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- # Fracture
- #NOF Fracture to the neck of the femur
- 5-HT Serotonin 5-Hydroxytryptamine
- AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm[?]
- ABG Arterial blood gases[?]
- ABMT Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation[?]
- ABVD doxorubicin[?] bleomycin[?] vinblastine[?] dacarbazine[?]
- a.c. before food, from Latin, ante cibum
- ACE Angiotensin Conversion Enzyme[?]
- ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors[?]
- ACL anterior cruciate ligament[?]
- ACTH Adrenocorticoid hormone[?]
- ADA Adenosine deaminase[?]
- ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADH Antidiuretic hormone
- ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- AF atrial fibrillation[?]
- AFO ankle-foot orthosis[?]
- AFP Alpha fetal protein[?]
- AHF Antihemophilic factor[?]
- AHG Antihemophilic globulin[?]
- AI Artificial insemination
- AICD Automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator[?]
- AID Artificial insemination by donor[?]
- AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- AIH artificial insemination by husband[?]
- ALG Antilymphocytic Globuline[?]
- ALL Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia[?]
- ALPS Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome[?]
- ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis[?]
- ALS Advanced Life Support[?]
- ALT Alanine transferase[?]
- AMA Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies[?]
- AMC arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
- AML Acute Myelocytic Leukemia[?]
- AMP Adenosine monophosphate
- AMS Acute mountain sickness[?]
- AMS atypical measles syndrome[?]
- ANA Anti-Nuclear Antibodies[?]
- ANCA Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies[?]
- ANF Antinatriuretic factor[?]
- ANP Antinatriuretic peptide[?]
- ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide[?]
- ANUG Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis[?]
- AP Alkaline Phosphatase[?]
- APECED autoimmune polyendocrinopathy[?]
- APGAR American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record[?]
- APLS antiphospholipid antibody syndrome[?]
- APSAC Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex[?]
- APS autoimmune polyglandular syndrome[?]
- APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time[?]
- ARC AIDS related complex[?]
- ARDS Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome[?]
- ART antiretroviral therapy[?]
- ASA Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as aspirin
- AS Aortic stenosis[?]
- ASD Atrial Septal Defect[?]
- ASL American sign language
- ASO Antistreptolisine O
- AST Asparagine Transferase[?]
- ATCC American Type Culture Collection[?]
- ATG Antithymic Globuline[?]
- AT-III Antithrombine[?] III
- ATP acute thrombocytopenic purpura[?]
- ATP adenosine triphosphate
- AVM Arteriovenous malformation
- AVR Aortic Valve Replacement[?]
- AZT azidothymidine
- BAL Brocho-alveolar Lavage[?]
- BAL British Anti-Lewisite[?]
- BAO Basic Acid Output[?])
- BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerain[?]
- b.d. Twice daily, from Latin, bis die
- BE Base Excess[?]
- BK Bacterium Koch[?]
- BMC Bone Mass Content[?]
- BMD Bone Mass Density[?]
- BMI Body mass index
- BMR Basal Metabolic Rate[?]
- BMT Bone Marrow Transplantation[?]
- BNF British National Formulary
- BNP Brain Natriuretic Peptide[?]
- BP Blood Pressure[?]
- BP Bi-polar disorder
- BPD Borderline Personality Disorder
- BPH Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia[?]
- BPM Beats Per Minute
- BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- BSP Bromsulphthalein[?]
- BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen[?]
- CABG Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft[?]
- cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate
- Ca Carcinoma[?]
- Ca Calcium
- CAH Chronic Active Hepatitis[?]
- CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia[?]
- CAT computed axial tomography
- CAPD Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis[?]
- CEA Carcinoembryonic Antigen[?]
- CF Cystic fibrosis
- cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate[?]
- ChE Cholinesterase[?]
- CHE Cholinesterase[?]
- CHF Congestive heart failure
- CI Confidence Interval[?]
- CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- CK Creatine kinase[?]
- CLL Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia[?]
- CML Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia[?]
