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Abbreviations 3

QuestionAnswer
Dx diagnosis
H/O history of
H&P history and physical
Hx history
MHx medical history
PE or Px physical examination
prog prognosis
Sx symptoms
Tx treatment
BPH benign prostatic hypertrophy
CA cancer
CAD coronary artery disease
CHF congestive heart failure
COPD chronic obstructive polmunary disease
CRC colorectal cancer
CVA cerebrovascular accideny
DM diabetes mellitus
Fe def iron deficiency
GC gonorrrhea
GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
HTN hypertension
IBS irritable bowel syndrome
MI myocardial infarction
MS mulitiple sclerosis
OA osteoarthritis
OM otitis media
PID pelvic inflammatory disease
RA rhematiod arthritis
RF rheumatic fever
STD sexually transmitted disease
TB tuberculosis
URI upper respiratory infection
USI urinary stress incontinence
UTI urinary tract infection
CT, CAT computed axial tomography
CXR chest x-ray
ECG electrocardiogram
Echo echocardiogram
EEG electroencephalogram
FOBT fecal occult blood test
IVP intravenous pyelogram
LP lumbar puncture
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
NST nonstress test
PFT pulmonary function test
TRUS transrectal ultrasound
US ultrasound
BG blood glucose
Bx biopsy
CBC complete blood count
C&S culture and sensitivity
diff differential
ESR erthrocyte sedimentation rate
FBS fasting blood sugar
GCT glucose challenge test
GTT glucose tolerance test
Hct hematocrit
Hgb hemoglobin
PPBS postprandial blood sugar
PSA prostate-specific anitgen
PT prothrombin time
RBC red blood count
RBS random blood sugar
SG specific gravity
trig triglycerides
UA urinalysis
U/C urine culture
WBC white blood count
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