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A.B.C. stands for airways, breathing, ______
A.B.C. stands for airways, breathing, ______
circulation
C.A.D. stands for coronary artery ______
C.A.D. stands for coronary artery ______
disease
C.C.U. stands for coronary care ______
C.C.U. stands for coronary care ______
unit
A.M.I. stands for acute myocardial ______
A.M.I. stands for acute myocardial ______
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R.B.C. stands for red blood ______
R.B.C. stands for red blood ______
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H.S.G stands for ______
H.S.G stands for ______
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H.I.V.D stands for ______ ______ disc.
H.I.V.D stands for ______ ______ disc.
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I.A.C. stands for internal _____ canal.
I.A.C. stands for internal _____ canal.
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C.P.R. stands for cardio pulmonary ______
C.P.R. stands for cardio pulmonary ______
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I.V.D. stands for ______ disc.
I.V.D. stands for ______ disc.
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M.R.I. stands for magnetic ______ imaging.
M.R.I. stands for magnetic ______ imaging.
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N.G.T. stands for ______ tube.
N.G.T. stands for ______ tube.
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Study Notes
Medical Abbreviations
- B cell lymphoma is abbreviated as B.C.L.
- Basic cardiac life support is abbreviated as B.C.L.S. in the USA.
- Cancer is abbreviated as C.A.
- Cardiac arrest is abbreviated as C.A.
- Coronary artery disease is abbreviated as C.A.D.
- Common acute lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as C.A.L.L.
- Computerized axial tomography is abbreviated as C.A.T.
- Complete blood count is abbreviated as C.B.C.
- Common bile duct is abbreviated as C.B.D.
- Choriocarcinoma is abbreviated as C.C.A.
- Common carotid artery is abbreviated as C.C.A.
- Cholecystogram is abbreviated as C.C.G.
- Chronic congestive heart failure is abbreviated as C.C.H.F.
- Cardiac care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.
- Coronary care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.
- Critical care unit is abbreviated as C.C.U.
Quality Assurance and Imaging
- Quality assurance is abbreviated as Q.A.
- Quality control is abbreviated as Q.C.
- Red blood cell is abbreviated as R.B.C.
- Radionuclide biliary scan is abbreviated as R.B.S.
- Radiation therapy is abbreviated as R.T.
- Road traffic accident is abbreviated as R.T.A.
- World Health Organization is abbreviated as W.H.O.
- Well differentiated lymphocyte lymphoma is abbreviated as W.D.L.L.
- Well differentiated thyroid carcinoma is abbreviated as W.D.T.C.
Infections and Injuries
- Upper urinary tract infection is abbreviated as U.U.T.I.
- Urinary tract infection is abbreviated as U.T.I.
- Upper urinary tract obstruction is abbreviated as U.U.T.O.
- Upper respiratory tract is abbreviated as U.R.T.
Cancer and Tumors
- Target skin distance is abbreviated as T.S.D.
- Tumor node metastasis is abbreviated as T.N.M.
- Total joint replacement is abbreviated as T.J.R.
- Thyroid function test is abbreviated as T.F.T.
- Tumor draining lymph node is abbreviated as T.D.L.N.
- Hysterosalpingiogram is abbreviated as H.S.G.
American Boards and Institutes
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine is abbreviated as A.B.N.M.
- American Board of Radiology is abbreviated as A.B.R.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support is abbreviated as A.C.L.S.
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine is abbreviated as A.I.U.M.
Diseases and Syndromes
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is abbreviated as A.I.D.S.
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is abbreviated as A.L.C.L.
- Acral lentiginous melanoma is abbreviated as A.L.M.
- Acute myocardial infarction is abbreviated as A.M.I.
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia is abbreviated as A.M.L.
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as A.L.L.
- Acute non_lymphocytic leukemia is abbreviated as A.N.L.L.
- Atlanto_occipital dislocation is abbreviated as A.O.D.
- Acute renal failure is abbreviated as A.R.F.
- Acute respiratory failure is abbreviated as A.R.F.
- Acute radiation injury is abbreviated as A.R.I.
- Acute radiation injury syndrome is abbreviated as A.R.I.S.
- Adeno squamous carcinoma is abbreviated as A.S.C.
Congenital Diseases and Cancers
- Congenital dislocation of hip is abbreviated as C.D.H.
- Chronic granulocytic leukemia is abbreviated as C.G.L.
- Congenital heart disease is abbreviated as C.H.D.
- Gastro entero pancreatic tumor is abbreviated as G.E.P.T.
- General health questionnaire is abbreviated as G.H.Q.
- Gastrointestinal is abbreviated as G.I.
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage is abbreviated as G.I.H.
- Gastrointestinal tract is abbreviated as G.I.T.
Virology and Radiation
- Human immunodeficiency virus is abbreviated as H.I.V.
- Human herpes virus is abbreviated as H.I.V.
- Internal auditory canal is abbreviated as I.A.C.
- Intra arterial catheter is abbreviated as I.A.C.
- Cardio pulmonary resuscitation is abbreviated as C.P.R.
- Intra arterial digital angiography is abbreviated as I.A.D.A.
- Infra arterial digital subtraction arteriography is abbreviated as A.D.S.A.
Intensive Care and Transplantation
- Intensive care unit is abbreviated as I.C.U.
- Inferior vena cava is abbreviated as I.V.C.
- Intravenous cholangiogram is abbreviated as I.V.C.
- Intravertebral disc is abbreviated as I.V.D.
- Intravenous digital subtraction angiography is abbreviated as I.V.D.S.A.
- Intravenous pyelogram is abbreviated as I.V.P.
- Intravenous urography is abbreviated as I.V.U.
- Kidney transplantation is abbreviated as K.T.
- Kidney, ureter, and bladder is abbreviated as K.U.B.
- Low back pain is abbreviated as L.B.P.
- Last menstrual period is abbreviated as L.M.P.
- Lymph node is abbreviated as L.N.
- Long-term depression is abbreviated as L.T.D.
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Test your knowledge of medical abbreviations and acronyms with this quiz. Identify the full forms of commonly used medical terms and enhance your understanding of medical terminology.
