Medical abbreviation

Medical abbreviation

AF :   :     atrial fibrillation
AIDS :     acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
AKA :     alcoholic ketoacidosis
ALL :      acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
AMI :      acute myocardial infarction
ARF :      acute renal failure
BP:         blood pressure
CABG:    coronary artery bypass graft
CAH:      congenital adrenal hyperplasia
CCF:      congestive cardiac failure
CF:         cystic fibrosis
CHD:     coronary heart disease
CNS:      central nervous system
COPD:    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP:    continuous positive airways pressure
CRF:       chronic renal failure
CSF:       cerebrospinal fluid
CT:        computer mography
CVA:     cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CVD:     cardiovascular disease
DKA:    diabetic ketoacidosis
DU:       duodenal ulcer
DVT:    deep vein thrombosis
ECG:    electrocardiograph
EEG:    electroencephalogram
ESR:    erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESRD:  end-stage renal disease
FPG:     fasting plasma glucose
GIT:     gastrointestinal tract
GU:      gastric ulcer
GvHD:  graft versus host disease
HAV:    hepatitis A virus
HBV:    hepatitis B virus
Hcg:      human chorionic gonadotrophin
HCV hepatitis:    C virus
HIV:     human immunodeficiency virus
HNA:    heparin neutralising activity
ICH:      intracranial haemorrhage
IDA:      iron deficiency anaemia
IDDM:   insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus
IFG:       impaired fasting glucose
IGT :      impaired glucose tolerance
IHD:      ischaemic heart disease
Ig:          immunoglobulin
IM:        intramuscular
INR:      international normalized ratio
ITU:      intensive therapy unit
IV:     intravenous
IVU:  intravenous urogram
K+:    potassium
kg:     kilogram
KUB:    kidney, ureter, bladder (x-ray)
LBBB:   left bundle branch block
LCM:     left costal margin
LFTs:     liver function tests
LIF:       left iliac fossa
LUQ:     left upper quadrant
LVF:     left ventricular failure
LVH:     left ventricular hypertrophy
MC&S:  microscopy, culture & sensitivity
MCH:    mean cell haemoglobin
MI:        myocardial infarction
Min:       minutes
MPD:     myeloproliferative disease
MRI :     magnetic resonance imaging
MS :       multiple sclerosis or mass spectroscopy
Na+:       sodium
NaCl:     sodium chloride
OA :      osteoarthritis
OCP:    oral contraceptive pill
PACWP; pulmonary artery capillary wedge pressure
PAD:      peripheral arterial disease
PaO2:     partial pressure of O2 in arterial blood
PB:         peripheral blood
PBC :     primary biliary cirrhosis
PCI:       percutaneous coronary intervention
PCL:      plasma cell leukaemia
PE:        pulmonary embolism
PR:        per rectum
PT:        prothrombin time
PV:        plasma volume
RAS:     renal angiotensin system or renal artery stenosis
RBBB:   right bundle branch block
RBCs:   red blood cells
RCC:     red blood cell count
Rh:       Rhesus
RIF:      right iliac fossa
RUQ:    right upper quadrant
SC:        subcutaneous
SDH:     subdural haemorrhage
SOB:     short of breath
SM:       smooth muscle
SVC :    superior vena cava
SVCO:    superior vena caval obstruction
SXR:     skull x-ray
T°:         temperature
t1/2:       half-life
T4:        thyroxine
TA:        temporal arteritis
TB:       tuberculosis
TFT:     thyroid function test
TIAs:    transient ischaemic attacks
TPO:    thyroid peroxidase
TRAB:     thyrotropin receptor antibodies
TSH :    thyroid-stimulating hormone
TT:       thrombin time
u/U:     units
UC:      ulcerative colitis
U&E:    urea and electrolytes
UKPDS:    United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
URTI:   upper respiratory tract infection
UTI:     urinary tract infection
USS:  ultrasound scan
VIII:  C factor VIII clotting activity
VIP:  vasoactive intestinal peptide
Vit K:  vitamin K
VSD: ventricular septal defect
WBC:  white blood count or white blood cell