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Medical Terminology
Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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PH | Acid/alkaline balance |
PID | Pelvic inflammatory disese Prolapsed interverbral disc |
PMH | Past medical history |
PN | Postnatal |
PND | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea or post-nasal drip |
POM | Prescription only medicine |
PP | Placenta previa or private patient |
PPH | Postpartum haemorrhage |
PR | Per rectum (rectal examination) |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
PTSD | Post traumatic stress disorder |
PU | Peptic ulcer |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis/right atrium |
RBC | Red blood cell |
REM | Rapid eye movement |
RTA | Road traffic accident |
SA | Sarcoma |
SAD | Seasonal affective disorder |
SB | Still birth |
SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
SLE | Systemic lupus erythermatosus |
SOB | Shortness of breath |
STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
T | Tumour |
T&A | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
TB | Tuberculosis |
THR | Total hip replacement |
TIA | Transient ischaemic attack (in the brain) |
TLC | Tender loving care |
TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
TSS | Toxic shock syndrome |
TUR | Transurethral resection (of prostate gland) |
U&E | Urea and electrolytes |
UC | Ulcerative colitis |
URTI | Upper respiratory tract infection |
WBC | White blood count |
YOB | Year of birthk |