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Medical Terminology
Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurism |
| ACF | Antecubital Fossa |
| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Ischaemia |
| BGL | Blood Glucose Level |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CCF | Congestive Cardiac Failure |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| C/O | Complaints of (patient) |
| CAL/COAD | Chronic Airways Limitation/ Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease |
| CPR | Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| CSF | Cerebro Spinal Fluid |
| CVA | Cerebro Vascular Accident |
| C V C | Car Versus Car |
| C V MC | Car Versus Motorcyle |
| C V Ped | Car Versus Pedestrian |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| ECG | Electro Cardiogram |
| ETOH | Ethanol (alcohol) |
| FOOSH | Fell on Outstretched Hands |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| Hx | History |
| IDC | Indwelling Catheter |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Dianetes Mellitus |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IO | Intraosseous |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVDU | Intravenous Drug User |
| L | Left |
| LOC | Loss of Consciouness |
| MBC | Motorbike Collision |
| MEDS | Medications |
| MI | Myocaridal Infarction |
| MRSA | Multi-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Golden Staph) |
| MVA / MVS | Motor Vehicle Accident/ MOtor Vehicle Collision |
| Mx | Management |
| NAD | No Abnormailities Detected |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| NOF | Neck of Femur |
| NSR | Normal Sinus Rhythm |
| O/A | On arrival |
| O/E | On Examination |
| PMHX | Previous Medical History |
| PT | Patient |
| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| R | Right |
| RX | Treatment |
| SOB | Short of Breath |
| S/L | Sublingual |
| STEMI | ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| STML | Short Term Memory Loss |
| TIA | Transient Ischaemic Attack |
| TKVO | To Keep Vein Open |
| USA | Unstable Angina |
| URTI | Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| UTI | Unrinary Tract Infection |
| ⬆ | Increased/Elevated |
| ⬇ | Decreased/ Lowered |
| /c | With |
| 6/24 | Any number written as a fraction of 24 indicates a number of hours |
| 15/40 | Any number written as a fraction of 40 indicates number of weeks pregnant |
| 2/7 | Any number written as a fraction of 7 indicates a number of days |
| 8/52 | Any number written as a fraction of 52 indicates a number of weeks |
| 3/12 | Any number written as a fraction of 12 indicates a number of months |
| < | Less than |
| > | Greater than |
| # | Fracture |
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