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Flashcards by tammicareaves09, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by tammicareaves09
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| Question | Answer |
| ant | ANTERIOR |
| AP | ANTEROPOSTERIOR |
| inf | Inferior |
| lat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| med | medial |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| C1-C7 | cervical vertabrae |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| EMG | electomyogram |
| fx | fracture |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposes |
| L1-L5 | lumber vertabrae |
| MD | muscular dystrophy |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ortho | orthopedics |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertabrae |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| BE | barium enema |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| H. pylori | Helicobacter pylori |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| n&v | nausea and vomiting |
| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| UPPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| ACS | acute coronary syndrome |
| AFib | atrial fibrillation |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disesase |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| HCT | hermatocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HHD | hypertensive heart disease |
| ICD | implantable plethysmography |
| IPG | impedance plethysmography |
| IV | introvenous |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| PAD | peripheral arterial disease |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| P coronary angioplastyTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed echocardiogram |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| WBC | white blood count |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| AFB | acid-fast bacilli |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CO 2 | carbon dioxide |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT | computed topography |
| CXR | chest radiograph AKA: chest X-Ray |
| flu | influenza |
| LLL | lower left lobe |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PFTs | pulmonary function test |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| RLL | right left lobe |
| RML | right middle lobe |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| VPS | ventIlation-perfusion scanning |
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