اختصارات مهمة التي تتعامل معها في أقسام المستشفيات
CRRT :chronic renal replacement therapy ..
➖DLOC :decrease level of conscious .
➖OA : osteoarthritis
➖RA: Rheumatoid arthritis
➖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: computed tomography
➖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 cells
UTI : urinary tract infection
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