MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS & HIEROGLYPHS
[Pages:6]MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS & HIEROGLYPHS
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# Diff or Px J? N,
1/7 2/52 3/12 T38.6? T-14
T+7 35+4/40 37+3/40 = 3
Much / many / present in excess Fracture Diagnosis Differential diagnosis Nil / nothing / no No jaundice Up / increasing Down, decreasing Central (of the trachea) One day Two weeks 3 months Temperature 38.6 Term (ie baby's due date) less 2 weeks Term plus 1 week 35 weeks & 4 days 37 weeks and 3 days Equivalent to OK or satisfactory
AAL ABG
ACTH AE AF AFB AFP
AJ Anti-D
Apgar
A/V
Anterior axillary line Arterial Blood Gas (also `SATs)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone Air entry Atrial Fibrillation Acid fast bacillus 9tbO Alpha-fetoprotein
Ankle jerk Type of gamma globulin
Apgar score
Anteverted
Blood test to see how much oxygen there is in the blood (percentage saturation with oxygen)
Irregular heartbeat
Maternal serum and occasionally amniotic fluid levels tested in pregnancy to screen for neural tube defect in fetus Reflex; see also BJ, KJ, SJ, TJ Must be given by injection to Rhesus negative mother who delivers/aborts Rhesus positive baby to prevent mother developing antibodies which could damage a subsequent Rhesus positive baby. Means of recording baby's condition at birth by observing and scoring (0, 1 or 2) 5 parameters
Bd / bid BJ
BNF
Twice a day Biceps jerk
British National Formulary
BO BNO BOR BP + date BP BPd
BPs
BS
C C2H5OH Ca
Caps
Bowels open Bowels not opened Bowels opened regularly British Pharmacopoeia Blood pressure Diastolic Blood Pressure
Systolic Blood Pressure
Breath sounds Bowel sounds Blood sugar
With (Latin, cum) Alcohol (a) Carcinoma / cancer (b) Calcium Capsules
Hitting the arm with a patella hammer to test reflexes Prescriber's bible supplied free to all NHS doctors. New edition each year.
The lower blood pressure (heart relaxed) The higher blood pressure (heart contracted)
CAT scan CNS CFS CO
Computed axial tomograph Central nervous system Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Complaining of
Also called ME
CO2 COETT
COT
CPD
CRP CSF CT or CAT CTG
Carbon Dioxide Cuffed oral endotracheal tube (see COT & ETT) Cuffed oral tube
Cephalo-pelvic disproportion
C-reactive protein Cerebro-spinal fluid Computerised Axial Tomography Cardiotacograph
Endotracheal tube used for ventilating a patient who cannot breath unaided Baby too big to fit through pelvis
Body Scan Trace during labour of
CVA CVS Cx CXR
DH DNA
DNR D & V DOA DVT Dx
EGG ECT EDC EDO EEC ENT ERCP
ERPC
ESR
EtOH ETT
FBC FBS
FH FHH FHHR FHR FLK FMF FROM FSE FSH
FTT Fx
GA GCS GFR GIT GTT GUT
Hb HBP HNPU HPC HR HS
Cardio-vascular accident Cardio-vascular system Cervix or cervical spine Chest X-ray
Drug history (a) Did not attend (b) Deoxyribonucleic acid Do not resuscitate Diarrhoea and vomiting Dead on arrival Deep vein thrombosis Diagnosis
baby's heart and mum's contractions
Stroke
Electro-cardiogram Electro-convulsive therapy Expected date of confinement Expected date of delivery Electroencephalogram Ear, nose & throat Endoscopic retrograde choledochopancreatico/graphy/scopy Evacuation of retained products of conception Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (blood) Another code for alcohol Endotracheal tube
Electric heart recording Brain scan
Full blood count Full blood sampling (carried out during labour to check baby's condition) Family history Fetal heart heard Fetal heart heard regular Fetal heart rate Funny looking kid Fetal movements felt Full range of movement Fetal scalp electrode (a) Family and social history (b) Follicle stimulating hormone Failure to thrive Fracture
General anaesthetic
Glasgow Coma Scale Glomerular filtration rate Gastro-intestinal tract Glucose tolerance test Genito-urinary tract