- CMML Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia[?]
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- COLD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[?]
- COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[?]
- CO Cardiac Output[?]
- CO Carbon monoxide
- COX-1 Cyclooxygenase 1[?]
- COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2[?]
- CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure[?]
- CPK Creatine Phosphokinase[?]
- CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae
- CRH Corticotropin Releasing Hormone[?]
- CRF Corticotropin Releasing Factor[?]
- CRP C Reactive Protein
- CR Complete Remission[?]
- CsA Cyclosporin[?] A
- CSF Cerebral Spinal Fluid
- CT [[computed {axial} tomography]]
- CVA Cerebrovascular Accident
- CVP Central Venous Pressure[?]
- CVID Common Variable ImmunoDeficiency[?]
- DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure[?]
- DCM Dilated Cardiomyopathy[?]
- DDD Daily Defined Doses[?]
- DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
- DHE Dihydoergotamine[?]
- DIC Disseminated Intravacular Coagulation[?]
- DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
- DiPerTe Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
- DiTe Diphtheria Tetanus
- DNA Desoxyribonucleic Acid
- DOA Dead on Arrival[?]
- DTP Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis
- DT Diphtheria Tetanus
- DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis
- DEXA Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry[?]
- EACA Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid[?]
- EBM Evidence Based Medicine[?]
- ECG Electrocardiogram
- EKG Electrocardiogram
- ECPW endoskopowa cholangiopankreatografia wsteczna
- E Erythrocytes
- EF Ejection Fraction[?]
- EGF Epidermal Growth Factor[?]
- ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay[?]
- EMC Encephalomyocarditis[?]
- EMF Endomyocardial Fibrosis[?]
- EMG Electromyography[?]
- EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension
- EPO Erythropoetin[?]
- ERCP Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography[?]
- ESR Erythocyte sedimentation rate[?]
- ESWL Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy[?]
- ET Endothelin[?]
- EUS Endoscopic Ultrasonography[?]
- FDP Fibrinogen Degradation Products[?]
- FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume 1-second[?]
- Fe Iron
- FFA Free Fatty Acids[?]
- FFP Fresh Frozen Plasma[?]
- FHR Fetal Heart Rate[?]
- FHT Fetal Heart Tones[?]
- FPG Fasting Plasma Glucose[?]
- FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone[?]
- FTA-ABS Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption[?]
- FTA Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody[?]
- G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase[?]
- G-6-PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase[?]
- GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
- GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
- GDLH Glutamate dehydrogenase[?]
- GERD Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease[?]
- GFR Glomerular filtrate rate[?]
- GGTP Gamma Glutamyltranspeptidase
- GH Growth Hormone[?]
- GHRF Growth Hormone releasing factor[?]
- GITS Gastrointestinal therapeutic system[?]
- GIFT Gamete intrafallopian transfer[?]
- GORD Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease[?]
- GOT glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase[?]
- GPT glutamic-pyruvic transaminase[?]
- GvH Graft-versus-Host[?]
- GvHD Graft-versus-Host Disease[?]
- HA Hypertonia arterialis[?]
- HAV Hepatitis A Virus[?]
- HBG Hemoglobin
- HB Hemoglobin
- HBV Hepatitis B Virus[?]
- HCG Human Chorion Gonadotropine[?]
- HCT Hematocrit[?]
- HCV Hepatitis C Virus
- HDL High Density Lipoprotein[?]
- HDL-C High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol[?]
- HDV Hepatitis D Virus[?]
- HEV Hepatitis E Virus[?]
- HGB Hemoglobin
- Hib Hemophilus influenzae[?] B
- HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
- HL Hepatic Lipase[?]
- HLA Human Leucocyte Antigens[?]
- HOCM Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy[?]
- HR Heart Rate[?]
- HRT Hormone Replacement Therapy
- HSG histerosalpingografia
- HSV Herpes Simplex Virus[?]
- HTLV [[Human T Lymphocyte Leukemia Virus
- IABP Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping[?]
- ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision
- ICD Implanted cardiac defibrillator[?]
- ICU Intensive care unit[?]
- IDDM Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus[?]
- IDL Intermediate Density Lipoprotein[?]
- IFG Impaired Fasting Glucose[?]
- Ig Immunoglobulin
- INF Interferon
- INR International Normalized Ratio[?]
- IPPV Intermittent postive pressure ventilation[?]
- IQ Intelligence Quotient[?]
- ISA Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity[?]
- ISDN Isosorbide dinitrate[?]
- ISH Isolated Systolic Hypertension[?]
- ITP Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura[?]
- IUCD intrauterine contraceptive device[?]
- IUD intrauterine device
- IU International Units[?]
- IVF In vitro fertalization[?]
- IUI Intra-uterine Insemination[?]
- IVP Intravenous pyelogram[?]
- K Potassium (in German, Kalium)
- LAD Left Artery Descendens[?]
- LAS Lymphadenopathy Syndrome[?]
- LBBB Left Bundle Branch Block[?]
- LCM Lymphocytic Meningitis[?]
- LDH Lactate dehydrogenase[?]
- LDL Low Density Lipoprotein[?]
- LDL-C Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol[?]
- L-DOPA DihydrOxyPhenylAlanine[?]
- LES Lower Esophageal Sphincter[?]
- LES Lupus erythematosus systemicus
- LE Lupus erythematosus (in German Lupus erythematodes)
- leu Leukocytes
- LGL Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome[?]
- LGM Lymphogranulomatosis maligna[?]
- L Leukocytes
- LM Left Main[?]
- Lp Lipoprotein
- LPL Lipoprotein Lipase[?]
- LVEDP Left ventricular end diastolic pressure[?]
- LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction[?]
- LVF Left Ventricular Failure[?]
- LVH Left Ventricular Hypertrophy[?]
- LV Left ventricle
- LVOT Left Ventricular Outflow Track[?]
- Ly Lymphocytes
- MAO Mono-amine oxydase[?]
- MAS Morgani-Adams-Stokes[?]
- MCHC Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration[?]
- MCH Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin[?]
- MCV Mean Corpuscular Volume[?]
- MDS Myelodysplastic Syndrome[?]
- Mg Magnesium
- MIC Morbus Ischaemicus Cordis[?]
- MIC minimal Inhibitory Concentration[?]
- MLA Myelosis Leucemica Acuta[?]
- MM Myeloma multiplex[?]
- MODY Maturity Onset Diabetes in Youth[?]
- Mo Monocytes[?]
- MPV Mean Platlet Volume[?]
- MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MR Modified Release[?]
- MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- MSH Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone[?]
- MSSA Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus[?]
- MS Multiple Sclerosis
- MTX Methotrexate[?]
- MVPS Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome[?]
- MVP Mitral Valve Prolapse[?]
- Na Sodium (in German Natrium)
- Ne Neutrophiles[?]
- Neo Neoplasma[?]
- NHL Non Hodgkin Lymphoma[?]
- NIDDM Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus[?]
- NK Natural Killers[?]
- NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- NOS Nitric oxide synthetase[?]
- NO Nitric oxide
- Npl Neoplasma[?]
- n.s not significant[?]
- NSAID Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug[?]
- NSE Neurospecific enolase[?]
- NTG Nitroglycerin
- NYHA New York Heart Association[?]
- O.D. right eye (Latin oculus dexter)
- O.D. overdose[?]
- OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test[?]
- O.S. left eye (Latin oculus sinister)
- PAF Platelet Activating Factor[?]
- PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1[?]
- PAO Peak Acid Output[?]
- PAP PAPanicolaou[?]
- PA posterior-anterior
- PA Pulmonary artery[?]
- PAT Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia[?]
- PCOS Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- PCR Polymerase chain reaction
- PDA Patent Ductus Arteriosus[?]
- PDE Phosphodiesterase
- PEEP Positive End Expiratory Pressure[?]
- PEFR Peak Expiratory Flow Rate[?]
- PEF Peak Expiratory Flow[?]
