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Maternal-Child Abbre
NSG 314A
Question | Answer |
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LDR | Labor, Delivery, Recovery |
NICU | Neonatal intensive care unit |
MIS | Maternal infant services |
ADC or ANT | Antenatal diagnostic center or antenatal testing |
PACU | Post-anesthesia care unit |
ALS | Advanced life support |
PED | pediatrics, pediatrician |
PNP | Perinatal nurse practitioner |
CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife |
FOB | father of baby |
SO | signifigant other |
FM | fetal movement |
EFM | electronic fetal monitoring |
TOCO | tocotransducer |
IUPC | intrauterine pressure catheter |
FECG or FSE | Fetal electrocardiogram or Fetal spiral electrode |
FHR | Fetal heart rate |
FHT | Fetal heart tone |
CTX | contraction |
UC | uterine contraction |
CST | contraction stress testing |
NST | nonstress testing |
POC | products of conception |
ROM | rupture of membranes |
AROM | artificial rupture of membranes |
SROM | spontaneous rupture of membranes |
MEC | meconium |
SVE | sterile vaginal examination |
SSE | sterile speculum examination |
SVD | spontaneous vaginal delivery |
LFVD | low forcep vaginal delivery |
VAVD | Vacuum assisted vaginal delivery |
C/S | cesarean section |
PPTL | post-partum tubal ligation |
D & C | dilation and curettage |
IVF | in-vitro fertilization |
CERCLAGE | use of nonabsorbable suture to keep premature dilated cervix closed |
EPIS | episiotomy |
EBL | estimated blood loss |
AMNIO | amniocentesis |
US or SONO | ultrasound or sonogram |
AGA | average for gestational age |
LGA | large for gestational age |
SGA | small for gestational age |
IUGR | intrauterine growth restriction |
IUFD or SAD | Intrauterine fetal demise or sudden antenatal death |
FD | fetal demise |
HL | heparin lock |
SL | saline lock |
BS | blood sugar |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
IDDM | insulin dependant diabetes mellitus |
PIH or GH | Pregnancy induced hypertension or gestational hypertension |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
GBS | Group Beta Streptococcus |
HBIG | Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin |
PKU | phenoketonuria |
CHORIO | chorio amniocentesis |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
PPH | Primary pulmonary hypertension or post-partum hemorrhage |
TORCH | Toxoplasmosis, gonorrhea, syphillis, varicella, HBV, HIV, cytomegalovirus, rubella, HSV |
FINE | freaked out, insane, neurotic, emotional |