Haemoglobin High Blood Pressure Has not passed urine History of presenting complaint Heart rate Heart sounds
(a) Family and social history
HVS Hx
ICS
IJ IM IVI
JVP
K KJ kPa
L LA LFTs
LIH LMP LN LOA
LOC LOL LOP LSCS
LSKK
Mcg MCL
MCV
ME
g mg MI mist ml mmHg mMol MRI
N & V Na NaCHO3
NAD
NAI NBM NBI NFR
High vaginal swab History
Intercostal space
Usually as xICS, where x= a number from 1 to 11
Internal jugular vein Intramuscular Intravenous infusion (drip)
Jugular vein pressure
Potassium Knee jerk Kilopascal, approximately 7.5mmHg
Litre Local anaesthetic Liver function tests
Left inguinal hernia Last menstrual period Lymph node Left occiput anterior
Loss of consciousness Left occipitolateral Left occiput posterior Lower segment caesarian section
Liver, spleen and kidneys
Blood tests for liver function
Position of baby's head at delivery; see also LOP, ROA, ROP
The "normal" type of caesarian
Microgram Midclavicular line
Mean corpuscular volume
Myalgic Encephalomyletis
Microgram Milligram Myocardial Infarction Mixture Millilitre Millimetres of mercury (pressure) Millimole Magnetic Resonance Imaging
An imaginary line down the body from the middle of the collarbone to the described area A measure of the size of red blood cells Also called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Body / Brain scan
Nausea and vomiting Sodium Sodium bicarbonate
Nothing abnormal diagnosed / detected Non-accidental Injury Nil by mouth No bone injury Not for resuscitation
Alkaline substance; inter alia given to counteract metabolic acidosis following oxygen deprivation
ng NG NLM NMCS NOF N/S
O2 OA o.d OE Om On OP
P Pco2
PERLA
PE
PET PFR
pg pH
PH PID
PMH or PHx PN (R) PO2
POH po pr prn pv
RBC Rh
RIH ROA ROL ROM ROP RS RTI Rx
s S/B S/D
SH
Nanogram Carcinoma (neoplastic growth) Nice looking mother No malignant cells seen Neck of femur Normal size
Oxygen Occipito-anterior Once a day On examination In the morning At night Occipito-posterior
Pulse Period Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (normally in blood) Pupils are equal and react to light and accommodation
(a) pulmonary embolism (b) Pre eclampsia Pre-eclamptic toxaemia Peak Flow Rate
Picogram Negative low of hydrogen ion activity:
Past/previous history (a) Pelvic inflammatory disease (b) Prolapsed invertebral disc
Breathing test ? speed of expiration
Acidity and alkalinity scale. Low is acidic, high is alkaline. pH7 is about neutral.
Past medical history percussio note (resonant) Partial pressure of oxygen (normally in blood) Past obstetric history per os (by mouth) per rectum As required, of eg, pain killers per vaginam
Red blood cell (erythrocyte) Rhesus blood type
Right inguinal hernia Right occiput anterior Right occiput lateral Range of movement Right occiput posterior Respiratory system Respiratory tract infection Prescription or treatment
Can cause problems in pregnancy if mother is Rhesus negative and father is Rhesus positive
Without (latin sine) Seen by Systolic/diastolic (heart & circulation) Social history
SJ SOA SOB (OE) SOS
SROM
SVC SVD SVT
TCI 2/52 TGH THR TIA TJ TVF
U & E
URTI USS
VE VF VT V/V
WBC
XR
Supinator jerk Swelling of ankles Short of breath (on exertion)
(a) si opus sit (if necessary) (b) see other sheet
Spontaneous rupture of membranes (labour) Superior vena cava Spontaneous vaginal delivery Supraventricular tachycardia
To come in, in 2 weeks time To go home Total hip replacement Transient ischaemic attack Triceps jerk Tactile vocal fremitus
Urea and electrolytes (biochemical tests) Upper respiratory tract infection Ultrasound Scan
Vaginal examination Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular tachycardia Vulva and vagina
White blood corpuscle / white blood cell count
X-ray
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