD-10:
International classification of diseases-10th revision

ICH:
Intracerebral hemorrhage

ICP:
Intracranial pressure

ICU:
Intensive care unit

IDA:
Iron deficiency anemia

IDC:
Indwelling catheter

IDC:
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

IDDM:
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

IDL:
Intermediate density lipoprotein

IFG:
Impaired fasting glycaemia

Ig:
Immunoglobulin

IGT:
Impaired glucose tolerance

IHD:
Ischaemic heart disease

IMB:
Inter menstrual bleed (bleeding between periods)

IMI:
Intramuscular injection

INF:
Interferon

INR:
International normalized ratio

IOL:
Induction of labor

IOL:
Intraocular lens

IOP:
Intraocular pressure

IP:
Interphalangeal joint

IPPV:
Intermittent positive pressure ventilation

IQ:
Intelligence quotient

ISA:
Intrinsic sympathomimetic activity

ISDN:
Isosorbide dinitrate

ISH:
Isolated systolic hypertension

ISMN:
Isosorbide mononitrate

IT:
Itrathecal

ITP:
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

ITU:
Intensive treatmnet unit (or intensive therapy unit)

IU:
International units

IUCD:
Intrauterine contraceptive device

IUD:
Intrauterine death - sometimes confused with intrauterine contraceptive device , use FDIU or IUFD

IUD:
Intrauterine device - sometimes confused with intrauterine death, we now use IUCD

IUFD:
Intrauterine foetal demise

IUI:
Intrauterine insemination

IUS:
Intrauterine system

IV-DSA:
Intravenous digital subtraction angiography

IVDU:
Intravenous drug user

IVF:
In vitro fertilization

IVP:
Intravenous pyelogram

IVU:
Intravenous urogram

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