Arcadia Medical Terminology Abbreviations
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- AAPA
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- AHA
- American Hospital Association
- APAP
- Association of Physician Assistant Programs
- ARC-PA
- Accredidation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant
- CAAHEP
- Commission on Accredidation of Allied Health Education Programs
- CME
- Continuing Medical Education
- CNM
- Certified nurse midwife
- DR
- delivery room
- DRG
- Diagnosis related group
- DSM
- diagnostic and statistical manuel of mental disorders
- ECF
- extended care facility
- EM
- electron microscope
- FACP
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- FACS
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- HCFA
- Health Care Financing Administration
- HMO
- Health Maintenance Organization
- HMSA
- Health Manpower Shortage Area
- HPDP
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- JCAHCO
- Joint commission on Accredidation of Health Care Organizations
- LPN
- Licensed practical nurse
- MMPI
- minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
- MMSE
- mini-mental state exam
- NBME
- national board of medical examiners
- NCCPA
- national commission on certified physician assistants
- NHSC
- National health service corps
- NIDA
- national institute of drug abuse
- NIOSH
- national institute of occupational safety and health
- OSHA
- occupational safety and health administration
- PARU
- Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
- PPO
- Preferred Provider Organizations
- PSPA
- Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
- RR
- Recovery room
- RT
- radiation therapy
- SAAAPA
- Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
- SNF
- skilled nursing facility
- TAT
- Thematic apperception test
- USP
- united states pharmacopoeia
- VDRL
- venereal disease research laboratories
- WAIS
- wechsler adult intelligence scale
- WICS
- wecsler intelligence scale for children
- ABE
- acute bacterial endocarditis
- A Fib
- Atrial fibrillations
- A
- assessment
- A&P
- auscultation and percussion
- A/G ratio
- albumin-globulin ratio
- A2
- aortic valve closure
- AAA
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- AAL
- anterior axillary line
- AB or ab
- abortion
- Abd
- abdomen
- ac
- before meals (ante cibum)
- ACTA
- automated computerized transverse axial scanner
- ACTH
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
- Ad lib
- as desired
- AD
- Right ear (auris dextra)
- ADH
- antidiuretic hormone
- ADHD
- attention-defficit hyperactivity disorder
- ADL
- activities of daily living
- Adm
- Admission
- ARDS
- adult respiratory distress syndrome
- AF
- atrial fibrillation
- AFB
- acid fast bacillus
- Afeb
- afebrile
- AI
- aortic insufficiency
- AKA
- above the knee amputation
- Alb
- albumin
- A-line
- arterial line
- Alk Phos (AP)
- alkaline phosphatase
- ALL
- acute lympocytic leukemia
- ALS
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (lou Gehrig's disease)
- ALT
- alanine transaminase (SGPT)
- AMA
- against medical advice
- Amb
- ambulate; ambulatory
- AML
- acute myelocytic leukemia
- Amp
- ampule
- Anes
- anesthesia
- Angio
- angiography
- Aniso
- anisocytosis
- ANL
- acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
- Ant
- anterior
- A&Ox3
- alert and oriented times three (to person, place, and time)
- AP; A/P
- anteroposterior
- AR
- aortic regurgitation
- ARF
- acute renal failure
- AROM
- active range of motion
- ATN
- acute tubular necrosis
- AS
- aortic stenosis
- ASA
- acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- ASD
- atrial septal defect
- y/o
- years old
- X-match
- cross match (blood)
- WPW
- Wolff-Parkinsons-White Syndrome
- WN
- well nourished
- W-E
- wide excision
- WDWN
- Well developed, well nourished
- WD
- well developed
- WBC/hpf
- White blood cells per high-power field
- VT
- Ventricular tachycardia
- VSD
- Ventricular septal defect
- VS
- vital signs
- V/Q scan
- Ventilation-perfusion scan
- VPSs
- Ventricular premature
- V.O.
- verbal orders
- VLDL
- very low density lipoproteins
- vit.
- vitamin
- VIP
- voluntary interruption of pregnancy
- V. Fib (VF)
- ventricular fibrillaiton
- VF
- visual field
- VCUG
- voiding cystourethrogram
- vasc.
- vascular
- Vag. Hyst
- vaginal hysterectomy
- VA
- visual accuity
- Urol.
- urology
- URI
- upper respiratory infections
- Ur.
- urine
- U/O
- urinary output
- umb.