- PET Positron Emission Tomography[?]
- P Phosphorus
- p.c. After food, from Latin, post cibum
- PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease[?]
- PKA Protein Kinase A[?]
- PKU Phenylketonuria
- PLT platelets
- PMR Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularisation[?]
- POX Peroxidase
- PPRS Pharmaceutical Price Regulatory Scheme[?]
- PRA Plasma Renin Activity[?]
- PRIND Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit[?]
- PSA Prostatic Specific Antigen[?]
- PSP Phenylsulphtalein[?]
- PTA Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty[?]
- PTCA Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- PT Prothrombin time[?]
- PTH Parathyroid hormone[?]
- PTT Partial Thromboplastin Time[?]
- PUVA Psoralen UV A
- PVR Pulmonary Vascular Resistance[?]
- PWP Pulmonary Wedge Pressure[?]
- q.d.s. Four times daily, from Latin, quater die sumendus
- q.q.h. Every four hours, from Latin, quarta quaque hora
- RA Refractory Anaemia[?]
- RBBB Right Bundle Branch Block[?]
- RBC Red blood cells
- RCA Right Coronary Artery[?]
- REM Rapid Eye Movement
- RF Rheumatic factor[?]
- Rh Rhesus factor[?]
- RIA Radioimmune assay[?]
- RIBA Radioimmunoblotting assay[?]
- RIND Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit[?]
- RNA Ribonucleic acid[?]
- RNV Radionuclear Ventriculography[?]
- RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- RV Residual volume[?]
- RV Right ventricle
- SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- SBP Systolic Blood Pressure[?]
- SCC Squamous Cell Carciona[?]
- SCID Severe Combined ImmunoDeficiency[?]
- s.c sub cutis[?]
- SD Standard Deviation
- SHBG Sex Hormone Binding Globuline[?]
- SIADH Syndrome of Inadequate ADH[?]
- SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- SIMV Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation[?]
- SK Streptokinase[?]
- SLE Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- SM latin Sclerosis multiplex - [[Multiple sclerosis]
- SPET Single Photon Emission Tomography[?]
- SR Slow Release[?]
- SSSS Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome[?]
- SSS Sick Sinus Syndrome[?]
- STD Sexually transmitted disease
- STH Somatotropic hormone[?]
- SVT Supraventricular tachycardia[?]
- SXA Single energy X-ray absorptiometer[?]
- TBC tuberculosis
- TB tuberculosis
- TBI Total Body Irradiation[?]
- t.d.s. Three times a day, from Latin, ter die sumendus
- TEE Transesophageal echocardiogram[?]
- TGA Transposition of the Great Arteries[?]
- TG Triglycerides
- TIA Transient Ischemic Attack[?]
- TIBC Total Iron Binding Capacity[?]
- TLC Total Lung Capacity[?]
- TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor[?]
- TNM Tumor-Nodes-Metastases[?]
- TPA Tissue plasminogen activator[?]
- TRH Thyreotropic Releasing Hormone[?]
- TSH Thyreotropic Stimulating Hormone[?]
- TS Tricuspid stenosis[?]
- TT thrombin time[?]
- TTS Transdermal Therapeutic System[?]
- Tu Tumor
- TUR Transurethral resection[?]
- UBT Urea Breath Test
- USG Ultrasonography[?]
- USR Unheated Serum Reagin[?]
- UVAL Ultraviolet Argon Laser[?]
- VAD vincristine adriblastine dexamethasone
- VAMP vincristine adriblastine methylprednisone
- VC Vital capacity[?]
- VDRL Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory[?]
- VEB Vetricular Ectopic Beat[?]
- VF Ventricular Fibrillation[?]
- VIP Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide[?]
- VLDL Very Low Density Lipoprotein[?]
- VMA Vanillylmandelic acid[?]
- VSD Ventricular Septal Defect[?]
- VT Ventricular Tachycardia[?]
- WBC White blood cells
- WPW Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome[?]
- ZIFT Zygote intrafallopian transfer[?]
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