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H Med Abbreviations
Medical Terminology A Short Course
Question | Answer |
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H | hydrogen |
h or hr | hour |
HAART | highly active antiretroviral therapy (for AIDS) |
Hb or hgb or Hgb | hemoglobin |
HbA1c (c is post script) | glycosylated hemoglobin (measured to test for diabetes) |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HCG or hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
Hct or HCT | hematocrit |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HD | hemodialysis |
HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
Hg | mercury |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
h/o | history of |
H2O | water |
H&P | history & physical (examination) |
HPV | human papillomavirus |
HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
h.s. | at bedtime |
HSG | hysterosalpingography |
HSV-1, HSV-2 | herpes simplex virus type 1 herpex simplex virus type 2 |
HTN | hypertension |
Hx | history |