- umbilical
- UGI
- upper gastrointestinal series
- UE
- upper extremity
- ASHD
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
- ASO
- antistreptolysin-O titer
- AST
- aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)
- AU
- both ears
- AV
- arteriovenous, atrioventricular
- AVR
- aortic valve replacement
- AZT
- azidothymidine (Zidovudine)
-
BBB
RBBB
LBBB - Bundle branch block (RBBB – right bundle branch block; LBBB – left bundle branch block)
- BC
- Bone conduction
- BKA
- below the knee amputation
- Bands
- banded neutrophils
- Baso
- basophils
- bid
- twice a day (bis in die)
- bil
- bilateral
- Biop
- biopsy
- BMR
- basal metabolic rate
- BPH
- benin prostatic hypertrophy
- BPV
- benign postural vertigo
- BRP
- bathroom privileges
- B.S.
-
breath sounds
bowel sounds - BSO
- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- BSP
- bromsulphalein
- BT
- bleeding time
- BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- bpm
- beats per minute
- Bronch
- Bronchoscopy
- Bx
- Biopsy
- C
- celcius or centigrade
- CA
-
Cancer, carcinoma*
Chronological age
Cardiac arrest - CABG
- Coronary artery bypass
- CAD
- Coronary artery disease
- CASHD
- coronary artherosclerotic heart disease
- C.C.
- chief complaint
- CEA
- carcinoembroyonic antigen
- CHB
- complete heart block
- CHD
- coronary heart disease
- CHF
- congestive heart failure
- CIN
- cervical intraepitelial neoplasia
- CIS
- carcinoma in situ
- CK
- creatine kinase
- Cal
- calories
- Caps
- capsule(s)
- Cath.
- catheter; catherterization
- Chol
- cholesterol
- chr
- chronic
- CAT scan
- computerized axial tomography
- CLD
- chronic liver disease
- CLL
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Cl. liq
- clear liquids
- CMG
- cystometrogram
- CML
- chronic myelogenous leukemia
- CN
- cranial nerve
- C.O.
- cardiac output
- c/o
- complains of
- COLD
- chronic obstructive lung disease
- cond
- condiiton
- COPD
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CP
- chest pain
- CPA
- costophrenic angle
- CPAP
- continuous postive airway pressure
- CPD
- cephalopelvic disproportion
- CPK
- creatine posphokinase
- CRF
- chronic renal failure
- creat.
- creatinine
- CS
- cesarean section
- C&S
- culture and sensitivity
- C-section
- cesarean section
- C-spine
- cervical spine films
- CTA
- clear to auscultation
- CTS
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- CVA
-
cerebrovascular accident
costovertevral angle - CVAT
- costovertebral angle tenderness
- CVP
- central venous pressure
- CVS
- cardiovascular system
- CXR
- chest X-ray
- Cx
- cervix
- cysto
- cystoscopy
- D/C
- discontinue
- D&C
- dilatation and curettage
- DDI
- didanosine
- DES
-
diethylstilbestrol
diffuse esophageal spasm - Derm.
- Dermatology
- DI
- Diabetes insipidus
- DIC
- disseminated intravascular coagulatin
- DIP
- distal interphalangeal joint
- Dig.
- digoxin; digitalis
- DJD
- degenerative joint disease
- DKA
- diabetic ketoacidosis
- DLE
- descoid lupus erythmatosus
- DM
- diabetes mellitus
- DOE
- dyspnea on exertion
- DPT
- diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
- DSA
- digital subtraction angiography
- DSD
- dry sterile dressing
- DTs
- delirium tremens
- DTR
- deep tendon reflexes
- DUB
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Dx
- diagnosis
- EBL
- estimated blood loss
- ECG
- electrocardiogram
- ECHO
- echocardiography
- ECMO
- extracorporeal membrane circulation
- ECT
- electroconvulsive therapy
- EDC
- estimated date of confinement
- EEG
- electroencephalogram
- EENT
- eyes, ears, nose and troat
- EGD
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- EKG
- electrocardiogram
- ELISA
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (AIDS test)
- elix.
- elixir
- EMG
- electromyogram
- EOM
- extraocular movement
- eos.; eosins.
- eosinopils
- ER
- estrogen receptor
- ERCP
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography
- ERT
- estrogen replacement therapy
- ESR
- erytrocyte sedimentation rate
- ESRD
- end stage renal disease
- ESWL
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- ET
- endotracheal tube
- Etiol
- etiology
- Exc.
- excision
- Expl. Lap.
- exploratory laparotomy
- ext.
- external
- F
- fahrenheit
- FB
-
foreign body
finger breadth - FEF
- forced expiratory flow
- FEV
- forced expiratory volume
- FH
- family history